Westmoreland reports Viet Nam enemy briefly out of steam
General Westmoreland said Communist forces seemed temporarily out of steam as ground fighting in South Vietnam shrank to scattered clashes. He warned of a likely renewed push before and after Tet, noting enemy buildup near the DMZ and at Khe Sanh while U S B 52 bombers hit northwest Vietnam.
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Steam
Westmoreland
George Esper
Saigon
William C. Westmoreland
South Vietnam
Burt Westmoreland
Magt
Westsporeland
America
TSI
U.S
1St Corps
Quang Tri
Thua Thien
Dmz
Cancer Deaths Still Climbing In America
The Xatidual Advisory Cancer Council says 900000 Americans were treated for cancer last year and 300000 died. Despite expanded research and education, death rates rise while five year survival has improved to about one in three from one in five thirty years ago. The report Progress Against Cancer 1967 was published by the US Public Health Service.
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Washington
US Public Health Service
Romney Favors Peace Talks With Viet Cong Leaders
Romney in New Hampshire backs talks with the Viet Cong political arm the NLF to slow or halt the Vietnam War. A New York meeting of notable citizens under the Carnegi Endowment urged pressuring Saigon to pacify South Vietnam with conditional aid and a halt to North Vietnam bombing. The plan favors talks without recognizing the NLF and opposes a coalition government unless Saigon and Communists agree, possibly via free elections.
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Michigan
George Romsey
New Hampshire
Johnson
South Vietnam
National Liberation Front
NLF
Vietnam
Matthew B. Ridgway
New York
Carneci Endowment For International Peace
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Saigon
Gen. Ridgway
Charles Y. Yost
Chhief
U.S
United Nations
Roger Hilsman
Roswell Gilpatrick
Defense
Romney
Saison
Alhom
Judge Rules Columnists Liable For Damages
Washington AP A federal judge ruled that columnists Drew Pearson and Jack Anderson are liable for damages for using files stolen from the office of Senator Thomas J. Dodd. The damages amount is to be determined later, with Dodd seeking 1 million dollars. The ruling centers on whether the use of purloined documents breaches privacy rights given Dodd’s public role.
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Washington
Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Sec
Thomas J. Dodd
Dcomm
Dodd
U.S. District Court
Alexander Holtzoff
Pearson
Anderson
Connecticut Democrat
Senate
Holtzoff
Market Dips in Early Trading As Johnson Speech Hopes Rise
New York stock market opens with the Dow down 2.66 points to around 884. The decline spans several sectors with rubbers aircrafts and chemicals mostly lower. Opening blocks show Rayond International and Eaton Yale among notable movers on sizable volumes as investors await the State of the Union address.
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New York
Arrow
Johnson
Raymond
International Up Ta
Eaton Yale
Riegel Text
Prayer Note From Yorba Linda Minister
A religious notice from Gordon A. Stoltz of Yorba Linda California thanks God for changing seasons and asks for strength to endure hard times. The fragment includes a church message, contact details, and mentions a daily prayer service with unclear origin and disrupted typography.
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Jésus
Mene Mei
Gordon A. Stoltz
Yorba Linda
Matt
Priests Seek Say in New Cardinal Selection
In New York, more than a quarter of Roman Catholic Archdiocese priests signed a petition to Pope Paul VI asking for a role in choosing Cardinal Spellman’s successor. About 572 clergy supported the bid, with Rev. Neil A. Connally stating the goal was to express opinion and be consulted.
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Archdiocese of
Paul VI
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Neil A. Connally
Bronx
Vatican
Cardinal Spellman
Church
Benny Goodman Memory Party Recreates Carnegie Hall Night
Guests recall Benny Goodman memories from a 1938 Carnegie Hall concert where Goodman and his Swing Orchestra featured both black and white musicians amid a wave of tributes. Notables like Lionel Hampton and Martha Tilton remember nerves, awe, and the era’s historic collaboration.
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Swing Orchestra
New York
Carnegie Hall
Goodman
Gene Krupale
Gene Krupare
Benny
Carnegie
Coun
Martha Tilton
Yman
Lionel Hampton
Negro
Pauler
Texas
John Hammond
Wallace To Conduct Drive For Maryland Ballot
Wallace plans a drive in Maryland to secure 40,000 signatures and qualify for the presidential ballot. Bill Jones says supporters already organized and ready to act, following Wallace’s 1964 run and Johnson’s New Deal era politics in the state.
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Baltimore
Soma Ito
George Wallace
Alabama
Maryland
Bill Jones
Wallace
Pri
Dani Low
Hel B. Brewster
Johnson
Jones
California
Montgomery
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