Viet Cong reassessing spring offensive amid heavy losses
Saigon reports more than 6,000 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese deaths in March across the 3rd Corps area from the Cambodia border to the South China Sea. Analysts expect April actions to focus on rockets and mortars while reorganization occurs. Weekend strikes injure 23 in Saigon as allies claim numerous enemy gains and U.S. losses rise. The Enterprise returns to full carrier strength, while New Jersey sails to Long Beach for six months of repair.
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Mamie Eisenhower Keeps Watch At Casket
The widow Mamie Eisenhower, 72, remained beside Dwight D. Eisenhower’s flag shrouded casket while sons and grandchildren offered solemn support. She limited sorrow to family as public mourners filed through the Capitol rotunda for the former president’s funeral.
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Abilene Prep for Huge Final Rites Crowd
Abilene prepares for Dwight D Eisenhower funeral ceremonies with 50 000 to 100 000 expected attendees. Army and National Guard units seal polling places and transform nearby facilities into staging and communications centers as officials coordinate burial coverage and public notifications. Members of Eisenhower family and townspeople gather amid rapid hotel room fills and translator aid as traffic and security measures intensify.
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Ford Unveils Car To Compete With Imports
Ford previews a new subcompact car aimed at countering imports with a base price around 1,993 dollars. The unveiling signals a major push into the small-car segment as Ford plans market introduction in 1970, following press previews and management statements.
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British Press Criticizes U S Delegation and Eisenhower Memoir
A British press critique of a U S delegation is noted, then a reporter memoir describes Eisenhower’s 1954 heart attacks, Denver vacation, and early rise. Personal recollections recount the 1954 earthquake coverage, a White House note of illness, and early speculation on a 1956 re election. The piece reflects on media prodding and Ike’s famed resilience.
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Funeral Train Will Move At 50 M.P.H
The train carrying Dwight D. Bi nanhewar s body will travel to Abilene Kansas at a modest pace with several functional stops. It leaves Washington at 6 p.m. and will pass Charlottesville White Sulphur Springs Huntington Cincinnati Washington St. Louis and finally reach Abilene by midnight Tuesday with no ceremonial observances.
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Doomsday rumors grip California as quakes feared
Civil Defense reports 1200+ calls and 500 letters requesting earthquake prevention leaflets. Teachers worry rumors disrupt classes. A psychic group seeks a salvage permit at City Hall to aid recovery after a predicted quake. A calypso tune climbs radio sales and a California catastrophe book tops local shops. April 16 is floated as a scientifically plausible disaster date.
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De Gaulle Arrives for White House Meeting with Nixon
French President Charles de Gaulle arrives at the White House in a Citroen sedan ahead of schedule for a talks with President Nixon. He is greeted by Nixon and an Army honor guard at the South Portico shortly after 9:57 a.m. EST.
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Nixon
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Army
George Williford
Barco Steel Corporation
Jenkins Defends ECU Campus as Rehabilitation but Not Sanctuary
Jenkins described the campus as a haven for the incubent and a remedial institution for the untrained yet stressed it will not be a sanctuary for the lawless. He asserted that campus order relies on reasonable rules and procedures and that nonstudents or rabblerousers have no place on campus. When disorder arises, external law enforcement remains the only recourse.
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