Korea Threatens to Take Command of Troops
Reports from Panmunjom fuel Seoul’s anger over U S handling of the Pueblo case. Park Chung-kyu warned the United States must deter a slide toward Vietnam or Korea may assume operational control of its armed forces.
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U.S. Positions Hit in Battles Along Korea DMZ
Four new gun battles were reported Saturday between U S and North Korean soldiers along the truce line as tension rose over U S efforts to secure the release of the intelligence ship Pueblo and its 83 crew. U N Command spokesmen said North Korean infiltrators hurled grenades at a UN guard post in the western front area.
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U.S. Says 15,000 Reds Killed in Tet Offensive
U.S. and South Vietnamese forces press the Tet offensive in Saigon Hue and other urban centers as Communist losses top 15 thousand dead and four thousand plus captured. Allied casualties run over one thousand killed and several thousand wounded as curfew eases in Saigon.
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Cuban Treason Trials Convict 35 Communists in Havana
Thirty five pro Moscow Cuban Communists are sentenced for treason and plotting against Fidel Castro. Anibal Escalante gets 15 years, Octavio Fernandez 12 years, others receive two to ten years. Separate border gunfire incidents involve American troops with no U.S. casualties.
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Hospital Turns Away Family Infant Dies in Transit
A day old baby girl died at Edgewater Hospital after being turned away from Sheridan General Hospital where staff cited lack of maternity facilities. The mother, Dianne Johnston, remained hospitalized in good condition.
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UPI
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Richard Emerich
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Robert Carlson
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Sheridan Hospital
Prosperity Proves Hard for Some to Bear
A reflective note on how wealth changes attitudes and the challenge of adapting to success, suggesting that many people resist prosperity while it remains beyond reach for most.
Officer aboard Pueblo apologizes for ship’s presence
North Korea says Lt. Stephen R. Harris, one of six Pueblo officers, apologized for the ship’s presence in the Sea of Japan. His Melrose Mass mother doubts a voice claimed by the Koreans is her son’s, saying uncertainty remains.
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Melrose
Mass
West Virginia House approves teachers pay raise and tax bills
The West Virginia House passed a teachers pay raise of 320 dollars annually and moved two cigarette and gasoline tax bills expected to raise about 7.5 million dollars. The session also amended a harness racing bill to keep Sunday prohibition and moved related Senate actions to bargaining positions. The body advanced audits of the State Road Commission and open housing ordinances for municipalities, plus building codes for large counties and motorcycle operator licensing with helmet changes for under 21. The highway bond issue remained on the inactive calendar as Republicans withhold support.
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Senate Probe Questions Tonkin Gulf Attack Evidence
A Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff study found the destroyer Maddox reported sonar difficulties before the August 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident. The finding raises questions about the reliability of evidence used to justify U S air and naval actions against North Vietnam and the subsequent war measures.
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