Viet Cong Tactics Shaped Saigon Assaults Old as War Itself
An Associated Press analysis details how Viet Cong commandos and secretive Saigon cells infiltrated the capital to seize the U S Embassy and other targets during Tet. The operation relied on deception, prepositioned arms, and meticulous logistics built over months, with two-pronged attacks and covert civilian camouflage.
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Saigon
South
Vietnam
Associated Press
Peter Arnett
U.S
Troy
South Vietnam
Nades
Teteve
Sasapers
Oswego Man Hit By Car Fatally Injured
Oswego reports a man struck by a car leaving him seriously injured. Local authorities describe the incident as a traffic collision with substantial injuries requiring hospital care.
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Oswego
Empanel
U S GIs and South Vietnamese Marines Fight Near Saigon
U S caval ry reg. and South Vietnamese marines battled an undetermined enemy six miles northeast of Saigon on day six of a Communist offensive. Heavy air strikes and artillery pounded enemy positions as U S forces reported substantial enemy losses and noted no significant popular uprising.
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U. S
Saigon
U.S
Red
Mekong Delta
Hue
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Thu Duc
U.S. 11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
South Vietnam
Avon House Fire Fatal to Six Month Old in New York State
A six month old, Larry J. Bailey, died in a house fire in Avon, New York, as a babysitter and siblings escaped amid heavy smoke. The blaze began in the infant's upstairs room. cause remains undetermined. Police say the babysitter was blocked while trying to rescue him. The other children escaped unharmed.
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Avon, N.Y
Larry J. Bailey
Rochester
Livingston County — Sheriff's
Syracuse University Allows Utica College to Seek New System
Syracuse University will let Utica College decide whether to stay private or join the State University system. The Utica College Foundation and a faculty committee sought release from a 1957 agreement. Utica College, founded in 1946, has about 1,500 full time students.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Syracuse University
Utica College
State University System
Utica College Foundation
Board of Trustees
Hooper
Utica
Mohawk Valley
Bus overturns near Homer injures about 30 children
About 30 Homer Central School pupils were shaken up when their bus overturned near Homer New York. Driver Harold W Buchanan of Cortlandville said he was forced off the road by an automobile. no serious injuries were reported.
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Homer
N.Y
New York
Harold W. Buchanan
Cortlandville
Homer Central School
Sister of Syracuse star stabbed by stepbrother in Akron
Nancy Csonka, sister of Syracuse University football star Larry Csonka, was stabbed at the Csonka home in Stow and remained in serious condition after surgery that lasted six hours. Police said 13-year-old Robert Csonka, the stepchild of Nancy's brother, is in custody.
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Akron, Ohio
Nancy Csonka
Syracuse University
Larry Csonka
Children’s Hospital
Csonka
Stow
Robert Csonka
Summit County
Joseph Csonka
Robert
Lance
Miss Csonka
New York
Appeals Court Upholds $750000 Judgment for Lineman
New York based federal appeals court upholds a $750000 verdict awarded to Robert Manning of Dover New Jersey who says a 1962 fall from a telephone pole left him neck down paralyzed. The award was against New York Telephone Co and Manning formerly worked for Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. The ruling follows massena Massena incident details from 1962.
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New York
Robert Manning
Dover
N.J
New York Telephone Co
Circuit Court of Appeals
Manning
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
Massena
North Korea Says Pueblo Officer Acknowledges Crime
North Korea quoted a Pueblo officer, Lieut. Stephen Robert Harris, 29, of Melrose Massachusetts, as confessing espionage and saying the Johnson administration forced him to commit the crime. The KCNA said he admitted operating deep in North Korea waters before the Pueblo’s seizure on January 23 and that crew members were being well treated.
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Tokyo
North Korea
U.S
Pueblo
Korean Central News Agency
Stephen Robert Harris
Melrose
Mass
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
South Korea
U.N
Foreign Ministry
Kyu-hah
United States
Harris
Heart Transplant Patient Blaiberg Slower to Recover
Medical sources report Philip Blaiberg not recovering as quickly as once thought after the heart graft at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town. His release is delayed indefinitely though his wife says he feels fine 31 days after the operation.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Philip Blaiberg
Groote Schuur Hospital
Blaiberg
Princess Margaret Improves After Tonsil Surgery
Princess Margaret, age 37, is progressing well after an operation to remove her tonsils at King Edward VII Hospital in London. She entered the hospital Thursday night and underwent surgery Friday, with a weeklong expected stay.
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Margaret
Princess
Queen Elizabeth II
King Edward VII Hospital
Soft coal mines shut down across several states
AP reports the largest soft coal strike in 17 years halted most production nationwide. Protests against the Pennsylvania State Police spread from Pennsylvania to Tennessee, idling many mines and possibly 84,500 miners. Penn Central noted weekly coal tonnage cut in half since the strike began at midnight Sunday.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Penn Central Railroad
Princess Benedikte Weds German Prince Berleburg
In Copenhagen princess Benedikte married German Prince Berleburg in a simple ceremony at a 17th century palace chapel she has long attended. The wedding follows royal norms with understated observance and public interest in the Danish royal family.
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Dikte
Berleburg
Demonstrators Rally in Tokyo Over U S Vietnam Policy
About 1500 protesters marched past the Parliament building in Tokyo denouncing U S Vietnam policy and alleging Japanese involvement in the war.
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U. S
Vietnam
Tokyo
U.S
Snow Cancels St. Lawrence Winter Carnival Skiing
Canton New York AP reports severe lack of snow forces cancellation of St Lawrence University's annual winter carnival. Skiers from 11 colleges had been slated to participate.
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Canton, N.Y
St. Lawrence University
Korea asks for more US troops to deter invasion
Seoul reports Seoul formally requested additional American troops to guard against invasion amid focus on Panmunjom talks and Pueblo incident. Government sources say Korea may consider withdrawing forces from Vietnam if request is denied. foreign ministers and ambassadors of France Australia and Turkey were consulted. The UN Command declined comment on Panmunjom talks and Pueblo aftermath.
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Seoul
South Korea
United States
Korea
Vietnam
Washington
North Korea
Panmunjom
Pueblo
U. S
U.S
Cho Kyuhahn
France
Australia
Turkey
Korean National Assembly
Park Choon-ku
United Nations Command
Korean Military Armistice Commission
Johnson
U.N
Command
Allies Claim 12 704 Reds Dead in 102 Hours of Battle
Allied reports tally 12 704 Communist dead over 102 hours based on unit by unit body counts. U S Command chief Brig Gen Winant Sidle explained figures come from six hourly division reports and aim to avoid estimates, while American and South Vietnamese casualty tallies show 318 Americans and 661 ARVN killed in the period.
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Saigon
U.S. Command
U.S
Winant Sidle
Sidle
William C. Westmoreland
South Vietnam
Schenectady’s Famous Hotel Closes Today
The Hotel Van Curler in Schenectady, the city’s largest and oldest hotel, closes after years of financial losses. Owner Donald L. Millham announces a voluntary bankruptcy filing next week in Utica federal court. Built in 1925, the six story property opened with 1.1 million cost and 248 rooms, two thirds of which are obsolete. Seven conventions were hosted this year.
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Schenectady
N.Y
van Curler
Donald L. Millham
Schenectady Hotel Co
Utica
Millham
GI KILLED BY CAR NEAR SANBORN INSTALLATION
Army Pfc. Theodore Richardson, 19, of New Bern, North Carolina, was killed when struck by an automobile while walking along Upper Mountain Road near the Sanborn military installation in Lockport New York. Police said the accident occurred early today.
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Lockport
N.Y
Army
Theodore Richardson
New Berne
N.C
Upper Mountain Road
Sanborn Military Installation
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