Vance-Hard Talks With Seoul Seek Pact on Security Reviews
U.S. envoy Cyrus Vance met with South Korea Premier and top ministers for nearly three hours but Korean sources said little progress on bridging gaps over mutual security and North Korea threats. Talks covered annual review of defense and foreign policy, with first meeting in Washington in June.
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Seoul
USS
Cyrus Vance
South Korea
United States
Vance
Chung Il-kwon
Chung Hee Park
Washington
U.S
Marshland Donation Proposed by Sea Breeze Corp
Kennebunk boards approve donation of about 20 acres of marshland to the town. Land lies in the Kennebunk Beach section. Final acceptance or rejection rests with the March 18 annual Town Meeting.
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Kennebunk
Board of Selectmen
Sea Breeze Development Corp
George Timson
Kennebunk Beach
Despoilers May Change Earth Climate In The Future
Editor notes that man’s push toward faster travel and space exploration could alter the atmosphere. Scientists warn exhaust particles from rockets and SST jets might cool or warm the planet, melting ice caps or triggering a new Ice Age. Small particle concentrations could reflect or trap heat, with effects debated.
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New York
London
Tokyo
Earth
Space
Ground Attack Against Hue Citadel Fails To Break Siege
U S and South Vietnamese Marines launched a ground assault inside Hue Citadel but heavy fire drove them back. More than 1,000 Marines and allies fought within the Perfume River area as air support was unavailable. By reports, 2,393 enemy dead since the Hue fighting began, with 32,245 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese casualties overall.
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Saigon
U.S
Hue
al Chang
Citadel
Chang
Perfume River
Biddeford Seeks Administrative Assistant Amid Job Security Doubts
City officials led by Mayor Leo R. Lemire report interest in the administrative assistant post but no takers due to concerns over job security. The $10,000 to $15,000 salary is seen as competitive in a city of Biddeford’s size, yet political factors and the mayor’s one year term deter applicants. An annual budget includes salary and travel funds for this year to support investigations and industrial development work.
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Biddeford
Leo R. Lemire
Lemire
Army Deserter Convictions Fall While Navy Sees Highs
Pentagon figures show Navy and Marine Corps desertion convictions at six year and five year highs respectively last fiscal year, while Air Force and Army totals reveal diverging trends. Army convictions reached 86 in fiscal 1967, with rate under one per thousand, amid broader wartime history and Vietnam era debates on causes.
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Washington
Navy
Marine Corps
Pentagon
Air Force
Army
U.S
Sweden
Rockefeller Cooled Party Conservatives
Washington AP reports Gov. Rockefeller may have gained some organized labor support by trash pickup in New York City but conservative Republicans question his stand. Romney remains favored in New York, with Rockefeller a potential favorite son at Miami Beach. His nomination odds depend on conservatives believing he can beat Johnson.
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Washington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York City
New York
Rockefeller
Michigan
George Romney
Romney
New Yorker
Miami Beach
Fla
Oregon
Johnson
Two Men Arrested At Gunpoint In Saco Grocery Robbery
Saco police arrested two men, Arthur Tasche r eau and Robert Cote, at gunpoint while allegedly robbing a Market Street grocery. Officers found a loot including hams cheese bread cigarettes and coins. Desper climbed to the attic spotting Cote at a window. Taschereau was recovered in another room.
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Saco
Market Street
Arthur Taschereau
Deering Ave
Robert Raymond Cote
Pike St
Biddeford
Charles Desper
Desper
Romeo Cote
Cote
Taschereau
Johnson Offers Peace Talks Amid Vietnam War Tensions
Washington AP President Johnson says he will halt bombing of the North and start peace talks tomorrow despite the Vietcong offensive. He spoke informally in the White House with reporters present, signaling openness to an emissary in Hanoi. Representative Roman C. Pucinski noted the need to stop bombing to ensure safe passage for an emissary, who may still be talking with North Vietnam. The White House and State Department provided no comment.
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Washington
Johnson
South Vietnam
Hanoi
White House
Roman C. Pucinski
Chicago
Lianoi
U.S
Saigon
Pucinski
State Department
Widows face harassment via antiwar mail from Susanville
AP reports grieving Vietnam families receive anonymous antiwar materials, including cannibalism slurs against servicemen. Envelopes postmarked Susanville Calif carry return name H L Hummel Box 497. Officials note long-running harassment case with few prosecutions and no censorship legal in first class mail.
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Vietnam
Associated Press
Susanville
Calif
P.O
H. L. Hummel
Christian Century
Chicago
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