Marines brace for first move at Khe Sanh stronghold
At Khe Sanh Vietnam Marines await North Vietnamese forces in a vast, mountain jungle area with an estimated 30,000 enemy in three divisions and 10,000 to 20,000 along the DMZ. Commanders expect fighting to begin after Tet, as Marines hold the base and hills, avoiding direct engagement until the foe commits.
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Khe Sanh
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
26Th Marine Regi
Allies unhappy as Clifford signals bombing halt conditions
U S allies in Vietnam expressed dismay after Defense nominee Clark Clifford indicated that a bombing pause would be conditioned on North Vietnamese restraint. He said military activity would continue until a cease fire is agreed, and that the suspension should not be used to gain advantage. Secret discussions by Johnson aides noted a buildup for Khe Sanh as Marines prepared for a possible assault.
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David Lownds
Plantation
Fla
Khe Sanh
Lownds
Washington
U.S
Vietnam
Secretary of Defense
Clark Clifford
Clifford
Senate Armed Services Committee
Hanoi
United States
State Department
San Antonio
Johnson
North Vietnam
Senate
South Vietnam
White House
L. Mende) Rivers
D-S.c
House Armed Services Committee
Allies Clash Over Korean Invasion Timing
South Korean Maj. Gen Lew Byong high warned of an imminent all out North Korean attack. The UN commander asserted no current indications of an imminent assault, signaling divergent views among allies on Korea strategy.
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Seoul
Lew Byong-high
North Korea
South
United Nations
Korea
North Korea Tensions Rise as Guerrilla Training Noted
Gen. Bonestell warned of growing North Korean aggressiveness and projected increased Communist infiltration in 1968. Gen. Lew reported about 14,000 North Koreans undergoing guerrilla training for attacks on South Korea while South Korean troops hunted remnants of the 31 man commando squad that invaded Seoul on January 21. U.S. forces reinforced Korea as the Pueblo crisis continued, with F102A interceptors arriving at Kimpo Air Base.
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South Korea
Gen. Lew
South Korean
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Seoul
Chung Hee Park
Lieve
U.S
Corea
North Korea
Kimpo Air Base
Weather outline for Southwest Ohio and Miami Valley area
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and colder temperatures tonight with a low between 26 and 32. Wednesday will be cloudy and cool with a high in the low 40s. Yesterday reached 50 degrees with a humid 42 this morning. Rain totaled 1.33 inches in the valley from 3 p.m. yesterday to 10:15 a.m. today.
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Ohio
Miami Valley
British Sub Polars Proposed Sold to United States
Labor defense expert Lord Wigg urges Britain to sell four Polaris submarines to the United States citing cost savings and strategic logic. He estimates 1.2 billion dollars needed over ten years to build maintain deploy and base the fleet with first vessel Resolution nearing readiness. US armament with Poseidon could strengthen Western strike power while Britain preserves independence concerns.
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Dudley
Harold Wilson
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Resolution
Wigg
Wilson
House of Lords
Far East
Atlantic
West
CTU Members Picket Schools in Cincinnati Standoff
Rainy dawn in Cincinnati as 725 member Cincinnati Teachers Union defies a court order. CTU plans picket lines to halt milk deliveries to schools, while CTA urges return to classrooms and a representation election. District officials unavailable for comment.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Teachers Union
CTU
CTA
Leonard Arcilesi
Skeleton graves found at Cummins Prison Farm sparking probe
In Arkansas, three unmarked graves at Cummins Prison Farm yielded skeletons with claims of many more burials. Prison officials, led by Supt. Morton, and Dr. Barron anticipate additional discoveries as cadavers are exhumed. Witness Reuben Johnson linked to a 1947 death of a convict named Jake.
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Cummins Prison Farm
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Thomas C. Morton
Edwin Barron Jr
Little Rock
Morton
Criminal Investigation Division
State Police
Reuben Johnson
Barron
Johnson
Jake
Murton
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