Saigon Under Siege as U S Forces Repel Viet Cong Drive
U S forces claim two probing missions halted Viet Cong thrusts toward Saigon from south east and north west. 9th Division troops reported heavy combat with 131 enemy killed and more than 2,500 enemy dead in surrounding fighting. Civilians flee as bombs and fires rage through Saigon. President Thieu urged calm and warned against demonstrations while Saigon braces for further strikes ahead of Paris peace talks.
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Students riot at SIU President Morris office
A late Wednesday protest outside SIU President Delyte W. Morris's office turned violent as about 10 of 1,750 black students entered the reception area. SIU security police used nightsticks to clear the room and police injured two students. Five students face mob action and aggravated battery charges, including Theodore Dawson of Chicago.
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Edward G. Singleton
S. Timois Ave
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Richard Walker
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Morris’ Office
Richard Richman
Jackson County
SIU Health Service
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Thomas Leffler
Skipper Defended by Enlisted on Vance in Vietnam Mission
Chief Petty Officer William Young of Cincinnati testified at an informal hearing that Lt Cmdr Marcus Arnheiter should have earned a commendation not relief from command aboard the destroyer escort Vance. Young said the ship and crew improved under Arnheiter and denied orders to fire on a Buddhist pagoda, noting instead the vessel helped neutralize a shore-based Communist gun emplacement near Vietnam.
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Rescue crews close to trapped miners in West Virginia mine
In Hominy Falls, rescue chief H E Sundstrom reports 600 feet to 15 or 25 trapped miners. Foreman Frank Davis and Bob Rudd may rejoin 13 others a half mile away, while 10 deeper in the mine are presumed dead. Reach time estimated between noon and 6 p.m.
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Bob Rudd
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Steel price cuts reported by U S Steel in select markets
Pittsburgh AP steel industry sources say U S Steel is cutting prices on select products in certain regions to meet lower foreign prices. The cuts reportedly affect coated steels like galvanized sheet and items such as gas and water pipe and hot rolled sheet and strip, with possible cuts on cold rolled sheet bought by auto and appliance sectors.
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Closed inquest into five Cox children deaths ordered
Circuit Court judge ruled the coroner's inquest into the shooting deaths of five Cox siblings near Mattoon be closed to press and public. The ruling came as William Cherikos, appointed public defender, represents Thomas Fuller II 18 charged with murdering the five Cox children.
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Thomas C. Fuller II
William Cox
Conferees approve 10% income tax surcharge with $6B cuts
House and Senate conferees back Johnsons 10 percent income tax surcharge tied to a $6 billion spending cut bid. The plan would raise about $10 billion yearly, run 15 months for individuals and 18 months for corporations, with exemptions for about 17 million low income taxpayers. Withholding could begin in June.
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D-Ark
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Ways and Means Committee
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Paris welcomes North Vietnamese delegate as peace talks near
North Vietnam’s chief delegate Xuan Thuy arrived in Paris with a Vietnamese and French crowd at Le Bourget Airport. US chief negotiator W Averell Harriman and other delegates head to talks Friday, amid expectations of long bargaining and calls for a peaceful Vietnam settlement.
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Su-Chih
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Refugees Flee Saigon as Viet Cong Offensive Rages
Thousands of refugees, mostly women and children, stream into central Saigon from the fighting on the southern edge. By noon 46,000 had arrived since the offensive began, with total expected over 60,000. Authorities mobilize to feed them at schools, churches, and pagodas amidst limited police controls.
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National Refugee Ministry
U. S
North Koreans Move Pueblo to New Location
State Department officials said North Korea moved the captured U S intelligence ship Pueblo from its port of Wonsan to an unspecified new location. The vessel was seized January 3 about 25 miles off the North Korean coast in what the United States calls international waters. The crew remained aboard.
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Democratic Republic of Vietnam
de Gaulle
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South Vietnam
United States
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U. S
Wonsan
State Department
Kennedys reportedly expect 11th child near inauguration
Washington Post society columnist Maxine Cheshire says the Kennedy family, led by Senator Robert F. Kennedy, expects their 11th child in late January with the arrival near the inauguration date. The New York Democrat's office declined to comment. the couple already has seven boys and three girls, ranging from 13 months to 16 years.
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Robert F. Kennedy
Washington Post
Maxine Cheshire
Post Society
New York Democrat
Illinois weather outlook mix of sun and clouds
Partly cloudy conditions vary across the state with cooler tonight and highs Friday in the 60s to 70s. Extreme southern counties see lows around 50 to 55 with upper 70s possible Friday, while northern regions stay cooler with lows near 38 to 46 and highs in the 60s.
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