Iron Triangle sweep yields heavy Viet Cong toll in Saigon area
U S air and ground forces press the Cedar Falls operation north of Saigon as American casualties stay light. The campaign reports nearly 200 Viet Cong dead, 40 prisoners, 508 tons of rice seized and 217 weapons found while 4 250 civilians are moved to re settlement centers. The massive force includes two US divisions and multiple brigades and battalions in a broad jungle offensive.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
South Vietnam
Iron Triangle
Armou
U.S
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
Cedar Falls
11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Triangle
Woman in shock after attempt to save crash victims
FARWELL Texas AP a West Texas mother was treated for shock after pulling three victims from a burning airplane near her home She had not been aboard The boy Russell Langford and the other two occupants died despite her efforts to save them The victims included pilot Jimmy Norton and his son Jimmy Jr The single engine Cessna 150 nose dived into a field near the Langford residence near the Texas New Mexico border Airport officials said the plane may have signaled landing at Clovis airport four miles to the west
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Farwell Area
Norton
Jimmy Jr
Langford
Texas-New Mexico
Clovis
Mobile Manor to Open Near Silver City on Cottage San Road
Lamb's Mobile Manor will open next week north of Silver City on Cottage San Road. Twenty three spaces for mobile homes will be available at opening with more to follow. Owners are Mr and Mrs George S Lamb formerly of Lordsburg.
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Mobile Manor
Lamb's
Silver City
Cottage San Road
George S. Lamb
Lordsburg
NM Congressmen Cautious Toward LBJ's Tax Boost
New Mexico Sens Clinton Anderson and Joseph Montoya urged caution on the presidents tax increase in the State of the Union. Anderson would study the proposal and favor corporate taxes over individual ones if needed. Montoya said the tax might be necessary though not popular and would not hit the poor.
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Washington
New Mexico
Clinton P. Anderson
Joseph M. Montoya
Johnson
Montoya
38 Blind Students Escape School Fire
In Jersey City 38 visually impaired pupils at St. Joseph's School for the Blind fled a six story building after a fire broke out in the auditorium. The trainer taught self guided egress and the youngsters aged 5 to 17 used handrails to reach exits and descend stairs.
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Jersey City
St. Joseph's School For the
Seven Member State Highway Commission Sought
The Legislative Finance Committee backs a constitutional amendment to create a seven member State Highway Commission joining the governor and lieutenant governor to the five current appointees. It would become a statutory executive branch body with an administrative highway director. Commissioners would have six year staggered terms and removal limited to malfeasance neglect or incompetence after a hearing. The panel also favors abolishing the State Purchasing Office and placing buying under the Department of Finance and Administration.
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Santa FE
Legislative Finance Committee
State Highway Commission
Commission
Executive Branch
Department of Finance and Administration
Highway Commission
Congress Delays Johnson Social Security Tax Proposal Move
Congress shifts action on President Johnson’s plan for Social Security increases delaying the 2 percent payroll tax rise and Medicaid limits as hearings are set for February while other bills on debt ceiling and Vietnam aid progress. The White House suggested boosting benefits from 44 to 70 dollars monthly for 23 million recipients with Medicare expansion for disabled beneficiaries.
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Edmond LE Breton
Washington
Congress
Johnson
House
Ways and Means
Treasury
Vietnam
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Ways and Means Committee
Byrnes
Lodge Predicts Decline In U S War Casualties
Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge predicted a downturn in American casualties in Vietnam in 1967 while noting four intertwined war fronts. He said military gains this year could reduce deaths, but terrorist elimination and building Vietnamese political and economic systems require local effort and time.
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Lodge
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Saigon
North Vietnam
John M. Wightower
Washington (Ap
Vietnam
Associated Press
United States
Johnson
South Vietnam
Credit easing shown as Minnesota bank cuts rate to 5.76
Signs of looser credit emerge as a Minnesota bank lowers its prime rate from 6.0 to 5.76 percent. The move follows requests for tax surcharges and a federal push to stimulate growth without inflation. First National City Bank of New York also trims long term CD rates. Provident Savings Bank cuts down payment on new and old homes. Federal Home Loan Board expands $1 billion in mortgage liquidity for thrifts.
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Joseph R. Coyne
Washington
Minnesota
National City Bank of
Minneapolis
Treasury Department
Treasury
Jower
State of the Union
Department
Johnson
Congress
First National City Bank
New York
First National City
Provident Savings Bank
Baltimore
Provident
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Mutual Savings
Savings and Loan
Walter W. Heller
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Minneapolis Bank
Three Die in Internal Black Muslim Dispute
Three people are dead in St. Louis area violence linked to an internal Black Muslim sect dispute. Andrew Hoffman and Christine Hoffman were shot by two unidentified youths after grocery shopping. Roy Tyson was beaten to death in an abandoned canal. Clyde X. home attacked with fire bombs. FBI investigating Tyson death and related slayings.
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Jerry Curry
ST. Lou
Andrew Hoffman
Christine
Roy Tyson
Mississippi River
Tlinois
Clyde X
St. Louis
Kansas City
Hoffman
John Moore
Timothy
Tyson
Clyde Jones
Canton
Miss
Federal Bureau of Inveigation
Frontier Sales Manager Speaks At Chamber Meet
Frontier Airlines sales manager Daniel Goodyear spoke at the Silver City chamber luncheon. He described Frontier as the nation’s largest regional carrier with two Boeing 727 jets and 20 Convair 550s and plans to add more. He noted a possible service from New Orleans to the West Coast and the shift off the federal subsidy after about a year, estimated at over 6 million dollars annually.
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Frontier
Dahd Frontier
New Orleans
Goodyear
Senator Anderson Proposes Flexible Lead and Zinc Quotas
Senator Anderson introduced a bill to set flexible three year quotas for lead and zinc ores and metal based on domestic stock levels. The measure guarantees a minimum import quota and ties limits to whether stocks exceed normal requirements.
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Bulletin
Anderson
Mao calls army to crush enemies amid China turmoil
Mao Tse-tung delivered an ultimatum to opponents and ordered the armed forces to aid a final purge amid factional strife with Liu Shao-chi. Peking reports of fighting in Shanghai and widespread army loyalty pledges cast doubt on Lin Piao’s grip on the military.
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John Roderick
TOKYO
Mao Tse-tung
China
Mao
Peking Radio
Cultural Revolutionary Committee
Pees Communist Party
Liu Shao-chi
Shanghai
Lin Piao
Peking People's Daily
Red Flag
Liu
Lin
Las Cruces Man Fined In Wreck Near Bayard
Willie D. Adams a 56 year old Las Cruces man pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated in Silver City Justice Court. He admitted to a collision on U S 130 near Bayard where his car struck a vehicle driven by Gloria Cabrera Silva of Hurley waiting to turn onto the old Hurley Road. Silva’s passenger Jesse Silva of Hurley was taken to Hillcrest General Hospital in Silver City and listed in good condition.
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Willie D. Adams
Las Cruces
Justice of the Peace Court
Silver City
Bayard
Fourth Fedora In Circle For Board Race
Mrs. Pete Perea of 1611 Georgia St Silver City filed Wednesday as a candidate for the Silver Schools Board of Education seat. Filing closes January 27. The four candidates include Chester Williams Joe Welsh and George Schafer. The district faces growth from mining activity and delayed school tax funds.
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Pete Perea
Georgia St
Silver City
Silver Schools Board of Education
Giner Sacigidaben Hd
Aled Osler
Chester Williams
Cliff
Joe Welsh
George Schafer
Pinos Altos
Burglary Probed at Hachita Mercantile
Grant County detectives probe a dawn burglary at Hachita Mercantile. About 800 to 900 dollars, mostly Mexican currency, was taken along with clothing and groceries. Entry was gained by breaking the front door lock and forced warehouse doors. The safe was tampered with and the cash register emptied. Two or more suspects believed involved. car later used to remove goods.
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Grant County Sherifft S Department
Hachita
Richard Ingram
Ingram
Steve Ray Aguirre
Ed Jacobs
Weather outlook with variable clouds and wind
Variable high cloudiness today tonight and Friday with increasing winds Friday. Temperature little changed. High today 4 low 22, high Friday 13. W hour report 74.1 high 49 low 21. Airport high 3 low 20.
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Howel
LBJ
Frontier Sales
Grant County
Daniel Goodyear
Tucson
Frontier Airlines
Betty Biggs
Lomax
Albuquerque
Sheriff's
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