Renewed Communist Initiatives Foreseen Around Tet
U S commander Westmoreland said Communists seem to have temporarily run out of steam as ground fighting lulls. He expects a resurgence around Tet, the Lunar New Year, with political motives and increased activity near Khe Sanh and the DMZ. Air and ground actions continue, including raids near Gio Linh and at the northwest border. The war’s pace shifts with seasonal truces and strategic bombings.
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Saigon
William C. Westmoreland
South Vietnam
Westmoreland
Vietnam
U.S
Gio Linh
Anc
Con Thien Mai
Estranged Husband Kills Wife in Courthouse Shooting
Hildegard Dilbeck 43 was shot to death in a courtroom corridor as her husband Thomas Christopher Dilbeck 62 opened fire wounding three others including her lawyer. The violence followed divorce filings claiming $250000 in disputed property with real estate ties to Long Beach and Bell.
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Los Angeles
Hildegard Dilbeck
Thomas Christopher Dilbeck
Dilbeck
Mable Klug
Dominguez Valley Hospital
Daniel Sheahan
St. Joseph Hospital
Burbank
John B. Norberg
San Marino
Edyth Jacobs
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Max A. Goodman
Long Beach
Bell
Quake Toll in Sicily Reaches 337 as Rescue Aims Higher
Unofficial toll from western Sicily hits 337 with nearly 1,000 missing amid aftershocks and mass displacement. Premier Moro convenes cabinet as Palermo empties and rescue crews clear rubble for survivors and remove animal carcasses from barns.
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Sicily
Barnard Plans Third Heart Transplant At Groote Schuur
Dr Christiaan Barnard announced the next heart transplant candidate at Groote Schuur Hospital is ready but a decision is pending. His second patient Dr Philip Blaiberg is out of danger and past the infection window. A third transplant will wait six weeks while Barnard travels to the United States Puerto Rico and parts of South America. In Stanford Mike Kasperak 54 remains critical but conscious and improving after receiving a heart on January 6 with no signs of rejection and stable blood pressure.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Christiaan Barnard
Groote Schuur Hospital
Philip Blaiberg
United States
Puerto Rico
South America
Stanford
Calif
Mike Kasperak
Stanford University Medical Center
Kasperak
Cub Pinewood FinalRaces Cancelled For District Change
The Pokey Griffith District cancels Cub Scout Pinewood Derby finals this year. Races end at the pack level to boost winners, with trophies and ribbons managed by each participating pack. About 35 of 42 packs active. district Cub Olympics planned for June with multiple events and wider participation.
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Pokey Griffith
Russell L. Efker
Efker
Delco Official To Speak At Middletown Safety Council
Claude Willis of General Motors Delco Products Division will speak at the Middletown industrial committee meeting. The talk titled Couldn t Happen will address safety topics. The session starts 12 15 p m at the Holiday Inn near Interstate 75 and Route 122.
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Claude Willis
Delco Products
General Motors Corp
Middletown Area
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