U S Hopes To Extend Truce Into Peace Talks
President Johnson told Pope Paul VI that the United States is pursuing intensive efforts to extend the lunar new year truce in Vietnam into prolonged talks for peace. Officials privately doubt a breakthrough soon, with Rusk set to summarize the probe.
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Pope
John M. Hightower
Washington
Johnson
Pope Paul VI
United States
Vietnam
Dean Rusk
White House
Rusk
Republic of Vietnam
Pope Paul
North Vietnam
Kosygin Wilson talks focus on Viet Nam peace and Europe
London reports Kosygin and Wilson discussed three Soviet aims including a Viet Nam peace stand, a European security system, and a large European trading bloc. Washington sources note Brandt Johnson talks clarified but did not resolve nuclear nonproliferation treaty positions. UAW calls for AFL-CIO reform and independence to move the labor movement forward.
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London
Alexei N. Kosygin
Harold Wilson
Vietnam
Washington —i
Willy Brandt
Johnson
U.S
Lunar Orbiter 3 prepares to photograph lunar surface
In Pasadena, Lunar Orbiter 3 moved in an oblong orbit around the moon to capture close up pictures of its rugged terrain. In Detroit, auto industry sources said federal safety requirements will factor into 1968 car price setting, though exact impact undisclosed.
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Pasadena
Calif
Detroit
Dollar Days Start Friday in Athens Stores
Attention shoppers. Athens merchants have marked down prices for the semi annual Dollar Days. The event runs from tomorrow morning through Saturday. The Messenger provides guidance on where to find the best bargains and how to plan a shopping strategy.
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Athens
Alexander High youths set for European tour with choir
Two Alexander High students prepare for a European tour with the All Ohio Choir as Jon Webb reports with photos. The item appears on page 7.
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Alexander High
Millfield
Jon Webb
Ohio U
Marshall
Virginia Tech
Kennedy urges new US policy for China at Chicago talk
Senator Robert F. Kennedy urged a distinct Asian policy based on today’s Asia, evaluating US interests and limits. He criticized past isolation and hostility toward China, urged ongoing discussion and planning, and warned China may remain hostile after upheavals subside.
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Chicago
Robert F. Kennedy
United States
Asia
University of Chicago
China
New York Democrat
Korea
Formosa Straits
India
Kennedy
Powell's committee doubts Powell seating over refusals
Members of a House committee probing Adam Clayton Powell's qualifications said his chances to be seated dimmed as he refused to answer several questions. Powell, advised by lawyers, cited constitutional objections and would not discuss New York legal troubles or alleged misuse of travel funds.
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Washington
House
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
T 0
Powell
New York
New Setbacks Hit Mao's Followers
Tokyo dispatch reports indicate fresh setbacks for Mao Zedong loyalists in Hupei Shantung and beyond during the lunar new year. Marshal Chu Teh faces a kangaroo court humiliation for anti Maoist acts, while Ho Lung is accused of countering Mao in Sichuan. Officials end the traditional week long New Year holiday for workers and peasants.
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China
Mao Tse-tung
Chinese Communist Party
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Shantung
Peking
Chu Teh
Mao
Red Army
Chu
National People’s Congress
Ho Lung
Szechuan
Truce Breaks Minor Saigon Amid Vietnam War Cease-fire
In Saigon a lunar new year truce enters its second day with no major violations. U S and Viet Cong sources log 114 incidents, 28 significant, including a seven hour clash north of Saigon in war zone D involving about 120 Americans and 30 Viet Cong. Two Viet Cong and moderate U S casualties reported.
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State Department
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Defense
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South Vietnam
Saigon
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U. S
Johnson asks Congress for 3 billion in new foreign aid funds
President Johnson urged Congress to approve 3 billion dollars in new foreign aid for the next fiscal year, arguing the programs are a minimal but vital contribution to mutual security and development. He noted last year's 3.39 billion request was cut by 450 million and defended reallocating arms aid into the defense budget.
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Johnson
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Capitol Hill
Vietnam
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Laos
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Pentagon
Protests Continue as Russians Snowball Chinese Diplomats
Thousands of Russians besieged a Moscow railway station hurling snowballs at Chinese diplomats as Chinese students departed for Peking. Police linked arms to shield the chief diplomat whose car was blocked for 20 riotous minutes. Chinese students are being sent home from European universities amid two weeks of anti-Soviet demonstrations around the Soviet Embassy in Beijing.
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Moscow
Peking
Red Guard
Red Square
81 Deaths in Blizzard Reported Across East
The Associated Press notes the storm left at least 81 deaths across eastern states as up to 16 inches of snow fell and winds reached 50 mph. Recovery efforts continue with airports resuming service and schools reopening after a two day holiday amid ongoing snow removal costs and travel disruptions.
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Weather Bureau
Rhodes Calls Sales Tax Hike Ridiculous in Ohio
Gov. James A. Rhodes rejected a move to raise Ohio's sales tax from 3 to 4 percent. He said no consideration or intention exists and termed any proposal "preposterous and ridiculous" while denying interest in a 6 percent income tax.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Ohio Education Association
Rhodes
Milk Holding Move Plotted At Ohio NFO Meeting
Ohio members of the National Farmers Organization heard leader Orin Lee Staley of Corning Iowa outline plans for a broad milk holding action. He said key strategy to push farm milk prices up would be revealed at a closed door session at the Ohio Exposition Center Lausche Building while some details remain confidential to preserve the surprise against processors stockpiling.
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Columbus
Ohio
National Farmers Organization
NFO
Orin Lee Staley
Corning
Iowa
Staley
Ohio Exposition Center
Lausche
Roof Caves in at St. Rose of Lima Church
In Baltimore, the roof of St. Rose of Lima Catholic church collapsed during Mass as heavy snow sagged the structure. More than 20 people were injured, with four taken to hospitals. about 100 children and 20 adults were in the Brooklyn Park church when it gave way under roughly 11 inches of snow earlier in the week. The roof fell into the chapel area while the front and rear remained standing.
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St. Rose of Lima
Brooklyn Park
House OK's Debt Hike bill moves to Senate
The House approved raising the national debt ceiling from 330 to 336 billion dollars by a 215 to 199 vote. The measure heads to the Senate for consideration as Treasury officials warn of imminent borrowing limits affecting payments to civilians, military, contractors, and others with government claims.
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Bill
Senate
Washington
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Budget Bureau
Charles L. Schultze
Senate Finance Committee
Ways and Means
Tasmania bushfires threaten 100 death toll estimate
In Hobart Tasmania the death toll from the bush and forest fires could reach at least 100 a senior police officer said as flames roared again. Police fire brigade and 50 prisoners freed from Hobart jail were sent to Huonville 20 miles south where a northwest wind pushed flames toward homes. Fifty more prisoners were moved to Bagdad 0 miles north where another blaze threatened to break from the bush.
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Tasmania
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Bagdad
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