Wisconsin primary shocks McCarthy Nixon triumphs in Wisconsin
UPI reports Sen. Eugene McCarthy defeats the Johnson write ins as he seizes 57 percent of Wisconsin Democratic votes and 49 of 59 convention delegates. Richard Nixon dominates Republican balloting with 80 percent and all 30 delegates. Reagan appears on ballot for first time. Kennedy gains about 5 percent write ins.
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UPI
Eugene J. McCarthy
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Wisconsin
Robert F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Ronald Reagan
California
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McCarthy
Reagan
Peace
Minnesota
Democratic National Committee
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New York
Milwaukee Voters Reject Madison Anti Vietnam War Proposal
Milwaukee voters report 57 percent oppose Madison city’s call for immediate cease fire and withdrawal from Vietnam. About 27 555 voted no while 20 523 supported the measure. Madison council had urged rejection after collecting 8 000 signatures. Maurice Zeitlin called the result a public education victory.
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UPD
Madison
Wisconsin
Vietnam
University of Wisconsin
San Francisco
Maurice Zeitlin
Zeitlin
North Vietnam signals readiness to talk peace talks
Hanoi announced it would send envoys to meet U.S. officials to discuss unconditional cessation of bombing and other war acts, paving the way for face to face talks. President Johnson welcomed the move as a potential step toward peace and ordered bombing limits while Harriman and Thompson would join talks when Hanoi agrees. Diplomatic observers noted Hanoi’s condition that war acts end before serious negotiations could begin.
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UPI
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DRV
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Pentagon
Allies Launch Major Offensive To Lift Red Siege of Khe Sanh
A U S Marines elements, joined by 1st Air Cavalry and South Vietnamese troops, have begun a major offensive to lift the 74 day siege of Khe Sanh. U S spokesman announced the operation involves three divisions and aims to break the Red siege.
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Nat Gibson
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Former Peru Town Clerk Sentenced for Neglect of Duties
The former Peru town clerk and treasurer, Shirley Holton, 37, was sentenced to 6 to 12 months in the Women's Reformatory in Bennington after pleading guilty to wilful neglect of duties as town treasurer. Judge Morrissey suspended the sentence and placed her on probation. State's Atty. Carmody said Holton wrote checks payable to herself and deposited them. restitution has been made to the town. The case followed discovery of a $1,880 gravel entry with no invoice, and a check payable to Holton found in the town books. Town officials faced pressure at the March town meeting over the affair.
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Women’s Reformatory
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John P. Morrissey
Shirley Holton
John T. Carmody Jr
Crispe
William E. Dailey Inc
Gravel
Champlain Bridge Proposal Ties to Interstate System
U.S. Representative Robert C. McEwen proposes linking a $70 million Lake Champlain bridge from Cumberland Head near Plattsburgh to Grand Isle Vermont into the interstate system. The Lake Champlain Bridge Commission seeks updated cost data, but a Vermont official calls a one mile span prohibitive.
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UPI
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Rn.y
New England
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Lake Cham
Mann Switches Heads Peru Democrats in Historic Meeting
Longtime Republican Daulton Mann was elected to lead local Democrats at Peru's first Town Democratic Committee meeting held at the Community House. Mann, a former state legislator and current chair of the Vermont Education Building Financing Agency, described his party switch and noted Peru’s past two party alignment. Also named were Thomas Dibble town clerk, Mrs. Francis Daley secretary, and other members including Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gaillard and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Myhrum.
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Daulton Mann
GOP
Mann
Philip H. Hoff
Thomas Dibble
New Town
Francis Daley
Dibble
Daley
Harold Gaillard
Robert Myhrum
Town Fathers in Bennington Convene Marathon Session
Bennington selectmen and the Water Board debated water and sewer extensions for the Bijur Lubricating plant site at Kocher Drive and Park Street, with a February special meeting to approve. They discussed hydrant needs, new town water commission scheduling, audits, and closing Airport Road as airport expansion proceeds.
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Bennington Water Board
Alfred Ellett
S.C. Shultz
Edward Ransom
W. Anderson
Bijur
Burton L. Winslow
Water Board
Joseph Higgins
Park Street
County
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Shultz
New Town
Willow Road
Barber
Edward L. Knapp
Vermont
Whipstock
Inside Vermont obscenity law sparks editorial debate
On the Inside editorial sharply critiques Vermont's new obscenity statute while page 7 features Manchester pharmacist Gene Kayatta recounting experiences from a mission to Israel. Page 9 covers Dorset's hearing on the need for a horse and buggy bridge, a local transport issue.
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Manchester
Gene Kayatta
Israel
Dorset ‘‘Horse and Buggy Bridge
Necessity
Vermont Officials Review One Man One Vote Rule
Vermont officials open a review of a Supreme Court ruling extending one man one vote to local governments. Attorney General staff will study advance sheets to gauge impact on Vermont communities and apportionment practices.
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Montpelier
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Attorney General’s Office
U.S. Supreme Court
Dep. Atty
Jonathan Brownell
Brownell
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