Elwood Hotel parking lot status and McArthur burial note
Redevelopment Commission deferred action on Pat Brown's offer for the Elwood Hotel site parking lot. Parking is leased month to month to Parking Service not linked to High Point Parking Corp. Sale depends on April 27 decision and federal and city approvals. General Douglas MacArthur is buried in Norfolk at McArthur Memorial after dying in 1964.
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Elwood
Pat Brown
Redevelopment Commission
W. W. Raper
Parking Service
High Point Parking Corp
Brown
Douglas McArthur
Norfolk
Walter Reed Medical Center
Washington, D. C
New York City
Washington
McArthur
Daredevils remark sparks parents’ rebuttal on child safety
A reader defends parents on London Drive against a quoted critic in The Daredevils, stressing fierce love for children and the risk of accidents. The letter acknowledges dangers, advocates parental vigilance, and raises questions about responsibility and costs after injuries.
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London Drive
Central Prison Riot Kills Five and Injures Eighty
In Raleigh, five prisoners were killed and 80 injured when guards fired on about 500 inmates at North Carolina Central Prison. The riot followed a sit down strike over pay, food, and a grievance committee. Police and highway patrol aided guards as inmates attacked with torches and homemade weapons.
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Raleigh, N. C
North Carolina Central Prison
State Correction
W. Lee Bounds
Raleigh
Ances
Bounds
North Carolina
Donald Fox
Buncombe County
Andrew Branch
Davidson County
Nathaniel Latta
Park Gets Welcome Park Gets Welcome
President Johnson hosted South Korea’s Park Hee on a one day Honolulu visit amid Vietnam and Korea tensions. Park, greeted by Johnson, attended meetings at Kaiser estate to discuss Vietnam policy and the North South demarcation crisis near Panmunjom.
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Honolulu
Vietnam
Johnson
Chung Hee Park
South Korea
Park
White House
Ocean Front
Henry J. Kaiser
Panmunjom
U.S
North
South
Johnson- Park
Heavy casualties as Khe Sanh shelling resumes
North Vietnamese artillery and rockets renewed fierce attacks on Khe Sanh, killing 19 Marines and wounding 56 with 14 missing in the heaviest toll in two weeks. The siege base also faced renewed shelling and air strikes as U.S. forces conducted operations near Saigon and Hue amid widespread fighting in the region.
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U.S
Khe Sanh
Saigon
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Mekong Delta
199Th Light Infantry Brigade
No De-Escalation Seen By Defense Chief
Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford said North Vietnam showed no signs of de-escalation after Johnson limited bombing. He noted Hanoi’s withdrawal from Khe Sanh did not indicate a peace push, citing untenable conditions and continued force. Clifford spoke en route to a NATO Nuclear Planning Group meeting in the Hague.
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Washington
Clark M. Clifford
North Vietnam
Johnson
Clifford
Air Force
Hague
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Khe Sanh
Hanoi
Record Economy Tops Expectations Fueled by Spending
The nations economy shows an eighth year boom with a first quarter GNP at 827.3 billion dollars and a four percent inflation rate. Officials warn the surge may prove unsustainable and advocate higher taxes to slow growth while predicting a slower but strong pace in the current quarter. Industrial output hits a March record of 162.1 percent of the 1957-59 base, signaling a taper to a sustainable pace if taxes rise.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Federal Reserve Board
South Vietnamese Get Lighter M16s
In Washington the Pentagon announced a plan to triple M16 output to about 100000 rifles per month by November 1969 to arm South Vietnamese regulars with modern firepower. The policy prioritizes South Vietnamese forces over U S troops in Korea as combat shifts.
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Washington
United States
South Korea
Pentagon
U.S
South Vietnam
Clark M. Clifford
Clifford
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Hue
Laos
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