Heavy Fighting Rages At Both Ends Of Vietnam DMZ
AP dispatch reports heavy combat at opposite DMZ ends. U S Marines and South Vietnamese forces engage Communist troops near the coast around Dong Ha and Khe Sanh while government troops repel assaults and claim enemy casualties. Air and artillery support, including B52 strikes, target Hanoi Haiphong areas and northern lines.
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Associated Press
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Fulbright Plans Vietnam Hearings On War Limits
Senate Foreign Relations Committee considering new Vietnam hearings aimed at limiting the war. Chairman J.W. Fulbright said several members are concerned about possible major escalation and have urged informing the American people about what is involved. No firm plan yet. Fulbright was asked to recommend a hearing format after a closed meeting.
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Thant to Persist In Efforts to End War in Vietnam
United Nations Secretary-General U Thant said he will continue his efforts and contacts aimed at peace in Vietnam. He noted positive private and public responses to his statements, while stating he has nothing new to add beyond his call to end the U.S. bombing to encourage peace talks, possibly within days. He has not seen all replies.
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Viet Cong threatens reprisals over executions
The National Liberation Front said in a statement that if patriots held by South Vietnamese are executed, it will retaliate against American prisoners. It accused American and South Vietnamese forces of killing or wounding thousands in Saigon.
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Saigon
National Liberation Front
North Vietnam
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Bridgeport Area Weather Report Brief
Partly cloudy and cold today with a 3 percent chance of flurries and westerly winds 15 to 23 mph. Highs in the 30s, tonight colder with teens to drop below. Sunday partly sunny and cold with an 18 percent chance of flurries and higher winds. Gale warnings in effect on Long Island Sound.
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Teacher Strikes Hit Schools Across Three States
The Associated Press reports teacher strikes closed some schools and disrupted classes in California Pennsylvania and Florida. In San Francisco Balboa High School faced vandelism as students stormed the campus during pickets while Pittsburgh and Florida saw less violence but effective walkouts. Florida’s two week stalemate lingered as officials debated a proposed educational package and Governor Kirk pressed for resolution amid NEA concerns.
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Rockefeller Nears Active Candidacy for GOP Nomination
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller of New York indicates readiness to serve if the Republican party wants him as its nominee. He will not enter primaries to avoid party dissent and will speak on core issues like Vietnam. He may seek write in support in states including Oregon, Wisconsin, and Nebraska, and has filed to withdraw his name in Wisconsin and Nebraska.
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Rhode Island
Romney Support Stays Unpledged After Campaign End
Washington AP reports George Romney concluded his Republican presidential bid without naming an heir. Romney refused to endorse Nelson Rockefeller or any other candidate and left open the possibility of backing Richard Nixon later, saying he would consult fellow governors and party leaders before deciding his course.
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Mohammed Ali to Visit Bridgeport NAACP Tuesday
Boxing icon Mohammed Ali also known as Cassius Clay will be in Bridgeport Tuesday for an open house at 1199 Stratford Avenue NAACP branch headquarters after a Monday stop in New Haven. The visit is announced amid his forced retirement dispute with Selective Service and his Muslim minister claim.
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Senate Cloture Debate Nears End on Civil Rights Bill
Senate leaders edged toward the two-thirds threshold to end debate on civil rights and open housing legislation. With 59 for cloture and 35 against, four votes short, leaders Mansfield and Dirksen scheduled another cloture vote Monday. Senator Hart, floor manager, pressed urgency as Byrd questioned a Dirksen compromise, while Dirksen defended rights to equality and proposed a narrower housing stand on owner-occupied sales.
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Johnson urges space workers toward moon landing goal
President Johnson spoke at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston and at Beaumont urging NASA toward landing Americans on the moon this decade. He reminded director Webb the goal remains urgent while praising space workers and addressing a crowd of about 5,000.
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Retired Brigdeport Captain Receives 70 Pension
Captain McPadden of the Brigdeport Police, after 47 years service, was approved for retirement with a 70 percent pension at a Board of Police Commissioners meeting last night. The board, in executive session, took no action on his disability claim but indicated the city attorney's office must rule on it. His son Daniel McPadden Jr., a lawyer, represented him. Previously a heated clash last Tuesday prompted him to withdraw his retirement request amid a dispute over a heart condition.
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Francis Fagan
Rome riot erupts as students clash with police
In Rome the worst disturbance in a decade roared through three hours of chaotic fighting between thousands of left wing university students and police. Dozens of police and students were injured, hundreds arrested, and central Rome paralyzed as cars, shops, and transit halted amid barricades and flames near the University of Rome School of Architecture and Piazza di Spagna.
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Piazza di Spagna
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Johnson Calls Emergency Conference On Copper Strike
President Johnson announced a White House emergency conference for Monday to push around the clock bargaining between copper producers and striking unions. He urged all parties to reach contract terms quickly to end the strike, warning of impact on defense and the economy. Johnson spoke at a testimonial dinner for Rep. Jack Brooks in Beaumont and planned to attend Lockheed’s jet roll out in Marietta before the sessions.
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Tainted Greenland Snow To Be Shipped to U S
United States and Denmark will remove snow contaminated by a B52 crash off Greenland and ship it to the United States for disposal. The material will be stored at Thule Air Base Greenland in sealed containers until summer shipping. Officials say only low level alpha radiation was released and removal is to ease Danish fears.
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