Communists Attack Kontum Airfield In Covert Assault
North Vietnamese raiders bombarded Kontum airfield near Saigon with satchel charges injuring and killing soldiers. U S forces counterattacked driving off the assault and reporting moderate to heavy damage to helicopters while destroying a number of enemy troops. At Cu Chi and other areas near Saigon Viet Cong and regulars hit allied positions with significant civilian casualties also reported.
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Kontum
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Associated Press
George Esper
Cu Chi
Whites Unconvinced Helping Poor Serves Best Interests
Washington AP Director Sargent Shriver of the Office of Economic Opportunity says the antipoverty agency has failed to win white middle class belief that helping the poor benefits all. He cites need to show middle class gains from aiding the unemployed and notes uncertainty about his political future in Illinois with filing due by March 11.
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Office of Economic Opportunity
Antipoverty Agency
Shriver
Antipoverty
Sys Shriver
Illinois
U.S
Johnson Ties State of Union to Congress Return
President Johnson works on the State of the Union address due after Congress reconvenes January 15 in Washington. He plans a prime time delivery and is polishing sections at the LBJ Ranch as a cold Texan day continues.
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San Antonio
Tex
Johnson
Congress
Washington
State of the Union
LBJ Ranch
Texas
U.S
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Texas White House
Senate
William W. Sherrill
Houston, Tex
Federal Reserve Board
Sherrill
Charles N. Shepardson
Elizabeth J. Ku
Maryland Governor Opens Drive For Rockefeller
Maryland Gov. Spiro T. Agnew launches a state effort to draft Nelson Rockefeller for the Republican presidential nomination. Rockefeller did not comment on running but indicated support for Nixon if he wins the nomination. The move follows Oregon Republicans filing to put Rockefeller on the primary ballot.
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Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
Maryland
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Agnew
New York
Rockefeller
Richard M
Nixon
Oregon
Press Ao
Cranberries From Massachusetts Dominate U.S. Production
The AP reports that more than three fifths of the nation's cranberries are grown in coastal bogs of Massachusetts, highlighting the state's leading role in the industry.
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Boston
Masschusetts
Evening School Courses at High Point College Offer Part-Time Study
High Point College announces an evening school program for qualified part‑time students. Credit and noncredit options available across disciplines including World Literature, North American Geography, Western Civilizations, American History, Art, Business, Economics, English, Mathematics, Physical Education, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Sociology, Spanish, and Speech. Registration starts January 17 in Roberts Hall, classes begin January 22, with late fees and minimum enrollment rules.
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Roberts Hall
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