Eight U S soldiers wounded in NK infiltrator attacks
North Korean infiltrators attacked the American sector near the front wounding eight U S soldiers. Two South Korean soldiers with the U S 2nd Infantry Division were killed and another wounded. South Korean forces killed 19 of the 31 insurgents. more NK naval ships gathered off the east coast. The Pueblo crisis sparked a disputed North Korean confession broadcast by radio.
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Seoul
Pueblo
Korean Front
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. 2Nd Infantry Division
Choi Kyu-hah
Republic of Korea
Far East
Coast Guard
Cmdr
Lloyd M. Bucher
Bucher
Murphy Reappointed as State University Regent by Governor Knowles
Eugene W. Murphy of La Crosse was reappointed to a five year term on the Wisconsin State University Board of Regents by Governor Warren P. Knowles. James A. Riley of Eau Claire was also reappointed to the board effective February 1.
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Eugene W. Murphy
S. 15Th St
Wisconsin State University Board of Regents
Warren P. Knowles
James A. Riley
Eau Claire
Riley
Northern States Power Co
la Crosse
Murphy
Gateway Transportation Co., Inc
Board of Regents
Walter J. Kohler Jr
William D. McIntyre
Coordinating Committee For Higher Education
War Toll Declines On Both Sides
Saigon AP. U S command reports a lighter week in Vietnam with 218 American deaths and 1 796 wounded 949 hospitalized. South Vietnamese losses 223 killed 750 wounded 71 missing or captured. Enemy casualties 1 842 killed with 16 677 Americans killed in combat since the war began. American strength in South Vietnam up 4 000 to 486 000.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Jets Pound Reds Threatening U.S. Marine Positions
An armada of American bombers pounded Khe Sanh and surrounding hills for a sixth day as heavy artillery and mortar fire from North Vietnamese forces kept up pressure on Marine positions. The base and key hills endured continued bombardment while U.S. commanders warned of a major offensive near Khe Sanh and along the northern frontier.
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Saigon
U.S
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Phu Cat
Peter Arnett
Marine
da Nang
Marine Combat
Quang Tri Province
President orders 14600 reserves to active duty over Pueblo seizure
President Johnson ordered 14 600 reserve airmen to active duty in a nationwide mobilization following North Korea's seizure of the USS Pueblo. The call includes 14 000 Air Force and 600 Navy air reservists for up to 24 months, with possible ground force options under consideration. The move ties to ongoing diplomacy and UN options to recover the ship and the 83 crew.
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U.S
U.S. Navy
John V. Smith
Panmunjom
Korea
Park Choong-Kook
North
Washington
Johnson
Pentagon
Air Force
Air National Guard
Navy Air
White House
Army
Army National Guard
Army Ground Reserve
United Nations
Pueblo
United States
Berlin
Clark M. Clifford
Senate
North Korea
Robert S. McNamara
George Christian
Marine Corps
Christian
Arthur J. Goldberg
White House Pueblo
Train Derailment in Jura Mountains Kills Two In Europe
In Dijon France two railway conductors were killed and 31 passengers were injured when four cars of an express from Switzerland to Paris derailed in a tunnel in the Jura Mountains. Two injured passengers were in serious condition.
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Dijon
France
Switzerland
Paris
Jura
Boycott Ends at Fulton Junior High Lunch Program
In Milwaukee AP report, a boycott of Fulton Junior High School lunch program ended Wednesday as four Black cooks began work at the building in the heavily Black Inner Core. The boycott began December 11 to protest the absence of a Black among 17 cooks. School enrollment is about 1,440 with about 700 purchasing lunches on Wednesday.
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Milwaukee
Fulton Junior High School
La Crosse School Board Election Rules Clarified
The La Crosse city school district moves to an at large school board election with nine seats, covering the city and six towns. Voters approved the change 5 571 to 3 114 on April 4 1967, with primary March 5 and election April 2. Nomination signers may come from anywhere in the district and ballots will be tallied district wide, overseen by City Clerk Shirley Tomalka and Assistant City Attorney William J Sauer. Registration rules vary by municipality and signing nominations requires no registration.
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la Crosse City
Shirley Tomalka
la Crosse
Tion
Dorothy Ristow
Losey Blvd. S
Sauer
Reserve Air and Navy Units Called Up in Korean Crisis
The Defense Department lists reservist units activated for duty. Air National Guard units include the 113th Tactical Fighter Wing in Washington DC and several regional groups in Atlantic City Niagara Falls Lockbourne Buckley Wichita Sioux City Albuquerque Louisville Little Rock Reno. Air Force Reserve units include the 445th Military Airlift Wing at Dobbins Macon and the 918th Military Airlift Group.
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Washington
Defense Department
Air National Guard
D.C
Atlantic City
N.J
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Lockbourne
Ohio
Buckley
Col
Denver
Wichita
Kan
Sioux City
Iowa
Albuquerque
N.M
Louisville
Little Rock
Ark
Reno
Nev
Air Force Reserve
Dobbins
Afb
Macon
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Defense
Phil G.goulding
Joint
Korean Military Armistice Commission
Adm. Smith
E. W. Murphy
State U Regent
St. Francis Hospital
College of St. Teresa
Winona
Minn
St. Joseph’s Cathedral
Wisconsin State Chamber of Commerce
Wisconsin State Historical Society
Jets
U.S. Marine
George Esper
Vietnam
Dean Rusk
Ambassador Goldberg
Goldberg
Walt W. Rostow
National Security Affairs
Tom Johnson
Rusk
McNamara
Rostow
See
Europe
Asst
William J. Sauer
Wisconsin
Shelby
Medary
Greenfield
la Crosse County
Hamburg
Bergen
Vernon
Bos
Ry Tses Ie
Evs
Campbell
Tribune
Wal Tust City
Calrosse Cy Saae Due
Smith Valley
Wilson
Veron
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