Vietnam War Peace Talks Hint and War Jumps
Hanoi rejected Johnsons peace bid saying talks require an end to bombing and all acts of war. Viet Cong offensive in War Zone C near the Cambodian border leaves heavy casualties. U S forces log 2092 casualties in a week, 211 dead. Communist losses reach 2675. South Vietnam drafts a new constitution as junta plans elections later. Humphrey to depart soon.
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Saigon
U. S
U. S. 1St Infantry Division
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Hanoi
Enterprise
Kitty Hawk
Thai Nguyen
Bac Giang
Dien Bien Phu
South Vietnam
Quang Tri Province
Vietnam
al Front For Liberation
Johnson
Marines Hit Hard By North Vietnamese Attacks Near Da Nang
Communist forces in Quang Tri and near Da Nang ambushed and shelled U S Marines and a South Vietnamese convoy, killing 24 Marines and wounding 140. In the Con Thien area 57 trucks were wrecked and three Leathernecks died with 10 wounded.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U. S
da Nang
U.S
Con Thien
North
Quang Tri
House Antitrust Subcommittee Probes Computer Industry
Washington AP The billion dollar computer industry faces scrutiny from the House Antitrust subcommittee as the Justice Department's antitrust division previously investigated IBM Univac Honeywell and Sperry Rand. The inquiry follows cross licensing disputes between IBM and Univac and possible FCC data transmission regulations by telephone lines.
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Washington
Justice Department
Antitrust Division
House
International Business
Macines Corp
Subcommittee
IBM
Univac
Federal Communications Commission
EDP
Electronic Data Processing
Researcher who shaped Vellux blankets rises from mill trainee
Francis Spencer began as a 1931 mill trainee in Biddeford amid grim job prospects. He rose to director of research and development at West Point Pepperell, creating Nap Guard and the Vellux nonwoven blanket process. He recalls the 1957 switch to research and the patient, iterative work behind the breakthrough.
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Biddeford High School
Arundel
Pepperell Mills
Francis Spencer
West Point Pepperell Inc
Georgia Company
Spencer
Chuckle Leisure Time Mislaid Husband Gag
A humor blurb notes a wife searches in jest for her husband as part of a syndicated humor feature. The item uses light tone and familiar workplace brand references, reflecting general leisure content rather than a news event.
Christians World Over Prepare For Holy Saturday Rites
Christians around the globe prepared for Easter Holy Saturday observances from St. Peter's Basilica to rural Vietnam. Pope Paul VI led the blessing of the new fire and evening vigil while bells rang across Rome. In the United States Easter sunrise services and papal Masses were planned, with concerns over war in Vietnam and social justice themes shaping Good Friday observances. Mrs. Johnson and Lynda flew to join the President for Easter weekend as weather forecast called for warm, cloudy skies with scattered showers.
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Associated Press
St. Peter’s Basilica
Rome
Vietnam
Paul VI
Christ
Vatican
Old Jerusalem
United States
Chicago
New York City
Lynda Bird
Washington
Virgin Islands
Early Easter Impacts Spring Sales In New England
Easter falls on the second earliest date this year creating a slow start for clothing and department stores. Merchants report weak spring shopping as winter lingers and weather dampens demand, though some say candy sales remain strong. Local outfits like Biddeford’s Woolworth report better candy figures while apparel trades lag behind 1964 and 1967 trends.
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New England
Jshoe
Biddeford Clothier
Charles Coughlan
Woolworth
Main Street
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