Johnson tightens North Vietnam air strikes limits
AP reporting from Saigon says President Johnson quietly restricts U S air raids over North Vietnam to within the DMZ to the 19th parallel, about 470 miles, while missions double in the southern panhandle. Public order remains March 31 policy limiting strikes to the 20th parallel.
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Johnson
North Vietnam
U.S
Mallny
Demilitarized Zone
19Th Parallel
Baltes
Dmz
Vinh City
Pentagon
Panhandle
Ay ‘Vietnamese’ Vietnam
Central Committee of the
Fatherland
Hanoi
Battlefield Chief Reports Envoy Due Next
Gen. William C. Westmoreland said after policy talks with President Johnson that militarily they have never been in better relations. The message notes an envoy is due next, with continued coverage on Page Two.
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Frank Cormier
Washington
William C. Westmoreland
Johnson
Ex-Envoy Sees Peace Possible in Six Months
Former ambassador to Japan Q N Reischauer, now a Harvard professor, says there is a strong chance the United States can end the Vietnam War within six months or be well on the way. He credits President Johnson for creating conditions to negotiate a settlement and notes a turning point after General Westmoreland asked for more troops. Reischauer warns of hurdles but foresees a negotiated cease-fire as possible with reciprocal steps and public support shifting toward settlement.
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Q. Reischauer
Japan
Reischauer
Harvard
Hv An
Johnson
Southeast Asia
North Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Ind Blast Death Toll Mounts to 39 Hunt 33
A blast and fire in Richmond Indiana killed 39 people and injured over 100 as rescue teams of police, firemen, National Guard and volunteers combed rubble a day after the explosion. Soviet Luna 14 rocket launched toward the moon for scientific study, reported by Tass.
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Hunt
Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Richmond, Ind
Ioomal Guard
Earth
National Guard
Easter Chicks Warn Parents About Disease Risk
BENVER, Calo AP report urges parents not to give children baby chicks or ducks this Easter. Veterinarians Dr. Martin Baw and Dr. Hall warn that Salmonellosis from poultry is a highly contagious GI illness, especially with children who put items in their mouths. States have passed laws banning Easter animal sales. Colorado lacks such a law.
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Benver
Calo
Martin Baw
Colorado Department of Public Health
Hall
Colorado
Troops Hunt Toe in Hills At Khe Sanh
AP dispatch reports U S troops in northwestern South Vietnam near Khe Sanh killing 118 North Vietnamese in combat as Marines pull back and US forces move in to relieve the siege. Separate actions include 114 enemy killed near Hue and 280 killed near Tuy Hoa in three days. Air raids along the Vinh to DMZ corridor continue under Johnson limits.
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Saigon
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
South Vietnam
Marines
Byiit
Hue
A Shau
Laos
U.S
da Nang
Woastal Tuy Hoa
North Vietnam
Vinh South
Demilitarized Zone
Johnson
Weather summary for Bridgeport and vicinity
Partly cloudy and mild today with high 60 to 65. Tonight, mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a low in the 40s. Tuesday, fair and continued mild with a 20 percent shower chance this afternoon and 8 percent tonight. Almanac notes list temperatures, barometer 30.21, humidity 83 percent, and tide times.
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Cove
U.s. Wester
Honor Paid By America To Dr. King
Palm Sunday memorials across the globe honor Martin Luther King Jr. as Pope Paul VI, officials, diplomats, and thousands gather. In Da Nang 79 Black and six white Marines attend a steel-hut chapel memorial with flags at half staff while networks cancel entertainment. U.N. Secretary General Thant voices shared shock at The Hague ceremony. In New York Central Park, about 12,000 mourners join an interfaith service with remarks from Wyatt Walker and others as marches proceed in a climate of mourning.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
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Rome
da Nang
Vietnam
New York
Central Park
Baptist
Pope Paul VI
Paul
U.S
U.N
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Hague
Peace Palace
International Court of Justice
Guy. Nelson A. Rockefeller
John ¥. Lindsay
King
Wyatt Walker
Crump Stadium
Memphis
Tenn
Martin Luther Hitg
Walter Bradin
Sight
Bradin
Widow May March Today in Memphis
Mrs. Martin Luther King prepared final funeral plans and tentatively planned a one day Memphis visit to bolster the civil rights cause after his assassination. Rev. Abernathy spoke of a nonviolent street march for striking sanitation workers, with Mrs. King overseeing funeral arrangements and the public viewing continuing as Atlanta observed a national day of mourning.
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Ralph Abernathy
Dr. King
Mrs. King
Statewide Mourning Declared. Primaries Delayed One Day
Hartford AP Gov. John Demsey proclaims Tuesday a legal holiday in Connecticut and postpones 30 local Democratic primaries by 24 hours in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Funeral services set for Tuesday in Atlanta. Schools urged to close and businesses to suspend as flags flown at half staff until King’s burial.
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John Demsey
Connecticut
Martin Luther Kingle
State Capitol
Tne
Focal
King
Memphis
Tenn
Atlanta
Housetown
Dempsey
Dr King Memorial Service Set for Klein Auditorium Today
Public memorial for slain Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. scheduled at 12:30 p.m. in Klein Memorial Auditorium where he spoke. Rev. James D. Peters Jr. to deliver major address. Overflow crowd to be served via nearby churches. City schools plan memorial services and the mayor cancels Florida trip to speak.
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Klein Auditorium
Martin Luther
King
Klein Memorial
James D. Petters, Jr
East Lind Tabernacle
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
United Congregational Church
Park Avenue
St. John's Episcopal Church
Fairfield Avenue
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Laurel Avenue
Rhein
Klein
Council of Churches of
Greater Bridgeport
Nathaniel Plotnik
Hugh Curran
Florida
Bridgeport
Xen
Charles R. Gordon
Bridgeport- Stratford
Fresh Violence Spurs Federal Troops Across Cities
Federal troops rushed to Baltimore while Pittsburgh National Guardsmen patrolled the Hill District to halt days of looting. Across Washington and Chicago thousands more troops and guardsmen pressed a fragile calm after rioting sparked by the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Death toll rose with multiple fatalities and widespread property damage as orders to quell the unrest expanded nationwide.
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John Morganthaler
Associated Press
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Washington
Chicago
Martin Luther King Jr
Maryland
Gay
Spice T. Ag
Johnson
Andrews Air Force Base
Raymond Shafer
Negro Hill District
National Guard
N.Y.C
New York
Detroit
Atother
John Son
King
One Man on the Run in King Killing Probe
Atty Gen Ramsey Clark said federal investigators pursue a single suspect in Dr Martin Luther King Jr’s Memphis assassination. He noted no evidence of multiple killers but hinted at a weapon link and ballistic tests. Indictment and trial are anticipated in Tennessee courts if state proceedings fail to deliver justice.
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Washington
Ramsey Clark
Martin Luther King Jr
Clark
Memphis
King
Radiotelevision
NBC
Tennessee
Four Deaths at Church in Indianapolis Marital Woes
An armed man entered Bible Way Missionary Baptist Church in Indianapolis and opened fire during an afternoon service. He killed three people and wounded three others before police fatally shot him with a revolver. The attack occurred at a storefront church in a predominantly Black neighborhood.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Bible Way Missionary Baptist Church
Tadtane
Gunman kills in church attack leaves many dead
In a Bibb County church shooting, Narcis J Edwards opened fire during service using a bolt action rifle. Police surrounded the church after he retreated inside, tear gas was deployed, and when he emerged he was shot multiple times by officers. A large crowd, largely Black, gathered as the scene quieted.
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Thomas Bryant
Narcis J Edwards
Edwards
Gladys
Sheila May Bell
Myrna Degraphenreed
Wilery I. Blue
Masbelle
Roosevelt Jenkins i
Norris 13
Norris
Opal Tandy
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