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Newspaper

Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1968

Page

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Three Men Charged With Conspiracy To Hijack Jet

Three men who hijacked National Airlines Flight 28 to Cuba after taking off from Tampa are charged with conspiracy to commit piracy and with kidnapping 56 aboard. The case centers on gunmen forcing the cockpit’s detour to Havana and the death-penalty nature of air piracy.

Miami Fla Havana Florida U.S Robert McGowan National Airlines McGowan Paul Game Jr Tampa Cuba Ramon Donato Filo Wilson Las Vegas Mexico Wilson FBI National Delta Air Lines Lawrence Rhodes Jr Welch W.va Caribbean Paul Boatman Federal Aviation Agency John F. Kennedy FAA Fidel Castro J. M. Frazier Boatman Frazier

March to the North Army Proposed by Vietnamese Officials

The Vietnam Press reports a high ranking official in Vice President Ky's office is forming a March to the North Army. The force, called the North Vietnam Liberation Army, would be guerrilla in nature and not part of the regular army, drawing support from anti Communist sects Hoa Hao and Cao Dai. U S authorities doubt the plan, as Washington aims to avoid a ground invasion of the North while Thieu's government mobilizes 65 000 more troops with U S arms.

Linn Vietnam Press North Army Thieu Linh North Vietnam Liberation Army Hoa Hao Cao Dai U.S South Vietnam United States Washington Vietnam Demilitarized Zone Hue Thich Th' Quang Quang House of Representatives Nguyen Cao Ky Nguyen Can ‘Thieu Saigon

Kennedy Sees Split in Democratic Party over Vietnam

Kennedy of New York told reporters a New Hampshire write in vote disappointed him yet signaled he may back McCarthy if the Democratic nomination falters and Republicans offer no alternative. He questioned Johnson era Vietnam policy, testifying that U.S. moves in Vietnam continue as before, while Civil Disorders reforms loom. He noted New Hampshire primary showed national division and said he may enter additional primaries including Oregon California South Dakota and D C.

Rockefeller New York New Hampshire Vietnam McCarthy Kennedy Washington Senate Rusk Senate Foreign Relations Committee Johnson Commission United States Oregon California South Dakota District of Columbia White House Sen Estes Kefauver George Christian Wisconsin Milwaukee Leslie Aspin Manchester N.H America Nixon Chicago Minnesota Vretory

McCarthy Momentum Surges After New Hampshire Vote

After a New Hampshire result that favors McCarthy, write-in tallies suggest 4640 votes for a Republican candidate while Johnson leads none in that count. McCarthy claims confidence in winning Wisconsin and the Chicago convention, while Kennedy weighs active support if Johnson is renominated.

Vietnam War Update From Saigon to Khe Sanh Front

United States and South Vietnamese forces reported ongoing combat across the highlands and delta regions. Attacks hit Ban Me Thuot air field and nearby compounds, with casualties, while mortars struck a brigade area near Saigon and rocket fire damaged a My Tho advisory post. B52 bombers targeted Hanoi, Khe Sanh, and air bases as siege tensions eased at Dien Bien Phu anniversary. Mass graves near Hue surfaced amid wartime violence and political-economic notices referenced budget trims for Ky and Thieu, plus port warehouse congestion in Saigon.

Ban Me Thuot City Highlands Saigon U.S. 1St Infantry Division 2Nd Brigade U.S Mekong My Tho Delta Tra Noc Can Hanoi Khe Sanh Hoi An

Two Brutally Murdered In London

In Bayswater London a 55 year old stockbroker and a young woman were found strangled in separate bedrooms of a luxury apartment above Hyde Park. Both were fully clothed and appeared dead about 24 hours. Detectives suspect two killers familiar to the couple. no sign of forced entry.

London Hyde Park Bayswater Michael St. John O’carroll Janet Carroll M’o'carroll Don Neesham

Snow Still Lingers Across Northwest Virginia Mountains

Heavy Tuesday snow hit Frederick Warren Page Loudoun and Fauquier counties in northwest Virginia. Clouds gave way to sunshine by late Wednesday afternoon as rain Tuesday melted some of the snow but 5 to 6 inches remained on the ground in much of the area.

Page One Northwest Virginia Frederick Warren Page Loudoun

Antigovernment Student Protests Spread From Warsaw To Eight Cities

Antigovernment student demonstrators spread from Warsaw to eight Polish cities led by crowds in Poznan and Cracow. Police used force dispersing marchers at Jagiellonian University while others rallied in Gliwice Gdansk Lublin Wroclaw Lodz and Szczecin. Protests supported Warsaw students opposing a play shutdown seen as embarrassing to the Russians with calls for free speech and assembly.

Warsaw Poznan Cracow Jagiellonian University Poland Gliwice Gdansk Danzig Lublin Wroclaw Breslau Lodz Szczeczin Stettin University of Warsaw Adam Mickiewicz Prytechnic College PAP Jan Grudzingski Jan Gorecki Finance Ministry Fryderyk Topolski Wladyslaw Gomulka Israel

Czechs reassure Soviet bloc allies amid reform push

Leaders pledge not to abandon allies despite liberal reforms. Smrkovsky defends the party line at a Prague rally, praising the idea of communism's victory and Parliament as the supreme state body. Czechoslovakia weighs its foreign policy, seeking ties with the West while maintaining Soviet loyalty.

Vakia Czechoslovakia Smrkovsky Prague Yugoslavia Central Committee Soviet Union Kia Romania West Israel West Germany Bonn East Germany Jan Sejna United States Antonin Novotny Defense Bohumir Lemsky Aterior Jan Kudrna Navotny Sejna

Grant and companions injured in Long Island crash

Grant, Gentia von Furstenberg, a chauffeur and another companion were injured Tuesday night when two trucks collided on the Long Island Expressway near Kennedy Airport. Grant sustained facial and chest bruises, while von Furstenberg suffered leg fractures and a broken collarbone. Lindahl had a broken knee, and doctors said Grant’s injuries were not serious, though von Furstenberg required more care.

Ture Grant Gentia von Furstenberg Troy Lindahl Kennedy Airport Long Island Johannesburg South Africa David Leg Robert Taplinger Miss von Furstenberg Lindahl

Nixon Seeks Oregon Win in Rockefeller Bid for Nomination

Nixon argues Rockefeller would use an Oregon win as a path to the GOP nomination while Rockefeller weighs staying on the ballot. Polls show Nixon leading 49 to 45 in a two-man race. in a three-man field with Reagan Rockefeller leads 35 to 33 with Reagan at 10. Nixon notes Romney’s rise and foreign policy as key to his own strength. The article also mentions Nixon’s travel souvenirs including gifts from Khrushchev, Haile Selassie, Sihanouk, Rhee, and Nehru.

Rockefeller Oregon Nixon New York Reagan Romney California George Romney Michigan Vietnam Nikita 5 Khrushchev Haile Selassie Ethiopia Norodom Sihanouk Cambodia Syngman Rhee South Korea Jawaharlal Yehra India

London Gold Pool Tightens Limits Amid Market Fears

Gold regular customers face new restrictions not a suspension of sales as London enforces a brake under the international gold pool formed in 1960 to stabilize markets. Countries in the pool include United States Britain Italy West Germany Belgium the Netherlands and Switzerland.

London International Gold Pool United States Britain Italy West Germany Belgium The Wetherlands Switzerland Zurich Rome Washington U.S. Treasury Ft. Knox

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