Big Enterprise Repairs Underway At Pearl Harbor
At Pearl Harbor floodlit repairs continue aboard the USS Enterprise after a fire and explosions caused 25 deaths and eight injuries. A five officer inquiry led by Rear Adm. Barshar is probing the disaster as the Navy assesses possible impacts on Vietnam operations and the 7th Fleet carrier mix in Asian waters.
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Pearl Harbor
Frederic A. Barshar
San Diego
Calif
Navy
Enterprise
Vietnam
7Th Fleet
Constellation
Hancock
Ranger
Coral Sea
Kitty Hawk
Asian
South China Sea
Gomulka Fights for Political Survival in Poland
In Warsaw AP reports Communist party chief Wladyslaw Gomulka tightened control after a 1968 challenge, ousting several provincial secretaries and reshuffling the Interior Ministry. Rumors say Gen. Mieczyslaw Moczar may lose the Veterans Organization chair as Gomulka consolidates power following his November re election with Brezhnev backing.
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Warsaw
Communist Party
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Interior Ministry
Mieczyslaw Moczar
Poland
Gomulka
Ently
Ryszard Gontarz
Gontarz
Moczar
Czechoslovakia
Leonid Brezhnev
KC Doctor In Trouble Over Prescriptions
Kansas City doctor D. M. Nigro, 76, placed on one year probation and fined $1000 for illegal stimulant prescriptions. He voluntarily surrendered his medical license. judge warned further writing prescriptions would be prohibited. Walker, 29, charged with disturbing the peace for reading aloud from the Bible at the Kansas City Public Library. escorted from the lobby by police.
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Kansas City
D. M. Nigro
John E. Waler
Walker
Nigro
Garrison seeks delay in Shaw Kennedy conspiracy case
New Orleans AP report says Dist. Atty. Jim Garrison has asked for an indefinite delay in the trial of Clay L. Shaw on charges of conspiring with Lee Harvey Oswald to murder President Kennedy. A hearing is set as Alcock demands all federally held autopsy evidence and related material before trial.
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New Orleans
Jim Garrison
Clay L. Shaw
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Garrison
Asst. Dist
Atty
James L. Alcock
Criminal District Court
Edward A. Haggerty Jr
Kennedy
Dallas
Warren Commission
Oswald
National Archives
Shaw
Alcock
Television Log Schedule Fragment
TV lineup shows N Y P D That s Life 60 Minutes News Weather Johnny Carson Joey Bishop Movie Sword Of Ali Baba Joey Bishop Film News Weather Sunrise Semester Movie Beyond Glory Faith For Our Times
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Johnny Carson
Joey Bishop
Thieu Signals Partial U.S. Troop Withdrawal in 1969
President Thieu announced that some American combat troops will be withdrawn from South Vietnam this year with a drafted timetable from the two militaries. Initial plans may reduce about 20 000 troops, potentially up to 100 000 phased out by year end, as Abrams and Vien discuss with U S commanders. The move follows talks before the Paris peace conference and is tied to improved ARVN strength, though mid July timing is debated.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
U.S
Thieu
Cao van Vien
Vien
Vietnam
Creighton W. Abrams
Abrams
Republic of Vietnam
Mekong Delta
da Nang
Soviets Landed Volynov After Historic Crewed Orbit Flight
Soviet Cosmonaut Boris Volynov landed safely in the USSR after a 72 hour 46 minute flight of Soyuz 5 completing the first crew transfer between orbiting spacecraft. The mission lasted 96 hours 21 minutes from launch through Soyuz 4. Western experts hailed the milestone for future space stations.
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Moscow
Boris Volynov
Soviet Union
Tass
Volynov
Kustanay
Space Center
Baikonir
Volyn
Earth
The World in 1968 book offer for readers
A newspaper promotion markets a 296 page volume The World in 1968 detailing major events from that year. It covers Bobby Kennedy's assassination, Czechoslovakia invasion, Johnson stepping back, heart transplants, Nixon's comeback, MLK’s death, Tet, Apollo 7, and more. Available by mail order through the paper for 3.50 dollars, with early 1969 release.
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United States
the World
Bobby Kennedy
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Johnson
Nixon
DeGaulle
Martin Luther King
Pope Paul
Vietnam
McCarthy
Humphrey
Jacqueline Kennedy
Aristotle Onassis
Pop
Counter Inaugural Leaders Expect Peaceful Protest
Washington AP leaders of the counter inaugural predict up to 10,000 protesters may join the peaceful protest against Richard Nixon. A pig inaguaration is planned by the Yippies and a barbed wire surrounded reviewing stand will line the parade route. Rennie Davis says Nixon may sit in the stand and notes the counter rally includes a ball with seats priced from 2 to 35 dollars.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
United States
Nixon
Rennie Davis
Davis
National Mobilization Committee
Vietnam
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Thunderball
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United Artists
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Remick
George Segal
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Siegel
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