Mekong Delta offensive tests U S paratroopers in hostile mud
U S paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade push through the Mekong Delta as Viet Cong guerrillas hold key lines along canals and dikes. Soldiers describe the terrain as hellish with sniper fire and heavy riverine obstacles. The delta, a long hotspot since French Indochina, hosts about 20 000 South Vietnamese troops against an estimated 30 000 Viet Cong in the area.
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Native Cunning Routesmanship in Subway Strike
New York faces a city paralyzed by a subway and bus strike prompting creative tactics. Bicycle shops see booming Sunday business while helicopter firms add flights and a makeshift stagecoach appears on Madison Avenue. Private cars flood Manhattan as commuters seek alternatives, with travelers enduring long delays at stations. A student maps a complex route from Flushing to Wall Street using LIRR, PATH, and subway transfers.
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New York University
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Queens
Wall Street
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Long Island Rail Road
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Pennsylvania Station
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Port Authority Trans Hudson
Jersey City
Hudson Terminal
Cortland Street
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Grand Central Station
Leon Kennedy
Ozark
Ala
Great Barrington
Mass
Traffic normal so far after New York transit strike
The two day old transit strike disrupted New York City traffic but by 8 a m Mayor Lindsay said Manhattan traffic was about normal though warned against more drivers. Commissioner Barnes reported loosening conditions as drivers left for work early, easing the usual rush hour jams.
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New York
Manhattan
John V. Lindsay
Lindsay
Henry A. Barnes
Bates
Beavercreek Boy Dies After Street Crossing Accident
In Xenia Ohio a 7-year-old Beavercreek child died from injuries after being struck by a car last Tuesday while crossing a street with an 8-year-old companion. Authorities provided no further details.
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Xenia, Ohio
Richard Dumbrowski
Weather forecast with cool nights and warming trend
The Weather Bureau predicts fair and cooler tonight with a low in the mid-20s. Tuesday should be mostly sunny and seasonably cool, with a long range trend toward slightly warmer than normal temperatures. Rain is expected late in the week. yesterday’s high reached 57 and overnight low was 30.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Chuckle Wife Pep Talk What They Gift Each Other
A playful wedding anniversary quip shows a wife teasing her husband about sensible gifts this year. She jokingly suggests ties and fur coats as a lighthearted exchange reflecting their long marriage.
Interstate 71 crash stalls traffic near Mount Gilead
A seven car pileup on Interstate 71 at the Ohio 61 interchange south of Mount Gilead blocked both southbound lanes, halting traffic and snaking several miles before the scene was cleared.
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Mount Gilead
Ohio
Ohio 61
Here
Highway Patrol
Sweeney seeks Democratic bid for Ohio attorney general
U S Representative Robert E Sweeney announced his plan to seek the Democratic nomination for attorney general in Ohio He would face former attorney general Mark McElroy in the primary with the winner opposing Republican William B Saxbe Senator Frank King of Toledo weighs a run for governor as Rhodes successor and will announce plans after a statewide committee meeting Sweeney cited family burden and the gubernatorial race as reasons to defer his governor bid
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Columbus
Ohio
U.S
Robert E. Sweeney
Sweeney
Atty
Mark McElroy
William B. Saxbe
Frank King
Toledo
James A. Rhodes
King
Rhodes
Taft Prepares News Conference About 1966 Plans
Former congressman Robert Taft Jr. scheduled a late news conference amid speculation he will seek the Republican nomination for the First District U.S. House seat held by Democrat John W. Gilligan. Taft has not confirmed whether he will challenge Gilligan or pursue other plans.
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Cincinnati
Robert Taft Jr
Taft
Stephen Young
House of Representatives
John W. Gilligan
Gilligan
Viet Cong clash near Plain of Reeds as US paratroops push west
U S paratroopers move from Saigon into Bao Trai area while heavy fighting wanes. U S 173rd Brigade reports 111 Viet Cong killed and 502 suspects detained, Vietnamese forces claim 125 guerrillas killed. Flamethrowers used once by Communists. tear gas deployed by helicopters in a search and destroy sweep toward the Cambodian frontier. Air strikes paused amid diplomatic moves as a 30 hour Christmas cease fire looms.
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Saigon
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Binh Duong
Tuy Hoa
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Viet Nam
Washington
Brown Sees Clinton County AFB as Regional Jetport
Rep. Clarence Brown Jr. says his Washington staff is exploring Clinton County Air Force Base in Wilmington as a future regional commercial jetport serving Columbus Dayton and Cincinnati. He favors a Dayton Cincinnati regional airport and notes the base could be repurposed as a stop to relieve Midwest traffic as supersonic jets enter service.
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Ohio
U. S
Clarence Brown Jr
Washington
Clinton County Air Force Base
Brown
Dayton , Cincinnati
Wilmington
Columbus
Southwest
Cincinnati
Clinton County
Westmoreland Named Time Man of the Year for 1965
General William C. Westmoreland commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam is Time magazine’s 1965 man of the year. The selection cites his domination of the year’s news and a lasting impact on history.
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NEW York
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Viet Nam
Time Magazine
Time
Westmoreland
Peace envoys press on amid Hanoi rebuke and talks
U S peace envoys persist in pursuing negotiations as Hanoi branded current moves as trickery and conditions for peace. Harriman proceeds to Pakistan and Williams to Africa to press Washington’s approach, while a bombing moratorium enters its eleventh day as talks potential grows.
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U.S
United States
Hanoi
Washington
W. Averell Harriman
Pakistan
Mohammed Ayub Khan
G. Mennen Williams
North Viet Nam
Shastri Ayub Meet Top Reds
In Tashkent President Mohammed Ayub Khan of Pakistan and Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri of India arrived for a summit. Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin greeted them as they prepared to discuss Kashmir. Officials expect limited impact on the long running dispute despite cordial exchanges.
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India
Pakistan
Tashkent
Kashmir
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Alexei N. Kosygin
Asian Subcontinent
Haimalaya
Ohio High Toll Tops U S For New Year Weekend
Ohio roads produced a brutal New Year period with more than a score of traffic deaths in 48 hours. The toll led the nation as rain slicked highways and limited visibility helped fuel nine double fatal wrecks and multiple fire fatalities, with Parma Heights residents among the victims.
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Ohio
Parma Heights
New Year Toll Reaches Record High on Three Day Weekend
The Associated Press reports 556 deaths on nation’s highways during the three day New Year weekend, a record for a second straight holiday period. The total falls short of the 720 all time holiday high set during the Christmas period.
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Associated Press
Cambodian Border Clashes Kill Villager Near Trad Province
Thai border police accuse Cambodian troops of firing mortar shells and machine guns into two Thai villages near the Trad border, killing a villager. Cambodia says Thai forces attacked Osmach. Prince Sihanouk vows reprisal raids if attacks continue.
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Thailand
Trad
Cambodia
Osmach
Norodom Sihanouk
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