Parliament debates race and immigration in Britain
In the House of Commons Home Secretary James Callaghan rejects a temporary immigration ban and considers a register of immigrant dependents. Education Secretary Edward Short flags Birmingham and warns the government may force residence moves. Conservative MP Roger Gresham Cooke urges a six month register to track immigrant families, while Callaghan recalls a 1965 register attempt as of limited value but says the idea is being re examined.
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Mighty battleship New Jersey sails for Vietnam
The 54,000 ton New Jersey departed Philadelphia bound for Norfolk to load ammunition before headed to Vietnam. It marks its third wartime call, after action in World War II and Korea. Coast Guard and police boats kept Peace demonstrators at bay as fireboats blasted water to celebrate the departure.
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Defector Outlines Viet Cong Peace Aims in Coalition Plan
Saigon reports Col Tran Van Dac, a Viet Cong defector and the highest ranking officer to switch sides, said he expects his former comrades to accept a coalition government if military or political aims fail. He warned the Communists would not recognize a coalition as an end, seeing it as a stepping stone to eventual victory.
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Robb Avoids Boy or Girl Child Comment in Vietnam
DANANG Vietnam Capt Charles Robb avoided guessing if his wife Lyndon B Johnson will have a son or daughter in October The White House announced the pregnancy and said Robb knew before leaving for Vietnam He commands an infantry company southwest of Da Nang Dae defected April 19 with plans for a Viet Cong offensive in Saigon In Washington strikes in the first quarter cost 9 9 million man days of work the highest since 1950 and involved 573 000 workers across 1 130 strikes.
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