Army to Try GI Newscaster in Vietnam Court Martial
Army charges a GI newscaster in Vietnam with disrespectful language and failing to report on time. Spec 5 Robert Lawrence claims censorship allegations stem from a Dec. incident and a duty-driving dispute with Sgt. MacArthur. He seeks legal aid as the command investigates the broadcasts and forbids discussion.
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Lawrence
Robert MacArthur
MacArthur
Sgt. MacArthur
Long Binh
Middletown Weather Heads Into A Cold Snow Flurry Weekend
Partly cloudy skies with continued very cold temperatures and a chance of a few snow flurries tonight and Friday. Lows tonight from zero to 15 below, highs Friday 10 to 17 degrees. Saturday outlook remains partly cloudy and very cold. Yesterday's high reached 47 degrees with this morning's low at 5 below zero.
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Middletown
Sixty Five U.S. War Dead in Vietnam Week
Saigon AP reports sixty five American service members were killed in Vietnam last week, the second lowest weekly toll in three years, bringing total combat deaths to 40,044 since Jan 1 1961. At least 30 more killed since Saturday. Wounded totaled 477, the smallest in over two years, lifting total wounded to 263,003.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U.S
U.S. Command
Old Feud Still Alive in Yugoslavia Blood Vengeance Reignites
In Mamusi near Prizren a vendetta between the Taci and Mazreku clans resurfaces after Beck Tad Taci is killed by Saban Mazreku’s gunfire at a vineyard. The 18 rounds end the pursuit of reconciliation efforts and trigger arrests, with vows of further blood justice from the Mazrekus.
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Prizren
Yugoslavia
Taci
Mazreku
Becir Taci
Mamusi
Saban Mazreku
Balkans
Mazrekus
Beck Tad
Mazreka
Saban
Beck
Sub zero weather at the zoo freezes ducks
Ducks huddle on ice at the zoo as an Arctic cold wave grips much of the nation. An AP report notes frigid conditions and continuing cold weather across many areas.
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Mark
Chicago
Lincoln Park Zoo
Discussion Resumes as Rail Talks Target 1969 Wage Rise
Washington AP The wage talks between 48 000 shop craft workers and rail industry negotiators resume amid threat of a nationwide rail shutdown next week. Unions rejected a 68 cent per hour raise three weeks ago and pledged no strike before Jan 19.
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Washington
National Railway Labor Conference
Afl-Cio
W. J. Usery
George P. Shultz
Nixon
Congress
Shultz
Sheet
Lebanon Ousts Army General Amid Gaza Guerrilla Row
The Lebanese Cabinet ousted Gen. Emile Bustani, army commander who aided Palestinian guerrillas in southern Lebanon. Brig. Gen. Jean Njeiny named commander in chief as Israel retaliation sparks widening political clash between right and left factions. The report also notes a 50 minute Syria Israel clash in the Golan Heights and the U S transfer of Tabia Field to Libya as evacuation nears completion.
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Emile Bustani
Lebanon
Jean Njeiny
Rashid Karami
Bustani
Palestine
Cairo
Yasir Arafat
Israel
Yablonski Friends Report Threatening Calls After Murders
Investigators say two close associates of the late Joseph A. Yablonski have received threatening telephone calls following the killings of the UMW reformer his wife and daughter. State police reported the first call to Marion Pellegrini of UMW District 5 from Canonsburg.
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Clarksville, Pa
Joseph A
Jack” Yablonski
United Mine Workers Union
Marion Pellegrini
UMW District 5
Canonsburg
Elmer Brown
Delbarton
W. Va
Yablonski
FBI
Pellegrini
Union Slayings Probe Tied to 1969 Election
Brown reports a threatening call and requests lie detector tests for top UMW officials. He cites slayings found Monday connected to the contentious December election where Yablonski lost to W A Boyle. Snyder calls the request unrealistic.
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West Virginia
Haney Wells
Yablonski
W. A
Tony” Boyle
Snyder
Licavoli May Seek New Trial In Ohio Case
Boston attorney F. Lee Bailey said he may seek a new trial for Thomas Yonnie Licavoli, a Tol mobster convicted of four 1930s gangland murders. He discussed possible representation in a federal habeas corpus petition filed in 1968 and will review trial records before deciding.
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Columbus
Ohio
Boston
F. Lee Bailey
Thomas “Yonnie
Licavoli
WBNS
Bailey
Ohio Penitentiary
Samuel Sheppard
Sheppard
Roy Briscoe
Ed Ross
Picket Lines Guard Cincinnati Strike as Jail Appeals Brew
About 1 000 of 1 500 municipal workers vow to keep the strike after a mass meeting. Three union leaders Al Van Hagen James Powell and Stanley Inman remain jailed on contempt charges after the Hamilton County judge’s injunction. Several other members were fined and suspended jail terms. Jerry Wulf president of a national union planned to visit Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
U. S
Hamilton County Common Pleas Court
William Morrissey
al van Hagen
District Council 51
Municipal Workers Union
James Powell
Stanley Inman
Local 20
Operating Engineers Union
van Hagen
Jerry Wulf
International Union of State County and Municipal
Imposter Turns Up As Pastor In Friday Harbor
Ferdinand Waldo De Mara known as The Great Imposter has appeared in Friday Harbor Washington as pastor of the San Juan Baptist Church. The Seattle Times notes he arrived about a month ago to preach at the Conservative Baptist Church. DeMara has used many identities including college professor and Navy surgeon and was the subject of a 1961 film.
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Friday Harbor
Wash
Ferdinand Waldo DeMara
San Juan
Seattle Times
DeMara
Fred W. DeMara
The
Times
Seattle
Los Angeles
Wien
Tony Curtis
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Robert Lawrence
Associated Press
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United States
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Wheelus Air Force Base
Tripoli
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Europe
Joseph Snyder
Aik
Ann Landers Tenner
Heloise
Eeeseeenee
Columbus Area
Cincy Workers Cuty Court
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