Reds Press Vietnamese Fort as Green Beret Units Come Under Fire
Amid fresh Viet Cong assaults in the Ashan Valley heavy fighting rages around a U.S. Special Forces base. Reports say four Americans were killed in a downed plane and overall Communist casualties for the week were the highest this year. Allied deaths declined, with South Vietnamese fatalities cited at 205. No definitive word on Marine losses in Quang Ngai, while U.S. air support was pledged as conditions remained dire.
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U.S
Quang Ngai
North Viet Nam
Ashan
da Nang
Nyp
Iie
USS
Ashau
Laos
Puff the Magic Dragon
Hit Club
U.S. Air Force
Marine and Navy
Quang Ngai City
Guam
Saigon
Navy
North
Viet Nam
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Cu Chi
Saion
Special Forces Corp
Willean Co
Westmoreland
Paul J. Harkins
Carmp
Warrison
Nentfall
Ho Chi Ninh
McNamara cites 8000 Viet Nam Kills This Year
Defense Secretary McNamara told reporters after a closed session that more than 8,000 Communist troops have been killed in Viet Nam since January, including 1,600 this week. He and Gen. Wheeler discussed new phase of the war and ongoing bombing and ground operations.
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Daniel Rapoport
Washington
UPI
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Viet Nam
McNamara
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
House
Armed Services Committees
Wheeler
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
U.S
Toraid
Johnson
Avewy
Senate
Peijaest
Rise
Amy
Stanley R. Resor
Resor
Rohnson
Senate Armed Services Committee
Military Appropriations Subcommittee
US Defoliation Plan Aims at Viet Cong Cropland
The State Department described a limited crop destruction program in remote Viet Cong areas. Defoliants are non toxic and not a danger to people or animals. Viet Cong units are the target and civilians are warned to leave with promises of food and humane treatment.
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Department
State Department
Local births reported in West Texas area hospitals
Congratulations to several families noting the birth of multiple children. Entries include births at West Texas Hospital Merchantst Hospital and Methodist Hospital with weights ranging from 4 pounds 3 ounces to 9 pounds 7 ounces. Fathers’ occupations include Calviness Hide and Tender and Ce, Texas Tech supervision, construction work, and truck driving.
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Delbert Ray Perkins
Abernathy
Aosen
West Texas Hospital
Fred Carrotl Goldston
Calviness
Aubrey. Lewis
Merchantst Hospital
Coca Water of
Texas Tech
James Hedgeoth
20Th St.oon
Son
Methodist Hospital
Curry Motor Freight
Joen Johnatan
Methodist
Senate Approves Squeezed Viet Nam War Tax Plan
The Senate approves a war tax package amid heated debate on college tax breaks and auto excise increases. The bill keeps House provisions on auto taxes and withholdings but adds new rules on political advertising deductions and farm information sharing.
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Senate
Viet Nam
Abraham A. Ribicoff
D-Conn
Philip A. Hart
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Picayune
Gore
House
John J. Williams
R-Deli
Williams
Agriculture Department
Internal Revenue Service
Winston L. Prouty
Storm toll in Dakotas tops cattle death tolls
About 500 South Dakota farm homes lacked phone service and North Dakota railroad travel was halted a week after a four day blizzard. Storm losses include 17,000 cattle and thousands of sheep with combined market value exceeding 15 million dollars across both states.
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Associated Press
South Dakota
North Dakota
Dakota Plains
Dave Robinson
North Dakota Stockmen’s Association
Robinson
Indians try to revive Poosepatuck reservation housing plan
About 150 Indians and the Suffolk County Economic Opportunity Commission are collaborating to revive the Poosepatuck reservation. Housing is the priority, with efforts to organize action groups for home financing and to fund a study and a center for students, culture, and health services.
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Poosepatuck
Economic Opportunity Commission
Suffolk County
Joyce Turner
Commission
Turner
Exploding Mine Cancels Girl's April Meeting With Marine
Nancy Benevento planned to meet Marine Richard Marks in April in Cleveland. Marks, 19, died Feb. 11 near Da Nang when the amphibious tractor he rode exploded. Nancy began writing him 18 months ago after a friend suggested contact with a lonely combat Marine.
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Nancy Benevito
Grevetand
Richard I. Marks
Viet Nam
Nancy
Manhattan
Cleveland
Ohio
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Nancy Benevento
Richard ER
Rick) Marks
New York City
Marks
da Nang
Tom O'Grady
Tam
Sam
Marine Corps
Love Letters and a Graduation Picture Link to Tragic Death
A correspondence between Rick and Nancy spans student memories and holiday gifts. Nancy sent graduation photos and a Valentine while Rick shared a photo with two friends. He replied with two grateful letters and a Christmas package. Nancy recalls Valentine’s Day when he died.
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Nancy
Lon Valentine
Ronnie Deaver’s son Ronnie Remains Critical After Illness
On February 20, Ronnie Deaver turned 12 without knowing it as his condition worsens. His mother cares for him at home and recalls extensive medical bills nearing 34,000 while churches cover some costs. The family, lacking hospitalization insurance, seeks relief as Ronnie fights to recover backed by prayers.
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Amarillo
Bates, St
Ronnie
Paul
Methodist Church
Golden Cross
Deavers
Area Vet to be buried in Brownfield next week
The body is expected to arrive in Brownfield next week. Survivors include his wife and two sons Michael Shane and Stephen Mark Bramlet aged 4 and 2, his parents, a brother John W Bramlet of Monahans, four sisters Doris Robins Eunice NM Judy Roper Betty Bramlet Post and Wanda Lejeune Midland, and maternal grandmother Mattie Johnson Brownfield plus maternal great grandmother Molly Johnson Lavon Texas.
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Brownfield
Michael Shane
Stephen Mark
John W. Bramlet
Monahans
Doris Robins
Eunice
Judy Roper
Betty Bramlet
Post
Wanda Lejeune
Midland
Mattie Johnson
Molly Johnson
Lavon
Tex
De Gaulle Pushes French Withdrawal From NATO Bases
The article describes France planning a gradual pullout from NATO command with SHAPE and Fontainebleau headquarters pending, plus French divisions and air squadrons in West Germany. De Gaulle notes sovereignty over land sea and air and opposes full integration, arguing Europe should build its own defenses. The United States defends an integrated alliance with preplanned defense measures against attack.
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France
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Powers
Europe
Paris
Fontainebleau
West
Germany
de Gaulle
NATO
Long Hang
Gemini 8 mission faces minor glitches before rendezvous
The Gemini 8 capsule neared its fourth orbit as officials pursued a scheduled rendezvous with an Agena target. A Space Agency spokesman said computer and pneumatic ground equipment issues were minor and did not derail the test, which was declared successful despite the hiccups.
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Space Agency
Atlas-Agena Fannch
Jewelry Store Heist Nets Half Million In Oakland
Three gunmen robbed a downtown Oakland jewelry store, taking about $500000 in loose diamonds bracelets watches and other jewelry plus $300 in cash. The clerk Lois Bengent was struck in the face with a pistol when she fought one suspect with a ring sizer. Owner Arthur Licht was forced to open the main safe as the attackers fled.
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Oakland
Calif
Lois Begent
Arthur Licht
Licht
Early county farming shapes town growth in Lubbock history
A history in A History of Lubbock notes population growth from 23 in 1890 to 292 in 1900 and to about 182 000 today. Early settlers were livestock raisers. Jerry O C Fens and G 7 Groves are credited as first real farmers. The 1890s saw farms with crops including sordium cane millet hay and orchard fruit, laying the basis for regional development. A snow report mentions a historic chalk of snowfall measuring massive deposits per mile of city street.
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Ers’ Court
Peris
Lubbock
West Texas Museums Association
Jerry O C. Fens
G. 7. Groves
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