Wounded Civilian Seeks Army Medic Who Helped Him
An American civilian economist wounded in Vietnam's Saigon area recounts the rescue by an Army medic named Bill Francis of the 17th Field Hospital. Gardner, recovering in Bethesda, praises the calm, brave medic who shot a Viet Cong attacker and aided his escape. He plans to visit family in Santa Barbara before returning to his Vietnam post around March 12.
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Washington
Aon
John L. Gardner
Unl
Vietnam
Saigon
United States
Gardner
Jay Me
U.S. Agency For International Development
Bethesda Naval Hospital
ATD
Bill Francis
17Th Field House
Syracuse
Santa Barbara
Calif
Vietnam Wounded Clings to Life Under Fog and War
At Khe Sanh a wounded corporal clings to life as a medical evac helicopter bravely attempts a night landing through thick fog. Reports from Hill 881 South describe trapped Marines enduring constant shelling while air support struggles to reach the wounded. In Hue, First Air Cavalry and Marine units press assaults under overcast skies, with casualties mounting and weather hindering allied air operations.
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Lance
Toby Jackson
Willard
Ohio
Hill 881
Jackson
Khe Sanh
881 South
Vietnam
Hue
iGitadel
First Air Cavalry Division
Amercans
Robert H. Cushman Jr
U.S
da Nang
Citadal
Perfume River
South Vietnam
Saigon
Comunist
Tan Son Nhut
North Vietnam
North
Robert Cushman Jr
U.S. Marine
Cushman
Political arrests ripple through Saigon after peace ticket clash
Tuesday arrests at homes of Au Truang Thanh and Deu. officials say Thanh ran on a peace platform but was excluded for pro Communist leanings. Detentions broaden as reports spread of other monks and a former minister, amid a rising anti Communist front. Saigon press debates U S role and fears of a coalition, with editors noting censored and uncensored comments on American intentions.
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Au Truang Thanh
Tanh
National Assembly
Deu
National Police
Ngo Dinh Diem
People’s Congress For National Salvation
Saigon
Phan Kha Suu
Suu
South Vietnam
Thanh
Tri Quang
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Saigoon
van Minh
Daily News
United States
Orde
U. S
Ellsworth Bunker
Despie
Dean) Rusk
Laos
Irish bartender to spend two months buried in coffin
In Kilburn London Irish bartender Mike Mealey 33 climbs into a custom coffin to lie 61 days in a grave as part of an Irish wake spectacle. He plans to consume meals through a shaft and breath through a hole while his manager vows a parade and media attention.
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London
Mike Mealey
Sean
Paddy
Mick
Kilburn
Mike
Ballyporeen
County Tipperary
W.C. Whitman
South Carolina
Squéen
Butty Sugrue
Ireland
Mrs Kennedy In Canada Rumors Fly Headline
Mrs John F Kennedy and children Caroline and John arrive in Montreal after a sudden flight from New York amid rumors of a possible remarriage to England's Lord Harlech. Secretaries deny marriage plans as she departs by car after being escorted from the airport by Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
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Montreal
John F. Kennedy
Caroline
John
New York
England
Lord Harlech
Thant and Johnson Hold Private Peace Talks In Washington
U Thant met President Johnson in a restrained visit marked by courtesy. The talks focused on starting discussions with North Vietnam within weeks after air raids end, but Washington seeks firmer assurances that the Reds would halt bombing in exchange for any deescalation. U Thant planned a later statement in New York, while U.S. officials including Rusk Bunche Goldberg Rostow Sisco Clifford remained present.
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Manoi
Washington
South Vietnam
Johnson
Executive Mansion
U.N
Floner
Dean Rusk
U Thant
State Department
White House
George Christian
Ralph J. Bunche
U.S
Hijacked flight diverted toward Havana after Cuban border incident
Flight 843 en route Chicago to Miami with stops at Tampa and West Palm Beach was diverted toward Havana after a hijacker boarded and Cuban soldiers escorted him off the plane. Passengers reported no mistreatment during removal as military personnel maintained control at the Havana terminal.
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Key West
Havana
Air Force
Cuba
Chicago
Miami
Tampa
West Palm Beach
Jack Estabrook
Lake Oswego
Ore
Don Bedwell
Miami Herald
Eldon Seentje
Che Guevara
DCS
Gainey
Bedwell
Delta
BR. E. Davis
H. A. Pierce
Stewardessel Joy Bleil
Elmwood Park
Ill
Judy Shukis
Toni Garcia
Schuler Park
Confidence Vote Delayed as Pearson Government Faces Protest
Ottawa AP Prime Minister Lester B Pearson saw his government teeter as a confidence ballot was postponed after raucous opposition outbursts. Without unanimous consent, debate could not begin Friday. Pearson warned minority governments face repeated defeats, while Conservatives and New Democrats pressed for resignation and general elections.
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Ottawa
Lester B. Pearson
Aes
House of Commons
Pearson
Commons
Canada
New Democrats
Mnetie
Michael Starr
Creditistes
Social Creditists
John R. Nicholson
New Delhi
Brown bond set at 50000 after protest in New Orleans
Brown faced a 50000 bond on a firearms charge after a preliminary hearing. The complaint cites threats to FBI agent William H. Smith Jr. during a break and notes Brown’s movements restricted by court terms. A disturbance occurred outside the Wild Life and Fisheries Building as wardens clashed with youths. no arrests were made.
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Brown
Special FBI
William H. Smith Jr
Los Angeles
Smith
U.S. Dist
Lansing Mitchell
William Kuntsler
New York
New Orleans
Cambridge
Mitchell
California
Oakland
Louisiana
Atlanta
Richmond
Wild Life and Fisheries
Jane
Ed Campbell
Campbell
Open housing measure faces clash in civil rights push
Rights to preserve open housing use could derail progress in the current Civil Rights session. Sponsors resist killing the rider while Mondale Javits seek to narrow the bill before Monday’s test. The proposal would add penalties for force or threats against exercise of federally guaranteed rights including voting schools juries and access to federal programs.
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Congress
Johnson
Walter F. Mondale
Dminn
Jacob K. Javits
R- N.Y
Labor unions boost voluntary contributions for 1964 drive
Labor strategists report union members gave over 1 million dollars last year and expect climbs this election year. A 5 cent voluntary assessment on 14 million AFL-CIO workers targets 700 thousand dollars for voter registration and get-out-the-vote drives. Meany says success hinges on turning registrations into votes for Johnson and liberal Democrats through quiet targeted effort.
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Afl-Cio
Meany
Johnson
Liberal Congress
Riot Deputy Blames Suspended Students for Campus Disturbance
Claiborne County deputy sheriff pins riot on three suspended students who he says returned to campus and agitated others. He names one suspended for drinking and two for cursing the president. Charles Evers contends the trio were expelled for distributing his campaign literature among 2,300 students. college denies this. A college spokesman cites dorm-room incidents as the motive for resentment.
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Claiborne County
U S Embassy Bombing Sparks Claims and Denials
The FBI declined to comment on constant surveillance of the Soviet embassy after an explosion. Moscow's Tass accused U S officials of lax security. the State Department called the act a senseless act of terrorism. Dobrynin was reported sleeping on the third floor. An anonymous letter threatening the embassy was received last month, contents undisclosed.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Bureau
U.S
Moscow
Tass
State Department
Dean Rusk
Dobrynin
Nto
Virginia law bills advance primary date and ballot placement rules
Lawmakers pushed bills to move the state primary to early June and require presidential tickets to qualify for the ballot 60 days before the general election. A separate proposal would restrict public officials from doing business with public agencies. The assembly also studied conflict of interest legislation and reviewed a sales tax sharing plan with projected fiscal impacts for 1963 and 1970.
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Anderson
Senate
House
Virginia
Privilege and Elections Committee
Hunter B. Andrews
Hampton
McNamara
Mills EB. Godwin
Richmond
Norfolk
Alexandria
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Othr
Danville
Newport News
Williamsburg
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