Air Force takes over Marine air operations in Vietnam
In Da Nang the U S Air Force moved to control northern air support from Marines prompting anger among Marines from generals to frontline troops. They fear the shift undermines Marine cohesion and could sideline the air ground team, though Air Force officials say it creates unified, more efficient coordination.
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U.S. Air Force
U.S. Marines
South Vietnam
Marine Corps
1St Marine Air Wing
Marine Wing
U.S
North Vietnam
Saigon
Khe Sanh
U. S
Pretty Coed Identities Assailant
A coed identified her suspected attacker as Lay after a chase and arrest at a Hutchinson area scene. Linda Pearce reported being raped and named her mother, Mrs. Earl Wayne Pearce of Hutchinson, as informed. Police officer Kenneth Sparks noted a dilapidated 12 year car matching the description.
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Earl Wayne Pearce
Hutchinson
Kan
Linda
Kenneth Sparks
Lay
FBI Arrest 4 Honolulu Bank Bandits
Four men involved in a Bank of Hawaii robbery were arrested in Honolulu three days after the $90,000 heist. Lawrance Wayne Brown, 23, aboard an airliner en route west. Chad wick Hotasoa, 23. Barry S. Bovino, 24. Anthony W. St. John, 29, were taken into custody, $88,000 recovered, and the manager Weldon McCullough’s family held at gunpoint during the crime.
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Honolulu
UPI
FBI
Bank of Hawaii
Lawrence Wayne Brown
West Coast
Chadwick Hotasoa
Barry S. Bovino
Anthony W. St. John
Weldon
MotEL Fire Sends Family To Safety As Loss Mounts
Occupants escaped a motel fire with a babysitter guiding a baby to safety and the manager's office. The motel, located south of the Dunes Hotel, is a total loss from fire or smoke damage. Victims include a teenage sitter from New York City praised for alerting residents. The cause remains under investigation by Chief Henley.
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Venisky
Twenty one miners die in Louisiana salt mine fire
In Belle Isle Louisiana rescuers recovered all twenty one miners found deceased after a midnight fire trapped them in the Cargill salt mine. The bodies were located by multiple rescue teams and carbon monoxide was cited as the cause. Governors and company officials expressed sorrow as relatives gathered at the scene.
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Belle Isle
UPI
Cargill
Louisiana
Yanks Score Victories in DMZ Battle
The article reports U S forces securing gains around the besieged Khe Sanh area in South Vietnam amid a heavy battle near the Marine bastion. It details a devastating mine disaster in Louisiana with numerous victims across Franklin Abbeville and New Iberia, and notes a South Vietnamese Ranger lieutenant who killed himself to spare his men, while U S field surgeons treated a Marine missing a leg after a mortarfired shell.
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Khe Sanh
U.S
Khe Sanh Complex
Dong Ha
Officials Seek Help In Identifying Bus Crash Victims
A bus crash near Baker on Interstate 15 left twelve survivors and ten identified victims by press time. The car, possibly driven by Michael Barry, collided head on at 70 mph on the wrong side of the highway, bursting into flames.
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Ous
SUN
Michael Barry
Baker
Baker Grade
Skeletons as publicity stunt rattles Arkansas prison probe
A grand jury ruled the Jan. 29 unearthing of three skeletons at Cummins State Prison Farm was a publicity stunt by Thomas O. Murton aided by Dr. Edwin Barron and Bob Scott. Murton was fired. officials urged no further digging and Murton's replacement was recommended. The report cites the cemetery as the site since 1923.
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Ark
UPI
Cummins State Prison
Thomas ©. Morton
Arkansas
Thomas O. Murton
Edwin Barron
Bob Scott
State of Arkansas
Murton
Czech Purges Threaten Novotny as Army Demands Resignation
The Czechoslovak Army called for President Anto nín Novotný to quit amid a purge drive tied to Maj. Gen. Jan Sejna who defected to the United States. The Army’s Communist department also challenged Cabinet ministers Bohumir Lemsky and Josef Kudrna to state their position on Sejna. Sejna’s value as a West informant is disputed.
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Vienna
UPI
Antonin Novotny
Communist Party
Jan Sejna
United States
Novotny
Communist Party Department
Bohumir Lemsky
Justice
Josef Kudrna
Interior
Sejna
Josef Cunat
Ministry of Defense
Zemed Elski Noviny
Washington
Archerd Sentenced to Die for Insulin Deaths
William Dale Archerd, 55, a draper, was sentenced to death in the gas chamber for the insulin injections that killed two wives and a nephew. The conviction followed a three month trial before Superior Judge Adolph Alexander amid debates on life in prison versus the death penalty. Archerd suffered a heart attack during his trial and received a lengthy recuperation period.
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Los Angeles
UPI
William Dale Archerd
Adolph Alexander
Archerd
Alexander
Teacher Strike Near End in Florida After Cabinet Action
The Florida Education Association called 17,000 teachers to end a three week statewide strike as a Cabinet Board of Education approved a principles statement and $10 million boost. Dade Miami Hillsborough Tampa and Leon Tallahassee counties agreed to return to work, and Gov Kirk signed a $254 million education package into law.
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United Press International
Florida Education Association
FEA
Pittsburgh
Dexter Hagman
Florida
Cabinet Board of Education
Dade
Miami
Hillsborough
Tampa
Leon Tallahassee
Claude Kirk
Sihanouk Admits Cambodia as Sanctuary for Communists
Cambodian leader Prince Norodom Sihanouk acknowledged in two speeches that Cambodia was being used as a sanctuary for Communist forces aided by Red China. He named Gen Lon Nol as his successor if pressure abates and vowed the Viet Cong and Viet Minh would be finished with U S and Thai military actions continuing.
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Bangkok
Thailand
UPI
Norodom Sihanouk
Sihanouk
Red China
Lon Nol
U. S
Cambodia
America
Dim Hopes For Missing Marines In Potomac Tragedy
In Quantico Virginia searchers renew the hunt for seven Marines and a sailor feared dead after a training exercise canoe capsized on the Potomac River. A ninth body has been recovered and officials say hopes are dim for survivors.
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Quantico
UPI
Potomac River
Potomac
T. FE. Mattimoe
Heart Expert Opposes Laws On Transplants
Dr Chris tiaan Barnard urged Congress to reject a federal study on the moral implications of organ transplants calling it an insult to doctors and a barrier to medical progress. He testified to a Senate subcommittee supporting a presidential commission to study ethics legal and social aspects of transplants and related research. Barnard said you are seeing ghosts where there are none.
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Washington
UPI
Christiaan Barnard
Congress
Senate
Barnard
Johnson signals hands off in Democratic primaries
President Johnson stated he will not campaign in the primaries for renomination. His new secretary of defense expects him to run and win again. Senator Eugene J. McCarthy attacks Johnson’s tactics in New Hampshire, criticizing the party's organization and alleging communist influence.
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Johnson
Eugene J. McCarthy
John F. Kennedy
New Hampshire
Retiring Illinois Governor Nominated for Federal Judgeship
President Johnson taps Otto Kerner retiring Illinois governor for the U S Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago. Kerner, age 59, will resign to allow acting Gov. Samuel Shapiro to seek the governorship. Senate confirmation slated after Monday White House announcement.
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UPI
Johnson
Otto Kerner
Illinois
Chicago
Kerner
White House
U.S. 7Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Samuel Shapiro
Shapiro
Adlai Stevenson Iti
National Advisory Commission On Civil Disorders
Win Koch
Senate
George Christian
7Th Appeals Circuit
Indiana
Wisconsin
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