US Air Cavalry Reinforces Hue Citadel Battle
U S forces from the 1st Air Cavalry moved into Hue to assist Marines and South Vietnamese troops in rout ing North Vietnamese holdouts inside the Citadel. Reports say new battalions pressed the siege as clashes continued with heavy barrages on Khe Sanh and surrounding areas.
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USS. Marine Combat
Khe Sanh
Hue
da Nang
Saigon
Bien Hoa
U.S
Vietnam
Vietnam Press
George McArthur
Marine Combat
Merit pay proposal ignites bargaining in La Crosse schools
La Crosse Education Association and La Crosse City District Board of Education reopen talks over merit pay. Superintendent Edsel Vergin and board member Rev. Roland Schwandt stress merit pay could only work with a strong base salary. LEA negotiator Ray Sauer says merit pay requires a fair, adequately paid schedule and unlikely adoption now without broader buy in. Vergin argues merit would reward proven ability and would be reviewed by a named panel. no written tests.
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LEA
la Crosse City
Vergin
Common Council
Ray Sauer
Sauer
April Draft Call Highest In 18 Months
The Pentagon ordered 48000 men drafted in April, the largest call in 18 months. About 4000 will join the Marines, the rest 44000 enter the Army to sustain force levels and replacements. The rise follows Vietnam buildup and past inductions, with 1968 projections around 302000.
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Pentagon
Corps
Army
United States
Vietnam
Marine Corps
La Crosse teachers face raised pay in board offer
The La Crosse City District Board of Education negotiators offered a salary package that could yield between 750 and 1050 in raises for most teachers in 1969, with an estimated total cost of 395000. LEA rejects the proposal as unacceptable and noncompetitive, seeking 931000 across 405 teachers.
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la Crosse Education Association
LEA
Robert Roellig
Ald Zielke seeks GOP nod for 2nd District Assembly
La Crosse Alderman Patrick Zielke announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination to the 2nd District Assembly seat held by Norbert Nuttelman. Zielke, 35, a Trane Co. researcher and longtime alderman, outlines his plan for unified representation across rural, village and city areas and calls for more governmental cooperation to reduce taxes and living costs.
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Norbert Nutterman
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Council
Trane Co
Coleman Technical Institute
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Beatrice Forer
Nuttelman
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Legislative Council Public Welfare
Madison
Coffin Champion Buried Again to Shield Record
Bill White who claims a 55 day coffin burying in 1966 says he will be buried again tonight to defend his claimed record. Irish bartender Mike Mealey lies eight feet underground in London and is fed via tube as he aims for two months, while White vows a longer stay to preempt any challenge.
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Austin
Tex
Bill White
Largo
Fla
Mike Mealey
London
White
Mealey
50 000 Guardsmen and Marines may be called up
The Joint Chiefs of Staff proposed a plan to mobilize about 50 000 National Guardsmen and Marine reserves to reinforce U.S. forces in Vietnam. The proposal may include alerting an additional 130 000 reservists for possible later callup as part of war-related manpower options.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
JCS
Army
National Guard
Union Talks Continue In West Allis Over AC Contract
Negotiations between La Crosse Union Local 401 and Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co in West Allis continue with a strike deadline set for Saturday noon. The seven member UAW bargaining committee is led by Arno Luce and Loren Wehrenberg of La Crosse.
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la Crosse
Local 401
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co
UAW
Pres. Arno
Marine unfurls flag over Hue Citadel battlement
North Bergen’s Lance Cpl. James M. Avella 21 unfurled the Stars and Stripes over the Citadel’s southeast battlement after U S Marines seized the area in Hue. His parents praised his service. Avella, a Vietnam veteran, volunteered for another six months.
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N.J
U.S
Hue
New Jersey
Lance Cpl
James M. Avella
Charles Avella
North Bergen High School
Avella
Vietnam
James
Steam Engine Sparks Wedding Breakup in Sunderland
Stan Kipling canceled his March wedding to keep a three foot model locomotive in his bedroom. Mrs Janet Parkin, a widow, collapsed when told the ceremony was off, saying she will not share the groom with a locomotive.
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Sunderland
England
Stan Kipling
Janet Parkin
Kipling
Stan
Teachers Strike Deepens Across New Mexico Schools
In Albuquerque and Belen, teachers walked out for a second day, shutting schools serving over 80,000 pupils. They demand Gov. Cargo call a special legislative session to fund public schools, while officials say the matter rests with local boards.
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N.M
Belen
David Cargo
Cargo
New Mexico Board of Education
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