Readers vent on TV schedules and streets in Burlington column
Readers complain about the new Channel 4 layout and demand clarity. Olivia Place suffers severe potholes and mud. city crews work gradually. Hardrock Simpson, a Burlington-born long distance runner, is alive at 63 and still delivering mail. a dramatic mule and horse race is recalled. A traffic signal at South Road and English is deemed unjustified by Moss. The national high school football championship remains unclear. the paper invites clues from readers.
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Channel 4
Q. Olivia
Olivia
Carl Wills
Hardrock Simpson
Durham
R. P. A. Paul
Hardrock) Simpson
Burlington
Guilford County
Burlington High School
Elon College
U. S
Eton
Kinston
Benson
Roosevelt
Salt Lake City
Utah
Hardrock
Waterloo
South Road
English
R. V. Moss
Moss
Romney says Americans deceived on Vietnam and Pueblo
Michigan Governor George Romney told Nashua Kiwanis Club that the Johnson administration deceived the public about Vietnam and the Pueblo affair. He warned that attacks on cities have political and psychological effects and urged realism about enemy strength. Romney and Rockefeller praised each other as they campaign in New Hampshire ahead of the March 12 primary.
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Nashua
N.H
Michigan
George Romney
Johnson
Vietnam
Pueblo
Romney
Nashua Kiwanis Club
Washington
Joint Chiefs of Staff
New York
Albany
N.Y
New Hampshire
Rockefeller
Wayfarer
New York State Society of Newspaper Editors
William R. Johnson
Albany Exchange
Richard M. Nixon
Red Troops Press Offensive Across South Vietnam
In Saigon and Hue the Communist push deepens the war as U.S. Marines recapture the Hue citadel area and South Vietnamese forces reclaim sections of the city. Refugees swell to about 200000 as fighting rages from Da Nang to the Delta with air and artillery blasts. North Vietnamese air duel losses are reported as U.S. missions total 72.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Hue
U. S
Thua Thien
Perfume River
U.S
Soe
Rts
da Nang
Hoi An
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Demilitarized Zone
Johnson proposes eight point consumer protection program
President Johnson sent Congress an eight point plan aimed at consumer protection. The package calls for federal and state safeguards, recalls on poultry ins, radiation controls for televisions and other equipment, and tougher enforcement against home improvement and sales frauds. It emphasizes fair exchanges and bold new laws to shield consumers from deceptive practices and unsafe products.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Marines evacuated from Khe Sanh after 34 hour assault
A blinded U S Marine is led from an evacuation helicopter at Khe Sanh as fellow wounded Marines are supported by a hospital corpsman. The 34 hour engagement involved North Vietnamese troops and left several Marines injured or killed. The report also notes broader policy mentions by President Johnson on consumer protection and federal safety laws.
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U. S
Hill 861
Khe Sanh
South Korea Protest Against Secret Talks Over Pueblo
South Korea's National Assembly adopted a sharp resolution expressing national indignation at secret U S North Korea negotiations over the Pueblo incident. Lawmakers urged punitive action if needed and warned military reprisals may be necessary, amid anti American demonstrations in Seoul.
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Seoul
South Korea
National Assembly
United States
North Korea
Pueblo
Chung Hee Park
Hospital Union Defies Mayor in Garbage Battle
New York The Hospital Employes Union ordered to defy Mayor Lindsay to remove accumulated garbage from 71 hospitals as city sanitation workers strike. Union leaders vow not to cross picket lines while the Teamsters affiliate faces contempt charges in State Supreme Court for no strike.
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New York
City Sanitation
John V. Lindsay
Uniformed Sanitationmens’ Association
Teamsters Union
State Supreme Court
Marines raise flag after recapture in Iwo Jima spirit at Hue
American Marines recaptured the Thua Thien province headquarters in Hue Vietnam and raised the Stars and Stripes after tearing down a Viet Cong flag. Two Marines were killed and 23 wounded, part of a week of heavy casualties. The flag was raised by Gunnery Sgt. Frank Thomas with Pfc Alan McDonald and Pfc Walter Kacmerek assisting. The battalion seized the building and two city blocks, moving toward houses along the plaza wall while detaining a captured enemy and freeing prisoners in the province jail nearby.
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Hue
Vietnam
Thua Thien Province
Frank Thomas
Camden
N. J
Alan McDonald
Jacksonville
Fla
Walter Kacmerek
Port Reading
Plaza
Thompson Meets With Kosygin in Moscow Talks
U S Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson held a 50 minute session with Premier Kosygin in the Kremlin. The meeting followed a prior secret message from President Johnson and earlier talks with Foreign Minister Gromyko. No details of subjects or messages were released by the U S Embassy.
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Moscow
Alexei N. Kosygin
U.S
Llewellyn E. Thompson
Kremlin
Thompson
Kosygin
Johnson
North Korea
Andrei A. Gromyko
Soviet Union
U.N
U Thant
Thant
Vietnam
Britain
Harold Wilson
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Justice Department
S. Korea
Asia
Foreign Affairs, Defense and Interior Committees
Park
United Nations Command
Hospital Union
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Cifuni
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Iwo Jima
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