Mines Detonated Across River Wound Troops in Vietnam Drive
In War Zone C near Saigon a mine detonated from across the Rach Cai Bac river wounded several American soldiers during Operation Gadsden. The 196th Light Infantry Brigade found no enemy forces across the river as wires were traced into Cambodia. Official casualty numbers were listed as light. Concurrently VC shelled four airfields and U.S. and ARVN forces reported 143 enemy killed in ground fighting before the lunar New Year truce. Air raids continued in the final bombing phase before the cease-fire despite poor weather.
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Cambodia
Associated Press
al Chang
U.S. 196Th Light Infantry Brigade
Chang
U.S
North Vietnam
Vietnam
La Crosse Couple Safe Toll In Hotel Fire Is 3 With 5 Missing
Rochester AP reports a deadly hotel fire at the Norton Hotel in Rochester with three confirmed dead and five missing. Names identified include Mrs. Gilber Solberg 50 of Warren Minnesota and Carl Blokle 83 a longtime resident. Firefighters injured include two with back and chin burns in subzero cold. Many guests were Mayo Clinic patients or relatives. The loss is listed around 300000 with an air force recruiting station in the building destroyed.
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Norton Hotel
Rochester
Wanke
Minn
Theodore Wellner
Olmsted County
Gilbert Solberg
Warren
Wellner
Carl Blckle
The
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Civil Defense
Rochester Hospital
Clarence Weiss
la Crosse
Weiss
R. 1
Onalaska
Martin Hotel
Orville Mertz
George Archer
Tion
James Button
Armstrong
Mayo Clinic
Dale Cravath
Air Force
Cheryl Bumgarner
Chinese mobs harass Soviets at embassy in Beijing
Shouting mobs gathered outside the Soviet Embassy in Peking for the 12th straight day trapping staff inside. C T K reported that Foreign Ministry warned safety of Soviet citizens could not be ensured. Polish and Czechoslovak diplomats helped staff bring food.
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Peking
C.T.K
Tadashi Nogami
Asahi Shimbun
China
Soviet Union
Poland
Jairport
Nogami
Bice Joins In Road Safety Bill in Wisconsin Legislature
State Sen. Raymond C. Bice R La Crosse along with Sen. Robert Knowles R New Richmond co sponsor a statewide highway safety program. Gov Knowles proposed nine safety points including mandatory vehicle inspections implied consent and a 21 year beer age. The plan prompts debate on a statewide 21 age with possible 1968 referendum.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Warren P. Knowles
Knowles
Robert Knowles
New Richmond
Bice
NCR acquires Microcard to expand microform line
National Cash Register Co. bought Microcard Corp. of West Salem for an undisclosed number of NCR shares. Microcard will become a wholly owned subsidiary with Baptie continuing as head. The deal links Microcard’s microform production with NCR’s PCMI system and global marketing, boosting growth prospects for about 110 employees.
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National Cash Register Co
Microcard Corp
West Salem
NCR
Microcard
Charles D. Gelatt
Alex L. Baptie
National ‘Cash Register
Robert S. Oelman
NCR Boards
Baptie
Microcard Management
Blizzard Locks Down 14 States, Airports Shut
A massive blizzard spans the Atlantic Coast affecting 14 states with grounded planes and closed schools. New York Kennedy and La Guardia faced shutdowns while Washington National and Dulles saw restricted traffic. Newark port also closed. Snow ranges from five to fifteen inches with 35 mph winds and subzero temps.
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Atlantic Coast
East
Carolinas
Maine
New York
Sukarno urged to quit before ouster in Indonesia
Parliament may pass a resolution calling for Sukarno's removal or suspension while aiming to bring him to trial for alleged complicity in the October 1965 coup attempt. Military rulers push for his withdrawal as top officers call for him to step down before more drastic action.
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Jakarta
Sukarno
Congress
Indonesia
Indiana Supreme Court Justice Harold Actor Dies at 59
Judge Harold E. Actor aged 59 and recently retired from the Indiana Supreme Court died on Sunday in Anderson Indiana. The longtime jurist served on the state high court and was respected for his judicial service and public work.
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Anderson
Ind
Harold E. Actor
Indiana Supreme Court
Weather forecast for La Crosse area expects warm up
Met meteorologist Carl Peterson says Tuesday night will drop to five to ten below zero with a climb into the lower 20s by Wednesday. Thursday morning's low should be around 10 above. Snow cover holds at eight inches as the Mississippi River rises nine tenths of a foot to 5.9 feet.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Lone Rock
Land O’lakes
Tiniest Quint Dies in Brooklyn Birth Quints
New York AP reports Talitha Harris, the smallest of four surviving Harris quintuplets, died of a cardiac arrest after pneumonia complications. Her siblings were reported in good condition. The quints were born last Wednesday to a Brooklyn couple.
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Talitha Harris
Harris
Brooklyn
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