Man Wanted in Two Murders Killed by Police in Shootout
In Orange New Jersey police, aided by nearly 200 officers, killed Samuel Adams Stout 47 of Newark who was sought for the stabbing deaths of David and Hildegarde DeVose and the couple’s infant, after he wounded Detective Sgt. Herman Peccarelli during a gunfight while barricaded in a house. The DeVoses’ 12 year old son Man Rice was hospitalized from wounds. the infant daughter died shortly after birth.
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Orange
N.J
Newark
David Alfred DeVose
Hildegarde
Itout
Samuel Adams Stout
Herman Peccarelli
Stout
Rice
Newark City
Sam Stout
Sam
Peccarelli
Essex, County Sheriff's Office
DeVoses
Orange Memorial Hospital
Vietnam War update reports heavy communist losses
A radio report cites 1,662 Communist deaths and 193 captured in a week, with U.S. and allied casualties totaling 274 combat deaths, 205 among South Vietnamese troops. Four Americans were killed in the downing of a U.S. plane. The Ashan Valley camp faced a major Viet Cong assault, while U.S. Marines and air support responded amid poor weather.
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U.S
Quang Ngai
North Viet Nam
Ashan
da Nang
Ashan Valley
Laos
Puff the
Air Force
Marine
Navy
Quang Ngai City
Guam
Saifon
U.S. Air Force
Race and Vietnam service see Negro participation debate
A congressional inquiry into Negro enlistment in Vietnam questions racial disparities in frontline service. Gen. Wheeler testifies that Negro and white troops share battlefield dangers, while Russell notes complaints of disproportionate assignments to dangerous areas. Pentagon estimates of Negro presence in airborne units reach about 23 percent, though unconfirmed by records.
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Viet Nam
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Wheeler
Arlen J. Ellender
D-La
Pentagon
Crash Continues Details From Page One In Vietnam War News
The crash involved Maj. Guiseppe Montecalvo and M. Sgt. Charles R. Hennigan aboard an HU16 Albatross. Witnesses said the aircraft clipped trees before crashing with a detached pontoon found away from the wreckage. Four helicopters arrived as a board of officers investigates the cause. Navy carrier missions attacked lines near Vinh and Dong Hoi, while Air Force bombers targeted Son La fuel storage near Hanoi and destroyed trucks and a highway bridge 22 miles north of the border.
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Guiseppe Montecalvo
East Greenwich
R. T
Charles R. Hennigan
Warwick
Navy
Air Force
Coast Guard
Langley
Ranger
Kitty Hawk
Vinh
Dong Hoi
Son la
Hanoi
Iof
Modernizing Federal Law Enforcement and Crime Prevention
A panel of legislators lawyers and officials urged sweeping changes to federal crime laws by 1968. Proposals included loan forgiveness for students entering law enforcement and sending 3000 officers to colleges for training.
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Justice Department
Executive Branch
U.S. District Court
Secretary of Labor
Johnson
National Crime Commission
Virginia House Keeps Tobacco Tax, DST, and Bills
Assembly debate on tobacco tax concessions ends with a 53 to 37 House vote to forgo a temporary loop. The Richmond Henrico circuit gains an extra judge as six month Daylight Saving Time is considered, likely requiring gubernatorial emergency action. Multiple committee actions and senate votes shape tax, education, and marine resource studies, with a pivotal Privileges and Elections panel stance on four year House terms.
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Halifax
House
Senate
Richmond-Henrich
Senate General Laws Committee
Virginia
Frost
North Carolina
Tennessee
Senate Finance Committee
Virginia Traffic Safety Study Commission
Senate Panel Pushes Viet Aid Despite Skepticism
A skeptical Senate Foreign Relations Committee urged approval of 275 million dollars in emergency economic aid for South Vietnam while backing Johnson’s Southeast Asia package totaling 415 million. Critics called for an anti corruption inquiry despite support from two Democrats. Senate action hinges on Thursday vote as Gen Wheeler and Sec McNamara comment on progress.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
South Viet Nam
Johnson
Southeast Asia
Frank Church
Idaho
Joseph S. Clark
Pennsylvania
Dave
House
P&e
Senate
Byrd Released From Hospital After Checkup
CHARLOTTESVILLE AP Former U S Senator Harry F Byrd Sr was released Wednesday from the University of Virginia Hospital after a complete physical checkup The 78 year old veteran of half a century in public service prompted a Virginia Senate resolution praising his career While Congress colleagues sent a plaque and resolution to his home in Berryville tax and other legislative actions dominated the scene including exemptions for military pay and a new highway fund and a proposed study on sales tax relief
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Charlottesville
U. S
Harry F. Byrd Sr
University of Virginia
Byrd
Virginia Senate
Hunter B. Andrews
Hampton
Andrews
State Senate
Democratic Party
Virginia
U. S. Senate
Finance Committee
Berryville
Department of Welfare and Institutions
Henry E. Howell Jr
Norfolk
House
United States Supreme Court
del. J. Warren White
Del
Russell M. Carneal
Moore
P&e
Assembly
Senate
del. Willard Moody
Portsmouth
Moody
U.S
Viet Nam
State Health Department
State Hospital Board
Red China reviews policy after setbacks abroad
Washington officials say Beijing appears to be conducting a broad foreign policy review after a string of rebuffs. Beijing has recalled ambassadors, and Foreign Minister Chen Yi resurfaced after a period out of view as State Department delegates spoke at a two day NGO briefing. The discussion touched on whether Beijing will soften or harden its stance toward the West and noted disputes over Formosa as a precondition for talks.
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Washington
State Department
Red China
Peking
Chen Yi
United States
Dean Rusk
George W. Bail
Indonesia
China
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen. J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
U.S
Formosa
Warsaw
Poland
Inflation and Tax Bill Could Slow Investment and Spending
The administration aims to test anti inflationary effects of the new tax bill with graduated withholding, accelerated corporate taxes, and reinstated pre law. Auto excise rises 20 to 25 dollars per car, with more in telephone bills later. May will show first pay check impact. Corporate payments rise to 12 percent mid April and again June 15, with full current tax basis by 1967. Economists warn reform may not prevent inflation, with calls for broader surtax on income and corporate taxes.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Walter Wr. Heller
Johnson
Congress
Treasury
J. P. Kennedy
Paul A. Samuelson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
James Tobin
Yale University
Heller
Washington Post
Tobin
Williams Provisions Split Over Tax Bill Changes
The Senate adds a Williams sponsored provision denying deductions for political advertising and event costs benefiting parties or candidates. It requires the Agriculture Department to mail farmers annual information returns on government payments over 600 dollars. The Senate eliminates a House auto tax increase on dealer stock and tightens withholding rules for large deductions. It also adopts Prouty amendment to extend Social Security cover age to 1.9 million more seniors.
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John S. Williams
R-Del
Senate
Williams
Agricultture Department
Internal Revenue Service
House
R-Vt
De Gaulle pushes French sovereignty from NATO command
France plans gradual withdrawals from NATO structures including SHAPE and Fontainebleau, aiming to recover sovereignty on land sea and air. He seeks less integrated forces, arguing national identity and Europe’s ability to defend itself. The US weighs allied views as talks drag on.
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West Germany
France
de Gaulle
NATO
Europe
United States
America
Mystery Explosions At Missouri Pacific Freight Yard
At the Burling ton Army depot a 80 car Missouri Pacific freight train carrying munitions to Red River Arsenal exploded. One to two cars detonated as eight foot rails ripped free and debris scattered across the open land. Col Nathan Reiter stated shells were inert and the purpose of shipment unknown. No sign the shells were bound for Viet Nam.
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Army
Burlington
Town
Missouri Pacific
Red River Arsenal
Texarkana
Arkansas-Texas
Nathan 1
Reiter
Viet Nam
Rawls tied to public safety item and murder case details
The statement outlines Rawls's plan to hunt for a coed on lovers lane and his intent to harm, his disposal of a public safety item, and his hours of prowling. It notes his mental evaluation as schizophrenic paranoid, life-term sentences, and Gov. Johnson’s furlough approval context alongside the governor’s son reporting the item.
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Finch
Moulds
Rawl
Dixie Road
Lovers
Rawls
Gov. Johnson
Parchman
William Carey College
Whitfield
Veterans Hospital
Gulfport
Marie Autry
Jackson
Johnson
Mississippi
Probation and Parole Board
Paul B. Johnson II
Hattiesburg
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Thomson House
Moore Fand
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
John Sparkman
D-Ala
J.W. Fulbright
Sparkman
Morse
Fulbright
McNamara
House Armed Services Committee
Dolly
By Bill Williams
Canada
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London
Allied Powers
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