New U S Moves Against North Vietnam Weather Cuts Air Ops
Secretary McNamara and Secretary Rusk announced major U S military actions against North Vietnam to offset weather curtailed air operations. Air attacks were reduced to about 6 600 to 6 800 monthly, while naval mining, bombardment, and artillery strikes increased. U S troop strength in South Vietnam risen to 415 000 with casualties among Communist forces up 40 to 50 percent. Officials noted Hanoi’s growing effort to move men and materiel southward and that bombing costs influence Hanoi’s global campaign to stop the raids.
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Robert
Med Namara
U. S
North Vietnam
Dean Rusk
White House
Namara
United States
South Vietnam
U.S
McNamara
Powell Sealing and Censure Vote Divides House
Powell remains in the public eye as debate over a Sealing and censure proposal rages in the House. The select committee found Powell wrongfully appropriated over 44000 dollars in salary via his estranged wife and charged personal plane trips to government funds. He faces contempt of court citations in New York over a slander judgment and had earlier clashed with his secretary Corrine A Hoff. The chamber split 131 Democrats and 71 Republicans for the measure to proceed, while 100 Democrats and 113 Republicans opposed ending debate.
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Powell
Corrine A. Hoff
Select Committee
Emanuel Coller
New York
House
Alton A. Lennon
D-N.c
Celler
Puerto Rico
Congress
House of Representatives
Rescue Efforts Continue After C130 Crashes Near Greenland
Two C130s failed to land amid severe weather while a helicopter failed to touch down. Rescuers resumed Wednesday with parachutists and ski planes locating a stranded pilot. Two American first aiders aided him and others until a successful landing. The C130 later hit an ice fissure and became another casualty as 11 men waited rescue. The group was flown to the radar station and the pilot to Soendre Stromefjord Airport for towing.
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Hoffa Defiance as Judge Orders Jail For Jury Tampering
Hoffa announced Frank Fitzsimmons will lead the Teamsters if he is imprisoned, speaking after a court ordered him to begin an eight year sentence. He spoke amid a union meeting where leaders backed Fitzsimmons as successor and he refused to discuss his legal appeals challenging the 1964 jury tampering conviction.
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James R. Hoffa
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Teamsters Union
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Tenn
Fitzsimmons
Detroit
Union J
United States
Canada
Teamsters
Vietnam War Aches as Lunar Truce Fades Amid Heavy Fighting
U S forces report heavy combat near the demilitarized zone with Marine units clashing with North Vietnamese troops. mortar shells and rockets total over 1 650 rounds as reinforcements move in amid a lunar new year truce. casualties include four US Marines injured and 58 enemy dead in worsening hostilities. air strikes target Vietnam raids while Junction City pushes continue with multiple enemy base camps uncovered.
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Demilitarized Zone
USS
Panhandle
Saigon
Qui Nhon
Binh Dinh
Onj
Cam Lo
Junction City
Viet Cong
High Command
National Liberation Front
Navy
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Chi Ne
James S. Walbridge
Williamsport
Dan
Jolly Green Giants
Charles E. Hathaway
Lemoore
Calif
van Amc
Ticonderoga
Elizabeth City blaze guts four story Carolina Building
A major fire in Elizabeth City destroyed a large part of the four story Carolina Building, injuring a fireman and a spectator. Fire crews from seven companies fought the blaze amid freezing temps as a district blackout and water-ice froze around the area. The fire caused an estimated million dollars in damage to offices and stores including the Atlantic Discount Corp. and the Carolina Theater, with Coast Guard firemen assisting and authorities urging water use only for emergencies.
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Carolina
Carolina Theater
McClellan's Variety Store
Atlantic Discount Corp
W. C. Gaither Jr
Alonzo Poole
Russell Twiford
Norfolk
Elizabeth City
Coast Guard
Woodrow Beals
Beals
Miles McPherson
Virginia Electric and Power Co
W. C. Owens
Pasquotank
Robert Luther
Mrs Johnson Confirms Luci Expecting
Washington AP reports Mrs Lyndon B Johnson confirmed that her daughter Luci NuGent is expecting a baby, ending White House silence on the May or June due date. The First Lady discussed the news at a Capitol luncheon with about 200 attendees including Cabinet and Senate wives.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Patrick J. Nugent
White House
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Senate
Thomas H. Kuchel
California
Johnson
Patrick
Austin
Tex
Virginia highway trust questioned by lawmakers in Virginia Beach area
Norfolk legislator Howell urged Gov Godwin to appoint a blue ribbon panel to probe the Highway Department as a costly, questionable program stretches across land acquisitions and condemnations. He cited about 320 million in projects into the current year and 14 million in land condemned, calling for scrutiny of land policies and a possible conflict of interest involving a highway attorney and Sunset Realty Corp.
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Godwin
Virginia Beach
Norfolk
Virginia
Highway Department
Atty
Robert ¥. Button
Gordon Dillon
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Virginia Observer
Sunset Realty Corp
Holland
Maoist pullback reports surface amid cultural revolution struggle
The dispatches from Sofia quote Chou En-lai ordering a halt to revolts in Sinkiang while Maoist posters claim Red Guards aimed to seize offices. Peking posters say Lin Piao’s stance and the army’s role in Henan and other regions show tensions within the leadership. The Red Flag article lauds the army as a pillar of Maoist policy amid ongoing party purges and protests.
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Chou
Sinkiang Province
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Red Flag
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Lo Jui-Ching
Cultural Revolution Should Not Have Been Extended To the Army. —Hsiao Hua
Hsiao
Red China
Wanted beefy beauties lure dozens of applicants in NY
New York AP report notes a CBS TV ad seeking heavy women for a Barbra Streisand special drew more than 150 applicants. Chorus line revival for a “Beer Trust” on TV spurred responses from women weighing 200 pounds or more, with several underweight applicants also trying to qualify.
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Dorothy Rubin
Yonkers, N
Beer Trust
Carol Trigs
Manhattan
Erna Rossman
Go Go club targets GIs with topless dancers in Vietnam
Bast and Nguyen Ba Hung organize a Vietnam club offering topless stage acts for U S soldiers. Applicants must be 21 to 26, single, sign a six month contract, and pass lie detector tests. Admission $5 plus $10 minimum drinks, with $15 for music and observation.
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Paralysis Study Sheds Light On Mexican Doctor Involved
The article notes Sabin's Mexico City visit in December to review a Mexican colleague's findings on a rapidly fatal paralytic illness. It profiles Ramos, a 40-year-old MD and National University of Mexico graduate, who trained at the U.S. Public Health Service and later held positions at Western Reserve University, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, and other institutions where he worked with Sabin from 1953 to 1957.
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Boston Herald
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Department of Preventive Medicine
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Ohio
Children's Hospital Research Foundation
Cincinnati
Shaw Subpoenaed in Garrison JFK Inquiry Arrest Made
A tumultuous news conference announced the first arrest in the New Orleans district attorney's JFK assassination probe. Shaw, former International Trade Mart head, was subpoenaed to appear, with Garrison signaling more arrests later. The case challenges the Warren Commission's findings in Dallas.
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France
New York City
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James R. Lewalle
GOP Fundraising Dinner Signals 1968 Battle for Presidency
National Committee chairmen Max Fisher and Willard Marriott Jr. joined Washington figures John Warner and Bryce Harlow at a Michigan GOP dinner. Romney, eyeing a front-runner path, warned of tough race ahead of Johnson in 1968. Reagan plans a California primary bid while Nixon tours Europe. Organizers forecast over $1 million raised as 20 000 donors were contacted.
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