Viet Cong Battalion Falls Before Coast Line Battle
South Vietnamese troops and American helicopter fire wiped out about half of a Communist battalion near the coast just below the DMZ. The Red force of under 500 men left 203 dead on the battlefield and fled at night. 15 South Vietnamese were killed, 59 wounded, and U.S. and Australian advisers and air crews suffered several injuries while U.S. pilots flew 150 missions in the air war.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
North Vietnam
Transplant Gives Edge in First U S Tissue Tested Case
A 20 year old German born patient Sylvia Szlak is reported doing splendidly after a kidney transplant at Bellevue Hospital five days ago. Extensive tissue compatibility testing identified a compatible donor despite a 1 in 20 chance. Two Ohio patients at Cleveland Clinic were doing well after kidney transplants from a Pennsylvania boy who died on Christmas.
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New York
Sylvia Szlak
Bellevue Hospital
Cleveland Clinic
Pennsylvania
Bellevue
Szlak
Felix Rapaport
New York University School of Medicine
Iowa
Patty Kerr
Chariton
Richard Leeper
Keokuk
Denture Jug Highlights Miami Beach Treasure Hunt
A dental technician in Miami keeps a jug of 309 denture plates found along Miami Beach. He seeks owners through mail and public displays but has identified none. The dentures, costing at least 150 dollars each, likely drifted from the Keys or further south.
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Comito
Miami Beach
Ruiouth
Lindsey Hopkins Public Adult Education Center
America
Miami
Florida Keys
Fort Laueerdale
Palm Beach
Johnson Seeks Diplomatic Fix for Cambodia Refugee Reds
President Johnson aims for a diplomatic solution to Communist forces using Cambodian territory as sanctuary to strike South Vietnam. Officials say he will exhaust diplomacy before other actions, though internal pressure grows for military steps if talks fail. The United States has long charged Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces use Cambodia to attack across the border.
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Washington
Cambodia
Johnson
South Vietnam
U.S
United States
State Department
Cambodias Rejection of U S Proposal on Neutrality
The Cambodian government rejected a U S plan to help prevent use of Cambodian territory by the communists. Phnom Penh accused the United States and its allies of intruding with daily air incursions and terrorist strikes on civilians. Officials say current policy allows cross border retaliation only when U S forces are fired upon.
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Phnom Penh
Australia
United States
Cambodia
DRV
North Vietnam
NFLSV
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
South Vietnam
U.S
Cold, Cloudy Southwest Ohio Forecast Through Thursday
The Southwest Ohio and Miami Valley forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies and continued cold temperatures with a chance of light snow through Thursday. Tonight's low will be in the teens, with yesterday's high at 22 and the low at 10.
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Ohio
Miami Valley
Chuckle about clocks in office routines
A humorous riff on how office clocks regulate morning arrival, lunch breaks, coffee stops, and end-of-day stalling. It playfully notes clocks guide punctuality and break timing, hinting at the tedium of daily work rhythms.
Nitrogen in Baby Foods May Harm Infants
Dr. Barry Commoner warned at AAAS on risks from high nitrogen use in farming and potential nitrate to nitrite conversion harming infants. He cited a Missouri study noting spinach and beet baby foods containing up to 0.8 percent nitrate nitrogen and estimated a two ounce jar could supply about 40 milligrams. Public health officials cap daily nitrate at 12 milligrams for infants.
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New York
Barry Commoner
Washington University
St. Louis
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Commoner
University of Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station
North Viet Namese On Thai Border Amid Laos Offensive
Thai army chief Gen. Praphas says three battalions totaling about 600 men, including Thai insurgents and Pathet Lao members, threaten across the Thai Laos border. Laos reports a general North Vietnamese offensive with attacks on Nam Bac, Pha Lane, and Nong Boualao.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Laos
North Vietnam
Pathet Lao
Praphas Charusathien
Praphas
Nan Province
Chiengrai
3Rd Army
Bang
Kok
Laotian Defense Ministry
Nam Bac
Luang Prabang
Phalane
Nong Boualao
Savannakhet
Mahaxay
Thakhek
Mekong River
Nakorn Phanom
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Dmz
Dee
Red River
Hanoi
Central Highlands
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Miami, Fla
Matthew Comito
Richard Stivers
West Springfield
Brown Memorial Hospital
Conneaut
Cleveland
Bruce H. Stewart
Ohio Highway Patrol
LBJ
San Antonio
Richard Dominguez
Rosemary Perez
Ann Landers Bridge
Valley News
N. Viet
Pentagon
Ho Chi Minh Trail
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