Combat losses climb in Vietnam week
UPI reports 342 U.S. combat deaths in the last week, with 2,191 wounded and 3,849 Communist deaths. Heavy fighting concentrated in South Vietnam’s northern provinces near the DMZ and Hue. Marines from the 3rd and 1st Divisions faced North Vietnamese attacks near Con Thien as Hanoi gears for a major offensive.
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Local Forecast Looks Toward Spring Warmth
Hancock Field meteorologist says tonight will be cold with teens, then tomorrow brings sunny skies and warmer highs in the upper 20s to 30s. Snow chances are near zero as winds turn southeast at 5 to 15 mph.
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Mia Farrow Leaves India for London Movie Project
Actress Mia Farrow finished a period of spiritual meditation in New Delhi and flew to London to reportedly work on a movie with Elizabeth Taylor.
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Today’s Chuckle Deployed as Humorous Misquote
A humorous local snippet features a young man awkwardly addressing a potential mother in law. He jokes about apologies for intruding on a deer and quips that his suit and birth details may be off. The tease centers on social missteps and courting bravado.
Search for missing Marines ends with recovery in Potomac
In Virginia, the body of one of nine enlisted men missing after a canoe capsized in the Potomac River was recovered by a search boat and brought to a Massachusetts air station. Eight Marines and a Navy sailor, all expert swimmers, had been missing since 4:30 p.m. The 25 foot canoe, spotted two hours after the accident, sank during retrieval attempts.
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Miner Rescue Efforts Continue After Morgan City Shaft Fire
Trapped miners feared alive as rescuers hear a diesel engine and see smoke and a fire in a Cargill Inc shaft near Morgan City Louisiana. Two rescuers descended 80 feet through water and debris while officials weigh how far the men fled after the midnight Tuesday blaze.
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Beatles Omitted From 1968 Who's Who Listing
AP reports the 1968 English Who's Who to be published Wednesday includes fashion designer Mary Quant for the first time but continues to exclude the Beatles from its listings.
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Twiggy strikes back at critics over politics
London AP reports Twiggy rejects a Moscow Gazette claim that she embodies a capitalist image for youth. She denounces the label as nonsense, defends her stance after touring Germany, and criticizes communists while noting Hiroshima's atomic bomb. She urges leaders to settle matters.
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Washington and Pittsburgh teachers walkout disrupts schools
The Associated Press reports teachers in Washington and Pittsburgh led walkouts forcing school closures. About 7,000 Washington staff faced leave orders as 41 teachers were arrested and fined for strikes, while Pittsburgh faced disruptions as 1,000 teachers participated in the protest. Courts and unions considered sanctions and governance actions amid nationwide action over pay and bargaining.
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Ex-Czechoslovak General Jan Sejna Extradition Demand
Czechoslovakia demands the extradition of Maj. Gen. Jan Sejna who defected to the United States. The government through the Czechoslovak Embassy in Washington seeks his return on charges of property and abuse of office. The case could trigger resignations of defense and interior ministers and affect high military ranks. The Communist army committee urged ministers to publicly explain and self-criticize after leaving posts. Sejna, 40, is believed to be the highest ranking Communist officer to defect to the West.
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Joseph W. Martin Jr dies at 83 former House speaker
Joseph W. Martin Jr a longtime Republican figure dies at 83 in Fort Lauderdale Fla where he was visiting a nephew He served in Congress from 1924 to 196? including two terms as House speaker He was born in North Attleboro Mass and planned a solemn Mass funeral in St Marys burial at Mt Hope Cemetery North Attleboro
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Israel Deports Former Jerusalem Arab Sector Mayor
TEL AVIV AP The Israeli government deported Rehi El i Khatib former mayor of the Arab sector of Jerusalem to Jordan accusing him of hostile activity and organizing an Arab revolt in territories occupied during the June war.
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