Paris site chosen for peace talks with Vietnam
President Johnson announced Paris as the venue for preliminary Vietnam peace talks set to begin May 10, after Hanoi Radio accepted Paris as a meeting site. Johnson cautioned that the talks would be just the first step amid many hazards ahead and confirmed Harriman as the U.S. envoy.
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Johnson
Hanoi
Paris
Vietnam
France
U.S
North Vietnam
United States
Phnom Penh
Warsaw
Hanoi Radio
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Xuyan Thuy
Couve de Murville
DRV
W. Averell Harriman
Llewelyn Thompson
Soviet Union
Moscow
New Pact Telephones Strikers Vote on Wage Deal
Nationwide walkout enters sixteenth day as 200000 members prepare to vote on a three year contract with nearly 20 percent wage and fringe benefit increases. Bell System pattern could raise rates for 50 million customers while unions seek pensions vacations holidays and overtime improvements.
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Washington
Afl-Cio Communications Workers of America
Bell Telephone System
Bell System
Beirne
Ben S. Gilmer
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Gilmer
Chuckle Teen-agers Face Nuclear World Woes
Teen-agers lament a world ruled by nuclear weapons while adults worry about a generation shaped by youth culture. The remark highlights intergenerational tensions and anxiety about the era's rapid social change.
Housing Complex Planned For Saco
An 80 acre tract on Route One in Saco sold to N P Scontras Real Estate Agency from Lawrence and Helen Bowie. The site borders U S One and Portland Road and will hold 150 homes valued at 15 000 to 20 000 with commercial development along the road. Engineering and site planning will begin soon.
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Saco
N. P. Scontras Real Estate
Lawrence
Helen Bowie
Nicholas P. Scontras
Portland Road
Old Eastern Railroad
Travelers
Scontras
U.S
Devel
Wildwood
Ferry Road
Wage Settlements Exceed Guidelines
Washington AP reports the Johnson administration struggles to keep wage increases noninflationary. The latest 7.5 percent annual settlement by Communications Workers of America and Bell Telephone System surpasses the 1967 average and exceeds administration hopes. A ratification vote is pending and officials privately deem it inflationary.
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Boston
New England Telphone Co
Communications Workers of America
Tration
Bell Telephone System
Council of Economic Advisers
Screaming Eagles Hold Rough Ground In Hue Gorge
The 101st Airborne Division faces a grueling fight to secure Hue and block the North Vietnamese supply line along Highway 547 with jungle traps and brutal terrain. Engineers widen and clear the route as paratroopers disrupt enemy movements mainly at night, reporting 440 enemy killed in the first week of Operation Delaware.
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101St Airborne Division
Vietnam
U.S
Hue
101St
South Vietnam
Olinto M. Barsaniti
Barsanti
Camp Bale
World’s ninth heart transplant performed at St Luke’s
St Luke’s Episcopal Hospital in Houston carried out the ninth heart transplant worldwide. Patient Everett Clair Thomas, 47, of Phoenix, received a donor heart from a 23-year-old woman shot in the brain. Donor name withheld. Surgeon team from Baylor included Dr. Coley, Bloodwell, and Hallman Jr. The operation followed a procedure path developed by Dr. Norman Shumway.
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Houston
Tex
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
Everett Clair Thomas
Phoenix
Ariz
Thomas
Baylor University College of Medicine
Benton Cooley
Robert E. Bloodwell
Grady L. Hallman Jr
Norman Shumway
Stamford University Medical School
Cal
Stanford University Medical Center
Rizor
Norman E. Shumway
Salinas
Calif
Carpenter
Shumway
Cape
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