Red assaults in five northern provinces kill 19 Americans
AP reports heavy fighting in South Vietnam as Communist forces launch coordinated attacks near Da Nang and Hue. U.S. losses include 19 service members killed and multiple aircraft damaged, with Marines and South Vietnamese units under pressure near Hoi An and Hue.
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U.S
Hanoi
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Hue
Dard
Okun warns taxes or higher costs if no tax hike
Arthur M. Okun, 39, named by President Johnson to head the Council of Economic Advisers, says Americans face higher interest rates, price-wage pressures and tighter loan conditions unless taxes are raised. He notes the administration’s fourfold plan to strengthen the dollar includes overseas spending cuts and travel restrictions.
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Arthur M. Okun
Johnson
Council of Economic Advisers
Okun
U.S
Europe
Cold snap tightens grip with light snow flurry forecast
Morning wrecks and icy streets set a tense mood as clouds move in tonight bringing light snow flurries and temperatures 7 to 12. Expect 1 percent inch of snowfall before morning. Thursday brings more flurries and freezing winds with a high of 17 to 22. The five day outlook shows unseasonably cold conditions with highs in the 20s and teens at night. Yesterday's high reached 26 with a 28 degree overnight low noted at 8 am. A third of an inch of snow fell in the valley area last night.
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Ohio
Red Peace Bid Analyzed in Washington Talks
Washington officials say North Vietnam and the United States narrowed differences on peace talks but view talks as unlikely to be productive. The State Department noted clarifications are being explored through diplomacy after Nguyen Duy Trinh’s statement proposing talks after bombing ends. President Johnson urged immediate but conditional restraint to prompt productive discussion.
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United States
U.S
Johnson
North Vietnam
Nguyen Duy Trinh
Trinh
State Department
Carl E. Bach
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
DRV
San Antonio
Tex
Clever husband yields to wife and follows her lead
A witty husband avoids conflict by letting his wife take the lead and he aligns with her choices, effectively deferring to her plans and preferences.
Dunreith Rail Wreck: Evacuees Return After Tank Car Cleanup
In Dunreith Indiana residents may return home after removal of acetone cyanohydrin from a damaged tank car in a two-train wreck. Fire destroyed a cannery and three homes. nine cattle died from poisoned water. Cleanup by experts could finish tonight as officials assess spread in nearby Buck Creek and Big Blue River.
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Dunreith
Ind
Pennsylvania
George Winburn
Rohan & Haas Chemical Co
Louisville
Buck Creek
Everett Thompson
Robert W. Heider
State Board of Health
Big Blue River
Amnesty at the Library Opens Chicago Overdue Book Amnesty
Chicago Public Library workers record overdue books without penalties in the citys first library amnesty. About 1,000,000 books are overdue, with a librarian remarking that one generation should be enough.
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Chicago Public Library
Chicago
Johnson Signs Social Security and Education Bills
President Johnson signs into law three measures expanding Social Security benefits and federal aid to education as part of his Great Society. He rejects comment on the $2.29 billion foreign aid bill while unveiling a new 19 member commission to study welfare reforms.
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San Antonio
Tex
Johnson
U.S
Transplant Patient Doing Very Well in Cape Town
CAPE TOWN AP reports Dr. Philip Blaiberg, the world’s third heart transplant patient, is recovering well after the five hour operation at Groote Schuur Hospital. The donor was Clive Haupt, a 24 year old mulatto who died after a rugby accident.
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South Africa
Philip Blaiberg
Clive Haupt
Balthazar J. Vorster
Christian Barnard
Louis Washkansky
Barnard
Groote Schuur Hospital
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