Airfields Hit as U S Flies Deep in Vietnam Hue Siege Continues
U S fighter bombers downed two MIG13 jets northwest of Hanoi and struck three North Vietnamese airfields. Marines pressed the siege at Hue as jets attacked the Citadel wall to clear a route for ground forces.
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Debate Over Khe Sanh Mission Sparks Senate Clash
Senator Thruston Morton questions the value of a US stand at Khe Sanh amid a looming battle in northwest South Vietnam. Morton argues focus should shift to protecting populous areas and cutting supply lines while warning of broader Senate challenges to the war strategy. An airman credited with a Mig 17 kill near Hanoi is named Lt. Ted Voight. reports also note US pilots clash with North Vietnamese forces near the Citadel.
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Nelsonville High School
Ohio University
Twins Die After Obsession With Bardot Figures
Donald Jackson said his identical twin daughters Janet and Joan, 20, killed themselves in their car with a hose to the exhaust, after years of dieting and obsession with the figures of Brigitte Bardot. Coroner ruled carbon monoxide as the cause. The sisters worked at Jackson's auto parts store since high school graduation in 1966 and were described as quiet yet industrious. They left no notes and had one younger brother.
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New Division Call Up May Not Be Last Of Viet War
Washington reports 10 500 combat troops sent to Vietnam deepening depletion of the strategic reserve. Officers privately urge calling up a National Guard division and studying group reserve calls. Pressure rises for further ground deployments and raising the 525 000 objective. An unnamed Congress member says additional troops may be announced soon. McNamara says current American forces in Vietnam are adequate.
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U Thant Goes to Paris in Effort to Open Vietnam Talks
U Thant rushed to Paris after touring New Delhi Moscow and London to seek a Hanoi reply on peace talks. British officials warned that prospects remained slim while Thant met North Vietnamese contacts and planned talks with Maurice Couve de Murville and possibly Charles de Gaulle.
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Weather outlook for Southwest Ohio cold through Monday
Temperatures stay below normal from Thursday to Monday with highs in the upper 20s to mid 30s and lows in the mid teens to low 20s. Scattered snow flurries expected Friday and Saturday averaging about 0.1 inch. Tonight will be fair with a low in the teens. Yesterday's high was 27 and there was a 14 degree low this morning.
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Truck lifts off as load shifts on Gillerman truck
A motorist on 10th street in St Louis watched as a Gillerman Iron and Metal Co truck loaded with steel vaulted into the air when its load shifted. He said he expected it to come back down as the vehicle tilted upward.
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North and South Korea at odds over war threats and Pueblo fate
At Panmunjom a North Korean envoy warned of war unless the United States withdraws from Korea, while U S negotiator urged peace by halting aggression. The exchange came during a Military Armistice Commission session over armistice violations. The Pueblo crew fate was not discussed.
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