Ky details barrier along frontier in South Vietnam
Premier Nguyen Cao Ky says a fortified barrier of mine fields barbed wire and bunkers is under construction along the northern frontier to curb North Vietnamese incursions. The plan envisions enlarging the DMZ by three to five kilometers and evacuating about 20 000 villagers, a cost of 1 360 000 dollars, amid heavy fighting and misdirected bombing incidents.
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Qui Nhon
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Demilitarized Zone
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Trucks Roll Again In Chicago Area
Tractors and drivers end five day stoppage in Chicago after a tentative truce urged by Labor Secretary Wirtz. Chicago locals seek 90 cents more per hour while national terms may bind. About 4,700 companies and 56,000 workers were affected with 50,000 production jobs idle due to halted shipments.
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W. Willard Wirtz
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Washington
Louis Peick
Teamsters
Edward Fenner
Chicago Truck Drivers Union
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W. Eugene McCarron
Howard Willett
Willett
Thousands Hear King Urge Bomb Stoppage
AP reports thousands jam United Nations Plaza to hear Martin Luther King urge the U S to stop bombing North Vietnam and to educate communities against war. King cites U Thant cease fire steps and calls for honoring promises while criticizing U S policy and South Vietnamese leadership.
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North Vietnam
San Francisco
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Pacific Coast States
Georgia
Julian Bond
Washington
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U Thant
Uy Thant
Nguyen Cao Iky
Hitler
America
Civil rights leaders plan marches in New York scene
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. arrived in New York to give a keynote in U N Plaza as Floyd McKissick and Stokely Carmichael prepared a Harlem to Central Park march. Counter demonstrations were announced and police feared clashes with agitators, Viet Cong flag wavers, and draft card burners.
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U.N. Plaza
Congress of Racial Equality
Floyd McKissick
Stokely Carmichael
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Harlem
Central Park
Johnson Plans Rest At Ranch After Latin Trip
President Johnson wraps a demanding Latin American summit swing with a Refueling stop in Surinam to avoid favoring any OAS member. He and Lady Bird head to a 75 mile north ranch for a quiet weekend amid heavy rains and fatigue from nonstop talks with 17 leaders.
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Latin American summit eyes 1985 common market
President Johnson pursued Latin American economic goals at Punta del Este urging lowered trade barriers by 1985. Ecuador refused to sign citing a Marshall Plan style aid plan, while Westmoreland warned Hanoi and U S bombers used satellite images to aid targets in North Vietnam. Dr Martin Luther King Jr urged conscientious objector stance but faced NAACP board pushback. Apollo probe faced congressional scrutiny over the fire that killed three astronauts prompting talk of overhauling the program. Powell faces Congress on his fate as proceedings continue.
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Maribo
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