SEATO ministers back US Vietnam policy at opening session
SEATO foreign ministers opened their annual conference with broad backing for President Johnson's Vietnam policy. Australian Foreign Minister Paul Hasluck praised the US role and urged Western allies to boost support, while Secretary of State Rusk argued critics prolong the war. The meeting eyed North Vietnam's push to fracture allied front, with Saigon planning to outline rights for repentant Viet Cong if Hanoi surrenders its aims. The four day talks will wrap with an ANZUS review focusing on Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia, as officials acknowledge few new peace ideas remain.
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UPI
Johnson
Vietnam
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SEATO
Paul Hasluck
United States
Southeast Asia
Asia
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Seato Council
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
South Korea
Tran van Do
Saigon
Australia
New Zealand
Malaysia
Singapore
Indonesia
Hanoi
Brezhnev Urges Unity With China Against U S in Vietnam
Soviet leader Brezhnev called for unity of action with China and other socialist states to aid the Vietnamese fight against the United States. Speaking in East Berlin, he urged broad planning and practical help, pledging strong Soviet support, while denouncing West Germany and NATO pressures. He warned of Nazi revival and said East Germany remains peaceful, contrasting West Germany as a threat to European borders.
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Leonid I. Brezenev
China
United States
Vietnam
Russia
Red China
Brezhnev
Communist Party
East Berlin
Soviet Union
Soviet Bloc
Central Committee
Communist Party of the
West Germany
West Berlin
Walter Ulbricht
Ulbricht
East Germany
Lefevre Receives Wild Memorial Award in Montpelier
Rep. Lefevre, R-Manchester, named first Sargent P. Wild Memorial Award recipient at a State House newsmen luncheon. Presented by the Rutland Daily Herald, Lefevre won by secret ballot for leading the 1967 session and upholding strong legislator qualities. Gov. Hoff praised his social welfare reform efforts and leadership.
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Philip Hoff
Lefevre
House
Hoff
Iranian Air Force C130 Explodes In Thunderstorm Kill 23
Tehran reports a military holiday C130 airliner exploded during a thunderstorm killing all 23 aboard. Officials say lightning may have struck the American-built aircraft ferrying officers and families from Shiraz to Tehran, about 75 miles southwest of the capital. The pilot attempted a landing at Zarand near the crash site.
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API
Air Force
Shiraz
Zarand
Bennington Catholic High School to Close in June
The Most Rev. Robert F. Joyce bishop of Burlington approves closing Bennington Catholic High School this year. A six paragraph letter to the Bennington Catholic High School Board outlines the decision and the difficult factors including tuition, staffing, grade structure, and diocesan subsidies. The plan emphasizes cooperation with the public school board and notes the local community supported the school but insurmountable difficulties remain.
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Bennington Catholic High School
Robert F. Joyce
Burlington
Bennington Catholic High School Board
Bennington Catholic
Diocesan
Bennington
Holy Cross Fathers
Clas
Saigon Accepts Canadian Plan to Withdraw Troops
Saigon agreed to withdraw troops from the DMZ in a de escalation move and said it would join peace talks secret or not. Hanoi rejected the four point proposal. Saigon announced a one day cease fire for Buddha's birthday and Washington indicated readiness to back the truce.
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UPD
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Hanoi
Paul D. Martin
Soutth
Vietnamese Foreign Ministry
Martin
Indochina
Laos
Cambodia
Vietnam
International Control Commission
Buddha
Louisville Open Housing Marches Opened by Violence
In Louisville, a civil rights march supporting open housing devolved into violence as over 600 white hecklers used rocks firecrackers and fruit against demonstrators. Three marchers including an 18 year old woman were injured and 19 hecklers were arrested as police maintained control.
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Louisville, Ky
UPI
Beechmont
Louisville
Steve Skvarenina
NBC
Chicago
Jefferson County
U.S. Experts Reassess Communist Strategy in Vietnam
UPI reports U.S. military experts see contradictory signals from Hanoi. Some say Communists seek to prolong the war for a favorable settlement while others may plot a northern offensive from DMZ-adjacent areas. Adm Sharp notes possible dual strategy as Army units move north to free Marines guarding the DMZ.
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UPI
Johnson Administration
Vietnam
United States
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
South Vietnam
Adm
Ulysses S. G. Sharp
U.S
Pacific
Sharp
Honolulu
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Marine Corps
I Corps
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Inside Columnist Carlo Walter on Wilmington Page 4
Columnist Carlo Walter gives an Inside take on Wilmington with skiers absent and note of local tone. Editorial cites formation of a town water committee on page four. Fresh Air invites reinvitations due in May on page five.
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Carlo Walter
Wilmington
End of Parochial Schools Predicted by NY Official
New York State Comptroller Arthur Levitt predicted that about 644,000 parochial and private school students will be absorbed into public schools within a few years. He warned that this would cost districts about 636 million dollars annually, with the state covering 294 million. He urged new tax formulas and debt prudence as existing revenue options are exhausted.
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N.Y
York State
Arthur Levitt
Concord Hotel
Levitt
Lion Mark
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