South Viet Requests More U.S. Troops Amid Hue Fight
President Johnson authorized further troop levels not yet reached says White House spokesman George Christian. In Hue, Marine forces reported gains with air support while U.S. casualties and Viet Cong resistance shaped a tense battlefront across Saigon and Khe Sanh.
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Johnson
Thieu
Washington
White House
George Christian
Marine Command
Hue
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
U.S
Saigon
Khe Sanh
George McArthur
Perfume River
Jan
U.S. 199Th Light Infantry Brigade
Bassick High Project Finishing Delayed in Diocese Deal
Bassick High's ongoing renovation faces delays amid an $80,111 grant through the State Education Department routed via the Board of Education. Board members debate funding use and interview practices, while other actions include accepting Read middle school completion and plans to repurpose the old Read building.
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Diocese of
Bridgeport
State Education Department
Board of Education
Francis J. King
Stapleton
Vogel
Lester S. Silverstone
Schoals
Mary Louise Rafferty
Common Council
Kennedy
New School
New Read Middle School
Minott? Construction Company
Edward J. Caldwell
King
North Avenue
Albert A. Snyder
State Highway Department
Bussick High School
Frank Piazza
Piazza
University of Hartford Wins $200000 Challenge Grant
The University of Hartford announced a $200,000 challenge grant from an anonymous friend to help finance a central library building. Chancellor A M Woodruff said the university must raise $400,000 on its own by May to receive the funds.
S. C. Community Studies Document Examines Negro Boycott
In Orangeburg and at S. C. State College the boycott followings killed three youths including Elano Middleton 17. Reconciliation urged by Rev. A C Wright. State troops guard the town as 800 Negroes vote to boycott white businesses. Curfews hurt business while calls for desegregation and job integration rise.
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Elano Middleton
A. C. Wright
Henry Smith
Marion
Samuel Hammond
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Smith
Hammond
S. C. State
Claflin College
National Guard
Henry Lake
Robert McNair
Lake
All-Star Triangle Inc
U. S. District Court
Charleston
Justice Department
U S Peace Offer Still Good Johnson Reflects on War and Campus Protests
President Johnson says the U S peace offer remains valid while acknowledging antiwar sentiment on campuses. He comments that you cannot run a war or peace by polls, notes concern for students and all Americans in uniform, and urges greater youth voter participation.
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Johnson
Lynda
Charles S$. Robb
National Security Council
Council
Vietnam
Berkeley
Texas
Harvard
Congress
Choice 68
Time Magazine
Air Test Friday Triggers Sonic Booms Across Northeast
The U S Air Force and NORAD announce a joint SAC NORAD training exercise over parts of the United States and Canada Friday. B 52 and B 38 bombers will fly at high and low altitudes over Main New Hampshire Massachusetts New York Connecticut Rhode Island New Jersey Delaware and Pennsylvania with B 58 Hustler high altitude sonic missions. Residents may hear harmless sonic booms though civil air traffic is not expected to be affected.
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U.S. Air Force
Strategic Air Command
SAC
North American Air Defense Command
NORAD
United States
Canada
Main
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
New York
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New Jersey
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Arrest and league Ties Highlight City Sports Meeting
William Edwards 45 of 947 Pearl Harbor street was arrested for annoying phone calls and released on 200 bail. Hartford Knights official Pete Savin and Charley Theokis of Lowell Giants attended a league gathering outlining eight ACFL affiliations with major league teams and a Jets based structure. Barney Kremenko was introduced as league publicity chief as discussions proceed with Weeb Ewbank to finalize coaching and open tryouts.
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William Edwards
Pearl Harbor Street
Edwards
Circuit Court Park City
Pete Savin
Hartford Knights
Charley Theokis
Lowell Giants
Jets
Orbits
New York Jets
Arxi Orbit
New York
Weeb Ewbank
ACFL
Virginia
Alexandria
Westchester Bulls
Lowell
Harrisburg
Bridgeport
Waterbury
Hartford
Richmond
Pottstown
Rosner
Ewbank
Barney Kremenko
Kremnko
Westchester
Giants
May backs Alsop for key post in party
May, who led the party to a chairmanship last year, endorsed by the GOP Town committee in Wethersfield for the Senate nomination. He urged a national and state victory in November, citing Democratic splits and rival candidates for president. He pledged support for the party nominee at the Miami Beach convention and called for new leadership to restore prestige and self-confidence at home.
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May
Senate
GOP
Wethersfield
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Mi‘ami Beach
LBJ
Johnson
Vietnam
Pueblo
Draft Boards Tighten on Objectors
The article explains Selective Service uses 1-O and 1-A-0 classifications for conscientious objectors. It notes 1-0 precedents allow civilian national service, while 1-A-0 permits induction without armed service for medics. It cites 1-0 at 1.7 per 1000, with year-end totals 11,041 for 1-0 and 6,367 in or 6,830 completed national-service work, plus 4,000 in service holding 4-0 classifications.
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Selective Service
Pentagon
Viet UN envoy challenges US critics of Saigon regime
The Vietnamese UN envoy denounces US critics of the Saigon regime, saying friendly advice from allies, not presumption or loud warnings, strengthens the fight against a common enemy. He argues criticizing minor errors aids the enemy and harms morale in the struggle.
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Johnson
Vietnam
Chi
Colonial Services
Vance and Park Seek to Ease Korea Rift Talks
Five secret Panmunjom talks between the United States and North Korea raised fear of appeasement in Seoul as U S and North Korean envoys met with Park and Korean officials. Discussions covered Pueblo release, U S military aid, and a possible deputy UN commander role for a Korean general.
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Pueblo
Panmunjom
North Korea
United States
Seoul
U.S
William J. Porter
Charles H. Bonesteel
Vance
Park
State Department
John Walsh
Bonesteel
U.N
Chung I-kwon
Choi Kyu-hah
Kim Sung-eun
South Korea
United Nations
Foreign Ministry
Korea
Johnson
Congress
Pueblo Captain Tells Kin Not to Worry After Seizure
Tokyo AP reports USS Pueblo captain Cmdr Lloyd Sucher urged his family not to worry amid North Korea’s radio broadcast of a second confession. The message said the ship entered North Korean waters before capture on Jan 23 and asked for mercy if returned home. Sucher described fear for his wife Rose and sons Mark and Michael in San Diego and expressed hope for peaceful reunion.
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Tokyo
Pueblo
Lloyd M. Sucher
Pyongyang
North Korea
U.S. State Department
Bucher
Rose Dolores
Mark
Michael
San Diego
Calif
Democratic People’s Republic of
Statement of remorse and request to return home
The speaker expresses intent to explain the moral wrong of the operation, pledges to help stop it, and asks for lawful punishment and forgiveness. They request to be allowed to return home to the Democratic Republic of Korea as soon as possible.
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Democratic Republic of Korea
Captain's Wife Rejects Second Pueblo Confession
Mrs. Lloyd Bucher said she has no confidence in a second confession by her husband, the USS Pueblo's skipper, stating she has not heard or read any such purported confession.
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San Diego
Calif
Lloyd Bucher
Pueblo
Norwalk Man Church Dies in Port Charlotte Florida
Norwalk resident Allen Church 61 died Friday in Port Charlotte Florida. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Raymond Funeral Home Norwalk officiated by Rev Edward H Ehart. Burial at Riverside Cemetery. Survivors include wife Edna Davenport Church three brothers William Hoyt Sherman and James and a sister Ruth McLean.
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Norwalk
Allen
Overlook Road
Port Charlotte
Fla
Raymond Funeral Home
East Wall Street
Edward H. Ehart
Grace Episcopal Church
Riverside Cemetery
Church
Machtette Laboratories
Stamford
Edna Davenport Church
William Hoyt Church
Sherman W. Church
Jame Church
Bridgeport
Ruth McLean
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