Paratroopers Move To Thwart Viet Cong Infiltration Route
AP reports 800 troops from the 3rd Brigade 82nd Airborne moved 60 miles north of Saigon to block the Song Be corridor into War Zone D. Viet Cong 5th Division elements and two sapper battalions threaten Long Binh and Bien Hoa bases as U.S. forces pressure the border provinces. An 1st Air Cavalry sweep northwest of Saigon encounters enemy forces. The Pentagon also confirms the 1000th helicopter shot down in combat, with two wounded crew saved by a second helicopter.
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Mixed jury chosen for Sirhan Sirhan murder trial
The 8 men and 4 women jurors come from Los Angeles and suburbs. They include a plumber, a truck driver's wife, a high school math teacher, two computer systems analysts, five utility firm employees, a mechanic, and a clothier. Sirhan's mother, Mary, 55, watched the selection.
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Sirhan
Mary
Dock Walkout Breakthrough Reported by Mediator
MIAMI reporters say a major breakthrough in longshoremen shipper talks from Virginia to Tampa ended with tentative agreement on all port conditions. William A. McAlister, federal mediator, noted tie in with New Orleans talks and scheduled further negotiations with clerks and warehouse workers. New Orleans expected to be battleground for the South Atlantic and West Gulf ports.
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Virginia
Tampa
William A. McAlister
International Longshoremen’s Association
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New Orleans
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Peace talks open in Paris with demands for new cabinet
North Vietnam and the Viet Cong opened the four party negotiations in Paris by demanding a new peace cabinet to replace Saigon and send a new delegation to Paris. NLF Foreign Minister Tran Buu Kiem and North Vietnamese Ambassador Xuan Thuy spoke as the talks began.
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Associated Press
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United States
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Tank Car Explosion Hurts 35 in Laurel Miss
A series of blasts from eighteen propane tank cars exploded near Laurel Mississippi after a derailment, blasting debris through blocks. At least 35 homes were destroyed and 35 people injured. National Guard and Civil Defense were alerted as residents were evacuated in subfreezing air.
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Woodall Lumber Co
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Southern Railsway
Italy to recognize Red China amid coalition pressure
Rome AP Italian government moves to recognize Red China as Socialist party pushes for Hanoi recognition. Socialist Foreign Minister Pietro Nenni announced the policy shift in a Friday address, while Premier Mariano Rumor’s Christian Democrats show no public sign of agreement.
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Nenni
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Czech Martyr Jan Palach Buried Amid Public Grief
Prague crowds by the thousands viewed the coffin of 21 year old Jan Palach who burned himself in protest against the Soviet occupation. The body was to lie at Charles University and later be privately buried at Olšany Cemetery. Gov and media appeals urged a quiet ceremony despite public anxiety and a warning from party leader Alexander Dubček.
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Czechoslovakia
Jan Palach
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Olsansky
Classified Testimony From Pueblo Probe Reveals Intercepted Messages
Cmdr. Lloyd Bucher testified five hours in a Navy court of inquiry about Pueblo captors intercepting crew signals he says were meant to show that spying confessions were phony. Unclassified portions described hundreds of signals sent home.
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Associated Press
Coronado
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Montana
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R-Colo
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Foreign Relations Committee
Vincent Thomas
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United States
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U.S
Backseat Driver Seeks Ice Cream and Sunday Talk
In the Sunday Enterprise a quirky figure is described as a backseat driver who rides without complaining and looks forward to an afternoon ice cream sandwich at 2. The piece hints at exploring how the mind and emotions affect health and notes medical researchers are probing this link for readers.
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Sunday Enterprise
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Pay raise for Congress stirs drive to vote
Opponents of a 12 500 a year congressional pay boost press for a floor vote as Feb 14 automatic increase looms. Rep H R Gross seeks disapproval resolution from Rep Thaddeus Dulski and asks Rules Committee chair William Colmer to move it. Dulski and Colmer unavailable, Johnson suggested higher pay from 42 500.
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D-Ny
Dulski
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House of Representatives
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