North Zone Bolstered by Marines Amid Viet Nam War
Combined U.S. Marine and South Vietnamese forces increased to about 35,000 in the northern zone of South Vietnam. The 5th Marine Regiment moved north from Da Nang, expanding maneuver battalions to cover Thua Thien and Thua Tri provinces. Communist New Year offensive paused briefly amid heavy losses, while Viet Cong attacks continued including a daylight strike on Quang Ngai city hall. U.S. air and ground forces pressed supply routes in North Vietnam despite monsoon conditions, with two planes lost.
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South Vietnam
Marine Regiment
Jom
da Nang
Thua Thien
Quang Ngai
U.S
Saigon
Viet Cong
Corm
North Vietnam
Parents Backing Immaculate Heart Nuns in Dispute
Parents speak in support of Immaculate Heart Sisters amid factional strife over dress and lifestyle. Sun by side with nuns, several families praise the commission of Vatican II style changes while questioning the archdiocese stance. Meetings in homes help parents understand and align with the sisters.
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Frews
Immaculate Heart Sisters
Religious Recluses Victorious Amid Controversy and Court Rulings
The Holt case details a family led by Andrew 19 and mother Ella 66 who faced charges after refusing public schooling, sparking debates on religious liberty. Separate actions include a judge dismissing contempt charges and a state Supreme Court ruling about golf ball damage to John E. Fenton’s Monson home, with a $2,650 award for loss of peace and $38.50 for broken windows.
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Andrew
Holt
Ella Holt
Johnson
Richard Howard
Compton
Harry T. Shafer
Ella
Mae Johnson
Robert
Dorsingnez
Boston
State Supreme Court
Quaboag Country Club
John E. Fenton
Monson
Fenton
Gog
Ramsey Says Kirschke Killers Seen In Naples Rendezvous
Ramsey testified that two men in their mid twenties lured him to a Naples alley and car rendezvous after a Long Beach breakfast. They claimed to be burglars and described gunfire at the Kirschke home, but warned they could not identify the killer. Ramsey plans to resume Kirschke’s appeal, insisting his client is innocent.
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Sheriff's
Hugh Manes
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Long Beach
Ramsey
Naples
Kirschke
Rivo Alto Canal
Tie
Kirschkes
Lie
Jack
District Attorney's Office
Jacl
Flier killed as Yorktown Planes Hit
A Navy airman was killed and three others injured when two Yorktown anti submarine tracker planes collided off Kauai Hawaii during maneuvers near Barking Sands. Three more were rescued unhurt as the planes crashed at sea and near the runway. Names were withheld pending next of kin notification.
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Navy
Caller
Yorktown
Hawaiian
Kauai
Honolulu
Kauai Island
Pacific Missile Range
Barking Sands
Commuter Train Collision Ties Up New York New Jersey Line
Two commuter trains collided near the station in near zero weather. About 200 people were injured and rushed to hospitals as fire crews descended ice covered gully walls. The accident suspended service on the line serving about 100,000 daily riders.
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William Wall
Thomas J. McCauley
Wolff's
McCauley
New York City
New Jersey
Death Row Strike Ends at San Quentin Prison
After a four six day protest, 25 men on San Quentin Death Row ended their strike Thursday and sat down to lunch. The meal listed included beef broth and rice, salad, beef fricassee, fried steak, vegetables, peaches, bottom bread, oleo, and milk coffee. The prisoners had argued the food was inedible and subsisted on commissary candy bars.
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San Quentin
Bitter Cold Grips U S Roads From Midwest Snowstorm
A Midwest storm spreads snow across the Mississippi Valley with inches falling in Omaha Des Moines Topeka Minneapolis and Fargo. Snow and ice halt travel and close hundreds of schools in North Carolina and Virginia. Nineteen head of cattle electrocuted in Klamath Falls when a power line snapped under snow load.
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Midwest
Mississippi Valley
Omaha
Des Moines
Topeka
Minuseapolis
Fargo
N.C
North Carolina
Virginia
Lees
Klamath Falls
Ore
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Mrs
Robert Holt
Cive
St. Matthew's
St. Bartholomew's
Immachate Heart Sisters
Our Lady, of Fatima
Allesia
Mary Star of the Sea
San Pedro
Therm
Stnch
McIntyre
Jess
Sume
Iowa, Missouri
Arkansas
Lakewood
Butler’s
Ig Zalenog
S&h
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