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Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 31, 1968

Page

2

Viet Cong to Free Two American Women Seized During Tet Offensive

Hanoi reports the Viet Cong will release two American women seized during the Tet offensive. Sandra Johnson of Clio Michigan and Dr Marjorie Nelson of Kokomo Indiana were captured in Hue and other areas. Their release date and method were not specified.

Tokyo Hue Thhe Sounh Vietnam North Vietnam Phoenix Hanou VNA Sandra Johnson Clio Mich Marjorie Nelson Kokomo Ind Hanoi People's Revolutionary Committee of Thua Thien- Hue Washington State Department Nelson Quang Ngai Province American Friends Service Committee Miss Johnson Dong Khanh School International Volunteer Service Agency Viet Cong Cong U.S Beryl North Col Bill Nelson

Jordan Protest at U N Urges Chapter Seven Action

Jordanian delegate El-Farra demanded U N action under Chapter Seven to halt arms shipments to Israel and called for sanctions with military action as a last resort. He urged Israel to withdraw from occupied Arab lands after shelling 12 Jordanian villages, while Goldberg pressed U N observers to prevent a broader disaster in the Middle East.

U.N Jordan Israel Muhammad Hil-Farra El-Farra Goldberg Council U Thant Jarting Middle East

Johnson to address nation on Viet Nam policy and troop plans

President Johnson planned a Sunday radio address on Vietnam troop levels and spending with a CBS program, as Nixon cancelled his own Vietnam outline. Johnson spoke from the White House rose garden amid talks of Westmoreland, copper price controls, and possible new fiscal moves, while confirming no immediate bid decision and signaling upcoming conferences.

Johnson CBS Richard M. Nixon Vietnam Nixon Wisconsin Eugene J. McCarthy D-Minn Congress William C. Westmoreland U.S Westmoreland Washington White House Andrew Jackson Magnolia Middle East San Antonio Texas Hanoi South Vietnam Kosygin Johnson Feeeee Starr

College Students Protest at Negro Campus After Three Days

College confrontation ends as state police withdraw after three days of demonstrations and boycotts at a 102 year old Negro college. Students remove bedding from the administration building and demand kitchen cleanup dormitory plastering and health hazard fixes. Kenneth R. Brown of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People warns action will continue if grievances are not addressed by Wednesday.

Tae Kenneth R. Brown mid-Alantic National Association For the Burch Bowe Legislative Committee On Taxation Brown Samuel L. Myers Agnew Bowie Annapolis Myers

Memphis protests swell amid violent street clashes

In Memphis and nearby cities, a Thursday violence spillover led to a large marcher group of 500 garbage workers and civil rights workers walking on Saturday. Incidents included a white man being searched and released and a police inspector yanking a Black marcher. Bax ton Bryant of the Tennessee Council on Human Relations denounced the action. The march went from Pontotoc Avenue to City Mall under police escort as curfew heat rose. Looting struck a burned grocery store and liquor stores, while arrests neared 1300. The unrest followed a tense protest atmosphere with nonviolence urged by Rev. H. L. Stark and ongoing demands for action and funding.

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