American-South Vietnamese unit overrun in Mekong Delta ambush
In the Mekong Delta 11 soldiers and Tiger Scouts were killed or wounded after an ambush on a nine GIs unit. The strike prompted a distress radio and delayed reinforcements. Across Vietnam, enemy shelling hit airfields and camps as heavy rocket and mortar attacks continued near Can Tho and My Tho.
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Saigon
Mekong
North Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Binh Thuy
Can Tho
Thurs
My Tho
Delta
U.S
9Th Infantry Division
Dong Tam
Mekong River
Dinner Turns Love-In For Astronauts and Wives
New York hosted a formal state dinner that became a love-in for astronauts Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders and their wives. Gov. Rockefeller praised the trio as guests poured to the dais for autographs and questions about moon missions.
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New York
Borman
Lovell
Anders
Waldorf-Astoria Grand Ballroom
Nelson A. Rockefeller
James A Lovell Jr
General Borman
Air Force
Frank Borman
William A. Anders
Earth
Mars
Gov. Rockefeller
Israeli Planes Hit Arab Guerrillas Across Jordan Border
Israeli warplanes struck Arab commando positions along the Jordan cease fire line after an attack on an Israeli army vehicle. Flames and smoke were seen near the village of Ktes across the Jordan border, near Kibbutz Gesher six miles south of the river.
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Tel Aviv
Jordan River
Ktes
Kibbutz
Gesher
Jordan Valley
Israel
Moon Trip Starts Fueled by Three Perfect Engine Burns
Apollo 11 crew members Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins spoke to reporters in Houston as they prepared for the lunar mission. Armstrong warned that all rocket engine firings around the moon must succeed for the crew to return safely. Collins and Aldrin expressed confidence in their team and noted the prestige and responsibilities of the assignment.
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Force
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Air Force
Michael Collins
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Armstrong
Collins
Aldrin
Nixon to Keep Bliss as GOP Head
President elect Nixon asked Ray C. Bliss to remain as chairman of the Republican National Committee for a substantial period. Bliss, 61, has led the party since April 1965, focusing on organization politics and not public campaigning, with Nixon advisers previously debating a replacement or a separate party spokesman. Bliss said Nixon expressed satisfaction with his work after a two hour meeting.
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Nixon
Bliss
Gop
New York
Republican National Committee
Ray C. Bliss
National Committee
Bud Wilkinson
White House
Negro Militants Defy Eviction At Brandeis And Swarthmore
National campus protests persist as Brandeis faculty vote to create an Afro American studies department while 65 students hold a building with a $200000 computer. Swarthmore 15 members keep control of the administration building seeking concessions. Columbia trustees face a court suit from conservative students backing stricter campus conduct. Wisconsin regents threaten Daily Cardinal publishing privileges over language and editorial standards.
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Brandeis University
Swarthmore College
U.S
Brandeis
Waltham
Mass
Philadelphia
New York
Columbia University
Safegard
Vincent J. Rigdon
Birchers
Nixon
State Supreme Court
Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin Board of Regents
Daily Cardinal
Gordon Walker
Racine
Post Goes Quiet After 147 Years
The Saturday Evening Post will print its February 8 issue as the final edition. Curtis Publishing Co. president Martin S. Ackerman cites a roughly five million dollar 1968 deficit and a looming three million dollar loss in 1969, blaming television advertising gains for the decline.
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New York
Saturday Evening Post
Post
Martin S. Ackerman
The
Curtis
Professor Drives Antique Model A for Laughter and Study
Kansas University string instrument professor Karel Blaas rolls his 1931 Model A around Wellsville and beyond. The car, stripped by vandals years ago, was mechanically rebuilt with parts from junkyards and a Chicago firm. Blaas plans a sabbatical in Europe then a string instrument replica project, while his antique license plate reads Kansas Prof Antique.
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Karel Blaas
Kansas University
Blaas
Eudora
Tenn. St
Hugo Blaas
Santa Monica
Calif
Hugo
Wellsville
Holland
Italy
Sicily
England
Belgium
Austria
Netherlands
Charles Blaas
Kansas
Journal-World Photo
Two Held After Kroger Robbery Shootout and Car Chase
Two suspects are jailed on first degree robbery kidnapping and auto theft charges after a Friday Kroger heist at 9th and N streets. A 16 year old accomplice remains at large while two hostages were released uninjured during a roadblock stop on K-10 near Zarah. Police from multiple counties joined the Lawrence pursuit as the armed robbers fled with about $101 from manager William Crane.
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Kroger
N. H. Sts
Douglas County
Lawrence
Ronald G. Barnes
Rt. 1
Steven L. Woodward
Lyons St
K-10
Zarah
K-7
Johnson County
Marlon Bert Tyus
Oliver St
Kansas City
DeSoto
Douglas Johnson
Wyandotte
Leavenworth
Miami County
Kansas Highway Patrol
Eudora
Olathe
Overland Park
Shawnee
Merriam
Robert E. Cassity
John Shepard
Tyus
Krogers
Stanwix
William Crane
R. I. St. James L
Bank raises rates on personal loans in New York
The First National City Bank boosted interest on personal loans for cars furniture and home appliances effective Monday. Rates rise one quarter of one percent and cost borrowers from 5.50 to 6 dollars per 100 dollars depending on loan type and length.
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New York
First National City Bank
Slightly Warmer Weekend Forecast for Lawrence Area
The weather bureau predicts a mild weekend for Lawrence with southerly winds bringing warmer temperatures. Highs reach the 30s today and the upper teens tonight, with Sunday forecast for a high in the 40s and little to no precipitation.
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Lawrence
Weather Bureau
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