Air Force strikes hit North Vietnamese supply hubs near Hue
U S Air Force Bs2 bombers pounded the Haiphong? No. West of Hue, hundreds of tons of explosives were dropped on truck parks bunkers and depots in the Shan Valley 50 miles west of Hue in five missions. Two more missions targeted ammunition depots and troop concentrations around Khe Sanh. Marines at Khe Sanh reported light shelling and casualties. Russian trucks seen moving from the A Shau Valley toward Hue with ammunition. North Vietnamese engineers rebuilt Route 547 from A Shau to Hue aiding supply efforts.
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Shan Valley
Hiene
Hue
Bs2s
Khe Sanh
Laos
U.S
Vietnam
Four Charges Filed Against Kane Man After 196 Legal Run
State police filed four new charges against Alfred W. Kennedy of Kane after a Monday two vehicle crash near Spartansburg. Kennedy, 23, was injured and treated at Union City Memorial Hospital in good condition. Charges include misuse of registration plates driving a car not registered driving with a suspended license and no current inspection sticker. Police noted Kennedy’s prior FBI-reported arrests dating back to 1955 in Fayetteville and other cases through 1966 and 1983.
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Corry
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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N.C
U.S. Treasury
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Bradford
Punxsutawney
Buffalo
N.Y
Firm Hikes Copper Cost Amid Steelworkers Pact
Phelps Dodge Corp raised its copper price to 42 cents a pound from 20 cents, the prestrike level, as production resumes after a July 15 strike. The Arizona focused miner is the second largest U.S. copper producer and had just secured a labor contract with United Steelworkers and affiliated unions, ending a strike that began last July 15. Operations resumed March 20.
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Phelps Dodge Corp
Phelps Dodge
Arizona
U.S
United Steelworkers of America
Westmoreland era death toll in Vietnam climbs
Pentagon figures show cumulative enemy losses rising from 67,080 in 1960 to 920,129 by March in the Vietnam war. Since Westmoreland took command in August 1964, allies report 253,000 enemy killed, with 248,000 listed as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese strength in the South. The count reflects both U.S. and allied tallies and notes no clear Viet Cong versus North Vietnamese split. Continued on Page Four.
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William C. Westmoreland
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Associated Press
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J. W. Fulbright
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Vietnam
Arkansas Democrat
Bo Johnson
Senate
State Department
Fulbright
Way Blocked by Guardsmen as Panama Leader Tries to Enter
President Max Delvalle wears glasses and is hindered by Panama National Guardsmen while attempting to enter a restricted area amid a tense confrontation. Guardsmen form a barrier as onlookers watch closely. The incident underscores political strain surrounding Delvalle’s leadership and security measures.
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Max Delvalle
Panama
Abrams Leaves Washington for Vietnam With Fewer Clues on Troop Plans
General Creighton Abrams departed Washington for Vietnam amid scarce hints on the next U.S. troop moves or his own future. Asked about succeeding Westmoreland as Army chief of staff, Abrams gave a brief reply and deflected to White House statements.
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Washington
Creighton W. Abrams
Vietnam
U.S
William C. Westmoreland
U.S. Somamanider
White House
Bottle Scarcity Urges Youth Fund-raising Bottle Drive
Local youths are urged to start a bottle collection drive to raise funds amid a soft drink bottle shortage caused by a glass strike. Bottlers ask the public to return bottles, while many resist the effort. The note frames this as a timely community project for youth groups seeking fundraising opportunities.
Welfare march demands higher aid for Pennsylvanians
About 400 welfare recipients, mostly women and Black, rallied on the Capitol steps in Harrisburg demanding higher public assistance. They carried signs reading Our Children Need Clothes and All We Want Is Dignity as Senate hearings on welfare needs opened. Welfare Secretary Dr Thomas W Georges Jr urged $18.2 million in state funds plus $10 million in federal money to lift payments to 90 percent of the minimum, with a call for 100 percent by July 1.
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Capitol Steps
Chuaren
Pennsylvania Welfare
Senate Appropriations Committee
Thomas W. Georges Jr
Dan
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Gov Shafer Says Income Tax Inevitable For Pay Hikes
Governor Shafer told reporters that rising government costs including higher teacher salaries would require an income tax. He said only such a tax could fund a $6,000 teacher minimum and criticized past missed opportunities, noting the Senate trimmed the cost of a House salary bill and warning the legislature must finance the pay rise.
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Shafer
Senate
General Assembly
Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin Dies In Training Crash
Moscow AP reports Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, first man in space in April 1961, killed in a training crash. Col Vladimir S. Seryogin also died. Ashes to Kremlin Wall. Gagarin, 34, became a global icon after the Vostok 1 flight, and his death marks the second space program tragedy within a year following Col. Vladmir Komarov’s 1967 crash. Gagarin leaves wife Valentina and two daughters, Jelena and Galya. He served as a control officer on later flights and held Soviet political roles.
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Edward H White II
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Theodore C. Freeman
Charles A. Bassett II
Elliot H. Lee Jr
Edward G. Givens
Clifton C. Williams
Robert H. Lawrence
Vladimir M. Komarov
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Smelovki
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Alan B. Shepard Jr
Lenin
Nikita Khrushchev
Russia
Yuri Gagarin
Alexei
Anna Timofeyvna
Yuri
Saratov
Volga
Soviet Air Force Academy
Orenburg
Valentina
Yelena
Galya
Supreme Soviet
Soviet Communist Party
Bypass Plans Move Ahead Around Union City
Erie County commissioners notify the State Highway Department they endorse proposed bypasses for Union City and nearby towns. Corry’s bypass is complete, with Union City and Albion pending. Union City would extend Routes 6 and 8 to skirt the borough’s core. A public hearing at Union City Area High School sought to air process and economic impact.
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Erie County
State Highway Department
Union City
William Troxell
Franklin
Commission
Fred Lamberton
Troxell
Erie County Planning Commission
Corry
Albion
Robert W. Cunliffe
Dun- Bute
L.A. Osborne
Harry L. Smiley
Missing F111A fighter bomber in Southeast Asia
Washington reports one Air Force F111A fighter-bomber is overdue on a mission in Vietnam. Pentagon officials say the aircraft developed from the F series is missing with no further details available for security reasons. Burglary note from Pittsburgh mentions novice burglars breaking into a restaurant safe and burning through the wall to steal about $100 in coins.
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Westmoreland
Andrews Air Force Base
Vietnam
Johnson
U.S
Washington
Defense Department
Air Force
Southeast Asia
Pentagon
Pittsburgh
Buried Books Loss Prompts City Refuse Company Probe
The Superior Refuse Co. still hasn’t settled with Swanson’s Sporta Shop over about 85 dollars in goods taken November 5. Theft involved magazines and books delivered to the store and later hauled to the landfill. a return of 15 dollars worth was recovered, leaving Swanson to seek recovery or sue, while city action seems limited. Robert Stitt of the Pittsburgh firm did not stop as promised.
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Superior Refuse Co
Theodore Swanson
Swanson
East Main Street
Superior
Warren News Company
The
Journal Today
Robert Stitt
Pittsburgh
Union Sued Over $5 Dues
Pittsburgh AP The United Steelworkers Union raised dues for the second time in 12 years. Donald R Harick filed suit with three others to block the $5 a month special dues hike and the general increase approved by the Atlantic City convention last week. The suit claims arbitrary and despotic action, weighted voting ignored, and outsiders barred from voting. The temporary $5 rise lasts three months while a permanent scale of 5 to 10 dollars monthly depends on hourly pay.
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United Steelworkers Union
Donald R. Harick
Harick
Steelworkers
Atlantic City
Rarick
Union
David McDonald
Abel
McDonald
U. S.steel
Irvin
Yide
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