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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1968

Page

2

Malaysian Guerrillas Increase Activities

Kuala Lumpur sources report Communist guerrillas operating from secret border hideouts have grown stronger and more willing to fight over the past year. In 1967 there were twice as many clashes with Malaysian or Thai forces as in 1966, though officials labeled the increase slight. The government previously estimated the outlawed party may number between five and six hundred fighters.

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia UPI Malay Peninsula Gulf of Siam Vietnam Britain

Governor Lurleen Wallace Suffering Setback in Cancer Battle

In Montgomery Alabama doctors report concern over Governor Lurleen Wallace after a third cancer operation. She runs a fever, receives antibiotics for an intra abdominal infection, and remains off her normal diet while recovering at St Margaret's Hospital.

Montgomery Ala UPI Lurleen Wallace

House Democratic Leaders Seek Votes To Pass Civil Rights Bill

House Democratic leaders search for votes to pass the Senate civil rights bill banning discrimination in the sale or rental of most homes by 1970. Ford remains uncommitted as Celler, Mack Mack, and Albert weigh strategies risking further delay and a possible filibuster. President Johnson applauds the Senate, saying the House will test these great issues.

House Washington Gerald R. Ford Mich Emanuel Celler D-N.y House Judiciary Committee John W. McCormack Carl Albert Okla Albert Celler White House Ford Senate Johnson

Bundy Advocates Open Housing to Improve Race Relations

In a Harvard lecture, McGeorge Bundy, former presidential assistant and Ford Foundation president, urged undoing government failures that fuel prejudice. He favored a federal fair housing law as more fundamental to race relations than school desegregation rulings, arguing property ownership should not bar black ownership and that Washington may bear the necessary action.

Cambridge Mass UPI McGeorge Bundy Ford Foundation Harvard University Bundy Washington

Man finally passes after 90,000 mile trial

John Hawkins rode for a decade with learner plates on his motorcycle covering 90,000 miles and wearing out five bikes before passing the license test. He said the first attempt undermined his confidence.

Seaforth Grove England UPI John Hawkins

School Boards Refuse To Forgive And Forget

The statewide Florida teachers strike ends, but 40 counties keep most teachers from returning. Many educators remained away or were kept from classes while Florida and Pittsburgh districts negotiate. In Pittsburgh, two factions seek a bargaining agent election and state aid, with mixed reactions from the local teachers associations. Weather radar plans to track whistling swan migration for aviation safety across several northern cities.

Florida Pittsburgh Oakland Education Association California DEA Stuart Phillips Christian Florida Education Association Department of Education Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers Afl-Cio Washington UPI U.S. Weather Bureau Chesapeake Bay Canada Akron Detroit Minneapolis

Wave of Unrest Roils Eastern Europe Across Cities

Eastern Europe faces rising unrest as riot police clash with youths in Warsaw while Prague plans a Politburo session to address leadership postures. In Bucharest Romanians oppose Soviet plans at Geneva, signaling a shifting mood in a region long ruled by communism.

Europe Warsaw Prague Bucharest Geneva Gestapo Culture Ministry Warsaw Party Central Committee Old Town Trybuna Ludu

Evers in Runoff Today For Congressional Seat

In Mississippi's Third District runoff former civil rights leader Charles Evers and Charles Griffin compete to fill the late John Bell Williams seat. White voters outnumber Black voters about 125000 to 70000 as polls open for 11 hours.

Jackson, Miss UPI Charles Griffin Charles Evers Mississippi Evers Griffin John Bell Williams Williams Utica

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