Khe Sanh probe repulsed in renewed DMZ fighting
U S Navy pilots repelled another North Vietnamese probing attack near Khe Sanh as fighting flared along the DMZ. U S casualties for last week reached 542 dead and 2 191 wounded, with Hue and northern border battles key portions of the toll.
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Saigon
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
U.S
Vietnam
Hue
Leatherneck
Con Thien
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Navy
Red River
van Dien
Florida Teachers Strike Nears End
Florida teachers may end a three week strike if Gov. Claude Kirk allows a $254 million school spending bill to become law without his signature at midnight. About 18,000 of 60,000 teachers are out and observers say the bill could end the strike, which is the oldest and largest of its kind. In Pittsburgh, hundreds picketed. 40 plus were arrested and fined $25. In Manchester and Wellston disputes were settled with teachers returning to class. Oklahoma teachers staged a professional holiday to press for more funds.
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Florida
Claude Kirk
Florida Education Association
Pittsburgh
John P. Hester
Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers
Manchester
N.H
Wellston
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
High ranking Czech defector sparks U.S. Prague dispute
Washington states no official word yet on Maj. Gen. Jan Sejna’s defection. Prague reportedly seeks his return under a 1926 extradition treaty for embezzlement charges, but U.S. policy favors safe haven for escapees from communism. Sejna and his son fled via Hungary and Yugoslavia to Italy and the United States.
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Washington
UPI
Czechoslovakia
United States
State Department
Prague
Jan Sejna
U.S
Sejna
Virginia
Maryland
Sejia
Tanjug
Belgrade
Czech National Assembly
Jan
Evgenie Musilova
Czechoslovak Communist Party
Warsaw Pact
NATO
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Italy
New York Lottery Adds 250000 Superprize
Albany announces a $250,000 superprize to boost sagging lottery sales. The winner will be drawn March 28 at Madison Square Garden during an entertainment show with Peter Duchin and guests. Payments amount to $25,000 a year for ten years for tax efficiency, as sales lag well below forecasts.
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Albany
N.Y
Joseph L. Murphy
New York City
New Madison Square Garden
Peter Duchin
Oakes Plans GOP Governor Run in Vermont 1966
Vermont Attorney General James L. Oakes told about 30 lawmakers and supporters he will announce his candidacy for the Republican gubernatorial nomination on March 29. He will face Deane C. Davis of Montpelier in the Sept 10 primary, with Oakes promising to emphasize government experience and issue focus.
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Montpelier
UPI
James L. Oakes
Oakes
National Life Insurance Co. Board
Deane C. Davis
Davis
Inside Pages Cover Subjects and Recounts
A compact note summarizes Inside pages with topics on columnist Catharine Foster and Hazel Wills reflections on a word. It also notes Manchester candidate seeking a recount on page 6, indicating a multi-page feature layout.
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Hazel Wills
Powers Offer Protection To Non-Nuclear Nations
At Geneva the United States Britain and the Soviet Union pledged immediate help to any country facing nuclear threat or aggression. The pledge would cover nations renouncing their own atomic weapons under a U S Soviet draft treaty to curb arm spread. Britain joined in backing the resolution to be sent to the United Nations Security Council.
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Geneva
UPI
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
United Nations Security Council
Russia
William C. Foster
U.S
France
U.N
Security Council
Soviets
U.N. General Assembly
India
China
Antiriot Provisions Added to Civil Rights Bill in Senate
A bipartisan Senate coalition backed a compromise civil rights bill with antiriot amendments while preserving a broad ban on housing discrimination. Sen. Hart lamented the added riot language as the measure moved toward votes and potential filibuster, with leaders hoping to finish amendments before nightfall. The package includes an open housing provision affecting 44.6 million units, protections for civil rights workers, and strict federal crimes penalizing cross state riot incitement and related weapon deliveries.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Today
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Senate
Hart
Mike Mansfield
Mont
Carmody waits Peru audit and town notes
Peru officials faced an audit report on a $1880 misappropriation claim. Carmody said a formal AG audit forthcoming. Selectman de Schweinitz resigned. Beattie lost. Holton apologized and funds were replaced. Holton is wife of former clerk treasurer. Dibble elected clerk-treasurer. Senate debated antiriot measures amid U S Soviet nonproliferation efforts.
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Peru
John T. Carmody
Carmody
Lewis de Schweinitz
Robert C. Beattie
Raymond Farnum
Lyle C. Holton
Holton
Shirley Holton
Thomas Dibble
Caracciola Poll Shows House GOP Favors Rockefeller
A Vermonters for Rockefeller group reports 65 percent of House Republicans would back Nelson Rockefeller if he runs or is drafted by the GOP. Rep Joseph Caracciola released the informal poll during a Vermont gathering. Organizers plan county and town chairs and circulate a statewide petition. A mock college primary by the Vermont College Young Republicans could show Rockefeller leading with about 50 percent.
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Montpelier
UPI
House
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Miami
Joseph Caracciola
Bennington
Rockefeller
Foote
Vermont College Young Republicas
Lynn Bottum
Shelburne
Joseph Martin Former House Speaker Dies at 83
Joseph W. Martin, 83, twice speaker of the U.S. House and longtime Massachusetts congressman, died in Fort Lauderdale after illness while wintering in Florida. He never married and devoted his life to politics and his North Attleboro Chronicle. He led House Republicans for 20 years and chaired GOP nominating conventions from 1944 to 1956. A fuller obituary appears on page 2.
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Hollywood
Fla
Joseph W. Martin
U.S. House of Representatives
Massachusetts
Fort Lauderdale
Martin
North Attleboro
Mass
House
Higgins Seeks Appointment As Selectmen's Agent
Bennington officials formed a new board with Gerald A. Cornell as chairman and J. Duncan Campbell and Joseph Higgins joining in a fresh term. Higgins, the lone holdover, sought the selectman’s agent post, arguing it would improve daily office accessibility. no other applicants were reported. The board postponed decisions on a town counsel and other annual appointments while drafting job specs for the agent and tabling salary discussions.
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Gerald A. Cornell
Bennington
Board of Selectmen
Cornell
Richard van Santvoord
J. Duncan Campbell
Joseph Higgins
Mary Hodeck
Alma Langlois
Selectman
Higgins
Norton Barber
Campbell
Langlois
Barber
Selectmen
Dwyer
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Marchtrenk
Michael Douglas Reed
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Vorarlberg
Cesar Chavez
Chavez
California
Delano
Calif
United Press International
N.Y. Lottery
Aeac
GOP
Save the Bluebirds
Catharine Foster
Carmody Waits
Stokely Carmichael
Rap Brown
Russell B. Long
Peking
Caracciola
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Rocky
Ralph Foote
Middlebury
Joseph Martin
Selectmen's
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