Herrin Man in Veit Nam Battle Not Injured
Lt Col John C Hughes 41 of Herrin was in the Pleiku attack zone but uninjured. Mauldin eyewitness reports him commanding the 52nd Army Aviation Battalion. he has 22 years service and 11 months in Vietnam. His wife Ann Abernathy Hughes notes plans to return March 3 and that Hughes has earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and two Vietnamese decorations.
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Pleiku
Viet Nam
John C. Hughes
Chicago
Bill Mauldin
Hughes
52Nd Army Aviation Battalion
Mauldin
Ann
Ann Abernathy
Maple Abernathy
N. 17Th St
North Side
Saigon
United States
Dennis
Son
Mark
Sentry Pyle Dies in Pleiku Viet Cong Attack
At Pleiku air base in South Viet Nam, Spec. 5 Jesse A. Pyle from Marina California halted Viet Cong saboteurs as they planted explosives. He died from a blast while being taken to the infirmary. Eight Americans were killed and over 100 wounded as mortars followed.
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Pleiku
Jesse A. Pyle
Pyle
Marina
Calif
Pleiku Air Base
U. S
Viet Nam
Ft. Ord
Bill Mauldin
Bruce
Hughes
John C. Hughes
Herrin
Ill
Rainy Weather Outlook for Southern Illinois Tonight and Tuesday
Rainy for Southern Illinois with considerable cloudiness and continued cool conditions. Rain develops again late tonight or Tuesday with low near 30 and high Tuesday between 36 and 43.
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Illinois
Viet Cong Camps Blasted In New Retaliatory Raid
Washington reports congressional leaders accepted a strike for strike policy in Viet Nam after the White House briefing. McGeorge Bundy briefed Johnson on South Viet Nam, as Senate leaders Mansfield and Dirksen voiced support for U S air strikes and aid to South Viet Nam while noting no new troops. Kosygin’s Hanoi visit looms over retaliations, but officials say actions are not tied to it.
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White House
National Security Council
United States
Viet Nam
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Johnson
Security Council
South Viet Nam
Senate
North Viet Nam
Sen
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Montana
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Republican Policy Committee
U. S
Mansfield
Bundy
U.S
Hanoi
Alexei Kosygin
Kosygin
U S Dependents Prepare To Leave South Viet Nam
U S dependents in Saigon Da Nang and elsewhere prepare to depart as Johnson orders retaliation for Viet Cong attacks. North and South Vietnamese air units clash with U S pilots supporting strikes across the 17th parallel. Casualties among U S forces rise while warnings of further air raids persist.
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South Viet Nam
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Saigon
Johnson
South Vietnamese
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Nguyen Khanh
Nguyen Cao Ky
Khan
Khanh
Viet Nam
Pleiku
Washington
da Nang
License deadline for 1965 plates set at Feb 15
Springfield AP Powell announces the display deadline for 1965 automobile license plates remains midnight February 15. He notes passenger plate sales on February 3 are 126000 behind last year and that enforcement will not arrest or convict those with applications filed before February 1. Our figures show only a small percentage may be inconvenienced by being stopped for noncurrent plates.
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Springfield
Paul Powell
Powell
Rails Unions Reach Final Agreement on Major Labor Contract
Washington Feb 8 Five non-operating rail unions and the railroads reach a final agreement shielding most members from layoff and granting carriers new transfer flexibility. The package covers about 290000 workers under the attrition rule and caps job abolitions at six percent annually while constraining layoffs to business declines.
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John D. Pomfret
New York Times
Washington
SIU Families to Leave Viet Nam Evacuation Planned
About two dozen dependents of Southern Illinois University faculty will be evacuated from Viet Nam within 10 days to two weeks. Eleven of the thirteen faculty members have wives and children with them. thirteen children total. Families may relocate to Manila Bangkok Hong Kong or return to the United States.
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Viet Nam
Robert Jacobs
International Services
SIU
Jacobs
Manila
Philippines
Bangkok
Thailand
Hong Kong
United States
Kosygin Says Powers Seek Peace But Strengthen Defenses
Soviet Premier Kosygin told reporters in Hanoi that the Soviet Union China and North Vietnam do not want war but must strengthen the might and defensive capacity of Communist countries. He affirmed Soviet support for North Vietnam and the Viet Cong front line in the struggle against imperialism.
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Hanoi
Alexei N. Kosygin
U. S
Dong Hoi
Gulf of Tonkin
China
Radio
Peking
U.S
Soviet Union
Red China
North Viet Nam
Kosygin
Johnson urges broad plan to beautify nation and curb pollution
President Johnson proposes a wide program to preserve and enhance America’s beauty. He calls for action on air and water pollution, more parks, and removal of junk yards along highways, plus federal and local collaboration to expand outdoor recreation and trails nationwide.
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Johnson
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