Saigon Braces as VC Guns Seen Near Air Base
South Viet Nam reports aerial observers sighted Communist antiaircraft guns near Tan Son Nhut Air Base. South Vietnamese bombers were sent to strike them while rumors spread of a new attack on Ho Chi Minh City. Viet Cong leaflets urged uprising as authorities stay on high alert.
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George Esper
Saigon
Tan 3On Nhut
Eral
Gia Dinh
U.S
Mekgon
Kien Hoa
Viet Cong
Communist High Command
Viet Cong second wave presses near Saigon amid Hue battle
Reports say reinforcements were to support the Viet Cong in a second Saigon offensive from February 18 to month end, with 10 000 to 15 000 fighters crewed by elements of the 5th 9th and 7th divisions. In Phan Thiet U S led pressure and Marines chased a North Vietnamese regiment off the Citadel wall as Canberra shelled positions.
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Saigon
Kien Hoa
U.S
Phan Thiet
Hue
Florida teachers walkout enters second day across the state
Florida public school teachers continue a statewide strike as 26 005 of 60 844 teachers stayed away and 21 counties canceled classes. A hearing was set on a state request for a permanent injunction. The dispute centers on funding with the Florida Education Association demanding 267 million dollars.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
Ben. C. Willis
Florida Education Association
Daytona Beach
Miami
Dade County
Dade
Senate To Quiz McNamara On Tonkin Gulf Incident
In Washington AP report, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara is to testify in a closed Senate Foreign Relations Committee session about the 1964 Tonkin Gulf incident. The hearing follows claims of conflicting evidence and a push for new details on North Korea’s Pueblo seizure as CIA officials appear. Chairman Fulbright criticizes the administration’s view of Saigon's strength amid Viet Cong attacks.
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McNamara
Tonkin Gulf
Washington
Secretary of Defense
Robert £. McNamara
Gulf of Tonkin
U.S
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Tonkin
Senate Appropriations Committee
North Korea
Pueblo
Central Intelligence Agency
J. W. Fulbright
Ark
Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson Administration
Snow Returns Driving Dangers Across Miami Valley
The Miami Valley area faces more snow with up to 3 inches forecast in Southwest Ohio. Tonight may see freezing rain or light snow flurries, with temperatures around 15 to 20 degrees. Wednesday brings partly cloudy skies and cooler highs in the upper 20s.
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Miami Valley
Ohio
Uncle Sam Wants More Foreign Tourist Trade
A White House task force recommends lower travel costs for foreign visitors to the United States. Proposals include 25 percent off round trip Europe air tickets and 50 percent off domestic air travel for foreigners plus free national park admission. The plan aims to trim the $3 billion international dollar drain and boosts for travel service promotion and visa simplification.
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Washington
United States
White House
Europe
Robert M. McKinney
Santa Fe New Mexican
Task Force
Hemisphere
U.S. Travel Service
Earthquakes Rock Greece Rattle Islands and Coast
A powerful earthquake struck the Northern Sporade island group with Ayios Evstratios reporting 13 dead and 15 injured. Limnos also endured widespread destruction with 70 percent of homes damaged. Turkish areas along the Aegean coast felt tremors as aftershocks continued. Three Greek warships carried medical aid to affected islands.
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Sporade
Ayios Evstratios
Miaoulis
Ayios Eustratios
Aegean Sea
Greece
Turkey
Limnos
Aegean
Istanbul
Kandilli
Dardanelles
Adapazari
Sporade Islands
Inadvertent Purchase of Allouez School by Instructors
Two University of Wisconsin Green Bay instructors paid 5651 for Bellevue School and unexpectedly acquired Allouez School a few blocks away. They plan to keep the building in use while sorting ownership and future use amid a lighthearted mix of confusion and concern.
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Green Bay
Wis
Roy Stumpf
Bob Goemans
Stumpf
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Bellevue School
Green Bay Board of Education
Geemans
Allouez School
Pearson Cabinet May Resign Over Tax Vote
Ottawa reports Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson's cabinet faced possible resignation after the House of Commons defeated a 5 percent income tax surcharge 84 to 82. Pearson delayed due to Jamaica trip, cabinet met 75 minutes, and party leaders debated next steps amid an expected confidence vote and upcoming Liberal leadership race.
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Pearson
Ottawa
Lester B. Pearson
Jamaica
House of Commons
Commons
Robert L. Stanfield
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