Reds Pound Americans In Northern Provinces
Communist forces launched coordinated attacks in the northern 1st Corps area including a rocket assault on Da Nang Air Base killing three planes. American officers report 241 North Vietnamese regulars killed in two major actions near Da Nang with 18 Americans dead and over 100 wounded. Air and artillery harassment forced a temporary contact break as heavy fighting spread to the five northern provinces.
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George McArthur
Associated Press
Saigon
1St Corps
da Nang
George Esper
Air Force
Athens College Chairman Of Trustees Steps Down
N H Waters Athens business leader resigns as chairman of Athens College board after alleging he was not invited to a meeting where trustees decided to comply with the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Executive committee will delay action on his resignation until May.
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Athens College
Athens — Birmingham
N. H. Waters
Athens College Board of Trustees
Waters
R. Carl Martin
Martin
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Athens
Frank Philpot
Methodist School
Philpot
Castro Imposes Gas Rationing On Cuban Motorists
Cuban motorists queued for gasoline ration coupons amid Fidel Castro’s ninth anniversary speech. The government limits purchase to 8 to 25 gallons monthly to conserve fuel from the Soviet Union. Castro cited 1967 fuel reserves use and skipped a tanks parade. About 50,000 marched in Revolutionary Plaza.
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Fenton Wheeler
Associated Press
Havana
Fidel Castro
Castro
Soviet Union
Armed Forces
Revolutionary Plaza
Markets At A Glance New York stocks-edge higher aid by commodity moves
Markets at a glance show irregular but higher activity in New York stocks with gains tied to mixed agricultural futures. Cotton climbs while wheat advances in Chicago and soybeans drift lower, with hogs and cattle uneven or up on receipts. Decatur Magnavox dealer Robinson Furniture ad appears with contact info.
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New York
Chicago
Differences Over Talks Narrowed
North Vietnam and the United States reportedly narrowed differences over starting peace talks. U.S. officials see little chance the talks will be productive, while seeking clarifications on three points before next moves. Diplomatic channels are examining Nguyen Duy Trinh's statement about talks after bombing ends.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
North Vietnam
United States
Cest
U.S
Johnson
Nguyen Duy Trinh
Trinh
North
State Department
Carl E. Barthh
Trinh J
DRV
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Philadelphia Couple Loses Ninth and Tenth Child
A Philadelphia couple whose first nine children died in infancy have lost their tenth, Arthur J. Noe, 5 months, at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children. Investigators at the Medical Examiner's office pursue explanations for the pattern of infant deaths. The Noes, married June 1, 1948, have no living children. Two years earlier their ninth child Catherine Ellen died under mysterious circumstances with no clue from the medical examiner.
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Philadelphia
Arthur J. Noe
St. Christopher’s Hospital
Arthur Noe
Noes
Catherine Ellen
Former Dville Man Killed In Vietnam Battle
A Danville native, Spec. 4 Dannie Lewis Johnson, 21, was killed by mortar fire on December 30, 1967, in South Vietnam while serving with the 5th Special Forces Unit. He enlisted in 1965 and spent 16 months in country. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. J W Johnson, were notified.
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Danville
J. W. Johnson
Danville 1
Spec
Dannie Lewis Johnson
Johnson
Army
5Th Special Forces
South Vietnam
Ypsilanti, Mich
The Stowaway Bride Arrives After Drawer Ship Plot
Anne Markie, 19, arrived in Britain after a three week honeymoon hidden in a drawer aboard the cargo ship Corinthia. She and Terrance Markie, 22, were secretly married in New Zealand and later fined 15 pounds each by a magistrate after shipboard discovery.
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London
Anne Markie
Britain
New Zealand
Terrance Markie
Corinthia
Anne
Terraince Markie
Anne Ryan
Whitefield
England
Terrance
Income Tax Aid Is Announced In New Courthouse Site
The Internal Revenue Service moves public tax assistance to the Morgan County Courthouse lobby from 12 45 p m to 4 45 p m starting next Monday and continuing until April 15. The service shifts from the Federal Building as an economy move, emphasizing self help for taxpayers.
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Internal Revenue Service
Morgan County
LBJ signs key poverty bill and CEAs named in new slate
President Johnson signed the final 453 bills from the 90th Congress, including a revised 1.842 billion antipoverty package with 1.773 billion for OEO plus 57.4 million for Appalachian regional development and 16.9 million for saline water under Interior. He appointed Yale economists Merton J. Peek and Arthur M. Okun to the Council of Economic Advisers and noted eight more bills completed the session.
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San Antonio, Tex
Johnson
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Interior Department
Yale Economics
Merton J. Peek
Council of Economic Advisers
Gardner Ackley
USS
Italy
Ackley
Arthur M. Okun
George Christian
Flu outbreak eases as city schools show higher attendance
Attendance improves to 93 percent after holidays while illness lingers. Health officials note 95 to 96 percent is normal and 566 absentees reflect a seven percent rate in a city with 8 604 students. County figures remain lower though officials rely on school attendance as the outbreak gauge.
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H. R. Leemany
Mudy
Leeman
Morgan ‘County
Betty Vaughan
Decatur
Health Department
Heart Transplant Patient Recovers In Cape Town
Dr. Philip Blaiberg, 58, world’s third heart transplant patient, regained consciousness and spoke after a five hour operation. The donor was Clive Haupt, 24, who died from a brain hemorrhage after a rugby incident. Surgeon Dr Christian Barnard said recovery surpassed the first transplant and no immediate further transplant plans were given.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Philip Blaiberg
Clive Haupt
Louis Washkansky
Uur Hospital
Fish Hoek Beach
Washikansky
Haupt
Stanley Gideon
McCarthy to enter New Hampshire presidential race
Sen Eugene J McCarthy D Minn said he will enter the New Hampshire presidential primary contest. Robert L Strickman said he terminated an agreement giving Columbia University rights to his safe cigarette filter and will seek its return and sue NBC for 500 million dollars. Greece charged that Turkish Cypriots plan an administrative council on Cyprus undermining efforts to end the crisis.
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Washington
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
New Hampshire
Hillsdale, N. J
Robert L .Strickman
Columbia University
National Broadcasting Co
United Nations, N. Y
Greece
Cyprus
Mediterreanen
Mental Test Set For Irvin
Morgan County Juvenile Judge C Bennett McRae orders a psychiatric evaluation for 13 year old Jerry Irvin of Union City after he allegedly shot his mother. Two state psychiatrists will examine Irvin at Hartsville Saturday and a juvenile hearing date will be announced. The hearing is expected to be open to the public and the youth likely will be treated as a juvenile delinquent.
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Morgan County
C. Bennett McRae
Jerry Irvin
Union City
McRae
Florence
Birmingham
Hartiselle
Irvin
Ralph Slate
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Frances Lewine
Texas White House
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David J. Paine
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