Johnson says U S back in touch with Hanoi on peace talks
President Johnson announced the United States is back in touch with Hanoi to discuss conditions for Vietnam peace talks. He indicated a meeting location is being negotiated and that North Vietnam has proposed Phnom Penh as a possible venue while Geneva was the original suggestion.
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Thurmont
UPI
Johnson
United States
Hanoi
Vietnam
North Vietnam
White House
Hanoi Radio
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Capi
Tal
Camp David
Geneva
U.S
Averell Harriman
Washington
Harriman
Andrews Afb
Rusk
Clifford
Bunker
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Walt W. Rostow
George Christian
Wheeler
Aspen Lodge
A Shau
Khe Sanh
Hue
Saigon
Qui Nhon
Viet Cong Hit Qui Nhon Barracks In Pre-Dawn Attack
Viet Cong guerrillas blew up a U S Army barracks in Qui Nhon and machine gunned survivors, killing five Americans and wounding 23. The raid and two other strikes killed 18 and wounded 44 in total. Survivors fired back, killing at least six attackers. Across the region, a bomb wounded 19 in Quang Ngai City and a bus bombing on highway 1 killed 13 and injured two.}
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Saigon
UPS
Qui Nhon
U.S
South
Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Funeral crowd roars as Dr King laid to rest in Atlanta
Tens of thousands fill Ebenezer Church and streets of Atlanta for Martin Luther King Jr funeral. VIPs including Humphrey Kennedy Nixon and governors attend as a taped sermon recalls his drum major for justice message and dream of racial freedom. The procession to Morehouse College draws vast crowds and a nation mourns.
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UPI
Martin Luther King Jr
Justice
Morehouse College
King
Hubert H. Humphrey
John F. Kennedy
Ebenezer Baptist Church
South
Capitol of Georgia
City Hall
Ebenezer’ Baptist Church
Robert F. Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
Wagner Seeks GOP Nomination For Vermont House Seat
Leon E. Wagner, longtime educator and Bennington area supervisor, announces candidacy in the Republican primary for one of the two Bennington Legislative District 3 sub district 1 seats in the 1968 Vermont House race. He cites school administration and budgeting experience, local tax awareness, and years in state education circles as qualifications.
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Vermont
House of Representatives
Leon E. Wagner
Bennington
Wagner
Bennington County
Vermont Assembly
Bakersfield
Brigham Academy
Boston University
University of Vermont
Hardwick Academy
Windham
Bennington Village
Montpelier
Second Congregational Church
Blazing Star Lodge
Townshend
Vermont Education Association
National Education Association
Vermont School Superintendents’ Association
American Association of School Administrators
Selectmen
Mildred
Red Cross Blood Bank
Champlain
St. Albans Bay
Wagners
Leon Jr
Richmond
Disorders Continue To Flare In Wake of King's Assassination
Violence surged across multiple cities after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated with Baltimore suffering heavy sniper fire and looting. By King's funeral day some 110 communities faced riots as thousands of police and troops struggled to restore order amid arson, arson, and arrests nationwide.
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Baltimore
Wilmington
Del
Buffalo
N.Y
Youngstown
Ohio
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Columbia
S.C
Washington
Chicago
Hill
Wheeling
W.va
National Guard
Inside Column recalls German Easter egg hunts
On the Inside columnist Carlo Wolter reflects on Easter egg hunts in her native Germany. The piece appears on page 4, recalling childhood memories and cultural traditions tied to springtime celebrations.
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Carlo Wolter
Germany
Fire Insurance Assured For Ghetto Areas in New York
Albany Gov Rockefeller signed a law creating a joint underwriting pool to provide fire and extended coverage insurance in blighted and ghetto areas. The plan aims to attract private capital, improve financing for property, and spur urban renewal with stable insurance, while rates will be set annually by the Insurance Department based on loss experience.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Insurance Department
Czechoslovak Reform Cabinet Takes Office in Prague
In Prague Castle the new Czechoslovak government sworn in, purged of Stalinists, includes technocrats and some non Communists. President Ludvik Svoboda named the cabinet, with key posts to Dubcek supporters. Milos Cerovsky named attorney general as the regime plans economic reform and Western aid.
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Prague
UPI
Prague Castle
Ludvik Svoboda
Alexander Dubcek
Antonin Novotny
Communist Party
Novotny
Svoboda
Czechoslovakia
Milos Cerovsky
Jan Bartuska
Peoples Party
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Mary E. Dailey
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William E. Dailey Jr
Dean Rusk
William C. Westmoreland
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Clark Clifford
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Quang Ngai
Martin Luther King
Ralph Abernathy
Dexter
GOP
United Press International
Merchant
John E. Babiarz
Delaware National Guard
Pennsylvania National Guardsmen
Center Avenue
Hall
Death Valley
Manchester High
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