Target Commies Change War Strategy Plan New Tet Offensive
High ranking U S intelligence sources say Communist forces plan a new offensive around Saigon with attacks on province capitals and bases but no full scale assault on the city before Tet. Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops reportedly observe a seven day cease fire during Tet beginning February 17. Some sources warn of possible strikes on Tan Son Nhut and Gia Dinh while avoiding broader urban attacks.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Tan Son Nhut
Gia Dinh
Offshore oil gusher sealed. giant spill threatens coast
A leaking offshore well was capped yesterday near Santa Barbara, but hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil remained afloat in the Pacific. Officials from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles prepared emergency plans to protect beaches harbors and sea life.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Upi
Pacific
Los Angeles
Revenge Motive Studied By Las Vegas Gambler Ambush Victim
Las Vegas police investigate an ambush outside the home of 67 year old gambler Joseph Lyle O'Hare who was shot twice in the head and fell into a coma after surgery at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital. Detectives split tasks across the case to uncover a motive as witnesses and sources are questioned. O'Hare was a familiar downtown figure known for carrying cash and a former poker dealer.
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Las Vegas
Joseph Lyle O'Hare
O'Hare
Walden Pl
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
SUN
Students disrupt Chicago disciplinary session at Chicago U
In Chicago, student rebels chanting fascist pigs forced suspension of a Special Disciplinary Committee meeting. The panel was addressing a 10 day occupation of the university administration building.
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Chicago
UPS
University of Chicago
Oaks
Charles O'Connell
Black is Beautiful People Dividing the Nation
Hank Greenspun discusses race and schooling arguing that beauty in all colors depends on behavior. He condemns forced busing as a source of conflict and notes changing attitudes in black and white communities toward integration and neighborhood schools.
Successor for Kelly Under Study
Phil Mirabelli announces a business committee will screen applications for a new Convention Bureau manager to replace Desmond Kelly. The three to five member panel will avoid politics, include at least one hotel-industry member, and appointing authority remains with the Las Vegas Convention Authority. Kelly resigns ahead of his July contract expiry. John Good will serve as acting head until a replacement is chosen.
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Convention Bureau
Desmond Kelly
Phil Mirabelli
Las Vegas Convention Authority
Convention Authority
Mirabelli
Kelly
New Orleans
John Goodwill
Narcotics raid arrests 12 at North Las Vegas marijuana party
Narcotics squads raided a party at 3508 Tono pah North Las Vegas and arrested 12 suspects, six of them juveniles under 18. Police seized marijuana and pep pills. the house owner had rented the location to apparently responsible individuals. Suspects were driven to County Jail in patrol wagons.
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Tonopah
Las Vegas
Walter Schirra to quit NASA and Navy on June first
Astronaut Walter M. Schirra, commander of Apollo 7, will leave NASA and resign his Navy captaincy on June 1 to enter private industry. Schirra, 45, was one of the original Mercury seven and warned the October Apollo flight would be his last.
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Space Center
Houston
UPS
Walter M. Schirra
America
Mercury
Paul Haney
Manned Spacecraft Center
Haney
Schirra
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Cape Kennedy
Astronaut Corps
Thomas Stafford
Harris Seeks GOP Cooperation On Party Reform
Democratic National Chairman Fred Harris names two 26 member commissions to reform party structure and convention rules after Chicago 1968 turmoil. He invites Republican chief Ray Bliss to join and backs bipartisan talks on public financing of campaigns. McGovern aims to end boss control and schedules hearings nationwide with possible state action before 1972.
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Fred Harris
Chicago
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
James G. O'Hara
Michigan
Harris
Ray C. Bliss
GOP
Bliss
Coast Guard Warns Soviet Trawlers For Violating 12 Mile limit
The U S Coast Guard warned a Soviet bloc fishing fleet that its trawlers violated the Virginia 12 mile limit and future infractions could lead to boarding and seizure. Cutter Point Arena confronted about 20 ships and delivered a formal notice to the Pamorze.
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Portsmouth, Va
UPI
Coast Guard
Virginia
Point Arena
Pamorze
Portsmouth
The
Cherokee
Weather Outlook With Mild Conditions Today
Mostly fair conditions with high cloudiness and a gentle breeze of 10 to 15 mph. Today's high near 60 and low around 35, noontime humidity at 44 percent with sunrise at 6 35 and sunset at 5 16.
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