Refugees Surge as Saigon Struggles With Homeless War Victims
In Saigon and across South Vietnam, up to a million refugees roam a war torn landscape as Tet chaos compounds the crisis. Officials report hundreds of thousands homeless in cities and provinces with camps sprouting to shelter victims, while authorities fear further upheaval could turn temporary relief into permanent displacement.
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William L. Ryan
Saigon
South Vietnam
United States
U.S
Gia Dinh
Cholon
USS
Thant Says Peace Talks Possible If U S Halts Bombing
U Thant urged an immediate halt to all bombing of North Vietnam stating meaningful negotiations could begin within days. He spoke after meetings with North Vietnamese envoys and world leaders in New Delhi and beyond urging essential steps to end the war and prevent further devastation.
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United Nations, N. Y
U.N
U Thant
Vietnam
United States
North Vietnam
New Delhi
Moscow
London
Paris
Washington
South Vietnam
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Woman Struck By Car In BAF Dies Of Injuries
BLACK RIVER FALLS Wis Mrs Cora Smothers 75 became Jackson County s second traffic fatality of 1968 when struck by a car on U S Highway 12 in Black River Falls walking in front of her home at 114 S Roosevelt Dr about 7 30 p m Friday She died at Black River Falls Memorial Hospital at 8 The driver Dr Donald De Lebo city dentist was not held Assisting Sheriff Miles in the investigation were Chief Al Young and Clarence Williams Services will be announced by the Torgerson Funeral Chapel.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Cora Smothers
Jackson County
U.S. Highway 12
Smothers
S. Roosevelt Drive
Donald de Lebo
Richard Miles
Black River
Destroyer Captains Deny Tonkin Gulf Decoy Role
Capts. John J. Herrick and Robert C. Barnhart Jr. say the USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy were on routine patrol during the 1964 Tonkin Gulf attacks. Their remarks support earlier interviews and counter Sen. Morse's claim that the ships were sent as decoys to lure North Vietnamese vessels.
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Washington
U.S
Tonkin Gulf
Wayne Morse
North Vietnam
John J. Herrick
Maddox
Robert C. Barnhart Jr
Turner Joy
Morse
Oregon
Men to invade world of airline stewardess
The EEOC ruled airlines may not discriminate against men in hiring flight cabin attendants, with Luther Holcomb dissenting. The vote did not settle whether airlines can retire stewardesses upon marriage or at ages, or whether male attendants can be grounded for marriage or aging.
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Washington
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Airlines
Luther Holcomb
Commission
Ex-Viet Ambassador Tran Van Dinh to speak at La Crosse forum
Former South Vietnamese ambassador Tran Van Dinh will speak at the University forum series on U.S. involvement in Vietnam. The sessions, hosted by United Campus Ministry, run Tuesdays in Room 121, science building, La Crosse State University. Tran, born in Hue, discusses "A Vietnamese Perspective" on March 5, with other speakers covering Vietnamese history and war topics on March 12 and 19.
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South Vietnam
United States
U.S
Vietnam
Tran van Dinh
United Campus Ministry
la Crosse State University
Science Building
William Vettes
LCU
Richard Snyder
Tran
Imperial
Hue
Quoc Hoe College
Hanoi University
Asia
Latin America
United Nations
Washington, D.C
Harold Classen
Geography
Gene Stoltzfus
International Voluntary Services
Stoltzfus
Ohio
Weekend Forecast Mostly Clouds and Warmer Temperatures
Partly cloudy tonight with low 15 to 20. Sunday will be increasingly cloudy and warmer with a 20 to 30 percent chance of light snow or rain and highs around the mid 30s. Monday remains partly cloudy and mild with a low near 20.
Viets Regain Hue Palace Area as Reds Retreat
South Vietnamese forces recaptured Hue Citadel palace grounds from Communist troops who seized them 25 days earlier. Government troops penetrated the palace area early, tore down the insurgent flag, and raised its colors atop a 200 foot radio tower. A battalion and ranger company then cleared the palace wall with mortars, ending the fight in two hours with two wounded.
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Saigon
Hue
Associated Press
George McArthur
North Vietnam
Vo Nguyen Giap
Two Young People Found Dead In Parked Car West Of BRE
Two young people were found dead in a car five miles west of Black River Falls. Initial reports indicate carbon monoxide poisoning as the likely cause. Physical exams were ordered for Saturday to determine the death details.
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Bre
Black River Falls
Wis
Danny D. Goldsmith
Hallie Goldsmith
R. 4
Carolyn Thompson
Ben Youngthunder
Bertha Climber
John Thompson
Dells Dam
Rollie McManners
Richard Miles
Robert Radcliffe
Albert Daniells
Danny Gomer
Daniells
Langlois- Galston
Goldsmith
Roger
Vietnam
Robert Pierce Dies One of GOPs Behind the Scenes Leaders
Robert L. Pierce 66 a longtime GOP official who helped arrange every Republican national convention since 1956 was found dead Friday in his Washington hotel room where he assisted with Miami Beach 1968 convention preparations. He had avoided publicity saying it would make him look showy.
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Washington
Robert L. Pierce
Degree In Police Work Urged By Platteville
Wisconsin may start the first four year police training degree next fall at Platteville State University. The plan awaits CCHE approval and could yield 15 to 20 graduates by 1971 or 1972. Emphasis on rural areas, with recruitment from state high schools a major challenge.
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la Crosse Tribune
Madison Bureau
Madison
Wisconsin
Platteville State University
State University Board of Regents
Coordinating Council For Higher Education
CCHE
Platteville Pres
Bjarne Ulisvik
Ullsvik
Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Platteville
Defectors target 2000 in Sweden over Vietnam war
A group of American Army deserters in Sweden aims for 2,000 defectors by year end to protest U.S. Vietnam involvement. Rich Bailey, 19, said arrivals average one per day, with 13 granted asylum and 30 defectors on a growing list.
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Will Grimsley
Stockholm
Sweden
U.S
Richard Bailey
Jacksonville
Fla
Intrepid
Japan
Moscow
Swedish Aliens Commission
France
Bailey
Vietnam
Gunnar Myrdal
National Liberation Front
FNL
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Tz Quang
Tri Quang
UPI Telephoto
Baf
S. Viets
George Esper
Khe Sanh U.S
Tan Son Nhut
Khe Sanh
Robert Pierce
GOP
Gosta Johansson
Johansson
U.S. Army
West Germany
Aliens Commission
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