Saigon Refugees Amid Bombing at Quang Pagoda
About 200 refugees seeking sanctuary under a Saigon pagoda after Viet Cong raids described chaotic street fighting. Reports said dive bombers targeted the city as South Vietnamese forces and police tried to retake the area from guerrilla control. Westmoreland warned of a broader northern offensive with thousands of North Vietnamese troops and US Marines reinforced in the northern provinces to counter a multi‑phase Communist campaign.
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Saigon
Quang Pagoda
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William C. Westmoreland
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Vietnams
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Five Oceans
Tan Son Nhut
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City alleys seek garbage pickup status through neighbor action
A reader asks how to designate their alley in Eastwood Village for city garbage pickup by having adjoining property owners upgrade the alley to city specs, bid for a contractor, and obtain city engineering support before the city routes garbage via the alley and maintains it.
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Eastwood Village
W. Clew
Today’s Index and Page Listings Show Wide Range
Classified sections span multiple pages from 33 to 53 with listings on 46 for death notices. Features and sports appear on pages 33 and 41. Comics and puzzles occupy pages around 20 to 21 and 41, while editorial and horoscopes appear on interior sections.
Cooler Weather With Thursday Night and Friday Temperatures
The forecast calls for fair skies with a drop in temperatures Thursday night through Friday. Southerly winds shift to northwesterly then diminish by late Friday. Friday highs are expected in the mid 60s after early lows in the high 40s, with Wednesday reaching around 74 degrees.
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Burreau
Afernoon
McNamara Warns of Rising North Vietnam Aid and War Strains
Defense Secretary McNamara told Congress that Soviet and Communist aid to North Vietnam rose from 1965 to 1967, possibly reaching $1 billion in 1967, with military support focusing on air defenses and missiles. He warned that North Vietnamese combat forces in the South could surge further and noted U.S. missile and bomber plans remain behind schedule while maintaining overwhelming retaliatory capability.
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UPI
Soviet Union
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Congress
South
Senate Armed Services Committee
U.S
United States
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Viet Cong Offensive Hits Saigon In Major U.S. Push
U S armed forces strike Communist targets in Saigon and several cities as Westmoreland calls the attack a major effort. Casualties mount nationwide with thousands killed or wounded, while Allied losses include 22 Americans dead and 1,693 wounded. In Saigon, sniping continues while U S tanks and helicopters push through the capital to root out Viet Cong forces.
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U.S
Saibon
Saigon
Washington
UPI
Jobson
Kovernment
House
Senate
United States
U. S
Vietnam
Johnson
Record Voter Registration Expected to Surpass Previous High
County Tax Assessor Charles Davis predicted that voter registration would exceed the 1968 record of 234,382 as certificates are processed by computer. He expected final figures in three to four weeks after Wednesday nights mailing and registrations, with confidence that the total could top 235,008.
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Davis
San Antonio Reports First Murder-Free Month
Lt. David Keene of the homicide bureau notes January in San Antonio produced no murders breaking the city’s usual pattern. He cites the shift as a new kind of record, contrasting with 1967's 83 murders in a year and the previous 58.
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San Antonio
David Keene
Homicide
Train Derailment Injures Dozen Near Wenatchee
A Great Northern train derailed four miles west of Wenatchee Washington injuring 25 people, nine cars left tracks. Sheriff deputies report three seriously hurt as nine cars jumped the rails.
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Great Northern Railways
Westen Star
Washington City
Sheriff's Deputies
Lincoln Day Recess Stated in Washington Note
Congress plans an informal recess on February 3 to allow Republican lawmakers to deliver Lincoln Day speeches. The move emphasizes party activity and commemorative events in the capital.
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UPS
Congress
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