Viet Cong Raids Hit Saigon Areas and Da Nang Base
Viet Cong guerrillas launched five thrusts into American enclaves including Nha Trang and Da Nang, clashing with U S troops around Green Beret headquarters and at the Da Nang airbase where a heavy rocket attack destroyed several aircraft and caused fires. The strikes followed Allied statements they could not observe a 36 hour New Year truce.
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Vietnam War Battles Rage Near Da Nang and Nha Trang
Reports from Da Nang describe Viet Cong ground assaults on the outskirts and heavy fighting in Nha Trang where American forces including Green Berets engage from rooftops and streets. Refugees flee villages as armored columns move to the front and 500 pound bombs strike near city positions.
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Search crafts detect possible Minerve wreck in western Mediterranean
Sonar detected a metallic object on the sea floor off the French coast triggering a major search for the Minerve submarine missing since Saturday with 52 aboard. The Petrel and other sea and air units were mobilized as the Dakar mystery also lingered with 69 aboard after vanishing near Cyprus.
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Supreme Court narrows gambler tax register ruling
The Supreme Court ruled 7-1 that demanding gamblers register and pay special taxes violates the Fifth Amendment, shielding them from prosecution for refusing. The decision reversed Miles Edward Haynes’s conviction and left gun registration rulings to federal law, while dissenting Justice Warren warned the ruling undermines the law.
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Nixon to Decide Thursday on 1968 Bid in New York
Richard M. Nixon indicated in New York he will make a final decision Thursday and announce it Friday in New Hampshire, signaling intent to enter the 1968 Republican nomination as Nixon remains the leading GOP choice while Romney contends as underdog and Rockefeller faces pressure to join the race.
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