Snow Strikes Wide North Carolina As Eastern Areas Get Heavier Hit
The central and eastern Carolina regions received most of Thursday's snow with up to 12 inches in Siler City and heavy accumulations along the Eastern Seaboard. Roads iced by freezing temps caused hazards though conditions improved in places. The storm caused school closures and travel delays from North Carolina to Georgia, with at least four deaths reported from traffic accidents in the region.
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Raleigh
Connally quips over ulcer during term bid talk
In Austin Gov. Connally faces questions about a possible fourth term while Sen. Kennedy runs for president. A reporter asked if Connally could run with Kennedy, and the governor replied yes in a slow voice. A second reporter pressed about his ulcer, and Connally joked that it had worsened.
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Austin
Tex
John B. Connally
Robert F. Kennedy
Dn.y
Kennedy
Connally
North Carolina Senate pushes big teacher pay raise plan
The NC Senate receives a bill by Sen. Bruce B. Briggs calling for a 25 percent teacher and principal pay raise over the next biennium. The plan splits 15 percent in year one and 10 percent in year two, with costs not disclosed. Gov Moore’s and United Forces for Education proposals differ. A second bill from Sen. Geraldine R. Nielson would make it a misdemeanor for state workers to solicit political contributions from colleagues.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Dan Moore
United Forces For Education
Senate
Geraldine R. Nielson
Forsyth
Nielson
Pilston Godwin
Paratroopers Free 51 Emaciated Prisoners in Vietnam Camp
American 101st Airborne forces discovered a jungle prison camp 90 miles northeast of Saigon and rescued 51 starving, malaria-ridden Vietnamese inmates. The camp had up to 100 prisoners and possibly served as a regional HQ. one inmate was found in wooden stocks.
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Phan Thiet
South Vietnam
101St Airborne Division
Saigon
Frank L. Dietrich
Traverse City
Mich
Charles G. Belan
Communist Blueprint Shapes Vietnam Postwar Future
U S officials studied a Burchett outline suggesting a long term non Communist South Vietnam and a neutral North Vietnam with a coalition, while the Viet Cong would seek decisive influence. U S officials say this signals flexibility but oppose Viet Cong dominance and stress South Vietnam's right to decide its own future.
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Washington
US S
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Wilfred Burchett
North Vietnam
South
National Liberation Front
Burchett
Liberation Front
U.S
Massive U S Supply Buildup Strains Vietnam Truce
U S Command reports a large North Vietnamese supply buildup in the first days of the lunar new year truce and suspension of bombing. Officials say the four day cease fire remains in effect though air strikes could resume if the buildup becomes intolerable. North Vietnamese southward movement seen as planned and not a violation. About 900 boats sighted in 30 hours of the truce.
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Robert D. Ohman
Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S. Command
North Vietnam
U.S
Scott or Britt bids for NC governor in 1968
Raleigh AP reports legislators find it hard to choose between House Speaker David Britt and Lt. Gov. Bob Scott for the 1968 Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Britt urges focus on 1967 while maintaining a strong working relationship with Scott.
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Gordon Greenwood
D-Buncombe
Scott
Britt
Greenwood
Joe Eagles
D-Edgecome
Fairmont
First Chinese atomic spy case linked to Soviets
Tokyo reports Mao loyal Revolutionary Workers Daily cites two armed men in China's chemical ministry arrested for stealing atomic secrets. Ting Tieh sheng named among suspects as Beijing investigates possible leakage to foreign powers amid anti Soviet and anti Chinese protests. Soviet note to Moscow blames China for hindering aid to North Vietnam as Mao curbs party leadership.
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China
Five Nation Nuclear Club
Soviet Union
Revolutionary Workers’ Daily
Mao Tse-tung
Peking
Mainichi Shimbun
Chemical Industry Ministry
Moscow
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Mao
Liu Shaochi
Teng Hsiao-ping
Education Dispute May Be Resolved
A legislative proposal aims to settle higher education disputes by creating a 12 member local board for each branch and a super board to set policy. The plan blends consolidation with independent status for East Carolina College and other institutions, seeking campus autonomy within a unified system.
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William A. Shires
Raleigh
Dan K. Moore
Robert Morgan
Harnett
East Carolina College
Greenville
Consolidated University
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