Hue Flap Over Flag as Saigon Battles Resume In Vietnam War
U S Marines in Hue ripped down a North Vietnamese flag and raised the Stars and Stripes as fighting surged in Saigon and surrounding areas. Gen Westmoreland hailed recent Allied gains while warning of potential further Viet Cong attacks near Khe Sanh and across the DMZ. Casualties mounted with 21 330 Communist killed and 1 729 Allied dead. hundreds of thousands homeless.
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William C. Westmoreland
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Hanoi
Khe Sanh
Johnson urges federal probe of automobile insurance
President Johnson asks Congress to authorize a federal investigation of the auto insurance system as part of an eight point consumer program. He cites rising premiums, arbitrary coverage and cancellations and calls for a comprehensive Transportation Department review to streamline the system.
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UPI
Johnson
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Transportation Department
Sweden Grants Asylum To Six More U S Deserters
Sweden's Aliens Commission grants asylum to six more U S military deserters fleeing Vietnam service, bringing total asylum seekers to twelve. The group includes Edward Kelly, James Grant, Joseph Norwood, John Dowling, Lawrence Teeland Wassell, and Gregory Graham, all cited as relocating for humanitarian reasons.
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UPT
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Swedish Aliens Commission
West Germany
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Johnson Jr
Cleveland
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Meridian Miss
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Newport Beach
Cali
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San Diego
Calif
Lawrence Teeland
Wassell
Alaska
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Graham
Dallas
Tex
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U.S. Navy
Japan
Hey
Soviet Union
Knudsen Named Ford President in Unusual GM to Ford Move
Dearborn based Ford Motor Co. elects Lemon E. Knudsen as president after his brief resignation from GM. Arjay Miller becomes vice chairman and will head external affairs and corporate planning while Ford II chairs the board. Miller joins Ford after 1946 arrival. Knudsen, 55, led GM Chevrolet Division before 1965 board seat.
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Lemon, E
Bunky” Knudsen
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Arjey Miller
Knudsen
Chevrolet
Edward Cole
Henry Ford II
Miller
Hoa
Shelby
Sam Goddard attacks tax plan at American Legion talk
Former Gov Sam Goddard criticized new state tax legislation as biased against the poor and favoring Phoenix. Speaking at the Mor gan McDermott American Legion Post Goddard called the tax mix an old numbers game harming Tucson and Pima County and warned of centralized power and budget cuts including impacts on the University Medical School.
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Tugson
Sam Goddard
Morgan McDermott
Goddard
Tucson
Pima County
Maricopa County
Phoenix
University Medical School
Nation temperatures and precipitation report
United Press International reports on daily 24 hour temperatures and precipitation ending at 4 a.m. The data covers multiple locales, noting variations in rainfall and temperature ranges across states.
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United Press International
TARS to host Gov. Williams
Governor Jack Williams will speak at a Theodore Roosevelt Teenage Republicans meeting in the Palio Room at the Ramada Inn Wednesday at 7 30 pm. Also invited are State Senate President Marshall Humphrey and House Speaker Stan Turley to discuss plans to grow TARS membership and explain goals.
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Jack Williams
Theodore Roosevelt
Palio Room
Tharp admits hoax kidnapping led to false burial charge
John C. Tharp 24 admits the kidnapping claim was false and directed officers to a shallow grave where his 13 month old daughter Johnianne’s body was buried. He faces charges of making a false police report and illegal burial, with additional counts for failing to report a death. The wife Carey Lou Tharp was treated for shock after the discovery.
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Phoenix
UPI
John C. Tharp
Justice of the Peace
Charles Coppock
Tharp
Carey Lou
Johnianne
Cary
Til
Federal Bureau of Investigation
John Fields
Henry Nulle
Death ruled in Scottsdale coroner case
Justice of the Peace Harold Holcumb ruled that Vivian Carson 42 of 7428 E Edgemont died in Scottsdale Jaw of natural causes. A medical examiner found an undetermined liquid in her lungs and police noted several prescription bottles near the body. Judge Holcomb declared the case closed.
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Scottsdale
Harold Holcumb
Vivian Carson
E. Edgemont
Holcomb
French Nuclear Reactor at Chooz Goes Offline for Months
Paris reports the French National Electricity Co says the French Belgian reactor at Chooz will be out of service for several months after a breakdown. The incident follows a previous outage last month.
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UPI
Chooz
France
French National Electricity Co
Vietnam Tet Offensive shocks Saigon defenses and leadership
U.S. officers say Viet Cong forces infiltrated Saigon during the Tet attack, catching government troops relaxed. General staff officers described leaders away from their posts and large-scale deployments tied to the lunar new year. Casualties favored Vietnamese deaths over allies as troops regrouped and fought back nationwide. Major Eckhardt warned of a total alert, and Westmoreland aides praised initial Vietnamese responses.
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Dalat
Ban Me Thoul
Central Highlands
George Eckhardt
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Mekong
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Eckhardt
Delta
Can Tho
Westmoreland
Bill targets patronage in postal appointments
Washington reports that Congress is debating broad anti patronage reforms for postmaster appointments. The House Post Office subcommittee opened hearings on 450 bills to bar members of Congress from recommending postmaster candidates, shifting selection from lawmakers to Civil Service processes.
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UPT
A-House” Post Office
J. Dulski
D-N-Y
Full Post Office
Dulski
Congress
Postmaster General
Obituary: Jack W Patterson of Mesa Passes Away
Jack W Patterson aged 6 peace in Mesa died yesterday at Lutherian Hospital. He was born in Buffalo New York and moved two years ago from Miami Florida where he worked as a salesman for Borden Dairies. He is survived by wife Charlotte son Michael daughter Jacquelyn and two brothers and three sisters out of state. Services and burial will be in Miami.
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Mayoral Debate Set At Catamaran Restaurant Forum
Mayor candidates Dan Bartos and Bud Tims square off for an open forum at 8 p.m. Thursday at the Catamaran Restaurant Scottsdale. Doris McCaul ey and Jay Gaskins join the platform along with incumbents Sack Senini Ken Murray Leonard Johnson William Jenkins and Bob Jones in a third meeting between Tims and Bartos this season.
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Dan Bartos
Camelback Rd
Doris McCauley
Jay Gaskins
McCauley
United Council
Scottsdale
Tims
Sack Senini
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Births at Scottsdale and Good Samaritan Hospitals
At Scottsdale Baptist Hospital Gary and Judith Carlson of 4831 IE Fairmont welcome a boy born January 23. Joseph and Evelyn cava of 3608 N 85th St have a girl also January 23. Frederick and Mae Belle Olden of 6102 EE Carnation Court greet a boy January 24. Robert and Louise Edgren of 8001 Ee Hubbell have a boy January 26. At Good Samaritan Hospital Daryl and Donna Henry of 4404 Moreland have a girl January 24. Robert and Olga Straner of 2243 N 48th Lane welcome a girl January 24. Arthur and Evelyn Bermingham of 6128 N Cactus Wren Rd have a girl January 25. William and Bonnie Johnson of 8301 LB Lincoln Dr conclude with Jan die Bis.
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Judith
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Carnation Court
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Daryl
Donna
Moreland
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