Pueblo crew treated well after capture in Korea
White House says USS Pueblo crew is being properly treated and wounded receive medical care. George Christian would not confirm sources or Red Cross reports while noting no official communique yet. President Johnson reviews Vietnam and Korea actions as diplomatic efforts continue.
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White House
George Christian
Christian
International Committee of the Red Cross
North Korea
Wonsan
Johnson
Vietnam
GM and UAW Reach Tentative Tonawanda Foundry Deal
GM and the United Auto Workers announced a tentative local contract for the Tonawanda New York foundry ending a two week strike that began January 19 over six minutes of paid wash up time before lunch. The walkout idled 2300 workers as part of three GM foundry strikes that halted 117 900 General Motors workers and caused parts shortages. The other plants were in Saginaw Michigan and Defiance Ohio and were settled the previous Sunday.
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General Motors
United Auto Workers
Tonawanda
N. Y
Fendries
Saginaw
Mich
Defiance
Ohio
Arkansas Prison Graves Probe Opens After Inmate Excavation
Cummins Prison Farm in Arkansas ends rumor of secret killings as inmates exhume three skeletons found under dirt near a cotton gin. Prison officials say as many as 100 inmates could be buried on the 20 000 acre site and investigate unapprehended escapees dating to 1900.
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Cummins
Ark
State
Thomas O. Morton
Morton
Congress divided over Pueblo rescue options and risk of war
Senate Democratic Leader Mansfield and Republican Dirksen clash over how to recover the USS Pueblo and crew. Officials discuss cautious, limited deployment while urging firm action. Public sentiment leans toward aggressive measures, but some warn against broad conflict in Asia. United Nations meetings are canceled as diplomacy continues on other fronts.
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Pueblo
North Korea
Vietnam
Mansfield
Dirksen
Congress
Navy
U. N. Security Council
White House
George Christian
Christian
U. S
United Nations
United States
Senate
Stuart Symington
Dmo
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Asia
Clear and colder with a chilly night ahead
The forecast calls for clearing skies and much colder temperatures tonight with low in the 20s. Wednesday will be mostly cloudy and slightly warmer with highs in the upper 40s to low 50s. Weather details on map page 14.
Inside Classified 11 13 Comics TV Bridge Crossword
Newspaper page snippet outlines sections including Classifieds Comics TV Bridge Crossword Editorials Family Living Sports Youth with page numbers 11 13 15 4 6 7 9 10 5 highlighting content areas across the issue.
Bloomington Woman’s Body Found in Car Near Rosemont Motel
A frozen body was found in the back seat of a parked car beside a Rosemont motel. A purse contained the driver’s license of Marilyn Elmore, 34, of Bloomington, who vanished December 5. Elmore was an office worker for General Telephone Co. and the daughter of Rev. Virgil Elmore.
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Rosemont
Bloomington
Marilyn Elmore
Miss Elmore
General Telephone Co
Virgil Elmore
Methodist
Goreville
Elmore
Budget Book Reveals Size and Oddities of U S Spending
Washington writes on the federal budget showing Earl Warren could spend 10000 on a car while John McCormack would get 14000. It details grants like 509000 for lighthouse widows and notes scattered line items from space to immigration. The piece praises the budget’s scope yet notes quirky allocations and human touches, such as 6000 for flowers at battle monuments.
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Earl Warren
John W. McCormack
Alaska
Republc
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Central Intelligence Agency
Porter Food Market Fire Destroys Murphysboro Store
A blaze that smoldered over an hour erupted into a 200 foot high fireball destroying the Porter Food Market at 635 N 16th St Murphysboro Monday night. Owner John Porter reported heavy smoke forced evacuation with no confirmed occupants left inside. The loss is estimated over 90000 dollars with the concrete building gutted. Firefighters faced attic smoke and superheated air, aided by a light southwest wind and rain.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Porter Food Market
16Th St
Murphysboro
John Porter
Porter
David
Barbara
Alden Wills
Harry Clutts, Jr
Barbara Porter
Chester Steele
Steele
Hostages Safe After All-Day Denver Chase
A 27 year old Denver man Daniel Williams led a 250 mile pursuit after taking seven hostages in a northeast Denver supermarket holdup. He surrendered to a police sergeant when a commandeered hospital van ran out of gas. Williams and roommate Louis Maple were jailed and held for investigation. Two hostages were wounded, three released, rest near the original supermarket.
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Denver
Colo
Daniel Williams
Louis Maple
Lawrence P. Morahan
Colorado Plains
NBC Laugh In gag triggers police calls across the U S
Viewers misread a Laugh In onscreen gag about being held prisoner in the newsroom. Alexandria Minnesota and Glenwood residents called police while Little Rock Arkansas also dispatched officers. NBC HQ said the underline lines are used for NBC News normally.
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New York
Rowan and Martin
Alexandria
Minn
Glenwood
Kcmt-Tv
Little Rock
Ark
Kark-Tv
NBC
NBC News
Guerrilla Attacks Break Tet Truce Across Vietnam
Viet Cong forces launched broad assaults marking the Tet ceasefire as Da Nang and seven provincial capitals, plus five U.S. airfields, came under attack. Gen Westmoreland called the truce a hoax while allied defenses resumed in central and northern Vietnam amid canceled stand-downs.
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Saigon
Red
da Nang
South Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Panhandle
Hanoi
Gray unlikely to seek eighth term in Congress
Reports indicate Representative Kenneth J. Gray D West Frankfort will not run for reelection in 1968. A taped program and mail releases signal his decision, while Choate Rendleman and Small are floated as possible contenders. Gray has delayed making a public statement as to his plans.
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Roger Hughes
Southern Illnoisan
Kenneth J. Gray
West Frankfort
Congress
Southern Illinois
Gray
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C
California
House Public Works Committee
Magic Gray
Clyde Choate
D-Anna
Choate
Southern Illinois Inc
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
Roy Small
Harrisburg
John S. Rendleman
Carbondale
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Annapolis
Naval Academy
Secret Service
Federal
James E. Gulley
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Phillip Lewis
Grace St
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Toby Berger
Somone
Clifford
Clark M. Clifford
Defense
Robert S McNamara
Pentagon
Bulletin
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