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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1967
Page
3
25 000 GIs in Biggest Viet Drive reports the Viet Cong battle in South Vietnam and US forces heavy casualties last week, as Saigon officials disclose the operation launched on Tuesday.
In New Orleans, Garrison expanded his Kennedy inquiry arguing Ferrie may have died by his own hand. Ferrie told Lardner he never knew Oswald, while lights-out timing and a creditable suicide note fueled questions about the death. Meanwhile, American and allied casualties in Vietnam rose as operations continued in the Mekong Delta and War Zone C.
A 79-foot Canadian fishing boat sank in 50-foot Atlantic seas. Eight crewmen were rescued by a Coast Guard cutter. Two crewmen remained aboard the stricken vessel until it went down under winds of 65 knots after trouble started near Cane Race.
Moscow AP reports Japan and the Soviet Union agreed to raise trade by 19 percent to about 3470 million dollars for 1967, according to Japanese embassy sources.
After a six day disruption, 3000 Mansfield Ohio General Motors workers and 3500 at South Gate face layoffs as parts shortages halt operations. UAW officials say walkout ended after a 54 hour meeting. union leader Hall expects workers to return.
A chaotic scene unfolded after an attempted arson at a Signal Hill Long Beach area home. Investigators say a suspect, Brown, fled carrying gasoline, spurring a police chase and the suspension of workers involved. The incident led to police custody at a wood-frame residence with officers on scene.
London crime fell during the last six months of 966 for the first time in 12 years, while the annual total showed 282,588 indictable crimes. The rate was 24 percent higher than in 1865, indicating a year of heavy offenses.
Arvin Paul Tackett a 17 year old from York Avenue was found dead by jailer Earl Van Balkenburg in a Grange County jail cell at 9 10 pm. Tackett awaited a trial on alleged war theft charges after being returned from a juvenile facility in Tracy for a Friday hearing in Orange County Superior Court. He had been held alone in a juvenile area and was last checked at 8 25 pm, 45 minutes before the discovery.
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