Saigon Weathered Rocket and Mortar Attacks on Tet
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese artillery rockets struck Saigon and other cities in a Tet period assault. Nine Soviet built rockets and mortar rounds hit the capital while fires, blasts, and sporadic gunfire disrupted dawn streets. US base targets and South Vietnamese forces reported clashes and air support as the offensive unfolded across Da Nang, Bien Hoa, Long Binh, Chu Lai, An Hoa, and beyond.
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Saigon
da Nang
Hue
Tay Ninh
Bien Hoa
Long Binh
Chu Lai
An Hoa
Associated Press
Edwin Q. White
Marple Mountain
U.S. 3Rd Marine Amphibious Force
US. Marine
Mekong
U.S
Creighton W. Abrams
Lyndon B. Johnson
North Vietnam
Paris
Johnson
Phan Rang
Virginia Constitutional Commission Report Shapes Special Session
The Virginia Constitutional Commission completed hearings in Norfolk Roanoke Abingdon Richmond and Alexandria by January reporting to the governor and legislature. Governor Godwin called a special session to act on the recommendations. The commission did not draft a new constitution but slimmed the current 35000 word document to about 18000 words by removing obsolete sections. The report drew wide praise across political spectra with some critiques on specific proposals. upon the General Assembly’s convening Wednesday at the State Capital, minimal dissents were expected on some recommendations while others would trigger in-house debate.
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Norfolk
Roanoke
Abingdon
Richmond
Alexandeia
Godwin
General Assembly
De Gaulle’s Mideast Shift and Bonn’s Response
De Gaulle pressed Britain and France toward a looser trade bloc while Bonn urged caution. A government spokesman said there is no need for haste as Germany’s stance alongside postwar policy was challenged by De Gaulle’s plans discussed with Christopher Soames. Nixon’s Europe visit set the backdrop for these discussions.
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France
Bonn
de Gaulle
Soes
Nixon
Europe
Christopher Soames
Winston Churchill
Paris
Soames
Nixon Navigates Atlantic Unity Dilemma On Europe Trip
The article outlines President Nixon's aim to strengthen US Europe ties with a Brussels stop at NATO headquarters, while weighing how to handle de Gaulle's stance on the Common Market and Atlantic unity. U.S. diplomacy privately backs Britain against de Gaulle, amid unclear timing of disclosures on Paris plans.
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Nixon
U.S
Brussels
NATO
de Gaulle
Atlantic
Paris
Britain
London
Israeli Retaliatory Action and Lebanese Border Tensions
The article reports rising Middle East tension after Israeli raids and a retaliatory atmosphere. U Thant appeals for end to raids, reports claim Israeli jets in Lebanon. Tel Aviv talks of military activity near the Lebanon border while three guerrillas are reported killed on the Galan Heights. The piece notes Arab attacks, Swiss-bound El Al, and Israel’s vow to strike back where it hurts, amid a pattern of attacks and cross-border incursions.
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Raeli
United States
U.N. Scretary
U Thant
Lebanon
Tel Aviv
Syria
Galan Heights
el al
Switzerland
Abba Eban
Moshe Dayan
Dayan
Defense Ministry
Jerusalem
Eliyahu Sasson
Zurich
Foreign Ministry
Gideon Rafael
Snow and Ice Hit South Carolina and North Carolina
The storm dumped several inches of snow in the western and southern Piedmont regions, with Asheville about three inches and Hickory two. Snow and slush coated mountain roads as temperatures ranged from freezing at Asheville to mid 40s in the east. The system was forecast to spread northeast and end in the west by Sunday, with officials warning drivers to use caution. Power outages affected about 8,000 southeastern North Carolina residents as crews work to restore service over several days.
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Asheville
Hickory
mid-Atlantic States
Piedmont
Greensboro
Duke Power Co
Charlotte
South Carolina
North Carolina
Carolina Power and Light Co
Rural Electric Cooperatives
Associated Press
U. S. Weather Bureau
Columbia
Stony Bolton
White Top Cab Company
Danville
Wyatt Earp
Peugeot
Earp
Crowell-Dudley-Earp Motor Company
Wilson Street
Galton
Bolton
Crowell-Dudley-Earp, Inc
Nixon to Europe trip aims at partnership and talks
President Nixon flies to Europe to begin a fact finding tour with aims to build real partnership with allies and discuss free world leadership. He notes Europe’s economic strength and calls for joint approaches to Middle East talks and the international monetary situation with visits to Brussels and NATO events.
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Nixon
Europe
United States
Britain
France
Middle East
London
Paris
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Jordan
Soviet Union
Beaudoin
Gaston Lyskens
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Sio
Lyman J. Luemnitzer
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