East German border guard killed fleeing to West Berlin
In dawn light near Steinstucken two East German guards attempted an escape across the 200 yard death strip. One officer was killed after being shot while crossing toward West Berlin. A fellow guard survived after rapid fire from the East German side. West Berlin police report the event as Communist efforts to seal the border with a modern wall by 1976.
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Gether
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Westerlin
Teinstuecken
Type B Flu Outbreaks In 18 States
Type B influenza outbreaks were reported in 18 states plus the District of Columbia, per a Communicable Disease Center weekly report ending March 12. Four states had Type A outbreaks, including Washington and Oregon, which also reported Type B. 122cities tracked illness deaths show 765 pneumonia influenza fatalities vs 715 a week earlier. States with Type B include Texas Ohio and Maine. California and Idaho had Type A outbreaks earlier.
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Republicans Fail To Find Opponent For Downing
In Newport News the 1st District GOP convention failed to name a candidate to challenge Democratic Rep. Thomas N. Downing this fall. Delegates forwarded the decision to the district committee without a recommendation. Wayne Thiessen was re elected district chairman. Keith Cardwell and Mrs. Due Hancock won regional posts. The group urged changing GOP delegate quotas to reflect gubernatorial vote totals only. State party chair Robert Corber blasted a new sales tax as progressive and urged limits.
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Wayne Thiessen
Williamsburg
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Hampton
Due Hancock
Yorktown
Middlesex County
Ann Offelt
James City
Prouty Pushes Medicare Benefit Expansion Beyond Payroll Tax
Vermont's Senator Prouty advocates expanding Social Security benefits funded from general revenues. He cites Canada’s program as a model and notes the amendment would cover about 300,000 persons over 72. Kennedy brothers support higher payments funded by the Treasury.
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Canada
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Parents Held in Baby's Death
PETERSBURG AP An April 6 trial in Hastings Court has been set for Mr and Mrs Howard Immen in the death of their six month old son. Mrs Gisela Immen was indicted Thursday and will be tried with her husband Howard 24 whose first trial March 3 ended in a hung jury. An autopsy indicated the infant died of a fractured skull.
Johnson Faces House Clash Over Domestic Spending And Reform
Analysis shows Johnson’s Viet Nam stance broadens GOP opposition to antipoverty and rural programs while liberal Democrats align to defend funding. Expect friction on minimum wage, transportation department, and education plans as Congress shapes civil rights and foreign aid. House term limits and election-law reform also appear unlikely this session.
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Nine More Virginia Traffic Deaths Raise Toll To 159
The Associated Press reports nine new highway deaths in Virginia, including two double fatalities, lifting the year to 159 while still below last year’s 169. Cases span Powhatan, Lexington, Lawrenceville, Limeton, Roanoke, Hillsville, Arlington, and Salisbury N.C., with details of each fatal crash and involved ages.
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Lexington
Jasper A. Markhan
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Ralph Lester Williams
Riverton
Warren County
Roanoke
Larry Clifford Cook Jr
Hillsville
Brenda Gay York
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Viet Nam war updates and air operations report
The report covers U S B 52 raids near Da Nang and an Ashan Valley fortification, fighter bombers against Viet Cong positions near Nha Trang, and Navy air actions silencing a hilltop gun and destroying supply routes. It notes losses including a missing A 4 Skyhawk, downed American planes, and a Vietnamese Ranger lieutenant defecting to the Viet Cong. It mentions Honolulu operation results and a Chinese businessman executed as a profiteer.
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Shootout Ends With Baker Death in Oregon Street Ambush
Police tracked hostage taker Baker to a house where Keeler and his family hid with their two sons. After hours, Baker forced a boy to run to police then demanded an escape car. He shot bystanders at Broadway and Olive, wounding Seligman. Lt Larson then fired the fatal shot ending the standoff.
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Eugene
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Taxes in view as odds favor a 1966 rise
Rep Morris Udall of Arizona, a leading member of the Democratic study group, warned constituents that federal taxes will rise in 1966. He said increases could come either through inflation or through a deliberate and, he believed, sensible policy.
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Morris K. Udall
Arizona
Democratic Study Group
Space walk risks and Udall quotes shape election year memo
Discussion notes the risk of a space walk malfunction affecting Scott and Armstrong with oxygen life lines and a simulated rescue, then pivots to Udall urging citizens to consider tough choices amid defense cutbacks and possible tax increases. Udall warns against extreme spending cuts while inviting readers to weigh a 5 percent tax raise against inflation.
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