Viet Cong losses 1541 in past week amid heavy U.S. toll
Allied forces reported Viet Cong deaths reaching 1,541 last week, with 89 American service members killed, the heaviest U.S. toll since Ia Drang. 499 Americans wounded and eight captured or missing were also listed as Marines, Army 1st Cavalry, and 101st Airborne carried out a division sized sweep 300 miles northeast of Saigon. Viet Cong losses included 1,541 killed and 245 captured. South Vietnamese casualties were 184 killed and 12 missing. SAC reported B52 strikes on two targets in South Vietnam.
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LBJ signals Viet peace and war vigor in Honolulu talks
President Johnson wraps up three days of summit discussions with South Vietnamese leaders in Honolulu. He pledges stronger U S effort in land, war, and peace, with a declared road to victory in Vietnam, and sends Vice President Humphrey to Saigon to continue the mission.
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India Answers Ho Chi Minh Letter On Viet Nam Peace Call
New Delhi responds to Ho Chi Minh with hope for a peaceful Viet Nam solution. President Radhakrishnan reassures he will fulfill India's IC C duties as chairman while addressing Ho's charge of U S aggression and noting the January letter reception.
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Dominican crisis role is probed during Vaughn hearing
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee shifts focus from Vietnam to Latin America as it questions Jack Hood Vaughn’s record as top Latin American official. Critics zero in on his 10 months handling the Dominican intervention and its aftermath amid his nomination to head the Peace Corps.
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Weather Outlook With Showers and Warm Temperatures
Showers and increasing cloudiness today followed by cloudy skies and scattered showers tonight. Variable cloudiness Thursday with windy and unseasonably warm temperatures through Thursday. Highs in the 50s, lows around 40s.
Humphrey Moves to Saigon for Social Reform Push
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey flies to Saigon on a three day mission to advance a social reform program in South Vietnam with Thieu and Ky. The trip aims to boost agriculture education and health while urging continued U.S. support and no new troop levels.
Where to turn County talks, others build
North Ridgeville firm seeks room to grow but is blocked by a court zoning dispute. Urban renewal aims for one purpose, with audiences still focusing on development and legal hurdles.
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Man 71 dies in Rt 301 crash with truck
Paul R. Miller, 71, of Mansfield, died at Elyria Memorial Hospital after his car struck a truck on Rt 301 at the Parsons Rd curve. His wife Clara, 66, was admitted in serious condition with fractures and cuts. Ora J. Harmon, 39, of Mount Gilead, the truck driver, was uninjured. Investigators are determining left of center fault. This is the county's fourth traffic death this year.
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Wakeman mother of 6 killed in head on crash on Rt 20
Mrs Ada R Kelley 34 of Wakeman was killed when her pickup swerved to miss a dog and was struck head on by a tractor trailer on Route 20 near Wakeman. The semi pushed the truck 357 feet and rolled. driver Albert L Bomer of Rising Sun suffered minor injuries. Survived by husband and six children. Page 4.
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Storm Rips Northern Plains Forcing Homes Flee
A new storm swept across the Northern Plains driving wind driven snow three feet deep in places and forcing at least 50 families from homes. The system claimed at least two lives in traffic incidents and prompted National Guard rescue efforts. East of the storm, warm moist air boosted Great Lakes precipitation with flash flooding in Gainesville Texas and reports of tornadoes and hail.
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Citizens urge full cloverleaf at Rt. 57 and I-90 in Elyria
The Lorain County Citizens Highway Action Committee urged a full cloverleaf interchange at Rt. 57 and I-90 and asked Elyria to back a separation bridge over Rt. 57 near the Midway Mall. Officials met with state highway engineers and a Federal Bureau of Public Roads representative to discuss the I-90 interchange and mall bridge funding.
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Wake for 14 B repeal effort as filibuster blocks reform
Labor allies hold a wake in the Senate as they push to repeal section 14 B of the Taft Hartley Act which allows states to ban compulsory union membership. The proposal failed 51 to 48 after Democratic leaders could not secure a two thirds vote to cut off the filibuster, ending the year’s push to end the right to work laws in nineteen states.
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