Explosive Refinery Fire Feared as Tanks Burn in Port Arthur
An Atlantic Richfield refinery blast and blaze in Port Arthur Texas forced evacuations of 200 residents and closed Taft Elementary School. Three workers were critically burned, two others severely, as gasoline tanks 30 feet high spilled flames reaching 200 feet high and a chlorine tank safer by switch engine actions.
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Port Arthur
Tex
UPI
Atlantic Richfield
Civil Defense
Taft Elementary
Escape From Juvenile Center Highlights Overcrowding
Officials describe severe overcrowding at the Clark County Juvenile Detention Center with 61 youths held, 11 awaiting transfer, and four escapes over the weekend. Prison staff face staff shortages and insufficient space while officials seek emergency funds to sustain operations.
Grounded F-111s face delays after Nellis crash
The F-111 crash near Nellis Air Force Base injures Navy Lt. John Nash and highlights ongoing debates over the aircraft’s viability. An Australian trainee, Flight Lt. Neal Pollock, survives uninjured as discussions continue about delivery delays and competing Navy proposals. The program faces scrutiny over cost, weight, and carrier suitability amid reports of widespread fleet use and earlier groundings.
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Navy
John M. Nash
Neal Pollock
Royal Australian Air Force
Nellis
Mather Air Force Base
California
Naval
Americans Kill 92 in Viet Nam Ambush Breakthrough
U S troops broke a Communist ambush near Street Without Joy and killed 92 enemy fighters in a running battle into a coastal valley in South Vietnam. In the Mekong Delta saboteurs sunk a bridge at Mai Truc, 60 miles southwest of Saigon, amid tight security precautions in Saigon. A separate clash near Tam Ky left 1 American dead and 33 wounded. Farther north near An Hoi a Marine recon team killed 15 Communist troops with artillery fire. no Marines were hurt.
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API
South Vietnam
U.S
Mekong
Mai Truc
U.S. Americal Division
Tam Ky
Highway 1
South China Sea
An Hoi
U. S
Two Cab Firms Wage Walkout Amid Court Review
Court reviews transcripts with no judge assigned to write the majority opinion as two cab firms continue a local walkout. Management estimates drivers average 32 trips per day, with potential fleets raising trips to six to ten daily per driver and causing financial loss. Negotiations between Teamsters and companies would need reopening. If cab shifts lack operating limits, drivers seek higher guaranteed wages. if limits exist, they may accept lower guarantees but more trips and tips.
Nine-Hour Battle Leaves 3 Dead at National Polytechnic
Mexican army units cleared the National Polytechnic Institute after a nine hour gun fight with 1 500 soldiers police and students. Three killed and about 60 wounded as student bands continued to fire from rooftop positions using Molotov cocktails rifles and a bazooka. The complex was occupied by dawn with tear gas and sustained sniper fire nearby.
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Mexico City
UPI
National Polytechnic Institute
90000 GIs to Leave Vietnam in Peace Talks Prompt
The article notes 90000 GIs are to depart Vietnam as part of a proposed troop reduction. Secretary Laird cites three causes: US efforts to build South Vietnamese forces, rising South Vietnamese draft calls, and reduced US construction needs.
Bank Heist in Reno Nets About $12,000
A male robber used a note to force a teller at the Nevada National Bank of Commerce Fifth and Virginia Street branch in Reno to hand over about $12,000 to $12,500. The note demanded all the 100s and 50s and claimed someone was covering him. Bank staffer Sharon Denny assisted by placing the cash in a bag as he fled.
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Reno, Nev
UPI
Virginia Street
Nevada National Bank of Commerce
Sharon Denny
Israeli Retreat Averts War, Diplomacy Moves Considered
Hussein met King Faisal in Jeddah and traveled to Libya for talks with King Idriss. Riad met Harold Wilson in London and Michael Stewart in London. Riad warned that foreign troops on Arab territories raise the danger of war unless Israel withdraws.
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Hussein
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
Cairo
Libya
Idriss
Riad
London
Harold Wilson
Michael Stewart
Hecklers Deemed Highly Disciplined by Humphrey Campaign
Hubert H. Humphrey said hecklers at his campaign events are highly disciplined, well organized agitators aiming to destroy the Democratic Party and the United States. He pledged not to be driven from the platform amid disruptions noted at a Minneapolis news conference.
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United Press International
Hubert H. Humphrey
Democratic Party
United States
Minneapolis
Humphrey
Laxalt Names John Diehl as New Gaming Official
Gov. Laxalt selects John Diehl to replace Dickerson as gaming commissioner. Diehl, previously city attorney and Churchill County district attorney, will join four other commissioners. Dickerson resigns citing time demands and conflict of interest concerns affecting his law practice. He notes past disagreements, including opposition to Howard Hughes’ bid for a sixth Las Vegas hotel casino, blocked by potential federal anti trust action.
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Dickerson
Las Vegas
Gov. Laxalt
Howard Hughes
Eleven Die In Guen Air Tanker Crash
An Air Force KC135 tanker with an engine out attempted to land at Wake Island and crashed on the runway. Eleven people were killed, 23 injured, and 22 aboard unharmed. 14 more were airlifted to Guam for treatment. SAC said victims were primarily personnel en route to rest leave. An investigation team was dispatched to determine the crash cause.
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Air Force
mid-Pacific
Andersen Air Force Base
Guam
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Strategic Air Command
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Neb
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Vietnam
Southeast Asia
45Th Air Division
Loring Air Force Base
Maire
Pueblo captain says intrusion into North Korean waters ordered
The Guardian reports Captain Lloyd Bucher said the USS Pueblo was steered into North Korean territorial waters on January 23 to test Pyongyang's reaction. Bucher described the mission as one of four major tasks and gave details during a five hour press conference and a private interview conducted at Pyongyang.
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UPI
Pueblo
The
Guardian
Lloyd Bucher
Lionel Martin
Bucher
Martin
U.S
North Korea
Pyongyang
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Negroes Hold Stockade In Long Binh Prison Row
In Saigon a dozen angry Negro prisoners remained in control of part of the Long Binh stockade after last month’s racial riot. They have received food and water, with no force used against them, and may rejoin others when they cooperate.
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Saigon
UPS
Long Binh Stockade
U. S
Long Binh
High School Journalism Teacher of the Year named
Ruth Masie Griggs of Broad Ripple High School Indianapolis won the 1967 68 High School Journalism Teacher of the Year award from the Newspaper Fund receiving a $1000 prize. Indianapolis becomes the first city with two honorees, joining Miss Mary Benedict. Three runners up share $500 each for outstanding performance.
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Princeton
N. J
UPI
Ruth Masie Griggs
Broad Ripple High School
Indianapolis
Griggs
Newspaper Fund
Mary Benedict
Arlington High School
Laurence D. Christman
Concord High School
Concord
Calif
Mt. Diablo High School
Homer L. Hall
North Kirkwood Junior High School
Kirkwood
Kathleen O’toole Zellmer
Eastern High School
Washington, D.C
Farm Support Payments Exempt From Debt Ceiling Vote
The Senate reversed to exempt a $960 million rise in farm price support payments from its $180.1 billion spending ceiling. The 36 to 24 vote backed Sen. Eliender for the administration, despite Sen. Williams opposition amid tax rise ties. Earlier, a similar exemption for Commodity Credit Corp costs failed.
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Washington
Senate
Commodity Credit Corp
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Congress
Health Scare Could Cause Smoking Drop
The Agriculture Department foresees stable cigarette production around 571 billion for 1968-69 but notes higher taxes and health publicity are reducing per person consumption. Cigars and pipe tobacco may rise, chewing tobacco steady, and snuff decline slightly, with tobacco supplies down about 4 percent from last year.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Department
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