McCarthy Backers Nominate Vermont Delegates for Chicago
Two Bennington County supporters of Sen Eugene McCarthy announced plans to run as Vermont delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Gloria Gil of Bennington and Donald Brown of Shaftsbury seek pledged McCarthy seats, as party leaders in Vermont wrestle with Kennedy and Humphrey backing. The slate aims to secure a McCarthy dominated delegation, with local caucuses and town committees shaping the state convention choices by late April.
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Bennington County
Eugene McCarthy
McCarthy
Vermont
Chicago
Gloria Gil
McCall St
Bennington
Donald Brown
Shaftsbury
Gil
Brown
Bellows Falls
Ben
Philip H. Hoff
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Francis Cain
Burlington
Hubert Humphrey
Cain
William J. Ryan
Montpelier
Humphrey
Johnson
Newsweek
Kennedy
Thant Seeks Vietnam Peace Talks Site With Bo
U N Secretary General Thant met with Mai Van Bo, North Vietnam’s top diplomat in the West, in Paris to break the deadlock on a site for Vietnam peace talks. The 85 minute session occurred during a seven hour stopover en route to New York. Thant called the talks useful and said prospects remain unclear.
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Paris
UPI
U.N
Thant
Mai van Bo
North Vietnam
West
Vietnam
New York
Second Echelon
Demonstrations flare over Dutschke shooting in West Berlin
West Berlin confrontations erupted as leftist youths clashed with police over anti American student leader Rudi Dutschke being shot. Water cannon and clubs dispersed about 1,000 protesters along Kurfuerstendamm after fires and vandalism in six German cities and Amsterdam.
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Berlin
UPS
Rudi
Red Rudi
Dutschke
West Berlin
Kurfuerstendamm
Amsterdam
Peine
Bonn
Hamburg
Frankfurt
Bremen
Munich
Foe Overruns U S Position Near Saigon in Fierce Battle
North Vietnamese troops overran a U S Army post near Saigon, but U S forces counterattacked, recapturing the position after a four hour fight in the Michelin plantation area. US casualties totaled 16 killed and 47 wounded as helicopter gunships and artillery supported the defense.
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Saigon
UPS
Gus
Gilbert Uregas
San Antonio
Tex
UPI
Nat Gibson
U.S. Army
25Th Infantry Division
U.S
Gis
Michelin
25Th Division
FBI Impounds Car In King Death Probe
FBI seizes a white Mustang linked to the MLK assassination probe in Atlanta. The car resembles the Memphis vehicle and is tied to Eric Starve Galt, 36, of Birmingham. Officials refuse comment, no warrant shown, Florida police alert canceled, investigation ongoing.
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FBI
King
Atlanta
UPI
Martin Luther King Jr
Memphis
Tenn
Eric Starve Galt
Birmingham
Ala
Galt
Justice Department
Washington
Florida
Percy Strickland
Agreement Sought On Legislative Agenda in Vermont
Acting Gov John J Daley and House Speaker Richard Mallary met to map the May 6 special session amid calls for no fixed cutoff and concerns over a long session. Mallary noted rules don t limit bill introductions unless suspended, with capital complex construction and Vietnam veterans bonus bills as urgent items.
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Mallory
Building Board Rejects Plea of Friends of the Pavilion
The Vermont State Building Board rejected a request for a special hearing by The Friends of the Pavilion to save the Pavilion Hotel from demolition. The dispute featured criticism between Administration Commissioner William F. Kearns Jr. and Montpelier attorney Thomas A. Conlon over the hotel’s fate and a $20,000 feasibility study favoring retention and renovation. The panel also approved a $115,900 Montpelier Regional Library construction contract and delayed action on the Old Soldiers’ Home expansion plan.
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Montpelier
UPI
State Building Board
Pavilion Hotel
William F. Kearns Jr
Building Board
Thomas A. Conlon
Friends of the Pavilion
Kearns
Capitol Complex
State House
Vermont
The
American Institute of Architects
Pavilion Group
Conlon
Dillion
Read Associates
New York City
National Parks Service
Hoff
Parks Service
Berlin
Richard B. Dimond Co
Bennington
Old Soldiers’ Home
End of the Highway Post Office Era in Vermont
The Highway Post Office in Vermont ends its two decade run as mail is shifted to Star Routes with contracted trucking. The Hypos began in 1949, carried crews and sorting tables, and saw memorable incidents like slips into Tomhannock Reservoir. Postmaster General Lawrence O'Brien announced resignation. local postmaster Ralph Norton laments the change.
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Hus
Vermont
New England
Ralph E. Flanders
Albany
Burlington
U.S. Post Office Department
Westtex Corporation
United States
Fred Green
North Bennington
U.S
Lawrence O’brien
Ralph B. Norton
Edwin Austin
Robert Morrow
Dwyer
Lunar Eclipse Promises Excellent View Tonight
Fair skies should offer an excellent view of the total lunar eclipse across the eastern United States. The event begins at 9:11 p.m. and ends at 2:24 a.m. Saturday, with totality around 11:47 p.m. per the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.
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United States
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Johnson to Meet Park in Honolulu for Talks
President Johnson will meet South Korea’s Park Chung Hee in Honolulu next Wednesday. Park accepted the invitation to discuss all matters of mutual interest. Johnson is en route to Texas for Easter weekend before the Hawaii trip, which was postponed after King’s assassination and ensuing riots.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Johnson
Honolulu
South Korea
Park Chung Hee
Park
Texas
Hawaii
Martin Luther King
Seoul
Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
Counterfeiting Ring Targeted in Brooklyn Secret Service action
Secret Service agents seized 300000 in counterfeit five and ten dollar bills and photo offset equipment from a Brooklyn printing shop. Paul S. Hayman, 48, and Mary Alberti, 42, were arrested and arraigned in Brooklyn Federal Court. Plates for five note series plus counterfeit checks from First National City Bank and Bank of Westchester were seized.
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Brooklyn
N.Y
Secret Service
Albert E. Whitaker
Paul S. Hayman
Mary Alberti
East 165Th Street
The
Bronx
Hayman
Myrtle Avenue
United States
Dennis Dillon
Alberti
Manhattan
Max Schiffman
Dillion
Schiffman
Grand Jury
Whitaker
First National City Bank
Bank of Westchester
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Foe
Border
Capitol Homes
Ramsey Clark
Benjamin Stein
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Post Office Dept
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Tomhannock Reservoir
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