North Vietnamese Logistics Revealed During Tet Truce Pause
Pentagon figures show Hanoi moved about 25,000 tons of ammunition and equipment into South Vietnam during the 96 hour Tet truce. About 1,572 vessels and 2,200 trucks were observed aiding a potential 10,000-man division for 250 days, as U.S. officials noted resumed bombing and reduced peace prospects.
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Washington
South Vietnam
Defense Department
Pentagon
Hanoi
U.S
North Vietnam
Vinh
The
Demilitarized Zone
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Seven GIs Die In Shelling Accident Near Qu Nhon
A U S artillery mishap killed seven American air cavalrymen and wounded four during a Monday battle 53 miles north of Qui Nhon as a company of the 1st Air Cavalry Division called for fire. Five rounds were fired with one landing among the GIs. An investigation is under way.
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Saigon
UPS
1St Air Calvary Division
Qi Nhon City
South Vietnam
Panhandle
Demen
Gulf of Tonkin
Panhandleers
Vin
U.S
Alfred Cunningham
Straus
Air Force
B52s
Guam
da Nang
Hue
Addi
25Th Infantry Division
Wisconsin Republican warns of communist buildup in Vietnam truce
Rep. Alvin O Kenski of Wisconsin says reconnaissance photos show over 300 ships in North Vietnamese ports during the four day lunar new year cease fire. He cites ships from Britain France Greece and Yugoslavia and calls the Soviet Union the real enemy urging removal of missiles or U S air strikes to end the war.
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Wis
Alvin FE. O'Kenski
Wisconsin
House Armed Forces Committee
O'Konski
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington
O’konski
North Vietnam
Great Britain
France
Greece
Yugoslavia
Soviet Union
Louisiana Masons Elect New Grand Master and Officers
A. J. Lewis of Bossier City was chosen as grand master at the Louisiana Masonic Grand Lodge 156th annual convocation in New Orleans. Retiring grand master Peter L. Bernard Jr. presided. Other officers elected include T. Scott Strickland of West Monroe as grand senior warden Thom as B. McIntosh Jr. of New Orleans as grand junior warden Claude F. E. Meyer of New Orleans as grand treasurer Junius B. Sharp of Rayville and S. A. Evans of DeRidder as grand lecturers.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Masonic Grand Lodge
A. J. Lewis
Bossier City
Peter L. Bernard Jr
Lewis
Shreveport
Louisiana Royal Arch Masons
Royal Arch
T. Scott Strickland
West Monroe
Thomas B. MclIntosh Jr
Claude FE. Meyer
Junius B. Sharp
Rayville
S. A. Evans
Chuckle: Tires in Groceries Surprise Shoppers
A shopper discovers automobile tires among supermarket groceries prompting laughs and a note that such items belong in a tire shop rather than the store.
Valentine Day Chit Chat From Twin Cities Notes
Mrs Mary Jo Inzina at 702 Rochelle visits Room 777 in St. Francis Hospital as Valentine greetings unfold. She lost her voice over the weekend a prelude to flu causing hospital stay starting Monday noon. both are expected to be brief and the chat continues on Page 5A.
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Mary Jo Inzina
Rochelle
St. Francis Hospital
Inzina
Wilson Sees Possible Peace Plan For Vietnam
Prime Minister Harold Wilson told the House of Commons a plan could bring peace tomorrow to Vietnam with only a small move needed to trigger the process. He cited talks with Soviet Premier Kosygin but gave no details and stressed trust and political settlement are essential for negotiations. The North Vietnamese buildup, he said, complicates fervent hopes for a negotiated peace.
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London
Harold Wilson
Vietnam
House of Commons
Alexei N. Kosygin
Wilson
Kosygin
North Vietnam
Beckwith Seeks Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Seat
Byron De La Beckwith, twice tried in the Medgar Evers slaying, announced his candidacy for Mississippi lieutenant governor. He thanked Mississippi Christians for support while noting his political stance, as District Attorney Bill Waller also runs for governor.
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Beckwith
Jackson, Miss
Byron de la Beckwith
Medgar Evers
Mississippi
Bill Waller
Franklin Institute tests a man meter for job endurance
A Franklin Institute team proposes a device that measures a worker's reserve and depletion rate to predict how long a person can effectively perform a high stress job. Using muscle electrical signals, the system could gauge when efficiency declines, aiding pilots, air traffic controllers and other critical workers.
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Philadelphia
The
Franklin Institute
Carl A. Silver
Institute
Behavioral Science Laboratory
Silver
Bruce Rosenberg
Dennis H. Greenberg
Susan E. Wood
Lawyers Say Solons Can't Exnel Powell
Attorneys for Rep. Adam Clayton Powell challenged a House committee claim it can punish or expel him and seat him. They argued only age citizenship and inhabitation affect seating, and that power to punish or expel rests on Powell’s seating status. Powell did not attend the second hearing. his wife may testify Thursday, despite past refusals.
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Silver
Washington
Adam Clayton Powell
House
New York
Powell
Congress
Solons Plan Tax Break To Elderly
Washington lawmakers open hearings March 1 on Johnson's Social Security reform proposals. The plan would raise benefits 15 to 59 percent, end the $600 age exemption, and replace it with a $2,300 single or $4,000 couple income tax exemption for the elderly. It also would tax Social Security and railroad retirement benefits, repeal the retirement credit, and remove the extra $100 standard deduction.
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Johnson
Louisiana Tax Collections Rise in January
Louisiana January tax receipts total 45.26 million, up from 41.67 million a year earlier. Seven month fiscal collections reach 288.87 million, up 25.68 million from 263.19 million. sales tax setback offset by Christmas buying, state revenue officials say.
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Baton Rouge
State Department of Revenue
UFO Sightings Rise. Air Force Sees No Threat
Dayton AP story reports 1966 UFO sightings total 1,060 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Maj. Quintanilla of Project Blue Book says most cases explained. only 30 remain unresolved, with 676 unidentified since 1947 and 242 data-deficient.
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Dayton
Ohio
Hector Quintanilla
Project Blue Book
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Outer Space
Air Force
Blue Book
Quintanilla
Weather Outlook for Northeast Louisiana
The forecast calls for partly cloudy and mild conditions in Northeast Louisiana through Wednesday with widely scattered showers on Wednesday. Winds shift from variable 5 to 15 mph to southerly 10 to 20 mph tonight and Wednesday. highs around 66 and lows near 48.
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Louisiana
Martial Law Declared In Lhasa Sector
Tokyo AP reports fighting in Tibet as opposition forces seize security offices in Lhasa amid martial law. Dissidents led by Gen Chang Kuo Hua and Chang Tsai Wang claim control of municipal party HQ and police. clashes injure scores and imprison over 10. Wall posters also allege a purge of China’s top military officers and boost for Chiang Ching.
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Lhasa
Rteind
Peking
Tony
Chang Kuo-hua
Chang Tsai-wang
People’s Committee
Wall
Red China
Mao
Liu Shaochi
Sankei Shimbun
Chiang Ching
Chou En-lai
China
Soviet Union
Hsiao Ching-kuang
Wu Fan-hsien
Navy
Dubach Couple Die In Head On Crash In Farmerville
An elderly Dubach couple Mr and Mrs Jerome Colvin were killed in a head on collision on La Hwy 2 seven miles west of Farmerville this morning. Howard Phillips 21 of Opelousas was treated at Norris Clinic for facial lacerations and chest injury before transfer to E A Conway Memorial Hospital Monroe. Police say the crash occurred about 9 am as the Colvins were traveling east toward Farmerville and collided with the Phillips vehicle near Salleys Farm.
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Dubach
Jerome Colvin
la. Hwy. 2
Here
Howard Phillips
Opelousas
Norris Clinic
E. A. Conway Memorial Hospital
Monroe
Colvins
Phillips
Salley
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