Kennedy urges political compromise over Vietnam victory
UPI reports Senator Robert F. Kennedy says a total military victory in Vietnam is probably beyond reach and that political compromise is the only path to peace. He criticizes Saigon corruption and U.S. promises, urging truth about the war and warning escalation harms U.S. interests and national conscience.
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Chicago
UPI
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
U. S
Vietnam
Johnson
Kennedy
Saigon
South
Chicago Sun-Times
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
New York
U.S
Weather Snapshot From Redlands District
A year ago today high 73 and low 41. Wednesday forecast high 74 and low 45 with smog none. Burning rules allow smog and fire restrictions, sun rises 6 41 and sets 5 26. Frost overnight 38 to 4. Redlands district discusses San Bernardino Valley and Southern California with variable high clouds through Friday and night and morning fog along the coast.
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Redlands
San Bernardino Valley
California
Explosion at Chicago meat plant kills six and injures many
Firemen and laborers searched for more victims as an explosion and fire leveled Mickleberry’s Food Products plant on Chicago’s South Side. Six dead, 76 injured, including thirteen firefighters. two missing feared dead. Cause linked to a gasoline tank truck behind the plant. Damage estimated over $1 million. Roy R. Laidley, 63, president of Mickleberry’s, identified among the dead.
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Chicago
UPI
Black Square
Roy R. Laidley
Mickleberry’s Food Products Co
Ralph Condon
Hinsdale
Bernard Deyoung
Oak Lawn
US to Resume Bombing Hanoi Haiphong Areas
Washington reports that the United States will resume bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong in North Vietnam as soon as bad weather lifts. Informed sources say the limits on strikes in those areas were lifted, following a December 29 North Vietnamese statement and peace feelers. Weather has been poor, preventing bombing during the restriction period.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Hanoi
Haiphong
North Vietnam
Dean Rusk
Expansion of coed living units at Stanford urged
A Stanford campus committee on residence policies recommended expanding coeducational living units for the next school year. It backed integrating freshmen and upperclassmen, broadening programs, including cooperatives and academic houses, and creating mixed theme housing. Provost Richard Lyman warned full implementation by fall is unlikely due to setup time. A student survey also showed undergraduates favoring more coed living units.
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Stanford
UPI
Stanford University
History
Lewis W. Spitz
Study of Education Steering Committee
Richard Lyman
Fete
Lindsay orders transfer to aid garbage pick up
Mayor John V. Lindsay ordered about 3000 city employees moved to emergency sanitation duties amid a garbage strike. He sought state aid and the possible use of the National Guard to end the health emergency, while union leaders urged workers to disobey the order. John J. DeLury, sanitation union president, was released from jail for a crisis meeting with Lindsay and Governor Rockefeller.
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Paul Strauss
NEW York
UPI
John V. Lindsay
Sanitation Department
National Guard
New York City
Municipal Workers’ Union
John J. DeLury
Sanitation Men’s Union
US to Continue Talks With North Korea Over Pueblo Crisis
UPI reports the United States plans further discussions with North Korea to regain the USS Pueblo and its crew. Progress is slow, with Moscow's naval buildup in the Sea of Japan and Panmunjom tensions shaping the diplomatic scene. South Korea pushes for broader talks, while Pyongyang provides limited cooperation and a release gesture for wounded crewmen. The Enterprise has left Korean waters amid conciliatory moves.
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Nicholas Daniloff
Washington
UPI
North Korea
White House
Bundan
George Christian
Sea of Japan
Korea
United States
U. S
Enterprise
Seoul
State Department
Dean Rusk
South Korea
Panmunjom
U.S
Park Chung Hee
Pueblo
Korean
Heavy fighting opens on Demilitarized Zone
Heavy fighting erupts along the DMZ as U.S. officers warn of a possible North Vietnamese all-out offensive. Air Cavalry and 101st Airborne units clash with two North Vietnamese divisions near Gio Linh Dong Ha and Camp Carroll. American casualties rise with 119 killed in scattered battles while Viet Cong losses mount across Hue Da Nang and Saigon suburbs. The U.S. troop count reaches 500000 as Gen Westmoreland warns of an imminent broad assault amid renewed Hanoi diplomacy in London.
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Eugene V. Risher
101St Airborne
Gio Linh
Dong Ha
Camp Carroll
Dmz
U.S
da Nang
Mekong
Saigon
Hue
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Laos
North Vietnam
Lang Vei
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
London
United States
Hanoi
Ln Hanoi
Air
Navy
Nori
Hoa Lac
Johnson seeks emergency funds for South Korea defense
President Johnson asked Congress for a 100 million emergency appropriation to bolster South Korea with new planes boats and antiaircraft defenses amid North Korean threats. He also proposed a 2.9 billion foreign aid request for 1969 and pledged careful fiscal management while noting Vietnam needs will rise.
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Merriman Smith
UPI
White House
Washington
Johnson
Congress
South Korea
Paul Warnke
Defense Department
Park Chung Hee
North Korea
Warnke
South Vietam
House
Senate
Peices
Railroad blame vandalism for derailment in strike
United Press International reports Missouri Pacific officials blame vandalism for a locomotive derailment during a strike by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. A second engine was nearly derailed and a third suffered broken cab windows as switch throwing and rock tossing occurred across lines. A federal judge in Lincoln blocked spread of the walkout by ordering Union Pacific to undo a work title and barred further strikes. Missouri Pacific noted supervisors moved 22 cars of Vietnam bound ammunition from Texarkana to California and overseas.
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United Press International
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainamen
BRT
Missouri Pacific
Seaboard Coast Line
Lincoln
Neb
Union Pacific Railroad
Robert van Pelt
Union Pacific
Texarkana
California
Three youths killed in El Segundo bus collision
A beached collision between a station wagon and a Rapid Transit District bus in El Segundo killed three Lawndale youths, all 19, and left four others injured including one in critical condition. The dead were Gilbert C. Gunderson Victor E. Larratt and James E. Sellen. Ronald Lee Butts, 18, was critically injured.
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EL Segundo
UPI
Lawndale
Gilbert C. Gunderson
Victor E. Larratt
James E. Sellen
Vista del Mar
Grand Avenue
45Th Street
Ronald Lee Butts
Hawthorne Community Hospital
Gunderson
Nick Adams dies from sedative overdose in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills autopsy reports Nick Adams age 36 died of paraldehyde intoxication. The actor was found Wednesday night at his home after a coroner's investigation determined the sedative overdose caused death. A spokesman noted paraldehyde is sometimes prescribed to alcoholics to prevent withdrawal.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
UPI
Nick Adams
Wallace declares candidacy and appeals to voters
George C. Wallace announced his run for president saying the man in the street is fed up with riots and crime. He urged strong law enforcement, said 30,000 troops could march Washington streets, and called for heavy military input on Vietnam policy. He aims to be on ballots nationwide and will not seek Democratic primaries or convention support.
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ED Rogers Washington
UPI
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
Washington
Vietnam
Montgomery
American Independent Party
Chicago
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