Reds Kill 21 Americans In Rash of Viet Attacks
AP dispatch reports 21 Americans killed and 137 wounded in Viet Cong and North Vietnamese assaults across South Vietnam in the 36 hours before a Tet cease-fire. Attacks hit Lai Khe and An Khe bases and a Marine convoy near the DMZ. Khe Sanh saw limited action. A seven day truce was scheduled to begin.
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U. S
Khe Sanh
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
Saigon
U.S
Marine
Lai Khe
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Saim
Best
Roha
Nelson
NVA
Two Marines Escape North Vietnam Captivity Barefoot
Cpl. Steven D. Nelson age 19 of Elkhart Indiana and Lance Cpl. Michael Roha age 20 of National City California escaped from a Marine outpost near Da Nang after two weeks in captivity. They crawled past guards and crossed jungle terrain barefoot, reaching U.S. Marine positions two days later. Nelson, once reported killed, clarified the mistake after returning home to duty.
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DA Nang
Vietnam
U.S
Steven D. Nelson
Elkhart
Ind
Lance
Michael Robert Roha
National City
Calif
United States
Roha
Nelson
Chua Luu
Sunny and warm weather forecast amid a cooler five day trend
The forecast predicts sunny and warmer conditions tomorrow but overall temperatures will stay below normal for the next five days with colder readings expected Monday through Wednesday. Precipitation may occur Sunday or Monday.
Liquor Bill Cleared for Senate Vote in Virginia
The Senate Welfare Committee approved liquor by the drink for local option by a 6 to 5 vote. The measure would allow hotels and restaurants to sell alcohol by local option, with amendments to exclude mixers as food and to tighten conflict of interest rules. Committee members discussed a statewide referendum proposal rejected in the House and indicated floor support is likely when the bill reaches the Senate.
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Richmond
Senate Welfare Committee
House
Senate
Charles R. Fenwick
Arlington
Sens
Omer L, Hirst
Fairfax
Leroy S, Bendheim
Alexandria
Adelard L. Brault
Edward T. Caton
Virginia Beach
Henry E. Howell Jr
Norfolk
William B. Hopkins
Roanoke
Kenneth Robinson
Winchester
W. C. Thompson
Pittsylvania
H. Clyde Pearson
Roanoke County
George S. Aldhizer
Rockingham
Fenwick
House of Delegates
ABC Board
John Hardy
Thompson
B.girl
Hopkins
Pueblo crew destroys coding machine aboard ship
Washington AP report says the intelligence ship Pueblo's crew blew up the secret coding machine and left other gear intact. Navy sources say North Korea apparently got nothing that really compromises U.S. intelligence, with four crew wounded possibly by gunfire or explosions.
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Washington
Pueblo
Navy
Lloyd M. Bucher
Pentagon
Bucher
Defense Department
Bill Would Halt Move to Annex
A public hearing in Richmond Monday will consider a bill placing a two year moratorium on all annexation proceedings begun after July 1 1967. If enacted by both houses, the measure would pause the Frederick County Winchester annexation suit and delay new actions for 90 days after the 1970 General Assembly adjournment.
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House of Delegates
Richmond
Winchester
Frederick County
Fairfax and
Falls Church
General Assembly
Capitol Building
Courts of Justice Committee
Is New War Inevitable in Korea Rivalry
AP analysis recounts Wilfred Burchett's view that North Korea's Kim Sung, backed by Soviet mentors, believes a new U.S. war is nearly certain. The piece ties tension to Johnson's 1966 Korea trip and Dulles era pretexts, suggesting U.S. and Japanese escalation could trigger broader conflict.
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Kremlin
North Korea
United States
Kim Sung
Wilfred Burshett
Burchett
Kim
Korea
International Publishers of
New York
Korean
Military Armistice Commission
Pak Chung Kook
Pate
Johnson
South Korea
John Foster Dulles
State Department
Japan
William M. Bat
Taile
Winchester
E. Eugene Gunter
Pueblo Crisis Moves Through UN and Diplomatic Channels
Near 14,800 air reservists prepare for possible indefinite duty as the United States seeks a bloodless Pueblo crisis settlement. President Johnson pursues both firm diplomacy and UN Security Council action to win release of the Pueblo and 83 crewmen. The North Koreans vow punishment for the crew and thicken calls for direct military action in Congress.
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Washington
United States
Pueblo
Johnson
North Korea
U.S. Barr
U.N. Security Council
U.S
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
Moscow
Llewellyn E. Thompson
Foreign Ministry
Mbassador
Moscow l
Tass
Korea
Communist Party
U.S. Navy
Congress
Navy
Lloyd M. Bucher
Paul Finday
Ill
Pueblo Pueblo Must Be Returned Ship Back
More than a dozen local citizens advocate recovering the U S S Pueblo with 83 crewmen after North Korea seized the vessel. They urged diplomacy first but support decisive action if needed and discussed invoking Air Force and Naval Reserves to secure the ship and its crew.
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North Korea
U.S.S. Pueblo
U.S
United States
Robert Ruth
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Father Ruth
Bob Aylor
Orville Haines
High Pressure Brings Sunny Skies to Virginia Today
A high pressure system settles over the Eastern U S bringing sunny skies and frosty temperatures across Virginia. Local weather notes include a guidance on cool morning conditions and a dry day ahead.
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Richmond
U. S
Virginia
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N. Korea
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