After Cong Attacks Now or Never for S Viet
AP analyzes the outlook in South Vietnam a month after the Communist city attacks. Officials warn of widening gaps in military, political, economic, and emotional fronts. The Tet offensive exposes leadership tensions and the need for Saigon US dialogue to sustain the anti communist cause.
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South
Vietnam
William L. Ryan
Peter Arnett
Ryan
Arnett
Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Ture
William C Westmoreland
France Sees Unconditional U.S. Halt Key to Vietnam Talks
Paris reports that France received explicit information linking an unconditional halt to U S bombing of North Vietnam with the opening of peace negotiations. Government spokesman Georges Gorse said delay risks widening the war, aligning with U Thant’s view that such a halt could lead to meaningful talks within days.
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Paris
North Vietnam
Georges Gorse
Charles de Gaulle
U Thant
United Nations
Southeast Asia
New York
Thant
U.S
New Delhi
Moscow
London
Kennedy Seeks Complete Draft Revision and Lottery Plan
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy calls for a full overhaul of the Selective Service Act citing high draft casualties in Vietnam. He proposes random lottery, 19 year olds first, restricted deferments, and uniform standards for 4,084 boards, arguing greater fairness amid ongoing war. Sen. Clifford Case backs younger inductees and questions ending graduate deferments.
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Edwin B. Harkinson
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Edward M. Kennedy
Vietnam
Massachusetts Democrat
Senate
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Johnson
Kennedy
Congress
Boards of Induction
Case
New Jersey Republican
Proposals to Modernize Minnesota Legislature
Citizens League outlines 7 measures to expand the legislature into a continuing body with two-year sessions and heavy in-session committee work. Proposals include higher pay and full-time staff, reduced committees, two committees per member, minority representation, mass bill printing with fiscal notes, stricter bill deadlines, a Joint Legislative Services Committee, pre-session orientation, and modern data processing for indexing and processing bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Citizens League
Minnesota
Boy, 6, Killed in Accidental Shooting
Minneapolis AP reports six year old Michael Olsen of New Hope died after a .22 caliber rifle discharged as a 13 year old showed the weapon. The bullet struck him above the left eye during the incident.
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Minneapolis
Michael Olsen
New Hope
Michael
4000 Man U S Brigade Arrives in Viet to Bolster Allied Forces
A 4000 man brigade from the 82nd Airborne arrives in Vietnam to bolster allied forces. The unit joins the Americal Division amid renewed jungle fighting and ongoing pressure around Saigon, as North Vietnamese forces threaten Khe Sanh and coastal lowlands.
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U.S
Viet
George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
82Nd Airborne Division
Vietnam
82Nd
Johnson
da Nang
Khe Sanh
1St Air Cavalry Division
101St Airborne Division
South Vietnam
Quang Tri
Thua Thien
Demilitarized Zone
Jury Selection Nears Completion in King Murder Trial
In Albert Lea Minnesota jury selection for Robert F King 21 of Austin nears completion with nine jurors chosen and five rejected six men from the Albert Lea area. Testimony on the Rochester patrolman death case could begin Thursday if the remaining jurors and two alternates are seated.
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Albert Lea
Minn
Robert F. King
Austin
Curtis L. Davis
London
Chester Knutson
Twin Lakes
Chester E. Chapman
Edgar Ausen
Manchester
Elmer Stensrud
Freeborn
Vernon Ellegard
Hayward
Kenneth Bishop
Freeborn Village
Rochester
Floyd Haley
Recreation Lanes
Edgar O. Ahnemann
Alden
Grace M. Ferring
Norma Ingvalson
Lawrence H. Iverson
Ruth Berg
Emmons
Barbara Rofshus
Caroll D. Arends
Freeman
Beverly Joanne Jackson
Dorothy Jacobson
Carlston
Florence Benson
Geneva
A. Maureau Bailey
Bancroft
Gertrude Doppelhammer
Nunda
Lloyd C. Bartness
Hartland
Glen A. Carlson
Bert H. Draager
Geneva Two
Phyllis Benson
Clarks Grove
Lorraine A. Storvick
Olmsted County
Freeborn County
Olson
King
John Gowan
Gerard King
Gowan
Olmsted
D. P. Mattson
Clark Tuttle
Two Thieves Steal Palladium Worth 508 351 at Kennedy
Two men posing as a Newark Engelhard representative and guard carry forged documents to remove palladium valued at 508 351 from two crates at the KLM cargo building at Kennedy Airport. A panel truck delivered the pair who used a guard uniform and a revolver to con staff.
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New York
Kennedy Airport
KLM
Royal Dutch Airlines
Engelhard Industries Inc
Newark
N.J
NFO Grain and Livestock Boycott Seen Ineffective
Des Moines reports that the National Farmers Organization boycott of grain and livestock markets has made little headway. Prices show only modest gains, with corn at 1.13 a bushel in Chicago and soybeans near 2.72 a bushel as advocates press for higher targets.
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NFO
Des Moines, Town
National Farmers Organization
Chicago
NFC
Washington Briefs on Vietnam War and Politics
President Johnson received a report on Vietnam problems from Gen. Earle Wheeler. Questions about adding more troops were left unanswered. Thieu announced a permanent ban on night clubs and urged austerity. The Court of Appeals refused to block Powell's House exclusion. Six plumbing firms, including Union Brass, pleaded no contest to price fixing. Pfizer, Cyanamid, and Bristol-Myers were fined for collusion in antibiotics.
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Washington
Johnson
Earle G. Wheeler
White House
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Pittsburgh
Union Brass and Metal Manufacturing Co
St. Paul, Minn
New York
U.S. District Court Today
Marvin E. Frankel
Chas. Pfizer & Co
American Cyanamid Co
Bristol-Myers Co
Democrats Form First District Team for Johnson Humphrey
Sen Walter F Mondale and Rep John A Blatnik announced a First District Committee in Minneapolis to coordinate volunteer work plus literature, phoning and headquarters duties for the Johnson Humphrey ticket. The district chairman is Joseph Novak with Stell Jensen as district chairwoman and a slate of local members named from South St. Paul to Wabasha.
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Calvin Krumm
Margaret Bateman
South St. Paul
Jim Buehler
Dodge Center
Wava Larson
Kasson
Bud Hughes
Spring Valley
Jerome Gunderson
Mabel
Vern Steffenhagen
Red Wing
Sue Rockne
Zumbrota
Joe Stenger
Austin
Dorothy Gartner
Waltham
Hartley Clark
Northfield
Genevieve Beaton
Jake Jacobsen
Margaret Randall
Owatonna
Leo Dick
Mary Swanger
Wabasha
Three Cubans Lose Bid for U.S. Asylum
A 292 foot Cuban ship named 26 de Julio rammed a lifeboat carrying three Cuban men off Virginia, ending their asylum attempt. Coast Guard reports show the ship anchored ten miles east of Cape Henry as authorities sought to bring it in. The three men fled by lifeboat and were later not seen by the coast guard as the incident unfolded.
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United States
Virginia
U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Norfolk
Coast
Caviness
Cape Henry
U.S
Burglary at Hollandale Reported by Sheriff
Albert Lea Minnesota dispatch says a burglary at the Hollandale post office occurred during the night. About 3500 dollars in currency and stamps were taken after a door was pried open and the safe peeled. Other breakins in southern Minnesota, including Morris town post office, were reported the same night.
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Albert Lea
Mirr
Hollandale
Holly Laack
Freeborn County
Minnesota
Morristown
Old Friends Meet at Texas Governor Connallys Birthday Gala
President Lyndon Johnson meets his longtime friend Governor John Connally at a gala on the University of Texas campus honoring the governor. The event ended with a wild melee as the president departed, reported by AP wire from Tuesday night.
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Lyndon Johnson
Texas
John Connally
University of Texas
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