Precautionary Measures Tighten As Korea Crisis Worsens
U S forces reportedly repelled North Korean infiltrators along the Korean DMZ for the eighth straight day while the Pueblo incident sharpens U N pressure. Pentagon says air power is being strengthened as control of the crisis remains disputed with North Korea denying UN involvement. Soviet and Japanese outlets report naval movements as four more infiltration attempts are repelled with no confirmed American casualties.
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Pueblo
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Pentagon
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Enterprise
Asahi
Tsushima Strait
Japan
South Korea
U.S. 2Nd Infantry Division
Lunar truce canceled in five northern Vietnam provinces
Allied observers report a 36 hour cease fire across much of South Vietnam for Lunar New Year but the truce was canceled in the five northern provinces due to a threatening North Vietnamese buildup. U S planes will bomb south of Vinh while attacking targets north of there are suspended. Five divisions including the new 320th are identified along the DMZ and near Laos, totaling 40 000 to 50 000 Communist troops with support units.
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South Vietnam
U.S
United States
1St Corps
North Vietnam
Vinh
Demilitarized Zone
Red
Dmz
Senators Push Blockade In Pueblo Crisis
Two Democratic senators discuss possible military options such as blockading North Korea or sinking gun boats if the Pueblo and its 83 crew are not returned. Dirksen backs diplomacy while Mansfield urges caution to avoid a new Asian war. Pentagon beefs up Far East air power and Navy reservist discharges are frozen as U.N. efforts continue.
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Johnson
Solution To Pueblo Crisis Not Evident In UN Talks
UN diplomats say no quick solution to the Pueblo seizure by North Korea likely from Security Council sessions. Officials report a Morozov Goldberg meeting described as routine while nonpermanent members debate action proposals. African and Asian members back Ethiopia’s inquiry into ship location. others favor Canada’s intermediary plan to win crew release.
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N.Y
North Korea
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U.N. Security Council
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Morozov
U.N
Security Council
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Ethiopia
Canada
Submarine missing with 121 crew sparks wide search
Planes and ships comb the eastern and western Mediterranean for two submarines missing with 190 crewmen aboard. The Dakar vanished near Cyprus while the Minerve is unlocated off Toulon. Oil slicks and a missing buoy hinder the hunt as navies from Israel, Turkey, Greece, the United States and Britain press the search amid rough seas.
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France
Israel
Cyprus
Toulon
U.S
R C Dowling 95 Civic Leader Dies in Middletown
R C Dowling longtime Middletown civic leader died at age 95 after living at 110 Kenwood Drive. He helped found the Middletown Public Library and Dowling Park, and received multiple honors including the Silver Beaver award in 1953 and a 1948 Civic Service Award. Graveside services are set for Wednesday at Woodside Cemetery with memorial gifts suggested to charity.
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Middletown
Middletown Public Library
Dowling
City Park Board
Marshall Road
Sophie Drive
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Mound Builders Area Council
Order of Eagles
The
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Old North School
Philadelphia
Ohio
William McKinley
William Howard Taft
Warren G. Harding
Taft
William Whitcomb Riley
Harding
Manchester Motor Inn
Lela
Agnes Farquer
Florence Robbins
Sarasota
Fla
Helen Campbell
Greenville
Ruth Kemp
Dayton
Wilson Memorial Home
Woodside Cemetery
Gabe Campbell
Greenwich
Johnson Shifts Battle Over 186 Billion Budget Plan
President Johnson sends the 1969 budget to Congress amid talk of a 10 percent tax hike tied to a $186 billion outlay plan. The administration argues for cost cuts to justify the wartime surtax, with deficits shrinking from $19.8 billion in 1968 to about $8 billion in 1969. Budget Director Schultze to be replaced by Charles J. Zwick after the message and oath ceremony.
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Johnson
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Vietnam
House
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Ways and Means Committee
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Charles J. Zwick
Budget Bureau
Zwick
Southwest Ohio Weather Outlook Tonight Through Tuesday
The forecast for southwest Ohio and the Miami valley calls for occasional rain and cooler temperatures tonight with a low near 37 to 42 degrees and a possible dip in the early morning. Tuesday brings cloudy skies, colder temperatures, and a chance of showers. The weekend saw 0.17 inch of precipitation in the valley area.
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Miami Valley
Drugstore scale offer echoes decade of inflation
Commentary notes that the penny buys less today than ten years ago, as prices rise while value remains stubbornly tied to the same old scale at the corner drugstore.
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