Reds Press Khe Sanh Amid Lang Vei Siege
AP reports a major new offensive may have begun as North Vietnamese artillery and ground forces attacked the Khe Sanh Marine base after capturing Lang Vei. The siege left 8 Americans dead or missing, with heavy Viet Cong losses and a mass retreat toward the base. Elsewhere Marine operations continued in Hue amid stiff street fighting and possible reinforcements in the citadel.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Lang Vei
South China Sea
Hue
Perfume River
Explosion at Chicago sausage plant kills six. firemen among dead
Fire and a series of blasts ripped the Mickleberry Sausage Co. plant on Chicago's South Side killing six and injuring 78. The firm's president Roy R. Laidly 61 was found deceased in rubble. One worker is missing. Firemen suffered 3 of the 18 injuries. Authorities suspect gasoline or gas fumes from a burning truck ignited the blast.
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Roy R. Laidly
Peppers
Mickleberry Sausage Co
International Amphitheatre
Joe Ryan
Bernard de
Father of the Bride Breaks Down Over Wedding Costs
A humorous take notes that rising wedding prices push the bride's father to tears as he faces the expense. The quip reflects on escalating costs and family strain in contemporary nuptials.
Nick Adams Found Dead in West Los Angeles Home
The 36 year old actor Nick Adams was found dead by his lawyer in an upstairs bedroom of his West Los Angeles residence. Police reported no marks on the body and a tentative natural death was listed with an autopsy planned. Adams starred in The Rebel and appeared in several films before his career declined.
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Nick Adams
Los Angeles
Adams
Ervin Roder
Carol Nugent
Allyson
Jeb Stuart
Miss Nugent
Dillinger
Weather forecast shifts snow impact to Eastern Seaboard
The forecast yesterday promised snow locally but the Eastern Seaboard is now seeing it. Today will be cool with variable clouds and lows from 21 to 26 degrees. Yesterday’s high reached 40 degrees while this morning fell to 27.
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Seaboard
Wallace Announces 1968 Run To Win For President
George C. Wallace declared as a third party candidate he will run to win in 1968. He criticized both major parties for ignoring the wishes of the American people and said his name could appear on all 50 state ballots.
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Charles Peppers
Wallace
Washington
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Gover
Nor
Barry Goldwater
United States
Pups Save Lost Girl After Field Discovery
Nelda Lee Parrish, 2, found face down in a field with her two German shepherd puppies protecting her. Local searchers, in freezing weather, brought the girl to a nearby house. doctors report pneumonia in both lungs and severe frostbite on her right leg and foot.
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Hamilton
Ala
Nelda Lee Parrish
Ronald Spencer
Eight radioactive capsules stolen in San Francisco shipment
Milwaukee police said eight capsules were stolen from a lead container during a shipment from San Francisco to Wisconsin. The capsules are highly dangerous and could cause severe radiation burns if touched. Each capsule is just under a half inch in diameter and made of stainless steel.
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San Francisco
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Wis
Pueblo Crew May Come Home Soon
Senate leader Mike Mansfield called North Korea's release of the Pueblo crew's dead and wounded an encouraging sign. The State Department cautioned against quick expectations as Panmunjom talks continue. The United States moved the Enterprise away from the Sea of Japan after the Pueblo incident. Hungary's UN ambassador suggested the gesture as conciliatory.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
North Korea
State Department
Mansfield
U.S
Enterprise
Sea of Japan
Pueblo
United Nations
United States
Hungary
U.N
Karoly Csaterday
Vagrant Surrender Claims Theft Stg Remedy in Tokyo
A vagrant walked into a Tokyo police station and confessed to a theft, asking to be jailed. He blamed worsening rheumatism and sought refuge behind prison walls to escape the cold winds of the world.
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Tokyo
Homeward bound Viet Nam hero Murrel keeps busy post war
Melvin Murrel known as the Black Sergeant of Tuy Loan returns to Syracuse after two tours in Vietnam and a discharge. He speaks to civic groups about his experiences, aims for college and a political science degree, and notes ongoing talk of possibly returning to civilian service with the U S Aid mission. The 21 year old leader recalls earning the villagers trust while a target of VC bounty rising to 6300 dollars.
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N.Y
Melvin Murrel
Tuy Loan
Vietnam
U.S
Neck
America
da Nang
Murrel
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