LBJ Urges Unity in Nation During Vietnam Crisis
President Johnson appealed for a total national effort to win the war and peace, urging Americans to unite against Communists and dissenters alike. He proposed major budget cuts, a program of austerity, and steps to defend the dollar, while seeking negotiated peace or victory on the battlefield. He spoke in Minneapolis and then returned to Washington.
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Vietnam
Washington
Orono
Maine
M McCarthy
University of Maine
McCarthy
Johnson
Farm Organization
Europe
Congress
Kennedy
New York
Minnesota
Walter Mandale
HHH
Minneapolis
Farmers Union
Hubert H. Humphrey
Johnsons
Texas
Mills and Mahon Probe Johnson Budget Cuts
In Washington AP reports House Ways and Means Chairman Mills and Appropriations Chairman Mahon urged deeper cuts to Johnsons budget. Mills backs austerity but avoids figures while Mahon calls for large scale reductions across agencies including space and foreign aid.
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Washington
Johnson
House
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
George H. Mahon
D-Tes
Appropriations Committee
Mills
Minneapolis
Ways and Means
White House
Mahon
Third of House Urges Review of U S Asia Policy
About one third of Congress, 18 Republicans and 41 Democrats, pressed for an immediate congressional review of U S policy in Southeast Asia. Supporters differed on outcomes, with Udall arguing it could back or pressure the President. Findley saying more of the same would not help and urging direct legislative action.
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Washington
Tne
House
U.S
Southeast Asia
Morris K. Udall
D-Ariz
Congress
Johnson
Senate
Udall
Paul Fincley
R-Nl
Findley
New Guidelines Push Desegregation Across Schools
Federal officials announce nationwide desegregation guidelines expanding a Civil Rights Act framework. Northern districts face probes and deadlines while South areas shift from percentage targets to complete integration efforts with equal access to facilities, teachers, and programs. The NAACP welcomes the policy as a step toward faster desegregation.
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South
North
Congress
HEW
Office For Civil Rights
New York
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Editor to Reminisce About Kept Press
Herman E. Cleveland editor of Connecticut Industry MAC development director will address the Connecticut Industrial Editors association at a Wallingford dinner. He will discuss Offshoots of the Oldest Profession Reminiscence of the Kept Press in a talk at the Yankee Silversmith.
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Herman E. Cleveland
Connecticut Industry
Manufacturers Association of Connecticut
Connecticut Industrial Editors Association
Yankee
Wallingford
Cleveland
MAC
Ground Breaking Tomorrow for Holiday Inn Here
A ground breaking event is set for tomorrow for a Holiday Inn project featuring parking for over 300 cars and landscaped surroundings. The facility will offer 248 rentals with suites, a gift shop and business office on the first floor, a dining room seating 150, a social lounge, a coffee shop seating 100, and combined lounge coffee shop seating for 300 when used as a nightclub. Banquet facilities will seat 600, divisible into four meeting rooms.
Product Given Nod for Inflated Warehouse Here
A report describes an inflated warehouse design with occupants never more than 60 feet from an exit. The air-supported structure uses 0.9 psi inflation, vents via the airflow, sheds snow, resists 60 mph winds, and meets military flame retardancy specs.
Petition drive under way by area McCarthy group in Fairfield
A Democratic Town committee meeting launched a Fairfield mobilization to back McCarthy at the state convention in Hartford. The delegation from Fairfield is uncommitted, with campus supporters from Fairfield University and the University of Bridgeport rallying behind the effort.
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Hartford
Fairfield
Robert Kennedy
McCarthy
Kennedy
Polly Davis
Bert Gilden
Adrienne Lobovitz
House
Leonard Sohlberg
Morris Fox
Lynn Wood
Robert Cunningham
Fairfield University
University of Bridgeport
Stephen Winters
Stephen Aucoin
Campus McCarthy
Edward Kunin
Paul Wood
Barbara Thorne
Sarah McCally
Justin Landauer
Patricia Ginoni
Nancy Zeldes
Robert Braun
Ann Biggs
Paula Magourney
Leonard Albert
Robert Gould
Vincent Gilligan
Western filmed Hollywood plans Europe shoot for iWest
Para mount will film its new western Once Upon a Time in the iWest in Europe. The project marks a shift to European locations for the Western aimed at UPI coverage.
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Hollywood
UPI
Paramount
iWest
Europe
Yanks Slay 67 Commies Below DMZ in Saigon Drive
Troops report heavy fighting around Saigon as U S and Vietnamese forces press offensives. 84 enemy bodies counted near Tram Lakh hamlet 17 miles northeast of the capital. allied deaths total 31 U S and 35 Vietnamese with 263 Americans and 80 Vietnamese wounded.
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Haiphong
Saigon
Tram Lak
U.S. 11Th Armored Cavalry
U.S
Quyet Thang
U.S. 25Th Division
Tan Son Nhut
South Vietnam
Kontum
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Khe Sanh
da Nang
North Vietnam
Fairfield Cops Nab 2 as Police Car Bombers
Fairfield police arrested two suspects connected to a car bombing aimed at a police vehicle. The pair fled to Bridgeport after a warning for passing a red light and later placed a bomb under a patrol car near Sherman Street. The blast shattered nearby windows and damaged two hub caps, with authorities noting greater damage possible if positioned differently.
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Fiel
Golino
Anthony
Bridgeport
Fairfield
Sherman Street
Reed
Napalm Use in Vietnam Reaches Peak and Increases
The Air Force has dropped over 100000 tons of napalm in Vietnam since 1963 with 1966 alone totaling about 54000 tons. Navy and Army use are noted but tonnage figures are incomplete. Napalm B introduces a hotter compound, and overall use has become a major antiwar symbol amid widespread casualties and debates.
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Air Force
Vietnam
Navy
Army
Pentagon
LBJ
Dow Chemical Co
Khe Sanh
Ohio State Bears Record Big Ten Touchdown Mark
Ohio State's football team scored 12 touchdowns in a Big Ten game versus Iowa in 1950 setting a new school mark. The Buckeyes dominated the game with a high-scoring offense led by their standout players.
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Columbus
Ohio
UPI
Ohio State University
Fire Bomb Thrown at Home of Mrs. Andriso
Investigators probe a fire bomb attack at the home of Mrs. Anne M. Andriso 46 Virginia Avenue. A gasoline bottle with a wick landed inside the front window causing flames that were extinguished quickly. The incident occurred at [time].
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Anne M. Andriso
Virginia Avenue
RFK Urges Deescalation in Vietnam War at Landon Lecture
RFK criticized LBJ's Vietnam policy and pressed for a negotiated settlement with the Viet Cong, urging de escalation, broader South Vietnamese reforms, and inclusion of the NLF in politics. He warned that pursuing victory at the negotiating table leads to endless war and urged a new path this year. Venezuelan food production is p 7 per cent.
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Kennedy
McCarthy
Barry Goldwater
Alf. M. Landon
Kansas
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Johnson
Vietnam
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
NLF
South Vietnam
United States
Asia
Vietnam to mobilize 125000 more troops amid war push
The United States plans to equip 125000 additional Viet Nam era troops, boosting total armed forces by 65000 by mid year. Draft age may drop to 18, recalls and discharges halted, and general mobilization discussed. South Viet Nam lists 340000 regulars and 342000 regional forces with 20000 irregulars aided by US.
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South Vietnam
U.S
Revolutionary Development
Lachioma Named Housing Director in Bridgeport
Lachioma appointed Housing Site Agency director to oversee accelerated housing programs. The agency, expanding its budget from 160000 to 184428, will work with open land development for low and moderate income housing and seek state funds. Leonard Mainlero VP and Francisco Campagnoni secretary named. agency to meet third Friday monthly.
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Spencer Lee, Jr
Community Development Action Plan Agency
Community Affair Department
Dearborn
Dempssey
Bridgeport
Lachioma
F and F Construction Company
Edwards and Kel Cey Engineering Firm
Maine
Manjey Hill
Portland
Sheridan School
Central High School
U.S. Government
Civil Defense
I Civil Air Patrol
Housing Site Agency
Curran
Leonard N. Mainlero
Francisco A. Campagnoni
Joseph Bober
Clarence Williams
Gallup Finds LBJ and RFK Tied in Undecided Voters
Gallup reports Johnson and Kennedy tied among undecided voters with about equal Protestant and Catholic support. Kennedy leads with women and younger adults while Johnson leads in the East and Far West. in the Midwest Kennedy is ahead. Both trail equally in the South where many remain undecided.
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George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Johnson
Kennedy
Gallup
East
Midwest
South
Gold Prices Slump After Two Price Pact
The article discusses a proposed two price pact affecting gold markets and hints at a broader plan to curb dollar drain. It notes possible measures including a 10 percent tax surcharge and $3 billion to $4 billion in spending cuts, with no formal draft yet.
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Western Hemisphere
Europe
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