U S Forces Begin Shelling North Vietnam For First Time
U S headquarters announced that long range artillery based in South Vietnam began shelling North Vietnam for the first time in the war. American 175mm guns fired into the DMZ and north of it as about 45,000 troops moved through the war zone, seeking Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces. Casualties were light but five helicopters were shot down and several tanks struck mines. The operation aims to pressure the Viet Cong 9th Division and support units in a pincer move.
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U.S
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Junction City
Canodian
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
U S To Release Two Viet Cong War Prisoners
U S officials announced they will free two Viet Cong prisoners of war in exchange for the release of two U S soldiers. Pfe Charles Earle Crafts and Sgt Sammie N Womack were freed near Lai Khe after a Viet Cong escort had moved them. They were taken to a doctor and military medical facility in fair condition, with malnutrition.
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U.S
Pfe Charles Earle Crafts
North Jay
Maine
Sammie N Womack
Farmville
Lai Khe
Crafts
Womack
Lei Khe
Vietnam
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT Ouachita Deputy Returns Home From Hospital
Deputy Robert Kirby is back at home after a long stay at Glenwood Hospital and remains bedbound though eager to resume daily duties. Two Monroe youths from Louisiana College in Pineville are assigned practice teaching posts in Rapides Parish, Janet Lovelady at Ruby Wise in Kolin and Marti Dyson at Bolton High in Alexandria.
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Ouachita Parish
Robert Kirby
Glenwood Hospital
Monroe
Louisiana College
Pineville
Rapides Parish
Janet Lovelady
Ruby Wise
Kolin
Marti Dyson
Bolton High School
Alexandria
Violent European Storm Kills 38 Across Region
Violent winds raked north and central Europe causing widespread damage and at least 38 deaths. West Germany reported seven aboard the rescue ship Adolph Bermpohl, including its four crew, plus three from a Dutch fishing boat. Denmark and Austria faced heavy destruction with high tides and up to 80 mph winds, while Switzerland logged two fatalities. Vienna reported 130 emergency calls for storm damage.
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Hamburg
Germany
Europe
West Germany
Adolph Bermpohl
Adolph Bermpohi
Denmark
Austria
North Sea
Switzerland
Vienna
Three Nazi officials convicted in Dutch mass murder
In Munich a German court found wartime Holland security chief Wilhelm Harster and aides Wilhelm Zoep and Gertrud Slottke guilty of aiding the mass murder of Jews. Harster received 15 years, Zoep 9 years, Slottke 5 years, with credits for time served. Spectators shouted as verdicts were announced. Anne Frank is among the victims linked to the case.
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Munich
Germany
Holland
West Germany
Wilhelm Harster
Wilhelm Zoep
Gertrud Slottke
Zoepf
Snow, 82 mph Winds Batter Midwest Storm
The Associated Press reports 82 mph gusts and record cold across 13 north central states after a blizzard hit Chicago and the Midwest. Subzero readings stretched from the northern Rockies to the western Great Lakes, with Maine ending snow early.
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Midwest
Chicago
Rocky Mountains
Western
Great Lakes
Missouri
McNamara Affirms Unity With Rusk on Raids
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara stated the administration stands united on bombing North Vietnam. He said there is no difference with Secretary of State Dean Rusk on the need for air raids on Hanoi and explained any perceived divergence as misinterpretation.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
North Vietnam
Pentagon
Dean Rusk
Hanoi
McNamara
Rusk
Secretary of State
Secretary of Defense
Cold outlook continues for Monroe and surrounding area
The forecast calls for fair skies and continued cold weather from today through Saturday in Monroe and vicinity. Daytime highs are expected between 42 and 48 with tonight’s low ranging from 22 to 28. Earlier low was 30 and Thursday’s high reached 59 as winds shift north to northeast at 8 to 16 mph.
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Monroe
Twin Cities
Coroner Finds Ferrie Death Not Self Inflicted
New Orleans coroner Dr Nicholas Chetta announced chemical tests on David W Ferrie showed death from natural causes due to a ruptured brain artery. He found no alcohol drugs or poison and noted Ferrie had been distressed and talked of death by action while planning a possible lawsuit against Jim Garrison.
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New Orleans
Nicholas Chetta
David W. Ferrie
Orleans Parish
Ferrie
Dist. Atty
Jim Garrison
John F. Kennedy
Garrison
Chetta
Mideast troops trade gunfire near Jordan border
In Amman, Jordan and Israeli forces exchanged fire for five hours after an Israeli patrol crossed into Jordan and fired on a Jordanian post. A Jordanian soldier was wounded, and Israel reported two wounded. the clash occurred in the Tulkarm area near central Israel.
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Amman
Jordan
Israel
Tulkarm
Tel Aviv
Three Die As Train Derails Near Pennsboro West Virginia
The Baltimore and Ohio Rail road National Limited derailed in a rural north-central West Virginia area near Pennsboro, killing three people and injuring at least 67. The accident occurred about three miles east of here before dawn as the train crossed a trestle over the Hughes River, with most injuries in the rear coach that plunged 75 feet into the frozen stream.
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Pennsboro
W.va
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
National Limited
West Virginia
Hughes River
Baltimore & Ohio
Fund In Orleans Setup For Probe
New Orleans businessmen have formed a conspiracy investigation fund to support District Attorney Jim Garrison in pursuing a probe into whether there was a conspiracy in President Kennedy's assassination. Sponsors vow a blank check for months or years, with backing extending beyond five years if needed. Rault Petroleum president Joseph M. Rault Jr. confirmed the fund and said funds could match recent expenses and continue indefinitely.
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Associated Press
Joseph M. Rault Jr
Rault Petroleum Corp
New Orleans
Rault
Jim Garrison
Drifting Money Found Today In Local Tavern
Travis Traylor of Ruston reported losing two thousand dollars in Monroe last week. He said he arrived February 16 and four days later on February 20 reported the loss. An unidentified barmaid turned over a bill found under a booth in a Five Points bar, matching the stash.
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Ruston
Monroe
Travis Traylor
Five Points
Garrison says he solved Kennedy assassination case
Dist Atty Jim Garrison announced he has solved the Kennedy assassination and will arrest everyone involved. He spoke while en route to a meeting with local businessmen who pledged to fund his investigation of a conspiracy centered in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
UPI
Jim Garrison
Kennedy
Garrison
Three Mental Patients Escape From Bridgewater Hospital
Albert DeSalvo the Boston strangler and two other mental patients escaped Bridgewater State Hospital triggering a large manhunt. Police tracked footprints through a five inch snow as guards found bedding dummies and the trio fled down a shaft and over the 20 foot wall using contractor stairs and hospital garb.
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Albert DeSalvo
Bridgewater State Hospital
John A. Volpe
DeSalvo
F. Lee Bailey
Boston
Bailey
Massachusetts
Fred EB. Erickson
Brockton
George W. Harrison
Westford
Richard Pickett
Raynham
Bridgewater
Institution Hospital
Charles Gaughan
Gaughan
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