Viet Cong Battalion Boxed In By Americans in Mekong Delta
American infantrymen and Vietnamese Marines boxed in a Viet Cong battalion in the Mekong Delta, reporting about 200 enemy killed. U.S. casualties were four dead and 38 wounded, with 15 South Vietnamese killed and 50 wounded. The fighting included artillery and air support, and five prisoners were taken.
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McCarthy Gains Support From Democratic Conference
Chicago section reports Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy wins backing from the Conference of Concerned Democrats as a candidate for 1968, with 450 to 500 members from 42 states endorsing him. The group urged McCarthy as a bold leader challenging Johnson over Vietnam policy and a likely multi-state primary run.
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McCarthy
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Johnson Won't Enter New Hampshire Primary
President Johnson will not have his name on the New Hampshire presidential primary ballot on March 12 but will be represented by a slate of Democratic National Convention delegates. Senator McIntyre said Johnson seeks no official indication of re election and will avoid naming plans in New Hampshire. McIntyre tied Kennedy opposition to Johnson’s Vietnam policy to ballot strategy while McCarthy’s entry remains unlikely.
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Britain faces new strike hitting rail and economy
Britain faces renewed strain as 36,500 locomotive drivers observe a stringent 241 page rule book halting many trains. Freight and passenger services suffer with up to 25 percent of passenger runs canceled and roads around London congested.
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Saco Democrats Endorse Charter Reform At Meeting
At Clifford Purvis home Sunday Saco Democratic candidates unanimously endorse the proposed new city charter. The statement pledges effort to protect residents’ rights and privileges and supports changes if passed. Endorsing candidates include Purvis Curran Morrison Poulin Kerry Chretien Pollock Rube Murray Bedard and others from Wards 1 through 7.
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Clifford Purvis
Purvis
Joseph Curran
Thomas Morrison
Richard Poulin
Paul Kerry
Donald Chretien
Charles Pollock
Edmund Rube
Richard Murray
Wilbrod Bedard
Cyprus Archbishop Delays Decision On U N Peace Proposals
Makarios delays response to U Thant on Greek Turkish Cyprus peace plan while Thant drops two provisions. Vance’s talks in Nicosia fail to seal agreement as Greece and Turkey pledge prompt action and disengagement of troops. Ambassadors and premiers express cautious optimism amid continued tension.
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Heart Transplant Marks First Human Case in Cape Town
A 55 year old Lithuanian born businessman, Louis Washkansky, remained in satisfactory condition as doctors at Groote Schuur Hospital reported the first successful human heart transplant. The donor was Denise Ann Darvall, a 25 year old woman killed in a car crash.
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South Africa
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Groote Shuur Hosa
Washkansky
Denise Ann Darvall
Jacobus G. Burger
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Chris Barnard
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Norman Shumway
Stanford Medical Center
Cardinal Spellman Lying In State At St Patrick’s Cathedral
New York mourners viewed the body of Francis Cardinal Spellman in St Patrick’s Cathedral after a requiem mass. He died at 78 from a stroke, with funeral set for Thursday. Officials described a new American role in papal selections and listed potential successors and participating cardinals.
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Francis Cardinal Spellman
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