Deserters seek asylum in Sweden from Vietnam protest
Four U S sailors who fled to Moscow to protest the Vietnam War plan to seek political asylum in Sweden. They arrived from Moscow on a regular flight and have Red Cross style documents. Swedish officials face either denial and return to Moscow or grant asylum.
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Moscow
Sweden
Swedish Committee For Vietnam
Richard D. Bailey
Jacksonville
Fla
John M. Barilla
Catonville
Craig W. Anderson
San Jose
Calif
Michael A. Lindner
Red Cross
Russia
National Office For Aliens
Foreign Office
Soviet Union
Marines fight in muddy paddy near Da Nang
AP reports U S Marines battled a powerful Communist force about 20 miles south of Da Nang. A helicopter lift dropped a Marine detachment into a muddy paddy ringed by an enemy battalion possibly 500 strong, with constant sniper and machine gun fire as jets and gunships pounded positions. Casualties were not announced.
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Saigon
U.S
da Nang
5Th Marine Regiment
Kim Ki Sam
Sam
South Vietnam
Vietnam
New York Transit Strike Vote Sparks Unions Unite
Thousands of bus and subway workers voted overwhelmingly to strike at 5 a.m. New Year’s Day if no contract by then. The TWU and Local 100 pressed for fair terms with retirement at half pay after 20 years, while leaders urged not to strike. Separately H. Rap Brown addressed African students on racism and economic issues.
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Transport Workers
Matthew Guinan
TWU
Daniel Gilmartin
New York
H. Rap Brown
United States
VIP visits tighten as Congress members travel Vietnam
The U S Command tightens rules after Sen Charles H Percy and companions toured Dak Son near the Cambodia border without escorts. An unscheduled landing amid Viet Cong fire prompted new measures requiring armed commissioned officers for VIP outside Saigon.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
U. S
Sen
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
Percy
Help sought on Cambodia in new U S diplomatic push
Washington seeks broad international help to deny sanctuary in Cambodia for Communist forces operating in Vietnam. State Department circulates the note and evidence to other governments after Prince Sihanouk rejects U S call for international border patrols. He denounces the United States as an aggressor and accuses it of military actions in Cambodia.
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United States
Russia
Cambodia
Vietnam
State Department
U.S
Norodom Sihanouk
Southeast Asia
Sihanouk
International Control Commission
Father kills 4 children in La. neighborhood tragedy
Earle Clinton Watson, 31, told neighbors he deemed the world too wicked for his four daughters. He delivered their bodies to a funeral home in Jonesboro after killing Tina Charmine, 9, and Karen Hope, 8 with a 30 06 rifle, and Margaret Wendy, 5, and Faith Erline, 3 by strangulation. He was taken to a mental hospital for observation.
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Jonesboro
Earle Clinton Watson
Tina Charmine
Karen Hope
Margaret Wendy
Faith Erline
Hickenlooper quits Senate in age tied retirement bid
Iowa Senator Hickenlooper announces he will not seek a new term due to age. At 71 he says he cannot sustain a vigorous campaign and declines to endorse a successor while others line up for the GOP nomination. Gov. Hughes vows to run for Senate next year.
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Hickenlooper
Des Moines
Iowa
U. S
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
James Bramwell
Cedar Rapids
Harold Hughes
Senate
Sen
Frank Carlson
Kansas
Powell office adopts code of conduct for state staff
Springfield AP Secretary of State Paul Powell announced a code of conduct for his office staff will take effect January 1. The code covers all employees and contract workers, prohibiting outside employment that conflicts with duties, accepting gifts to influence performance, and holdings in enterprises doing business with the state.
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Springfield
Secretary of State
Paul Powell
Otto Kerner
Powell
SIU proposes four year plan to expand medical education
SIU Vice president Robert W. MacVicar outlined a four year model to reform medical and health education in Illinois. The plan adds two years of clinical professional study after an initial four year preprofessional track, with admission by exam and interview and emphasis on hospital and clinic experience.
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Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois University
Illinois
Robert W. MacVicar
SIU
State Board of Higher Education
MacVicar
Dirksen Sees No Promise in Johnson Policies
Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen voiced a stark critique of President Johnson’s Vietnam approach, saying there is no prospect of peace or stability and urging voters to act in 1968. He defended administration policy overall while demanding calm, orderly debate and accusing federal spending of spiraling out of control.
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Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Johnson
Illinois
Dirksen
Congressional Record
Congress
Vietnam
Weekend Weather Outlook With Light Snow Possibility
Cloudy and cold with a potential period of light snow tonight. Lows 14 to 20 degrees. Friday partly cloudy and cold with a high near 30. Weather details and map on page 2.
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U.S. Command
Korea
Laos
Vientiane, Laos
Pathet Lao
Nam Bac
Luang Prabang
Phalane
Savannaket
Vientiane
N.Y
Washington
Illinois Central Railroad
Panama
Magnolia
Boskydell
Ed Greer
David Stanley
Muscatine
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Joint
House Committee On Atomic Energy
GOP
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Aeronautics and Space Committee
Eisenhower
Romney
Dwight D. Eisenhower
New York Times
Michigan
George Romney
CBS
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Powell Office
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