Asia invited to mold Viet Nam peace talks
The Johnson administration invited Burma, Japan, or other Asian nations to take the initiative to arrange a Viet Nam peace conference. President Johnson and officials signaled openness to an Asian setting for negotiations, with Mansfield proposing Burma or Japan as suitable venues. State Department backed the idea and said Washington welcomes any diplomatic initiative.
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Tobacco industry defense faces intensified attacks in Virginia
A Brown & Williamson official told Virginia Chamber of Commerce attendees that tobacco health concerns are overstated and profits rely on truth. Addison Y. Yeaman cited $19 million for unrestricted research, criticized health studies as flawed, and warned that FTC tar and nicotine policy shifts threaten Virginia's largest manufacturing industry.
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Tornado Hits Overland Park In Kansas City Suburb
A tornado dropped from a rain storm Tuesday brushing an elementary school and wrecking or damaging at least 28 homes in a three block area of Overland Park Kansas City suburb. Four people were injured, minor. emergency alerts may have saved lives as 169 homes reported damaged and vast winter storms lash the region.
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Associated Press
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Cracks Found in Boeing 707 Tail Assemblies
Airlines worldwide inspect Boeing 707 transports for tail cracks after the March 5 BOAC crash in Japan that killed 124. Boeing says cracks are from metal fatigue in older planes and not linked to the crash. Several carriers report minor cracks, with limited or no service impact. inspections extend to 720 models, and most planes have hours remaining before flight-limit checks.
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Radcliffe student seeks one year marriage to leave dorm
A Radcliffe junior in Cambridge placed a Harvard Crimson ad offering a one year marriage to escape dorm living next year. She says she wants a roommate not a husband but needs marriage to satisfy Radcliffe rules. She received about ten replies and kept her name private.
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Opposition Debacle Over De Gaulle Policy In France
In Paris the Socialist Party led by Guy Mollet and Maurice Faure launched a censure motion against President Charles de Gaulle over NATO and NATO troop withdrawal. They argued De Gaulle acted without Cabinet or ally input, warning European security hinges on American troops. Pompidou to speak before vote, readers see the motion as a political gambit.
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Faure
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Two Planes Damaged In VC Attack On Air Field
SAIGON AP Viet Cong mortared and small arms attacked the U S air field at An Khe injuring two American planes. About 15 Viet Cong infiltrated under cover of darkness and were engaged by U S cavalry with no U S casualties reported. Koreans engaged nearby with 32 Viet Cong killed.
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Injunction Blocks Anti Brown Bag Ruling In N C
Judge H L Riddle Jr issued a statewide injunction against enforcing the latest interpretation of North Carolina liquor laws. The order restrains ABC officers in Mecklenburg and other wet counties and affects Charlotte city and Mecklenburg County officials. The ruling, issued March 31, limits liquor consumption to at home use, revoking practices of taking bottles to restaurants or clubs. A group of Charlotte nightclub and restaurant owners sought the injunction and plan appeals to the State Supreme Court, likely after September.
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Godwin warns cuts to offset sales tax harm education
Virginia Governor Godwin told the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce that local tax cuts to offset the new state sales tax would undermine the 1966 aim to upgrade public services, especially education. He supported only modest tax adjustments and urged against swapping old dollars for new.
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Differences In GOP Ranks Seen
Washington AP report on Sen. Everett Dirksen and Rep. Gerald Ford sparring over Vietnam War management. Ford accuses civilian defense leaders of mismanagement amid bomb shortages and reuse of weapons sold to West Germany, while Dirksen defends Gen. Westmoreland and questions Ford's charges. Continuous political crossfire highlights intra party rivalry and defense policy disputes.
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Everett Af. Dirksen
R-Ul
Gerald R. Ford
R-Mich
Dirksen
William C. Westmoreland
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Westmoreland
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Ford
Robert S. McNamara
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Bombs in Sparks Truck Collision Halted
A rail switch engine struck a truck carrying 41,000 pounds of bombs near Sparks Nevada. No explosion occurred as 27 bombs were removed for inspection and reloaded onto another truck. Cmdr. Ralph Fisher of Hawthorne Naval Ammunition Depot stated there was no danger. The bombs were en route to Concord California from Hawthorne for Vietnam service.
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Reno
Cmdr
Ralph Fisher
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Showdown on Legislation to Relax Court Reapportionment Rule
In Washington Senate opponents of a plan to relax the Supreme Court one man one vote rule for state legislative apportionment cleared a test vote and set a showdown for Wednesday. A change to the constitutional amendment was accepted to help attract votes, with leaders predicting victory on a two thirds vote needed to send the measure to the states. The amendment would let geography and subdivisions be used with population, and would require equal population in each house before ratification.
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Senate
Supreme Court
William Proxmire
Wis
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Everett M. Dirksen
Mlinois
Frank Church
Idaho
Dirksen
Weather readings for Virginia and North Carolina
Weather readings report considerable cloudiness in Virginia with possible showers in western and southern portions. Highs near 79 Wednesday, lows 55 to 60. Thursday brings a few showers mainly in the west and highs in the 70s to low 80s. In North Carolina, cloudy with scattered showers in the west and widely elsewhere. Thursday expects considerable cloudiness with more showers, possibly cooler in the west.
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North Carolina
Downtown Weather Log Report
The downtown weather log records temperatures and conditions for Tuesday and Wednesday. Highs reached 79 degrees with a 24 hour precipitation of none, winds SW 4 at 9 pm and calm otherwise.
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