Pueblo Seized by North Korea Sparks Global Tension
The USS Pueblo was captured by North Korean forces after a boarding near Wonsan. Navy units including the carrier Enterprise moved toward Korea as the United States sought the ship’s return and urged the Soviet Union to press Pyongyang. President Johnson convened a National Security Council meeting amid warnings of a possible act of war.
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Washington
Pueblo
U.S
South Korea
Enterprise
North Korea
United States
Dean Rusk
Wonsan
Sea of Japan
Soviet Union
White Hole
State Department
Johnson
Natonal Security Council
Panmunjom
Korea
Mand
Wda
Pak Chung Kuh
John Smith
Tince
Pak
Park Chung Hee
Seoul
Khe Sanh shelled as Hanoi mounts major push toward Hue and Quang Tri
North Vietnamese artillery bombardment targets the Khe Sanh garrison as Giap directs a large offensive toward An Khe Hue and Quang Tri. U.S. air power responds with B 52 raids and heavy bombing while Marines reinforce the frontier area amid reports of 40 000 attackers and over 3 800 troops along the DMZ.
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Saigon
UPI
Ma‘hine
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
An Khe
Dien Bien Phu
Vo Nguyen Giap
Hanoi
Dien Bein Phu
North Vietnam
Giap
Dien Bien Phu Khe Sanh
DMZ
Map and column debut in Chronicle Telegram tomorrow
The Chronicle Telegram will print a special AP prepared map of the Cambodian border area showing where U S troops report North Vietnamese sanctuary. It will accompany a description of Cambodia’s role in Viet Cong military actions and is urged as a quick reference during the coming weeks of fighting. The paper also launches Sum of the People a daily column on prominent figures worldwide including entertainment personalities jet setters royalty and others. In tomorrow’s paper there is no American loss reported in yesterday’s fatalities but ongoing fighting is described as a warm up with U S Marines near the border and large allied forces in proximity.
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Chronicle- Telegram
United States
Associated Press
Cambodia
Vietnam
Chronicle-Telegram
Sum of
Southeast Asia
Namese
Hanoi
South Vietnam
US Army
1St Air Cavalry Division
Leathernecks
Elyria Soldier Whitmore to Receive Bronze Star Posthumously
PFC James C Whitmore 21 of Elyria will be awarded the Bronze Star Medal posthumously for heroism. Army officials inform his parents Mrs and Mrs Hollis T Whitmore of 292 Hawthorne St that the award is for actions in Vietnam. Whitmore died November 9 1967 from combat wounds after serving with Co C Third Cavalry 8th Infantry Fourth Division. A 1966 Elyria High School graduate he enlisted in March 1967 and arrived in Vietnam in August.
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Elyria
Army
James C Whitmore
Hollis T Whitmore
Hawthorne St
Pfe Whitmore
Vietnam
Co C
Third Cavalry
8Th Infantry
Elyria High School
Avon Lake Rotary Club Receives Charter With 200 Guests
About two hundred guests attended the Avon Lake Rotary Club charter ceremony. Local officials and business leaders joined in welcoming the new service organization to the community.
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Avon Lake
Rotary Club
Weather note with cold snap and brief snow flurries
A cold day with some cloudiness and a few snow flurries, high in the teens. Tonight remains clear and very cold, low around zero to five above. Tomorrow expect increasing clouds and slightly warmer. Sunset 5 32, sunrise 7 46. High 26 at 12 30 PM, yesterday low 12 at 6 45 AM. Details on page 22.
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Sunrse
Women Lose Their Heads Over Him In Jest
Advertisement notes a humorous view on women who get excited about nothing and marry him. It also promotes a Black Angus steak sale at Meyer Goldberg's Super Target on Route 57 across from Midway Mall, listing sirloin at 89 cents a pound.
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Meyer Goldberg
Midway Mall
North Korea says Pueblo captain admits spying
North Korea broadcast in Tokyo claimed Cmdr. Lloyd M. Bucher of San Diego admitted the Pueblo carried out espionage for the CIA. Washington says the ship was seized in international waters and calls the action piracy.
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Tokyo
UPI
North Korea
Pueblo
Lloyd Mark Bucher
San Diego
Calif
Central Intelligence Agency
United States
Elyria Soldier Aids Vietnamese Amid Pacification Efforts
Frederick Harpster Jr. a US Army Vietnam veteran from Elyria donates funds and off duty labor to aid five nearby villages near Long Binh. He recalls a shift from negative views of Vietnam to recognizing civilians' humanity and needs.
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Elyrian
Vietnam
Frederick Harpster Jr
Elyria
USARV
Long Binh
Saigon
Harpster
Lorain teachers to get pay hike from property rise
Lorain School employees will receive pay increases after county auditors boosted 1968 operating funds by 323 782. Board president Milton Tomasek said the extra revenue stems from higher real estate valuation tied to US Steel Lorain works growth and must be allocated to raises for all staff. A board decision on the exact increase or indexing method will come at a future meeting after a full report from County Auditor Joseph Mitock.
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Joe Gluvna
Lorain
Milton Tomasek
Joseph Mitock
Tomasek
Ernest Sposato
Sposato
US Steels Lorain Works
Mitock
Tomaseh
Low bid on school for retarded out delay cited
Federal delay in approving contracts led Lorain County to withdraw the low bid from The Ti Hume Co for 858,730 as general contractor on Aug 8 1967. Readvertising for bids is planned. Other bids were Amherst Hardware 31200 for heating and plumbing and Novak Electric 139408 for electrical work.
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U.S
Federal Bureau
Con Lorain County
Ti Hume Co
Richard Laux
Amherst Hardware Co
Novak Electric
Citizens Committee
Oberlin activists form Alliance for Black Culture on campus
At Oberlin College the Alliance for Black Culture seeks self help and Negro history courses taught by Black professors or those knowledgeable about Black history. Members push for Black identity, tutoring, and pride amid faculty concern over the new organization.
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Oberlin
Alliance For Black Culture
ABC
Oberlin College
Albert J McQueen
McQueen
Phere
Wiliam A Wilson
Groesbeck Parham
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Demiliarized Zone
Laos
Quang Tri
Hue
Asia
Tate
James C. Whitmore
Elyria — Council
Frederick Harpster SR
Elyria GI
Terview
Walter A. Godfrey
O Henry's
Parham
Wilder Hall
Said McQueen
Peg
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