McNamara Defends Bomb Pause in Vietnam War
UPI reports defense secretary McNamara defended the pause in bombing North Vietnam to show world a peace aim. He noted drawbacks and warned the lull aids Communist regrouping while implying no immediate resumption of raids. Senate testimony suggested timing the war effort to the lunar new year truce ending Sunday.
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Cong Violate Truce Two Marines Killed
The report notes clashes as a Viet Cong cease fire is questioned after a four day truce. In Saigon, Koreans react fearfully to firecrackers during the Lunar New Year. Thirty four Communist attacks are recorded against U S Korean Australian and New Zealand troops raising questions about the true intent of the cease fire.
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Viet Cong Attack Sparks Korean Marine Clash Near Tuy Hoa
During the lunar New Year truce, a Viet Cong assault on a platoon of Korean Marines 10 miles southwest of Tuy Hoa left 46 Viet Cong killed after Koreans broke the attack. U.S. fighter bombers could not unload due to close fighting. Reinforcements arrived as both sides traded small arms fire and harassing attacks amid the holiday lull. The broader peace offensive was described as fading but not formally abandoned.
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Marines Seek Fourth Division Amid Force Buildup in Vietnam
Secretary McNamara proposes raising the U S Marine Corps by about 45 000 personnel to 278 184 and creating a fourth Leatherneck division The move would surpass peak wartime levels with most new forces deployed in Vietnam and the Pacific The planned division could form at Camp Pendleton as the 1st and 3rd divisions operate overseas
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Singer's Suit Claims Phone Line Tapped
UPI reports singer Beryl Davis accuses Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co officials and two ex-employees of tapping her phone amid a divorce dispute with Peter Potter. The suit, filed in Superior Court, seeks $1.25 million. The article also notes Justice Department voter registration actions in Birmingham and surrounding counties.
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Adenauer Improves as Illness Clears Up at Home
UPI reports former West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer shows improvement today. Parishioner 0 has been counted to his home with bronchitis for a week.
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Hanoi warns of tougher Communist actions after Tet
From Hannoi the warnings said harder incidents would occur after the Tet celebration ends Sunday. Hanoi Radio broadcast a New Year message from the Viet Cong urging the people to march for war to strike serious blows at the U.S. aggressors and disintegrate puppet troops to win greater victories.
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Carolina Jurist Dies After Heart Attack
Chief Justice Claude A. Taylor of South Carolina died at age 66 a month after suffering a heart attack. The Supreme Court mourns for the jurist whose death was reported by United Press.
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