At Least 13 Die On N C Highways Raising Toll to 82
The Associated Press reports at least 13 deaths on North Carolina roads over the weekend, pushing the yearly toll to 82. Victims include a car train crash in Surry County, a head-on near Sea Grove in Randolph County, and multiple other fatal wrecks across the state with several injured in Asheboro and nearby areas.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Surry County
Sea Brove
Randolph County
James Cleo Wallace
Rt. 1
Siloam
Shirley Gray Bates
Rt. 2
Hamptonville
Hampden-Sydney College
State Rt. 15
Farmville
Prince Edward County
Charles Wharton Edwards III
Greensboro
Edwards
Roanoke
Jesse Hylton Etter
Salem Turnpike
Otis Lee Taliaferras
Chuckatuck
Driver
Nansemond County
Fulbright argues for phased Vietnam policy shift to push peace
Fulbright contends complete military victory requires disproportionate sacrifices and higher civilian suffering, urging a sustained moderate U.S. commitment to pressure Hanoi and Peking toward peace. He recalls privately opposing a Johnson policy yet publicly aided the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, aiming to influence debate and ensure restrained use of endorsement.
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Senate
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Vietnam
GOP Rival Nominations Surfacing In Southern States
Delegates and party leaders across Illinois Colorado Rhode Island and Tennessee weigh Nixon as their leading choice with others like Reagan Rhodes and Hatfield in varying orders. South Carolina and Virginia committeemen show Nixon as a favored option while Dent calls for uncommitted strategy to the convention.
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Illinois
John A. Love
Colorado
John H. Chafee
Rhode Island
Nixon
Harry Carbaugh
Tennessee
Romney
Percy
A. Edward Smith
Bia
Reagan
Rhodes
Paul Jones
Rockefeller
South Carolina
Edgar J. Morris
J. Drake Edens Jr
Harry S. Dent
Virginia
Robert J. Corber
West Virginia
John C. Shott
Hatfield
Fire Destroys Salem Furniture Store in Roanoke Route
A fire at the Racker House Furniture Co. in near Salem destroyed the one story brick building and its contents. Fire from Salem and Fort Lewis departments fought flames for over an hour threatening adjacent Leas & McVitty offices and lab. No serious injuries were reported. Damage estimate unavailable.
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Racker House Furniture Co
Salem
Leas & McVitty, Inc
Fort Lewis
Leas & McVitty
Red Guard factions struggle across Chinese provinces amid taunting reports
Travellers report new Red Guard units opposing Mao in Cheking Fukein and Kwangtung while some army units refuse support. Pro Mao lines claim white terrorism by reactionaries as provincial officials back terrorism. In Kiangsi Nanchang and Canton areas anti Mao forces reportedly gain rural control and rout pro Mao Red Guards, with Red Guards killed and many injured.
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Kwangtung
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Nanchang
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Tseng Pao
Wanchang Radio
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Kerr ouster shocks California higher education system
Regents backed by Philip Boyd and John Canaday demanded action against Clark Kerr after Kerr resisted resigning amid the 1964 Free Speech Movement fallout. Kerr declined to quit, sparking immediate shock across Berkeley and the state colleges, with faculty protests and warning from Chancellor Dumke that firing Kerr would be a historic blow to higher education.
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Allen Grant
Visalia
Kerr
Philip L. Boyd
Riverside
John E. Canaday
Burbank
Grant
Hearst
Clark Kerr
Berkeley
Martin Meyerson
Meyerson
Sproul Hall
Campus Administration Center
Meyer
Dorothy Chandler
Reagan
Sacramento
University
California State College
John Summer
Skill
San Francisco State College
Regents
Owen Chamberlin
Glenn Dumke
California State Colleges
Vietnam War Update With Ground Actions Around Saigon
U S and allied forces report major ground operations near Saigon and in the Iron Triangle plus searches and shelling of Viet Cong positions. Troops seized TNT and rice, captured suspects, and pressed a tunnel complex as air power and naval actions target north of the border.
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Wu Chua
Hanoi-Peking
South Vietnam
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Central Highlands
Kontum
Constituent Assembly
Fire Continues From Page One In Abed Room Scene
A fire report details that a person was found sprawled in the middle of the year in another bedroom. Family members were not fully clothed and appeared sleepy or waking when the blaze broke out shortly after 9 a.m.
Private security firm to run war on crime in Florida
In his inauguration speech on January 3, Governor Kirk announced hiring the Wackenhut Corp to run the state war on crime. The private detectives will be paid by donations, work without police powers, report to the local prosecutor or governor, and invite public tips via a Coral Gables post office box. State officials caution against vigilante policing and urge legislative oversight.
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Kirk
Wackenhut Corp
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FBI
Coral Gables
Wackenhut
Earl Fair Lloth
Wackenbut
Paicloth
Miami
B. Headley
Fes
Tampa
St. Petersburg
Tom Adams
Photos Show Damage To Civilian Structures In N Vietnam
Intelligence sources say aerial photos reveal considerable damage to civilian structures and military targets in parts of North Vietnam. US officials note efforts to limit bombing to military targets, while acknowledging civilian casualties may occur near strike zones.
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New York Times
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Weather continues as traffic halts on ship channel
The storm battered the West with heavy rains from Paso Robles to the Pacific Northwest and snow in the mountains. Gale warnings stretched from Half Moon Bay to Ila naco. Inland, the system brought heavy snow at high elevations, freezing rain in valleys, and strong winds creating deep snow drifts. Travel warnings remained in effect across the Sierra Nevada, southern Idaho and northeastern Nevada with some ski areas closing temporarily.
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Fresno
Calif
Oregon
Washington
California
Half Moon Bay
San Francisco Bay Area
Ilanaco
Wash
Oregon-Washington
Cascades
Idaho State Highway Patrol
Sierra Nevada
Idaho
Nevada
Utah
Montana
Actress Sheridan’s versatile career spans stage and screen
Noted leading lady of the 1930s and 40s, she acted opposite Humphrey Bogart James Cagney Errol Flynn Cary Grant Gary Cooper and George Raft in films such as Angels with Dirty Faces Dodge City They Drive by Night City for Conquest The Man Who Came to Dinner King’s Row Shine on Harvest Moon and Nora Prentiss Later she returned to stage and TV, married in 1966, and starred in Pistols n Petticoats, with a cover feature in the LA Times Sunday TV magazine.
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Humphrey Bogart
James Cagney
Errol Flynn
Cary Grant
Gary Cooper
George Raft
Dodge City
King’s Row
Ronald Reagan
Nora Prentiss
Good Sam
Hollywood
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N’ Petticoats
Los Angeles Times
Miss Sheridan
Ship Crews Struggle With Tight Schedule in Western Themed Show
The article quotes actor Zornow describing the production pace on a Western series likened to Bonanza and Big Valley. He notes returning to port by 8 a.m. Friday, with talk of Silk City and other projects, while a past song controversy lingered. Passengers paid fares from 215 to 475 dollars for the voyage.
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Big Valley
Zornow
Silver City
Dodger
Flynn
Atlantic
Georgia
Tax clash over surtax split among Johnson Ford allies
Analysis notes a Republican split on a proposed 6 percent surtax to curb deficits from Vietnam war costs. Ford opposes Johnson's surtax plan, while some Republicans show flexibility and may back parts of the President's proposals.
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Johnson
Ford
Jonson
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