Red Forces Storm Saigon Embassy in Hour-Long Assault
U S forces recaptured the U S embassy compound after a helicopter assault by the 101st Airborne Division near Saigon where Viet Cong fighters occupied parts of the embassy for hours. At least 19 Americans were killed in street fighting and many Communists died in the broader assault on eight major cities and numerous towns. The embassy was declared clear after a dramatic operation that left bodies on the lawn and blood on the facade.
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Saigon
U. S
Embassy
U. S. 101St Airborne Division
Bien Hoa
State Department
Washington
Fewer Juvenile Arrests in 1967 Highlight Serious Offenses
The sergeant cited 1,129 youths 17 and under arrested in 1967, with 400 facing felonies. Narcotics arrests rose from 44 to 129, while city totals included 397 curfew violators and 321 runaways. County figures mirrored the trend with 158 vagrants, amid a broad pattern of serious juvenile crime. Meanwhile Vietnam war actions dominated the day with embassy raids, airport battles, and heavy fighting near Saigon.
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Hardy
Ragland
Las Vegas
Western States Pounded By Deadly Storm
A sweeping winter storm battered the western United States and northern Ohio. Evacuations topped 300 as rivers flooded areas feeding Lake Erie and ice jams were broken in Eastlake. The storm caused deadly bridge accidents on the Sidney Lanier and Pensacola Bay bridges.
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Ohio
Lake Erie
Eastlake
Chagrin River
Brunswick
Pensacola
Fla
Sidney Lanier
Pensacola Bay Bridge
Dickerson urges state to limit casino ownership
Nevada attorney general Harvey Dickerson calls for caps on how many gambling halls a single person may own. He cites Howard Hughes and Del Webb owning four casinos each and warns monopolistic risk, job effects, and broader policy gaps in the Gaming Control Board and Commission. He notes 33 000 direct hotel casino workers and says policy is assessed case by case.
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Carson City
Nev
UPI
Harvey Dickerson
Dickerson
Howard Hughes
del Webb
State Gaming Control Board
The
Gaming Commission
George Dickerson
Paul Laxalt
Gaming Control Board
Commission
Claims chain led to Pueblo capture delays Navy reaction
Rep. Henry Schadeberg said military action after North Korea seized the Pueblo was delayed due to the ship being under NSA direct command rather than the Chief of Naval Operations. He alleged McNamara’s civilian-led Pentagon caused a two hour delay, amid an unconfirmed report one crew member was dead.
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Washington
UPI
Defense
Robert §. McNamara
Henry Schadeberg
R-Wisc
Pueblo
National Security Agency
NSA
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
Pentagon
Secretary of Defense
Schadeberg
McNamara
Casino Ownership Changes Tee Up Strip Investment
Gaming Board approves several new stakes on the Las Vegas Strip and into Henderson. Jay Sarno would hold 25 percent, Jud D McIntosh 22, Stanley Mallin 12, Nathan Jacobson 2.8, and Rogers parties 1 percent each. Additional entries include Shapiro and Whyman into Rainbow Club for 140000 total, plus purchases in Pussycat Go Go, Frank poker parlor, and Maverick Club. One licensure for Evelyn Primm as corporate officer. Joseph Larson and Lawrence McCann to acquire halves in two 21 games for 3000 each. Herbert Jones to acquire 1 percent in Four Queens for 45000.
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Jay Sarno
Jud D. McIntosh
Stanley A. Mallin
Nathan S. Jacobson
Sol Rogers
Nathan Rogers
Victor Rogers
Ben Rogers
Frank Poker Parlor
Sparks
Evelyn Primm
Ernest Primm
Primadonna Club
Reno
Joseph Larson
Lawrence McCann
Silver Dollar Saloon and Casino
Las Vegas
South Korea steps up actions to block North Korean threat
U S General Bonesteel says intensified actions are under way to counter North Korea’s push to dominate the peninsula following the Pueblo incident and Park Chung Hee’s assassination attempt. Seoul complains Washington is not doing enough while seeking more armament and aid.
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Seoul
UPS
U. S
Charles H. Bonesteel III
North Korea
South Korea
Bonesteel
United Nations
Korea
Korean
United States
Kyunghyang Shinun
Park
Washington
Johnson
Pueblo
South Vietnam
Court Issues Complaints on Paper Strike
In Los Angeles, UPI reports nine mis demeanor complaints were issued against alleged demonstrators from a violent protest Friday against the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner. The strike began 48 days earlier with the American Newspaper Guild leading the action, drawing more than 1,000 participants and causing over 20 large glass panes to be shattered at the newspaper buildings.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Los Angeles Herald-Examiner
American Newspaper Guild
Thurmond blasts Vietnam war as mishandled in Senate
Sen Strom Thurmond shouted in an almost empty Senate chamber that U S handling of the Vietnam War was a shame and a disgrace. He urged President Johnson to take decisive action after learning Communist troops attacked the U S Embassy in Saigon and called for bombing to force victory.
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Washington
UPI
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Senate
U. S
Vietnam
Thurmond
U.S
Saigon
Johnson
Convict Claims More Bodies Buried at Cummins Prison Farm
Reuben Johnson a 59 year old inmate at Cummins Prison Farm says 10 or 12 inmates were buried on the grounds and believes as many as 2000 men may lie buried beneath. Officials cautious while examining a history of deaths. three skeletons found in a pasture as digging resumes after rains.
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Cummins Prison Farm
Ark
UPI
Reuben Johnson
Johnson
Thomas O. Morton
Arkansas
Erwin M. Barron
Dan Stephens
Stephens
Davis
University of Arkansas Medical Center
Little Rock
Gov Reagan Seeks Seizure of North Korea Ships
California Governor Ronald Reagan described as a logical possibility the seizure of North Korean ships or a port blockade to force the release of the USS Pueblo crew. He defended his initial reaction and said 24 hours should be given to release, then action could follow.
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Sacramento
UPS
Ronald Reagan
California
Pueblo
United States
Reagan
Hope Dims For Missing Submarines In Far Mediterranean
The French Navy abandoned hope of saving the 52 aboard the Minerve after the submarine disappeared off Toulon. In the eastern Mediterranean, chances of rescuing the 69 crew aboard the Israeli submarine Dakar were equally slim.
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Toulon
France
UPS
Mediterranean
UN Diplomats Work to Break Korea Crisis Deadlock
United Nations Security Council diplomats held private talks in New York as they pursued ways to invite North Korea over the Pueblo incident. Council President Agha Shahi led discussions with Britain France the Soviet Union the United States and non permanent members with no public substance disclosed. The US rejected reports of direct talks with North Korea without South Korea and stressed conditions tied to Pueblo crew release.
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United Nations
UPI
United Nations Security Council
Pueblo
Security Council
Council
Agha Shahi
Pakistan
Britain
France
Soviet Union
United States
Shahi
North Korea
U. S
Republic of South Korea
President Johnson lauds 1967 space program advances
President Johnson told Congress the U.S. space program made significant gains in 1967 despite a major tragedy. He cited the Saturn-Apollo flight in November as the greatest U.S. space triumph to date in a report on space activities.
Johnson to urge crime fight plan with 557 million request
President Johnson will ask Congress for 100 new FBI agents and 100 assistant U S attorneys to prosecute crimes especially narcotics, seek stiffer drug penalties and gun controls, and propose 557 million in new crime-fighting funding. He will outline coordinated measures, police training pay, detection upgrades, and a space program note on Explorer I anniversary.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
FBI
U. S
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UPI Bureau
11St Airborne Division
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Pussycats
Frank Mickel
Saskatchewan
Canada
Dorothy Hartman
Albert Hartman
Maverick Club
Herbert Jones
Four Queens
Park Chung Hee
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Lynn A. Davis
Winthrop Rockefeller
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