Lang Vei raid kills 83 civilians in Laos border village
AP reports two jet raids from Laos struck Lang Vei near the Laotian border killing 83 civilians and wounding 200. U S officials could not confirm aircraft type with some speculation of Communist involvement while noting delta-winged fighters may resemble Soviet MIGs. An American pilot at a nearby camp provided uncertain details on planes.
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Saigon
Laos
Lang Vei
U.S
South Vietnam
da Nang
J. Duffy
San Diego
Calif
Lang Wei
North Vietnam
Air Force
Khe Son
U.S. Command
Gulf of Tonkin
Vinh
Navy
Mountain couple rescued after two week Baja peak ordeal
Miss Eleanor Dart 20 and Ogden Kellogg Jr. 21 survived a 14 day climb on Mt Diablo Baja California before a dramatic rescue. Kellogg lifted by helicopter from a 250 foot cliff while Dart, found in a canyon, was aided by climbers and rebuilt their plans to marry.
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San Felipe
Mexico
Baja California
Eleanor Dart
Ogden Kelleg Jr
Kellogg
Mt. Diablo
San Diego
Los Angeles
Calif
Miss Dart
Claremont
Ogden
Edward Bernhard
Bernhard
Sierra Club
Ogden Kellogg Sr
Gold Hill
Ore
Economy Split View Among Federal Experts on Slowing Trend
Washington reports a divided interpretation of the 1966 economic slowdown with government analysts agreeing it is not a recession. They foresee an upturn later in the year despite weak January data and a July 1 surcharge, while private experts warn the tax could trigger a downturn.
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Washington
Johnson
Federal Reserve Board
Commerce Department
Weekend Outlook With Rain and Snow Likely
Partly cloudy and cold tonight with lows in the 30s. Rain or snow possible Saturday high in the 40s. Yesterday's high reached 65, overnight low 40. Today's 11 a.m. reading 46. Forecast calls for cooler than normal temperatures by the weekend with more rain and snow possible Sunday and midweek.
U S Troops Losses Rise in Vietnam as War Intensifies
Defense data show U S combat deaths in Vietnam rising sharply in early 1967, nearly matching Communist losses. McNamara notes enemy casualties up 40 to 50 percent over three months while U S weekly deaths run about 128 and total rates compare with 1966 figures. Ambassador Lodge cites expected military progress in 1967.
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Washington
USS
Vietnam
Robert S McNamara
U.S
Defense Department
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
United States
South Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Scholler resigns as BG State coach after 11-13 season
Warren Scholler quits as Bowling Green State University head basketball coach after a 11-13 campaign that fell short of pre season expectations. Scholler, from Hamilton, led Big Blue to state titles in 1949 and 1954 with an 196-46 record and over 80 percent win rate.
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Bowling Green
Ohio
Warren Scholler
Bowling Green State University
Falcons
Scholler
Hamilton
Big Blue
Mayor Yorty Starts TV Talk Show Career
Los Angeles mayor Samuel W. Yorty will begin a 90 minute Sunday night talk and interview show on a local television station starting March 19. The move follows a path traced by Reagan and Murphy from politics to television and back to public life.
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Los Angeles
California
Ronald Reagan
U.S
George Murphy
Samuel W. Yorty
Teens Shot After Forced Kneeling in Rockford Park
Two 14 year old cousins Wayne Mullendore and Ronald Johnson were forced to kneel and shot in a Rockford park pavilion. A call from a supposed woman tipped police to the scene, where both boys died from gunshot wounds to the stomach and head. Both seventh graders at Wilson Junior High had no money and had just cashed in soft drink bottles for a dime.
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Rockford, Ill
Point Blank
Winnebago County
Wayne Mullendore
Rockfor Memorial Hospital
Ronald Johnson
Herb Brown
Wilson Junior High School
North Vietnamese Tide Near DMZ Elevates War Risk
Intelligence folders reveal about 30 000 North Vietnamese troops north of the DMZ with two divisions in Quang Tri and a third near the border. Officials say the units pin down U S and South Vietnamese forces to hinder pacification, while Hanoi steps up cross border supply and infiltration efforts supporting roughly 50 000 troops in the South and 234 000 guerrillas.
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U.S
Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Saigon
Red
Brazil Holds War Crimin al Franz Stangl as Germany and Austria Claim him
Franz-Josef Stangl 60 an Austrian-born former SS officer accused of aiding the murder of about 700,000 Jews at Treblinka was brought to Brasilia after being captured in Sao Paulo. West Germany and Austria both seek his extradition with Vienna naming him high on a list of war criminals as Simon Wiesenthal offers a $7000 reward for information leading to his arrest.
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Brasilia
Brazil
West Germany
Austria
Franz-Josef Stangl
Stangl
Sao Paulo
Rio de Janeiro
Vienna
Treblinka
Warsaw
Jewish Documentation Center
Martin Bormann
Hitler
Heinrich Mueller
Gestapo
Bormann
Argentina
Mueller
Albania
Stang
U.S
Simon Wiesenthal
Vienna Jewish Documentation Center
Amsterdam
End of an Era at Nine O’Clock Nightfall
A lighthearted reflection on generations fading into new ones, noting the moment around nine o'clock as a symbolic boundary between eras and the ongoing sense of change.
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Setee Ween
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Larks
Dmz
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