Pentagon eyes gradual shift to South Vietnamese forces
Pentagon sources report that the Sohigos Administration aims to transfer the major war effort gradually to South Vietnamese troops after favorable assessments by General Westmoreland and General Abras, as Secretary Clifford frames a long term plan needing testing. the move echoes prior White House briefings while combat intensifies in Vietnam. A separate combat report details fighting around Saigon during Operation Complete Victory, with U S forces repelling Viet Cong assaults despite fighting near a wooded camp. Viet Cong units wear mixed new uniforms and use improved weapons as reinforcements arrive along Ho Chi Minh Trail.
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Washington
Sohigos
Pentagon
William Co. Westmoreland
Creighton W. Abrats
Westsmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Johnson
White House
Clark M. Clifford
South Vietnam
Clifford
Defense
Westmoreland
Saigon
25Th Division
Ho Chi Minh Trail
North Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Rockefeller Mounting Support Grows for Rockefeller
Little Rock report notes Gov Winthrop Rockefeller increasing backing amid political maneuvering. Sch Thruston Morton, R Ky, commented on shifts, with implications for upcoming votes and party alignment.
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Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Sch
Thruston Morton
R-Ky
Bedding Lyba Megas I love You in The Back of the Bay
A fragmentary note from The Back of the Bay mentions bedding and a phrase loving you by Lyba Megas, with Vielloniss as a possible writer or tag. The text is garbled and offers limited context for a full narrative.
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Lyba Megas
Vielloniss
Barber Sikes in Running for Masters Cut
AUGUSTA Ga AP Miller Barber of Texarkana Arkansas and Ry H Sikes of Springdale Arkansas must improve on their first round scores to survive the 36 hole cut in the 32nd Masters Golf Tournament. Barber carded 39 36 for 75 while Sikes posted 38 43 for 81 tied with several others for 8th. Billy Casper shot a 68 to lead.
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Ap- Miller Barber
Texarkana
Ark
Ry H. Sikes
Springdale
Arky
Barber
Sikes
Billy Caspér
Snatching Army Payroll Becomes Medal Case Tale
Army sergeant Lawrence Nine, a slow-spoken marksman from Columbia DC, killed four Viet Cong and captured a paymaster’s payroll worth 358000 notes. The paymaster loot and documents revealed the 514th Viet Cong main force payroll. After capture, troops prepared leaflets taunting the Viet Cong about their missing pay.
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Associated Press
Dong Tam
Vietnam
Lawrence Nine
MI6
Mekong Delta
Columbia
D.C
Nine
William T. Leggett
Rocky Mount
N.C
39Th Infantry
Henry Emerson
Milford
Emerson
Ning
Rockefeller weighs Civil Rights bill reaction in Arkansas
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller said he will study Congress and President Johnson's Civil Rights bill before drafting any new state legislation on racial tension. He plans a May special session only after reviewing fair housing provisions and will push department heads to hire more Black workers while addressing post assassination unrest. He met with state officials and warned against rumors while aiming for law and order and reduced tension.
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Linbda Kock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Congress
Johnson
Rockefeller
Arkansas
Martin Luther King Jr
Merit System Council
Governor’s Council On
Pickup order on King slaying suspect reversed
The FBI withdrew a nationwide pickup order for Eric Starvo Galt, a Birmingham resident, amid the King assassination probe. Witnesses in Memphis and Atlanta noted a white Mustang linked to Galt, Alabama plates red and white, with the car impounded near Atlanta. The FBI offered no explanation, and local residents at a Birmingham rooming house reported no recent sightings of Galt.
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Gaylon Shaw
Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
FBI
Eric Starvo Galt
Birmingham
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
Galt
Florida
King
Atlanta
Georgia State Capitol
John Hantong
Miami
Alabama
Eric S. Galt
Highland Ave
Mexico
The
Post-Herald
Fifty Seven Printing Contracts Awarded In Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK AP Fifty seven contracts were awarded Thursday by the state Printing Committee leaving four bids still pending. The auditor said he was delaying some requisitions for typewriter ribbon and carbon paper pending legal ruling on contract interpretation. The largest contract, number 40, covers blank stationery and office supplies and was awarded to Pursil Printing and Stationary Co. John Sullivan’s last bareknuckle title bout was in 1899 when he defeated Luke Kilrain in the 73rd round.
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Little Rock
State Printing Committee
Jimmie Jones
Atty. Gen
Joe Pure Cell
Jones
Purslu Printing and Stationary Co
John dl. Sullivan
Luke Kilrain
Wallace visit sparks safety questions in Hope Arkansas
Hope Arkansas officials say no extra safety precautions are planned for former Alabama Governor George Wallace's April 20 visit to Little Rock. Rockefeller commented that Wallace’s presence could cause confusion around the King tragedy. Wallace is seeking a party line for the November presidential ballot.
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HOPE
ARK
STA
Little Rock
George Wallace
Wallace
Rockefeller
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