North Vietnamese Tanks Move Toward South From Laos and Cambodia
North Vietnam moved tanks into the Ho Chi Minh trail main pipeline through Laos and Cambodia toward Communist forces in the South. The action occurs amid a tense border and demilitarized zone buildup with 40,000 troops massed for a potential major offensive near Khe Sanh and along central coastal areas.
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Panhandle
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National rights program appeal to Congress slows
President Johnson asked Congress for the third time to approve open housing legislation and four civil rights measures. Lawmakers say passage remains remote as critics call for expanded powers for the Equal Opportunity Commission and nondiscriminatory jury selection. The message also seeks anti interference measures for civil rights workers. A separate New York item notes organized crime on Wall Street driving securities theft to repay extortionate loans, with a $2.9 billion aid request tied to economic and military foreign aid. Florida Supreme Court overturns interracial marriage ban, ordering a license for a Black man and White woman amid equal protection concerns. Senate investigators examine penny-dose diet pills with high charges and questionable side effects. A three-member mediation panel is appointed to end the 193-day copper strike, while GM faces plant closures as foundries idle tens of thousands.
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Johnson
Congress
Equal Opportunity Commission
Snow Blankets Appalachias as Severe Cold Hits Midwest
A winter storm coated southern and central Appalachias with snow while rain froze along the coast. Eastern Tennessee saw school closures in one county as 2 to 6 inches of snow fell. Heavy warnings were issued for North Carolina's northern mountains. Light snow spread across the upper Midwest with temperatures plunging to 11 below zero in Michigan and to 10 below in Wisconsin.
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Tennessee
North Carolina
Midwest
Mercury
Pellston
Sault Ste. Marie
Iron Mountain
Mich
Wausau
Wis
Doctors Shrink Big Heart With Surgery
A Baja California father of nine, Everard Jimenez, 44, underwent a landmark surgery at Mercy Hospital three weeks ago to replace three natural heart valves with steel and plastic devices. The seven hour operation stopped the heart for 43 minutes, then restored pumping with a high voltage shock and implanted electrodes. Doctors expect discharge within two weeks.
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San Diego
Ines
Everard Aminez
Mercy Hospital
Jiminez
Highest Honor A Medal of Honor Awarded Posthumously
Captain Hilliard Wilbanks, an Air Force pilot killed in Vietnam, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor to his widow Rosemary Wilbanks of Glen Allan Mississippi. Secretary Harold Brown presented the medal at the Pentagon for Wilbanks actions aiding a beleaguered South Vietnamese ranger battalion. He fired at enemy positions while making passes in an unarmed reconnaissance plane, enabling the Rangers to withdraw. his plane was shot down. Also noted is a deserter reaching Sweden from Geneva, Gregory Graham, 19, of Carlton Texas, from the U.S. Army 8th Infantry Division Mainz West Germany. Greek ex-minister Andreas Papandreou warns of terror in Greece under the junta and suggests guerrilla warfare as a possible response.
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Vietnam
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Glen Allan
Harold Brown
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USS
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Stockholm
Geneva
Gregory Graham
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Mainz
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Actress Mia Farrow Heads to India for Maharishi Retreat
Actress Mia Farrow traveled through London on Wednesday en route to India to meditate with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at his religious center. He is known as an idol by the Beatles and other show business figures. Farrow was accompanied by her sister Prudence.
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India
Maharishi Mahesh
Maharishi
Miss Farrow
Prudence
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