Hue siege slows as Marines press toward Citadel
After 17 days of brutal house to house fighting in Hue the U S Marines advanced little as heavy bombardment pounded the walled city. UPI dispatches report 2 500 Communists killed and allied losses at 266 dead 1 259 wounded including 53 Americans. Fire from phosporous shells and napalm illuminated the Citadel while Navy jets and warships blasted southern walls as river barriers constrained the assault.
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Hue
South Vietnam
Oliver
Maine
Black Panther
Citadel Grounds
Judge Rejects Two New Petitions From Kirschke
Convicted double murderer Jack Kirschke lost another bid in Los Angeles Superior Court Thursday. Judge Kathleen Parker denied two petitions he asserted could lead to a new trial and refused to compel disclosure of information about possible new witnesses. The hearing drew a near capacity crowd as Kirschke argued police and prosecutors withheld evidence. He contends his 14th Amendment rights are violated by suppression of information useful for a motion for a new trial set for May 7.
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Murc Derer
Jack Kirschke
Fife
Los Angeles Superior Court
Superior Court
Kathleen Parker
Kirschke
Assi
Albert Harris
Renersl
Pat Lhe
Ramsey
Los Angeles County
Attorney General’s Office
Frantic Rescue Saves Boy in Nine Inch Deep Well
A four year old boy named Carlos Garnica fell into a nine inch diameter, nine foot deep uncovered hole near Norment Terrace housing project in Hawthorne. Neighbors and his parents protested a contractor’s drilling activity. Firefighters led by Acting Battalion Chief B C Abernathy and Battalion Chief Dave Nave conducted the daring rescue, supplying oxygen and guiding the child to safety from 2 15 pm to 4 pm.
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Carlos
Octayne
Virginia Garnica
Doble Ave
Los Angeles
Normont Terrace
Projet
B.C. Abernathy
Dave Nave
Los Angeles City
Murphy to quit as UCLA chief amid budget dispute
The 52 year old UCLA president Murphy plans to resign over dissatisfaction with Governor Reagan's proposed 31 million dollar university budget cut and a 156 dollar student fee increase. Regents meet to review, with final decision expected late Friday after educational policy committee discusses fraternities sororities racial discrimination questions.
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Johnson
Ronald Reagan
Sacramento
Murphy
Dara
Reagan
Regents’ Educational Policy Committee
Jets Intercept Russian Bombers Near North American Waters
U S aircraft intercepted two Soviet bombers as they flew parallel to the Newfoundland coast over North Atlantic waters on February 9. The Pentagon stated the intercept was for identification, the Russians showed no hostile intent and did not enter North American air space before turning away.
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North Vietnam
U.S
Worth
Haiphong
Cam Tho
Binh Thuy
Mekong Delat
Saigon
Nha Trang
Washington
Pentagon
ATR Force
North Atlantic
Newfoundland
Greenland
NATO
Denmark
Kidnaped Girl Found Murdered in Naked Body Mystery
A girl found murdered in a nude body, choked and stabbed, linked to a serial strangler terrorizing a textile town. Investigators traced a blue sedan, a suspect seen by Gracie, with Transou and Skinner guiding officers to a hidden body near a dirt road and woods after a car pursuit. The killer had previously claimed other killings, warning Gibbons to arrest him. An abducted student, Opel Buckson, joined the expanding case.
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Phillipson
Transou
Cherokee Golf Club
Lester Skinner
Skinner
Gracie
Transon
Bill Gibbons
Gaffney Ledger
Nancy Rinehart
Mancy Parris
Gibbons
Strang
Roger Dedmon
Union County
Opel Buckson
FBT
Two Brothers Killed in Vietnam Spur Family Exemption Plea
In Jacksonville Oregon the Rowden family seeks an exemption for Douglas 15 after learning son John 21 was killed in Vietnam Feb 10 and another brother James died in action two years earlier. Douglas faces an induction March 13 in Portland while the family, led by widow Mrs. Rowden, pursues a sole survivor argument though he has a younger brother Malcolm 10. Local selective service officials will decide. state director Hicks notes lack of files but sympathy.
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Ore
Hervey Rowden
Vietnam
Rowden
Selective Service
Douglas
Portland
Bowdens
John
Thui Thein
James
Malcolm
Medford
Marine Corps
Selective Service Board
Kicks
Reagan Signals Renewed Drive to Cut Joblessness in California
Governor Ronald Reagan told the Legislature California faces a major unemployment threat despite an expected 7.6 million jobs in 1968. He urged private sector growth and reduced welfare, proposing a business advisory council to tackle joblessness and urging careful study of farmers’ profits amid economic risk from the Vietnam War and national policy.
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Sacramento
UPI
Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
Business Advisory Council of Labor, Business, Agriculture and Education
First Fatal Crash on Toll Bridge
Cecil Harrison, 29, of Huntington Beach, and another driver Peer collided on a 1500 foot suspension toll bridge span above the harbor. Harrison suffered minor facial injuries and leg pains. Peer may have been blinded by sun. Marine Exchange lookout first alerted authorities as traffic backed up. Bridge resident manager said no prior fatal crashes on the span.
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S. Pacific Ave
San Pedro
Peet
Peer
Marine Exchange
Freeman
R L. Hathaway
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