New Command For DMZ Area Shifts to Meet 70,000-Strong Offense
UPI reports Allied troops and American fighter-bombers dealt two sharp defeats to Communist forces along the Demilitarized Zone as a new U.S. military command took charge. Marines and South Vietnamese troops killed at least 138 Communists Thursday in a strike on a North Vietnamese battalion of 50 to 400 men.
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Saigon
Dong Ha
Khe Sanh
U.S
UPI
Nat Gibson
Hanoi-Haiphong
Lang Vei
Shields Requests Recount in Bennington Town Vote
Bennington town officials said a recount request has been filed by Shields, defeated candidate for a three year sister term, and by Olof Bard for the one year sister post. The Board of Civil Authority will recount disputed votes within five days of the official request.
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Bennington
John P. Proud
Board of Civil Authority
Hamilton L. Shields
Sister
Shields
Richard Sleeman
Sleeman
Olof Bard
Mary Hodeck
Bard
Fred H. Baker Jr
Selectman’s Post
Richard Ralph
Charles Vail
Ralph McCabe
Joyce Gavin
Ralph
Vail
Selectman
J. Duncan Campbell
Baker
Taylor
Proud
BCA
Czech Officers Demand President's Resignation
High ranking Czech army officers called for President Antonin Novotny to resign over his alleged role in defected Maj. Gen. Jan Sejna’s case. The letter to First Secretary Alexander Dubcek appeared in Prace via CTK and linked Novotny to General Sejna’s defection and alleged embezzlement.
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Vienna
UPI
Czechoslovakia
Antonin Novotny
Jan Sejna
United States
Czech Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Prace
CTK
Prague
Sejna
Rome
Yugoslavia
Novotny
Sejia
Senia
Senna
The
Republic
Inside Columnists Liven Up Women's Page
Ag Rockwood and Jean Wassick liven the women's page. Mrs Lucia Howard writes of Vermont aiding Honduras in solving problems.
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Ag Rockwood
Jean Wassick
Lucia Howard
Vermont
Honduras
Humphrey Challenges Nixon To Reveal Peace Plan Now
United Press International reports Hubert H. Humphrey challenged Richard Nixon to disclose his plan to end the Vietnam War if elected. Humphrey, at a Springfield Democratic conference, pressed for a clear formula, noting Nixon’s recent peace vow. Nixon, campaigning in New Hampshire, warned of potential riot threats and defended Johnson commission findings while urging force if needed. Lester S. Hyman plans to push Johnson name recognition in the April 30 primary, though Johnson may run, with aides noting a tough race ahead.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
Pacific
Humphrey
Springfield
Johnson
Nixon
New Hampshire
Antiriot Commission
Lester S. Hyman
Massachusetts
Democratic State Committee
Hyman
Senate Urges Consultation on Vietnam Troop Buildup
Senate leaders including Mansfield press Johnson to consult Congress before any further U.S. troop increase in Vietnam. Debates center on Tonkin Gulf resolution validity and the scope of possible mobilization, with Fulbright and Kennedy demanding congressional input.
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Washington
UPI
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Johnson
Congress
U.S
Vietnam
Senate
White House
William C. Westmoreland
Mansfield
Sen
J. William Fulbright
Tonkin Gulf
Fulbright
Foreign Relations Committee
Robert F. Kennedy
Dn.y
Secretary of
Dean Rusk
House Passes Sign Bill in Vermont Legislature
The Vermont House approved a controversial antibillboard bill 95 to 54 and sent it to the Senate after prolonged debate and a failed bid to recommit. A pilot area was approved in Windham and Windsor counties with full implementation after July 1969, replacing off premise ads with state erected sign plazas and directional signs.
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Montpelier
UPS
House
Senate
Travel Information Council
Windham
Windsor
President asks Congress for more conservation funds
President Johnson asked Congress to double federal spending on conservation to 1.2 billion for the coming fiscal year, calling for strict strip-mining reclamation, oil spill bans near shores, city waste treatment grants, stricter drinking water standards, and stronger noise controls for aviation. The move would expand federal role and require local charges to leverage investments.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
America
Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Udall
Secretary of Transportation
Rocky Moves Closer To Active Candidacy
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller edged toward active presidential candidacy by leaving open the possibility of entering the Oregon primary on May 28. He said a final decision would depend on whether there was genuine demand or a draft, while reiterating no present intention to enter Oregon.
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New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Oregon
Richard M. Nixon
Rockefeller
Detroit
George Romney
Michigan
Pownal Seeks Veto of Sunday Racing Bill
Pownal selectmen will ask Gov. Hoff to veto a Sunday horse racing bill for Green Mountain Park. Arthur George proposes a town referendum on horse racing, arguing the bill usurps local control. The measure, drafted by the House Ways and Means Committee, aims to net $400,000 yearly in pari mutuel tax receipts.
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George
Pownal
House
Ways and Means
Hershey Letter Ruled Opinion Not a Directive
A federal judge ruled Director Hershey's draft guidance on student demonstrators was advisory, not binding. Judge George Hart dismissed suits seeking to overturn the policy, saying the 1967 letter carried no legal effect and merely reflected Hershey's personal opinion.
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Washington
UPD
Lewis B. Hershey
U.S
George Hart
Hart
Hershey
National Student Association
NSA
Students For A Democratic Society
SDS
Campus Americans For Democratic Action
CADA
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Army
William B. Rosson
Army 1St Air Cavalry Division
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Hanoi
Westmoreland
Rosson
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Robert E. Cushman
I Corps
Cushman
First Marine Division
Hue University
HHH
United Press International
Moscow
Kennedy
George Christian
John G. Tower
Tower
Rocky
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Main
Dwyer
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