Hanoi Is Still Full Of Fight
AP report by Daniel De Luce from an 18 day North Vietnam tour presents the North Vietnamese People's Army as highly motivated and well equipped with abundant manpower and womenpower to carry out tasks. The article notes the bombing of the North and provides impressions from the Western journalist’s observations.
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Hanoi
Associated Press
Daniel de Luce
North Vietnam
North
United States
South Vietnam
South
Pathet Lao offers Laos cease fire and coalition plan
The Pathet Lao proposes a standstill cease fire and a consultative conference of all Lao parties to form a provisional coalition government with a demilitarized zone. Souvanna says he will consider the message and will not issue an immediate statement. The Royal Lao government will exchange messages with the Communists on the proposal.
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Vientiane
Laos
Pathet Lao
U.S
Souvanna
Inside Hanoi's War Effort and Armament Exhibition
A reporter details North Vietnam's wartime stance and capabilities from Hanoi to Haiphong. Observations cover civilian mobilization, army cohesion, and a vast weapons display including MiG fighters, missiles, and armored hardware. Officials discuss prisoner of war numbers and potential name releases.
Indians Fail To Take Fort Army Captures 85 Persons
Seattle AP reports a band of about 160 Indians attempted to occupy parts of Ft. Lawton, facing the 392nd Military Police Co. Seventy-two women and children plus 13 others were held briefly after entry. Jane Fonda was seized at Fort Lewis and expelled from the post.
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Jane Fonda
Fort
Seattle
Actres Jane Fonda
Ft. Lawton Stockade
Miss Fonda
Ft. Lewis
Here
Ft. Lawton
Amry
392Nd Military Police Co
United American Indian
Stuart Palos
Palos
F. Lewis
Army Captain Dies in Laos Despite Ground Combat Denial
The White House confirmed Army Captain Joseph Bush was killed Feb 10 1969 in Laos during an engagement with North Vietnamese troops at a compound near the Plain of Jars. Officials say he fired in defense and died, while Nixon aides maintain no American in Laos has died in ground combat operations.
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Washington
White House
Laos
Joseph Bush
Plain of Jars
Gerald L. Warren
Nixon
Bush
Warren
Don A. Schanche
Los Angeles Times
U.S
US Forces Clash With North Vietnamese Along Cambodian Border
US air cavalry and supporting aircraft battled North Vietnamese forces in War Zone C for the fourth day. The command reported 43 enemy killed across Tay Ninh Phuoc Long and Binh Long. Six US soldiers died and 29 wounded. light Vietnamese casualties in one militia clash. A rocket strike near Saigon killed three civilians, including a pregnant woman and a 16-year-old girl.
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Saigon
USS
U.S
Tay Ninh
Phuoc Long
Binh Long
1St Air Cavalry Division
Charge It at the Chapel A New Way to Give
In San Jose Blue Hills Baptist Church offers two charge card slips and forms for donations during services. Pastor Rev Richard Taylor says few members have used the option after five weeks. Airline pilot Tom Sheppard, on strike, proposed the idea. his wife notes the plan is not a big commercial venture.
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San Jose, Calif
Blue Hills Baptist Church
Chaage
Richard Taylor
Tom Sheppard
Sheppard
Two Ohio Men Die in Light Plane Crash
The crash near the Madison County line southwest of Columbus killed Thomas C. Graydie 45 of Grove City and George T. Werts 35 of Columbus. Police said the cause is unknown and the flight was for pleasure.
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Columbus. Ohio
Thomas C. Graydie
Grove City
George T. Werts
Columbus
Madison County
Here
Ohio Highway Patrol
Middletown Area Weather Outlook Tonight
The forecast for Middletown and vicinity calls for mostly cloudy skies with a chance of snow tonight and possible rain in the south. Lows range from the 20s in the north to the mid 30s in the south with cooler conditions expected south on Tuesday.
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Middletown
Nixon to Unveil New 1970s Foreign Aid Approach
President Nixon endorsed a presidential task force report calling for a major revision of the U.S. foreign aid program and greater international cooperation. He plans to introduce legislation in January to implement a new approach focusing on economic development abroad and a split of development aid from military tied assistance. The 16 member panel chaired by Rudolph A. Peterson urged reversing the decline in development aid and increasing support for developing nations.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
White House
Rudolph A. Peterson
Bank of America
United States
New Tactics Winning For Guatemala Rebels
Guatemalan guerrillas using hostage taking as a tactic freed U S diplomat Sean M Holly after 3842 hours and exchanged three jailed rebels for his release. Another abducted man Gabriel Biguria remains missing as the group KFAR escalates abductions of officials and bankers.
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U.S
Sean M. Holly
Holly
Mexico City
Gabriel Biguria
Biguria
Alberto Fuentes Mohr
Fuerzas Armadas
KFAR
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N. Viets
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