Hanoi Seeks Talks To Halt Bombing And Start Peace
North Vietnam broadcasts readiness to send representatives to meet U.S. envoys to decide on an unconditional bombing halt so peace talks can begin. Johnson said bombing would stop except north of the DMZ to counter the enemy build-up. In Saigon, U.S. and South Vietnamese forces attack to lift the siege of Khe Sanh as 8,000 troops press the drive with unclear prospects of a major battle.
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United States
Johnson
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Saigon
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South Vietnam
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New Bern
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Senate votes for tax hike in unlikely House stalemate
The Senate backed a bill combining a 10 percent income tax surcharge, a $6 billion spending cut and extended excise taxes on cars and telephone service by 57 to 31. With 19 of 28 expected to seek re election opposing it, House and Senate conferees opened talks amid doubt over final passage.
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Senate
House
Johnson
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Wisconsin primary yields McCarthy victory over Johnson
McCarthy won 57 percent in Wisconsin with 3,112 of 3,291 precincts reporting, Johnson 35 percent, Kennedy write-ins 6 percent. Nixon captured 80 percent of Republican votes as his Wisconsin landslide solidified his path to the nomination. Reagan 11 percent and Stassen 6 percent. McCarthy took 17 Democratic votes statewide, plus 32 more via eight congressional districts. Johnson won eight Republican votes in Milwaukee districts.
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Eugene J. McCarthy
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Nixon
New Hampshire
Kennedy
California
Ronald Reagan
Harold E. Stassen
Wisconsin GOP campaign pivots after Johnson retirement
Johnson’s Sunday decision to stand aside and retire from the White House transformed the Wisconsin campaign into a million dollar effort with no real contests. Delegates won may back an active candidate later, with Hubert H. Humphrey viewed as a possible successor to administration candidacy.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
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Space Signals May Be By Other Civilization
A government space scientist says it is remotely possible mysterious pulsars from outer space are galactic navigational beacons or communications signals between four inhabited planets. Dr Kenneth Kellermann of Green Bank spoke at UVA while noting most astronomers think the signals come from neutron stars or white dwarfs and outlined tentative plans for a government sponsored radio telescope experiment to identify the nature of the pulsating objects.
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Kenneth Kellermann
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Kellermann
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Green Bank
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American Astronomical Society
University of Virginia
United States
Johnson Vietnam bombing row fuels propaganda risk
Washington debate over President Johnson's bombing limits widens credibility questions as Fulbright Kennedy and McCarthy challenge the policy. Officials say Hanoi could profit politically from the disclosure that North Vietnam remains largely exposed to air attack beyond the DMZ.
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Johnson
Vietnam
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Hanoi
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10 Per Cent Of People Still In Target Areas
Saigon AP reports President Johnson froze bombing north of the 20th parallel leaving 25 percent of North Vietnam’s area and about 10 percent of its people still under attack. Over 2 million of 20 million live in four provinces including Quang Binh Nghe An Ha Tinh and Thanh Hoa. The target region holds key troop transit points and much of cultivated land with rice and vegetables as main crops.
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De Gaulle backs U S Vietnam halt as cautious first step
In Paris Charles de Gaulle called Washington’s de escalation move an act of reason and political courage while noting the halt is not general or unconditional. In Milwaukee Wisconsin George Wallace drew limited support in state primaries with 3250 Democratic and 1309 Republican votes. Cincinnati fires hit several public schools, including Bloom Junior High, causing $2000 damage, amid garbage can blazes and a restroom explosion. Toledo students at Carter Hall protest food with a 30 minute rampage, throwing meals and dispersing.
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House Debates Ethics Code For Members
The House plans to debate a proposed ethics code for all 434 voting members. The Rules Committee aims to bring the measure to the floor today with expected approval.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization cites intensified Communist attacks
The SEATO council of ministers warned that Communists intensified attacks, subversion, infiltration, and terrorism against many free states in Southeast Asia over the past year. The communique cited North Vietnamese troops in Laos and insurgency in Thailand and the Philippines.
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Council of Ministers
Southeast Asia
Laos
Thailand
Philippines
Bomb threat forces unscheduled stop of TWA 707 at Port Columbus
A Boeing 707 airliner with 78 passengers and seven crew members diverted to Port Columbus International Airport after an anonymous call warned of a bomb on Trans World Airlines Flight 2 from Los Angeles to New York. The alert prompted the stop following takeoff from Los Angeles.
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Port Columbus International Airport
Trans World Airlines
Airlines to charge for inflight drinks and headsets
Twenty one airlines filed plans with the Civil Aeronautics Board in Washington stating they will begin charging $2 per headset for inflight movies and $1 per drink for all passengers starting May 1. The move follows a ruling that reasonable charges must ensure nonusers do not subsidize service.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Career Symposium Draws Four Ohio U Graduates
Four successful Ohio University graduates will visit campus during the Career Symposium. William Howe of Nelsonville is named director of the Athens County Board of Elections. The Board of Trustees approves a 1 million accelerator purchase and a student fee increase. Seven new directors join the Meigs County Regional Planning Commission. President Alden meets with student government reps to resolve differences.
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William Howe
Nelsonville
Athens County Board of Elections
Board OF Trustees
Meigs County
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