U S and World News Briefs provide mixed political shifts
Senate critic Fulbright questions Johnsons peace talks stance on Vietnam. Powell accuses Congress of retreat on civil rights amid Watts visit. Australia elects John Grey Gorton as Liberal leader entering prime ministership after Holt disappearance. Ohio teen facing electric chair sentence for patricide. Budget Bureau chief Schultze resigns. Charles Zwick slated to replace him.
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Seventeen Americans Die in Saigon Bi Vouac Clash
Sixty U S infantrymen landed in a Viet Cong area 19 miles south of Saigon. A 10 hour battle left 17 Americans and at least 26 Viet Cong dead, with 27 Americans wounded. American troops pressed the pursuit with no contact reported.
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Bowles Talks With Cambodian Leaders On Vietnam Troop Use
Ambassador Chester Bowles conferred with Cambodian Premier Son Sann in Phnom Penh on efforts to address use of Cambodian territory by Communist Vietnamese troops. A working session followed with Defense Minister Duong Sam Ol and Inspector Nhiek Tioulong. In Saigon Newsweek chief Everett G Martin was expelled amid tensions over critical articles.
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Five Persons Indicted by Athens County Grand Jury
Five individuals named in an Athens County grand jury indictment are reported in today’s Inside Today. The item notes a proceeding in Athens County as part of routine legal action. A separate brief mentions a ferry service charter granted for Point Pleasant to Kanauga with page references. Major SEC basketball wins by Tennessee and Kentucky are highlighted on page 8.
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Ohio study suggests statewide personal income tax via local tax reform
Battelle Institute in Columbus released a tax revision study for Rep. Albert H. Sealy Jr. showing that a county 1 percent mandatory tax on adjusted gross income could function as a statewide personal income tax. The plan would replace some local levies, create a county 7 percent business net income tax, and use a state equalization fund to ensure no county loses money.
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Heart Transplant Recipient Faces Severe Postoperative Complications
Standford Calif AP reports 54 year old Mike Kasperak in critical condition after a Saturday heart transplant. He developed stomach and intestinal bleeding and kidney and liver issues but heart function remains mostly good. Doctors say bleeding stems from pre existing liver disease and he requires breathing support. Kasperak received Mrs Virginia White's heart, the second US transplant, as his wife Ferne stays by his side.
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South Africa
190 Billion Budget Boost for Vietnam War and Domestic Programs
Washington AP reports the new unified budget may reach or exceed 190 billion dollars for the next fiscal year with increased spending for the Vietnam war and welfare, Medicaid, and pay raises. Defense is seen near 73 billion, with an expected rise of about 4 billion due to war costs.
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Blaze Races Through Tenement 13 in Brooklyn Fire
A Brooklyn fire gutted a storefront paper carton factory and raced through a tenement, killing at least 13 people including nine children. Fire crews battled subzero conditions with 39 units as 195 firefighters aided by police rescued others and treated 29 injured.
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Ralph Sorrentino
Bitter Northeast Coldwave Closes Schools Across Region
Bone chilling arctic air hit the Northeast as temperatures plunged to record lows. Watertown and Massena hit 34 below zero before dawn while Albany registered 14 below. Schools closed in New England and Gore Mountain canceled skiing as wind driven chill persisted.
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McCarthy Bid Seeks Backing Despite Senate Skepticism
Senators opposed or undecided about Eugene McCarthy’s bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. Robert F. Kennedy says he will stay neutral in Minnesota primaries and will back President Johnson if he secures the nomination. Vance Hartke says he will not decide until late March on running as a favorite son in Indiana.
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Hike In Arms Predicted After Middle East Talks
President Johnson and Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol conclude 25 hours of talks at the LBJ Ranch with officials indicating a Soviet arms buildup for Arab nations may prompt more U S arms to Israel. The discussions focused on achieving a durable peace in the Middle East.
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Casualty Rate Climbs In Vietnam in 1967
New York dispatch reports U.S. casualties in South Vietnam rose sharply in 1967. The average troop strength was 448,200, up from 299,281 in 1966. Killed totaled 9,353 and wounded 62,004, a 15.9 percent rate, with 2.08 percent killed and 13.8 percent wounded.
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