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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1968
Page
7
In Saigon two Viet Cong on bicycles shot and killed government security agent Vo Van An as he left his home aboard a motor scooter. The killing was reported as four .45 caliber shots were fired.
Fresh mortars hit the Marine base at Khe Sanh while 3,900 Army troops were flown to the northern front to back up Leathernecks. Earlier, Communist forces attacked allied installations and ambushed Saigon police. The 1st Air Cavalry Brigade moved into the northern front to counter a possible major North Vietnamese offensive.
Ottumwa AP report details a late Friday crash in downtown Ottumwa. Dave Hicks 16 died at University Hospitals after riding as a passenger. nine others injured including Gordon Bittle Jr 17 and Barbara Bennett 33 and her five children in a panel truck.
Washington reports President Johnson aims for a peaceful resolution to the Pueblo crisis but will push for more military options if North Korea does not release the Pueblo crew within days. He announced precautionary measures, including calls for reserves, while stressing no U S troop reductions in Vietnam. Johnson urged world unity to recover the ship and crew and warned of consequences if aggression continues.
Richard Schwarz of Muscatine maintains a large antique car collection with five cars, including a 1939 Plymouth convertible, a 1936 Chevrolet, and a rare 937 Cord. He buys and restores cars, never selling them, and his daughter Jane assists as they showcase the family passion across two garages.
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