Air war escalates with raids on Hanoi Haiphong corridor
American warplanes return to the Hanoi Haiphong industrial corridor for seven raids, including strikes near Hanoi. Navy pilots from the Oriskany hit the Hanoi railroad and highway bridge north of the city and struck the Phu Thi ferry southeast of Hanoi. Five raids were within 24 miles of Hanoi and Haiphong. A second Air Force F105 was shot down by a MIG21, with its pilot missing, and a Navy A4 Skyhawk was downed by ground fire, also with the crew missing.
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Saigon
Hanoi
Haiphong
Oriskany
U.S
Air Force
Doctor reports Blaiberg's heart transplant progress
Cape Town AP Dr Christian Barnard said Philip Blaiberg is progressing extremely well with signs his body may resist the new heart He cautioned against rushing to overcome rejection lessons from Louis Washkansky and noted remote chances of rejection while noting infection risks The Blaiberg lawyers plan to share NBC telecast proceeds with involved parties.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Christian Barnard
Philip Blaiberg
Louis Washkansky
Barnard
Washkansky
Blaibergs
Snowstorm Buries Montana Towns Cutting Wide Roads
A powerful Alberta storm blanketed Montana with heavy snow and wind. Roads across Great Falls, Lewistown, and surrounding counties faced drifts up to 12 feet, closures on U S routes, and travel bans. Temperatures plunged while blizzard warnings and cold waves spread east of the Continental Divide.
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Montana
U S. Weather Bureau
Continental Divide
Havre
Browning
Summit
East Glacier
Helena
McDonald Pass
U. S. 12
Lolo Pass
Missoula
Chiefve Pass
Lost Trail Pass
Bowles to lead talks with Cambodia on Communist sanctuary
President Johnson named Ambassador Chester Bowles to travel to Phom Penh for discussions with Prince Norodom Sihanouk aimed at denying Vietnamese Communist sanctuary in Cambodia without U.S. troop involvement Bowles rushed back from India for talks after Sihanouk signaled willingness to discuss the problem Bowles will meet in New Delhi with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi before proceeding.
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Washington
Chester Bowles
Cambodia
U.S
Johnson
Texas
Bowles
India
Phom Penh
Norodom Sihanouk
Sihanouk
United States
U.S. Central Intelligence Agen
South India
New Delhi
Indira Gandhi
Bitter Cold Weather Cresting Across Butte Anaconda
A cold wave warning for today and tonight brings snow with rapidly falling temperatures and gusty winds. Temperatures will reach around 5 degrees this afternoon, with a low near minus 20 tonight. Snow chance is 90 percent today and 50 percent tonight as winds ease into partial cloudiness.
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Butte - Anaconda
Washington and Texas weigh Hanoi statement cautiously
The Associated Press reports cautious analysis of Hanoi's claim that North Vietnam "will" bargain with the United States after bombing ends. Trinh cites Johnson's San Antonio remarks linking a halt to talks and a prompt path to productive discussion amid renewed peace hopes.
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Washington
Texas
Hanoi
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Nguyen Duy Trinh
North Vietnam
United States
Trinh
Johnson
San Antonio
Tex
First Clear Vaccine Approved to Prevent Mumps
The Public Health Service licensed Merck to distribute over one million doses of a single injection mumps vaccine with 95 to 100 percent immunity for a year or longer. Officials urge use in adolescents and adults, especially adult men, and note immunity may wane in children.
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The
Public Health Service
Merck, Sharp and Dohme Research Laboratories
West Point
Health Service
William H. Stewart
Stewart
Asian flu grips broad swath of U S states and DC
Influenza and respiratory illnesses span the nation from the Eastern Seaboard to Colorado with outbreaks in more than 30 states and the District of Columbia. Lab tests confirm Asian flu in at least 14 states, with several others reporting identification. officials warn testing delays may push confirmations by a week or more.
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Atlanta, Ga
Colorado
District of Columbia
National
Communicable Disease Center
Michigan
Florida
New Jersey
Alabama
New York
Oklahoma
Illinois
Kansas
Iowa
Georgia
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Tennessee
Connecticut
Associated Press
Texas
Pennsylvania
NCDC
Louisiana
Indiana
Virginia
Missouri
Ohio
Maryland
Mississippi
Arkansas
Nebraska
North Carolina
South Carolina
Kentucky
Rhode Island
Mass Lachusetts
Vermont
Dillon highway engineer promoted to Butte division head
Robert G. Hunter, 41, a civil engineer with the Montana Highway Department in Dillon for over 21 years, has been promoted to division maintenance supervisor for the Butte division. He succeeds retiree George W. Tippitt and will move to Butte later this month. Hunter trained at Montana State University Bozeman and was Dillon resident engineer since April 1966.
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Dillon
Robert G. Hunter
Nate
Montana Highway Department
Butte
Helena
Lewis M. Chittim
Montana
Hunter
George W. Tippitt
Montana State University
Bozeman
Highway Department
Hunters
Parke Davis Cuts Arthritis Drug Price By 80 Percent
Sen Gaylord Nelson says Parke Davis has informed him of an 80 percent price reduction for Paracort used by arthritis patients. This follows Schering’s 40 percent cut for Meticorten. Nelson had pressed both companies at hearings on high price differentials versus generic Prednisone.
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Washington
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Parke, Davis & Co
Detroit
Parke
Davis
Senate
Nelson
Schering Corp
Montana teacher braves blizzard to reach one room school
Pansy Schroeder, 58, rode a motorized sled through 12 miles of deep snow to return to Calvert School in Montana. She and two families' four children, isolated by storms, resumed classes as more snow and high winds were forecast. Schroeder called the ride thrilling and said she would do it again if needed.
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Judith Basin
Great Falls
Geyser
Thhen
Stanford
Kmon Radio
Jim Johnson
Raynesford
Billings
Mont
Pansy Schroeder
Schroeder
Calvert School
Here
Jeffery Good
Gary Good
Richard Umphress
Teresa
Steven
Melinda
Miss Schroeder
Loren W. Gewalt
Ex-Bozeman man gears for Year 2000 celebration trip
Lloyd S Millegan formerly of Bozeman and Pony and ex Montana Standard carrier heads a Linfield College contingent in London for a 14 day WACY 2000 organizational meeting. Joined by Walt Hartley and Linfield students Shanta Lyengar and Jeffrey Choy Hee, they plan to report for multiple newspapers and pursue a potential book project.
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Lloyd S. Millegan
Bozeman and Pony
Montana Standard
World Association For
Millegan
Standard
London
Linfield College
McMinnville
Ore
Portland
Lloyd
WACY
Walt Hartley
Salem
Linfield
Shanta Lyengar
India
Jeffrey Choy-Hee
Laupahoehoe
Hawaii
John Goodman
Goodman
Oregon
The
Oregonian
Oregon Statesman
Eugene Register-Guard
Denver Post
U. S
Rankin Leads Planned Washington March by Women
Miss Jeannette Rankin joins Mrs Martin Luther King Jr and other peace activists in Atlanta to announce a January 15 march on Washington dubbed The Jeannette Rankin Brigade. Rankin calls on American women outraged by Vietnam slaughter to demonstrate to Congress.
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Kathryn Johnson
Atlanta
Jeannette Rankin
U.S. House of Representatives
Vietnam
Washington
Miss Rankin
Montana
Martin Luther King Jr
Congress of Ty
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