Hue Marines Reach Citadel Perimeter in Hard Fought Push
Reports from Saigon indicate U S Marines advanced through Hue’s ruined Citadel under heavy artillery protection to near a remaining Communist stronghold. In Saigon and other cities Viet Cong rocket and mortar fire persisted as the second wave offensive showed signs of easing. A rocket struck Tan Son Nhut Airport terminal, killing one U S serviceman and wounding 21 while 180 GIs awaited flights home.
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George Esper
Saigon
U.S
Hue
Vietnam
Tan Son Nhut
Imperial Palace
Old City
Malcolm A. Sussel
Monterey
Calif
Johnson sees Eisenhower meeting as Vietnam push outlined
President Johnson described a six hour Palm Desert talks with Dwight D Eisenhower as helpful and said troop strength in Vietnam would rise beyond 525000 if needed. He noted the meeting included golf and briefed Eisenhower on crises in Vietnam and Korea before leaving for Washington.
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Washington
Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Vietnam
Palm Desert
Calif
White House
Eisenhower
California
Pope Air Force Base
N.C
el Toro Marine Air Station
el Dorado Country Club
Lewis W. Walt
Walt W. Rostow
Korea
Seven Cox children die in Cincinnati house fire
In Lower Clifton Cincinnati seven children of Mr and Mrs Henry Cox died in a two story frame home fire. The parents and one son, James 12 escaped by jumping from a second floor window. The dead include Debbie 13 Connie 10 Connie 9 Sandy 8 Darrell 6 Gary 5 and Brenda 2. Fire Chief Bert Lugananni said inhalation likely caused the deaths. Fire started on the first floor and neighbors recalled screams as flames engulfed the structure during 17 degree weather.
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Cincinnati
Henry Cox
Lower Clifton
James
Debbie
Connie
Sandy
Darrell
Gary
Brenda
Bert Lugananni
Pacifists Criticize U.S. Handling of POW Releases
Two pacifists Howard Zinn and Daniel Berrigan accused U.S. authorities of inept action that endangered the release of American POWs after three airmen returned to the United States from North Vietnam. The aviators Norris Overly Jon Black and David Matheny were checked at military hospitals after reunions with families. Navy and Defense officials disputed the claims noting the airmen chose military transport for speed and medical access.
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Washington
North Vietnam
Air Force
Norris M. Overly
Oscoda
Mich
Jon D. Black
Laredo
Texas
Navy
David Matheny
Bakersfield
Calif
Howard Zinn
Boston University
Daniel Berrigan
Cornell University
U.S
Zinn
Father Berrigan
Col Overly’s Release Brings Joy To Family In Dayton
In Dayton Ohio colonel Norris M Overly the prisoner released from North Vietnam returns home to Oscoda Michigan after months in captivity. His wife Roth and their children Mike ten and Debbie twelve greet him at the base and recount prayers and faith sustaining them. Also on the same flight captain John D Black joins the Overlys and is taken to hospital for debriefing.
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Overly
Washington
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Ohio
Mike
Black
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Matheny
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Bakersfield
Wright - Patterson Air Force Base
Air Force
Roth Overly
Debbie
Norris M. Overly
North Vietnam
Oscoda
Mich
Wright-Patterson
Thailand
John D. Black
Overlys
Kelly Afb
Mike Overly
Metairie
Fenton
Rocky River
Robert
Robert Luke
Troy
William E. Lindsey
Wellington
Lockbourne Afb
Columbus
Detroit
Florida Teacher Walkout Freezes State Education Efforts
Florida teachers stage a statewide walkout with 21 information meetings as districts prepare for unscheduled vacations affecting nearly 2,000 schools. Gov Kirk appeals for calm while circuit court bans pressure on contracts and resignations surge among 60,000 teachers.
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Tallahassee, Fla
Florida
Ben C. Willis
Florida Education Association
FEA
Phil Constans
Tornado winds strike North Miami Beach causing injuries
Tornado like winds damaged a 60 block area along coastal North Miami Beach injuring more than a dozen people. Two heart attack victims were among the injured and several houses cars and storefronts were damaged. Police deployed road blocks to deter looting and sightseers. The blast hit the beach area east of Miami shortly after 5 am with the hardest hit section near Northeast 167th Street. Weather officials cited no radar evidence of a tornado and a forecaster suggested a severe thunderstorm caused the damage.
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North Miami Beach
Fla
Miami Beach
Thorities
Miami
167Th Street
Weather Bureau
Raymond Kraft
Weather outlook for Southwest Ohio and Miami Valley
Increasing clouds and a warmer night with lows from 18 to 24 degrees. Tuesday brings continued cloud cover with highs in the upper 30s. Yesterday reached 30 degrees with a morning low around 13 above.
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Ohio
Miami Valley
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Tan Thoi
Phan Thiet
Helcopter
Frank E. Evans
South China Sea
U. S
Edmund Castillo
Col. Overly
Big Dade
Claude Kirk
West
Kirk
Ann Landers Bridge
Jos Ivane Beaelieste
Heloise Reves
Torr Reem
TPO
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