No Escape for Charlie Yanks In Pursuit Of Da Nang Raiders
US infantrymen pursue North Vietnamese forces after an attempted overrun of three bases near Da Nang. The Communist death toll across five northern provinces reaches at least 400 since the New Year truce ended. Helicopters ferried troops into Que Son Valley as machine gun fire continued. one helicopter was downed, crew rescued. Brig. Gen. Charles Ryder said troops killed about 300 enemy, including 241 in attempts to seize Landing Zones Ross and Leslie southwest of Da Nang.
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Bowles To Be LBJ's New Troubleshooter In Asia
President Johnson planned to appoint Chester Bowles, ambassador to India, as a special envoy to Cambodia's Prince Sihanouk to discuss Cambodian sanctuaries used by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces. Bowles’ selection and role were not officially confirmed by State Department officials.
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Nguyen Duy Trinh
Vientiane
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Laos
Burma
Vietnam
Prince Souna Phouma
Phnom Penh
Prince Norodom Sihanouk
Crystal Tissue Plans 08 Million Expansion
Crystal Tissue Co announces Progress 70, a major expansion including a fourdrinier high speed paper machine built by Manchester Machine Co of Monroe. The $3 million project, with total investment around $10,000 per new employee, aims to lift capacity 50 percent and add about 10 percent to employment, targeting full production by late 1969.
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Stanley Reed
Crystal
Manchester Machine Co
Monroe
Reed
Mail Hike Prompts Penny Stamp Stockpiling
The Post Office began stockpiling one-cent stamps last September as Congress debated raising the letter rate from five to six cents. About 1.4 billion penny stamps bearing Andrew Jackson are stored in Washington with additional reserve stockpiles in San Francisco, Dallas, Cincinnati, Chicago, and New York. The department anticipates continued need for roughly two billion one-cent stamps to meet demand as Sunday rate changes proceed.
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Postal hikes and new stamp under 24 hour printer pace
Government printers work around the clock as a postal rate increase takes effect. A new one cent Jefferson stamp will debut January 12. First class letters rise to 6 cents per ounce, air mail to 10, and bulk third class mail climbs about 34 percent.
Weekend Weather Caution Prompted as Storms Loom
Forecast warns of more severe weather and weekend traffic hazards. Drivers urged to check tires and clear ice from windows to reduce crash risk. Southwest Ohio expected clearing skies, temperatures dropping to 3 below to 5 above tonight, with Friday's highs 17 to 23 and past highs 30 and lows 10 above in the valley.
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Token rationing hits New York subway riders
New York City subway riders face token limits as transit officials warn of a possible fare rise after prolonged contract talks. A Grand Central booth signs two tokens per person while clerks refuse bulk requests, citing a token hoarding crackdown to prevent delays and organized crime probes. Local officials discuss subsidies to maintain fares.
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Braham Quint Dies Four Days After Birth
Brisbane AP news reports Geoffrey Roger Braham, the last-born of Patricia Braham’s quintuplets, died at four days old after a sudden illness. The other four quints remained in stable condition at the hospital, with weights ranging from 3 pounds 5% to 3 pounds 14 ounces. The Brahams of Tenterfield, near Brisbane, have four other children.
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Australia
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Geoffrey Roger
Braham
Geoffrey
Richard Gibson
Faith Elizabeth
Annabel Dorothy
Caroline Jean
Brahams
Tenterfield
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