Thailand Envisions Airlifted Troops Facing Red Threat Near Border
Thai army commander reports government troops airlifted to Nan Province near the Laos border to meet three North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao battalions. He cites cross border movements from Mahaxay and Thakhek as Laos-Vietnamese forces mass for a general offensive. Government says insurgency in northeast Thailand persists with clashes near Mae Sot and Nakorn Phanom amid SEATO considerations.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Jong An
South Vietnam
Prap
Nan Province
Chiengrai
3Rd Army
Nan
Laos
Java
Laotian Defense Ministry
Mahaxay
Thakhek
Mekong River
Nakorn Phanom
Praphas Charusathien
Washington
State Department
United States
Praphas
Robert J. McCloskey
Thaila
Mae Sot
Pathet Lag
Indochina
Wallace Campaign Exits California Test With Big Plans
Wallace touts broad support for his anti federal power platform as he tests key states. He cites 34.2 percent in Wisconsin and 43 percent in Maryland while noting California’s party registration gaps. He opened 43 offices, promised 70 000 signups, and campaigns with ads rallies and gospel singers.
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Wisconsin
Indiana
Maryland
California
Wallace
Sacramento
Frank M. Jordan
H. P. Sullivan
Uoseman
America
Vietnam
France
U.S. Supreme Court
Washington
Gardner to Announce Plans for 1968 Campaign
Republican James Gardner will hold a Raleigh news conference January 3 to reveal political plans and launch a one day five stop statewide travel. He may seek the governorship or a U.S. Senate seat, with speeches planned in Raleigh Greensboro High Point Gastonia and Hendersonville or Asheville before a Rocky Mount rally at Torreytown Mall. Gardner, elected to Congress in 1966, says the statewide tour signals a bid beyond his district.
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Rocky Mount
N.C
James Gardner
Raleigh
John Stickley
Charlotte Busi
Inaceman
Gardner
U.S
Sam Ervin Jr
Willmington
Greensboro High Point
Gastonia
Hendersonville
Asheville
RockyMount
Torreytown Mall
North Carolina
John G. Hutchins
Harold Cooley
Frontiers Fire Escalation Sparks Saigon Phnom Penh Clash
Saigon reports Thieu says hot pursuit into Cambodia is a military necessity if allied troops are fired upon from Cambodian soil. Sihanouk says Cambodia may call on volunteers from China North Korea and Cuba if invasion looms. U.S. pressures grow for action amid alleged sanctuaries used by communists.
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Saigon
Negayen Vai Thieu
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Sihanouk
United States
Cecea
Laos
Vietnam
Phnom Penh
China
Russia
North Korea
Cuba
United Nations Security Council
Assembly
Indochina
United States of America
Janoi
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Jin
U.S
Leaking Heart Repaired For Happy Boy
Fatih Ibrisim a 9 year old from Turkey heads home with his father after Vanderbilt University Hospital repaired a leaking heart wall in open heart surgery. The boy expressed relief saying he feels fine and looks forward to returning home. The operation was funded by a U S Public Health Service grant and the boy’s employer covered travel.
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Nashville
Tenn
Fatih Ibrisim
Antalya
Turkey
Fatih
Faith
Vanderbilt University Hospital
Fatin
Vanderbilt
Ali Yulvi Tural
Istanbul
Hurriyet
Gazeliesi
Osman Ibrisim
Tbrisim
Mobil Oil Corp
Tura
Ibrisim
U.S. Public Health Service
Robbery at Ahmarts Department Store Truck Stolen
Police report a truck stolen from in front of Ahmarts Department Store across the highway from the shopping center. Guards loaded a three wheel cart and left the truck unattended for four to five minutes before it vanished. FBI involvement and fingerprint checks follow as investigators seek who had the truck keys.
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Ahmarts
Hawkins
Cains
Aimarts
Hawking
One Dead And 17 Injured In Fire And Explosion
A Hanover munitions plant manufacturing antipersonnel mines for Vietnam was sealed after a fire and explosion in a mixing area killed Howard Chute and injured 14, with nine hospitalized and four released. Lead azide and RDX reportedly tainted the area as officials restrict access for decontamination. the building suffered roof damage as the blast occurred near stored explosives.
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Hanover
Mass
Vietnam
David G. Zwicker
Atlantic Research Corp
Zwicker
Howard Chute
Marshfield
Boston
Albert Rabovin
Rockland
Barbara Boyle
National Firewors Co
Richard E. Mitchell
Atlantic
Susquehanna Corp
Alexandria
Daley vows Chicago will not be taken over
Mayor Richard Daley declares no group will seize control of Chicago or its conventions. He cites Dick Gregory’s opposition to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago and warns of protests if housing and safety demands are not met. Daley says law enforcement will be sufficient to maintain order during the August events.
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Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Rogue
Dick Gregory
Gregory
International Amphitheatre
Daley
Penn
Quang Tri
al Miles
Humphrey to See Mostly Sunny Side Of America In Africa
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey opens an eight country Africa tour starting in Abidjan and skipping Nigeria and Guinea. He plans to meet leaders in Liberia Ghana Congo Zambia Ethiopia Somalia Kenya Tanzania Tunisia and more, with U S aid totals highlighted alongside rising and risky regional dynamics.
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Humphrey
America
Africa
Lagos
Nigeria
Hubert H. Humphrey
West Africa
Guinea
State Department
France
Biafra
Peace Corps
U.S
Abidjan
Ivory Coast
Tunisia
Felix Houphouet-Boiday
Liberia
William Tebman
Yubman
Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah
United States
Nkrumah
Congo
Joseph D. Mobutu
Kinshasa
Zambia
Ethiopia
Somali
Kenya
Rhodesi
Kenneth Kaunda
U.N
Jan Smith
Soviet Union
Jomo Kenyatta
Julius Nyerere
Tanzania
Habib Bourguiba
Social Security expansion faces employer worker tax rise concerns
The article discusses worries that expanding Social Security will raise taxes on employers and employees, threatening the economy. It cites a 1968 increase for those earning up to 7800 and employers, notes perceived intergenerational transfers, and suggests funding related costs from general revenue. It also references economists urging a shift from private insurance comparisons to a broader public program framework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deran
Bank reserve hike tightens loan capacity in rising credit market
The Federal Reserve raises reserve requirements to 22 percent for large city banks and 14 percent for smaller banks, reducing lending capacity as demand grows. Officials note the multiplier effect is theoretical. observers call the move a tightening of monetary policy aimed at curbing inflation with fiscal restraint and potential tax increases.
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New York
Paul Volcker
Chase Manhattan Bank
Federal Reserve
First National City Bank of New York
Herbert Prochnow
First National Bank of Chicago
Ward C. Krebs
Wells Fargo Bank of San Francisco
Congress
Miami crime rate disputed by police chief Headley
Chief Headley disputes FBI ranking labeling Miami as the nation’s crime capital. He notes the city reports all crimes and argues the winter influx of visitors skews counts. He cites 52 armed and strongarm robberies over Christmas, 10 black on black and 42 black on white, and predicts protests from civil rights leaders.
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Headley
Vietnam Coug Battalion Under Heavy Shelling
The crack 416th battalion endured a full day of bombardment on Tuesday as U S helicopter support and artillery pounded positions, inflicting damage but leaving the unit in place amid ongoing combat operations.
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U.S
Federal Reserve debate on gold cover removal sparks policy clash
Federal Reserve officials differ on scrapping the gold cover after noting over 10 billion dollars in gold immobilized and currency in circulation rising by about 2 billion annually. Chairman William McMartin supports removing the cover as obsolete, while others urge severing the link with gold and backing the dollar by offering to sell gold at 35 dollars per ounce to the last bar in Fort Knox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mc Martin
Federal Reserve Board
Johnson
Congress
Martin
United States
Fort Knox
Viet Minh losses, North Vietnamese firepower rise in war
An American brigade commander recalls Viet Minh losses in earlier Indochina fighting and notes they are now better organized. He reports Hanoi's troops in South Vietnam using artillery and rockets against Marines at the DMZ and deploying bazooka-type launchers with automatic rifles, signaling increased firepower and sacrifice.
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Royal Australian Regiment
South Vietnam
Australia
U.S
North Vietnam
Indochina
Dmz
South
Man says he killed his four children in car outside
In a North Louisiana town a man admitted to killing his four children after arriving at a funeral home to claim them. Tina Charmine 9 Kareen Hope 8 were found shot in the wagon cargo area while Margaret Wendy 5 and Faith Erline 3 lay on the back seat. He had a high powered rifle in the vehicle and was taken into custody after a quiet exchange with the sheriff. Authorities note psychiatric treatment weeks earlier and no obvious mood signs at the scene.
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Mrs. Edmonds
Tina Charmine
Kareen Hope
Margaret Wendy
Faith Erline
Watson
Central State Hospital
Edmonds
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