Everybody's Irish Today Parade Fetes Kennedy in NYC
New York City hosts the St Patrick's Day Parade with 1.25 million watchers as Sen. Robert F. Kennedy joins the march amid cheers and boos. Mayor John Lindsay, Gov. Nelson Rockefeller, and other officials ride along the Fifth Avenue route while crowds press toward barricades. The parade proceeds despite morning showers and Kennedy signals his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. The Most Rev Terence Cooke is noted as the new archbishop.
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NEW York
John V. Lindsay
Do Malleys
Goldbergs
Smiths
Lopezes
Ireland
Fifth Avenue
St. Patrick’s Day
Robert F. Kennedy
Wexford
Washington
Kennedy
Lindsay
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Frank D. O'Connor
Terence J. Cooke
Troops debate and St Patrick's Day parade notes
Joint Chiefs discuss crisis troop levels as some officials push for a broader callup. Gen Wheeler reportedly met with President Johnson at the White House with secrecy surrounding details. Civilian officials weigh strategy to defend population centers in Vietnam, risking a retreat to enclaves.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
Earle G. Wheeler
Johnson
White House
U.S
Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Mississippi ship collision leaves crew missing and burned
Plaquemines Parish deputy Ralph S Ferrante says no river drag plan and victims burned beyond recognition hinder identifications. Francis Sharp of New Orleans notes that recovery is difficult. Firefighters battle flames from both ends as bodies are removed in bags to shore after the 3 40 a m collision on the Mississippi near Laur o Cisternino 47 heading for the wheelhouse watch.
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Plaquemines Parish
Ralph S. Ferrante
Francis Sharp
New Orleans
Mississippi
Lauro Cisternino
McCarthy Eyes Peace Plan as Campaign Heads to Chicago
Senator McCarthy outlined a peace approach while pledging support for President Johnson "now and every day until November." He spoke to several hundred supporters in Indianapolis after a delayed flight, stressing "no compromise and no concession beyond the convention in Chicago." He described student power as the campaign watchword and noted a strong showing in New Hampshire, claiming over 50 percent of the vote despite a Johnson write-in challenge. McCarthy later said no deals were offered by Kennedy and that he would only release delegates if Chicago proves unwinnable, aiming to run as hard as possible.
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McCarthy
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Ibe
University Park
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New Hampshire
Shoge
Len
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Minnesota Senators
Kennedy and McCarthy weigh California and beyond in race
Kennedy plans to enter the California primary and keep his Nebraska and Oregon ballots. He would oppose McCarthy and Johnson in those states and decide on other primaries later. McCarthy says Kennedy's entry may not derail Johnson and hopes for shared strategy in California.
Czech Communist Leader Calls March Meeting on Personnel Changes
Prague AP Czechoslovakia's new Communist Party chief Alexander Dubcek announced a March 28 plenary meeting to discuss personnel changes and likely force resignation of President Antonin Novotny. Dubcek pledged continued socialist democratization and closer Moscow ties while reformists push to curb past power. Vatican reaction welcomed possible thaw in church relations following speeches on democ racy.
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Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Alexander Dubeck
Antonin Novotny
Brno
Dubcek
Soviet Union
Moscow
Vatican
L’osservatore Romano
Radio Prague
Novotny
Wnowotny
Jan Sejna
United States
Sejna
Cutback at development agency eyed by director
Donald MacDonald, the development agency director, says no decision yet on cutting 250 jobs despite a recommendation. He notes war conditions prompt reappraisal of programs, with some shelved and others strengthened, and insists he will not cut two men if new requirements outweigh the need. A U.S. Mission spokesman says other civilian agencies are also reviewing staff levels.
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Development Agency
Donald MacDonald
MacDonald
U.S
McCarthy Refuses to Fold as Kennedy Pushes
McCarthy says he will not be dumped from the ticket and stresses a strong record. He cites Massachusetts where McCarthy is the sole Democratic primary name as a potential area for Kennedy’s help to boost Minnesota senator. He notes no state will see his efforts opposed to McCarthy. He believes Kennedy might prove he can win, but McCarthy asserts he will not fold and has a history of standing firm.
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Massachusetts
McCarthy
Minnesota
Kennedy
New York
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