U S Casualty Totals Rise in Vietnam War Report
The weekly U S military summary reports 15 812 Americans killed in action since 1961 with 99 305 wounded 866 missing or captured and 478 000 U S troops in South Vietnam surpassing Korea War peak. The report notes enemy losses and allied casualties across several weeks.
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Wallace Third-Party Bid Split Republican Senate Leaders
In Washington the top two Senate Republicans dispute whether George Wallace's third-party candidacy would help or hurt the 1968 race. Kuchel says Wallace would take more from Democrats, while Dirksen argues Wallace could draw roughly equally from both parties. Eisenhower denies making Romney remark.
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Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
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Ohio
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Los Angeles
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Calif
GOP
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No Progress In KCC Union Talks In Salt Lake City
In Salt Lake City Kennecott Copper Corp and United Steelworkers union leadership recessed with no change in positions after 166 days on strike. Mediators urged a 2 pm resumption as双方 to notify the service by 10 am. union seeks company wide bargaining while KCC confines talks to copper producing properties in Utah Nevada Arizona New Mexico. The dispute flows through the Big Four, with Phelps-Dodge reports of possible progress in Douglas Arizona.
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Salt Lake City
Kennecott Copper Corporation
United Steelworkers of America
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Kennecott
East
Baltimore
Kennecutt
Western Mining Divisions
Utah
Nevada
Arizona
New Mexico
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Kennecott Copper Corp
Douglas
Ariz
Phelps-Dodge Corp
Anaconda
American Smelting and Refining
Phelps Dodge Corp
Cass Alvin
U.S
Phelps. Dodge
Phelps-Dodge
Emergency Area Reestablished for Four Counties in Snow
Gov. David Cargo renewed emergency status for Catron San Juan McKinley and Valencia counties crippled by snow. He seeks federal aid for a livestock feed program as ranchers report massive cattle losses and roads remain blocked. Local officials call for more state resources to clear routes and feed livestock while awaiting federal assistance.
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San Juan
McKinley
Valencia Countes
Associated Press
David Cargo
Cargo
Holiday
Buddy Allred
Daily Press
Allred
Alfred
National Guard
Daly Press
Catron County
George Adams
New Mexico
Catra County
Acd
15 Ships Blocked In Suez
Cairo reports Egypt is surveying the Suez Canal bottom to remove sunken obstructions and free 15 foreign ships trapped since last June’s Arab-Israeli war. The canal will not reopen until Israeli forces withdraw from the Sinai. Obstructions include the oil tanker Magid and several unidentified objects.
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Cairo
Suez Canal
al Ahram
Sinai Peninsula
Police Chief Injured In Auto Accident Near Silver City
Silver City Police Chief Thomas J. Ryan was hospitalized after a patrol car was struck on Highway 180 east of Silver City near the Holiday Inn. Lt. Elias Garcia was treated and released. Witnesses said the other driver, Clifford Martinez of Las Cruces, was speeding. Ryan’s cruiser was considered a total loss.
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Elias Garcia
Holiday Inn
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Ryan
Clifford Martinez
Las Cruces
Martinez
Tyrone
Armored Truck Hijacking Nets 301000 Loot in Ohio
Hijackers escaped with 301000 dollars as they drove an armored truck from a crowded parking area in Youngstown while guards shopped. The vehicle was later found abandoned about a mile away in Boardman with 32000 remaining inside. Police suspect keys unlocked the locked decors and the rest of the cash was moved to a cutaway car. Two guards identified as Steve Sulik and James Ekhart were from Boardman and Youngstown respectively.
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Kane Secret Service Co
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Boareman
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Almart Department
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