B 52 Bombs Strafe Near American Troops in Vietnam
UPI reports B 52 bombers hit five Communist base camps within a mile of U.S. troops in the Iron Triangle 27 miles north of Saigon as heavy air and ground operations unfold. The Cedar Falls assault involved up to 16,000 American troops pushing through jungle defenses with tanks and bulldozers, while weather hampered air activity over the north.
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Mekong
North Vietnam
UPS
Tom Corpora
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Corpora
Cedar Falls
Ta Drang Valley
Turkish Leader to Washington for April State Visit
Washington AP reports Turkish President Cevdet Sunay will visit the United States beginning April 3. White House Press Secretary Moyers said President Johnson looks forward to talking with Sunay on mutual concerns.
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Turkey
Cevdet Sunay
White House
Moyers
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Sunay
Parrot Teaches Caution In Storytelling
A short wit note on parrots repeating heard phrases, urging care in turning scraps into tales. The quip hints that repetition without craft yields weak stories and suggests learning from the bird’s caution.
Foot War Bill By Domestic Cutback
President Johnson urged Congress to raise taxes to fund Vietnam costs. He proposed a 6 percent surcharge on corporate and most personal income taxes for two years or longer, with exemptions for certain low incomes, aiming to start July 1 and raise about 4.5 billion dollars in year one. Republicans and many Democrats favored domestic budget cuts as the financing method.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
State of the Union
Vietnam
Three Lobster-Trap Feud Ships In Gun Battle Kill One
In international waters near Cuba, three lobster boats fired rifles for about an hour over disputed traps at Cay Sal banks. One crewman died and skipper William Branthover was wounded, later flown to Miami. Branthover said rivals from another vessel, the Trojan from Key West, shot first and boarded his boat, prompting a coast guard response.
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Cuba
William Branthoever
Branthoover
Cay Sal
Key West
Coast Guard
Legislators Start Raucous Remap Debate in Des Moines
The Des Moines Gazette reports opening battles over reapportionment as lawmakers from both parties push competing plans. GOP leaders announce a permanent amendment with 24 sponsors, while others seek temporary subdistricting and a 10 member commission ahead of 1968. Democratic leaders back the 1965 permanent plan with optional subdistricting and seek a mandatory version. House Democrats and allied Republicans file the 1965 permanent plan for introduction.
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Rmuscatine
Robert R. Rigler
New Hampton
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Cedar Rapids
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Hartwick
John Walsh
Dubuque
Lucas DeKoster
Hull
Andrew Frommelt
Senate
William Gannon
Dmingo
House
Joan Lipsky
Cecil Reed
Richard Radi
Lisbon
Hagerty Sees Debated Tax Boost as Johnson Policy Question
Former White House press secretary James C. Hagerty predicts a heated debate over LBJ's proposed tax increase tied to continued poverty war costs. He notes differing views on White House candor domestic matters versus national security and says reporters should balance hard questions with later disclosures.
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Eisenhower
White House
Vietnam
George Washington
Washington Press Club
Hagerty
LBJ
Shares Rally From Tumble After Tax Boost Proposal
New York stocks opened sharply lower but by afternoon had recovered most losses. The Dow Jones average rose to 820.48 after slipping 11.47 earlier, with a first hour volume of 4,180,000 shares and trades as much as 14 minutes late.
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New York
Johnson
Powell Eyes Third Party For Negroes
Adam Clayton Powell urges Black voters to abandon long Democratic loyalty and hints at forming a third party as a strategic political option. The remarks suggest a possible new black political force in national politics.
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Powell Eyes
Washington
Adam Clayton Powell
Iowa Democrats split on Powell seat move
Iowa Representatives Culver and Smith backed the motion to seat Adam Clayton Powell while five Republicans Gross Kyl Mayne Scherle and Schwengel opposed it. Culver later supported a substitute measure to deny Powell his seat temporarily.
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House
Washington
UPI
Iowa
Culver
Smith
Adam Clayton Powell
Salisbury Says North Vietnam Won’t Be Dragged to Talks
Salisbury, assistant managing editor of The New York Times, told Radio Hong Kong in an AP report he believes North Vietnam will refuse to be compelled to the conference table. He described the North as tough, hardy, independent, and courageous, claiming they cannot be beaten into submission or dragged to negotiations.
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Harrison Salisbury
The
New York Times
North Vietnam
Salisbury
Radio Hong
Analysts assess Hanoi negotiating mindset after Vietnam War history
Salisbury reports two key beliefs shaping North Vietnamese strategy. They fear a repeat Dien Bien Phu fate and demand enforceable, durable terms. They cite postwar French agreements and Geneva faits as lessons guiding talks. Bombing policy remains a contentious, debated topic in U S strategy.
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Dien Bien Phu
Lawyers Seek Dismissal Over Bugging in Baker Trial
Washington AP report details defense motion to dismiss charges against Bobby Baker amid claims of illegal eavesdropping. Lawyers allege an agent posed as a client to obtain information. government counterclaims accuse parties of publicity stunts. The case concerns income tax evasion, campaign funds, and conspiracy with co conspirator Wayne Bromley.
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Senate
Edward Bennett Williams
Baker
William Bittman
Wayne Bromley
Washington
Williams
Bromley
Robert Kerr
D-Okla
Los Angeles
Clifford Jones
Nevada
Jones
Grand Jury
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