Three Cubans Fail in Fleeing Ship to U.S. Waters
Off Virginia, a 292-foot Cuban ship the 26 de Julio rammed a lifeboat carrying three crewmen seeking asylum. Coast Guard followed events as the vessel drifted within U.S. waters and later returned to port onboard in cold, wet condition.
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United States
Virginia
U.S. Coast
Coast Guard
Cuba
Hampton Roads
Point Brown
P. W. Caviness
Silver City, N.C
Cmdr
R. H. Elkins
North Cape May
N.J
Elkins
Ricardo Puri
Puri
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Resignations Shake La Crosse Education Board Over Salaries
Two La Crosse City Board of Education members resign from the negotiating panel effective after April 2 elections. They cite the district offer of 395000 for teacher raises as insufficient against requests totaling 931000. The LEA insists on higher pay while the board defends its budget of 5488000.
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la Crosse Tribune
la Crosse Education Association
la Crosse City
James Bannen
Ralph Needham
Bannen
LEA
Ray Sauer
Needham
Roland Schwandt
Common Council
Sauer
Committee
Americans Exasperated at U.S. Outlook in South Vietnam
An AP analysis notes wide American concern over corruption and apathy among South Vietnamese allies a month after the Tet offensive. It highlights a fragile Saigon regime, fears of political fracturing, and scarce dialogue between U.S. and South Vietnamese leaders amid arrests of non Communist opponents and suspected coalition pressures. The piece underscores tensions among Thieu Ky and other figures as U.S. efforts to unite the anti Communist effort falter.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
South Vietnam
South
William L. Ryan
Peter Arnett
Ryan
Arnett
Ture
William C. Westmoreland
United States
Saigon Daily News
Hue
Ihe
Nguyen van Thieu
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Johnson
Tran van Don
National Salvation Committee
Ton That Dinh
Ngo Dinh Diem
Front
Fort Bragg
N.C
Pope Air Force Base
North Carolina
Khe Sanh
Bien Hoa
Johnson and Wheeler discuss Vietnam problems in White House meeting
President Johnson received General Wheeler's report on the Vietnam war and the questions about troop increases went unanswered. The session included top aides as a cabinet meeting was planned, with no clear indication of immediate troop decisions. Westmoreland cited potential benefits of additional troops.
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Washington
Johnson
Earle G. Wheeler
White House
George Christian
Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Southeast Asia
Vietnam
Christian
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dean Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Clark M. Clifford
Maxwell D. Taylor
Defense
Paul H. Nitze
Wheeler-Johnson
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Associated Press
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Romney to Withdraw From Republican Presidential Race
Detroit radio says Governor Romney will announce at a late afternoon Washington news conference his withdrawal from the Republican presidential race. Romney was en route from Boston to Washington and could not comment immediately. The report follows Nelson Rockefeller’s earlier draft-acceptance statement in Detroit regarding a possible nomination.
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Detroit
WJR
Columbia Broadcasting System Today
Michigan
George Romney
Washington
Romney
Boston
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Reds bomb Saigon area as 82nd Brigade arrives in Vietnam
U S airstrikes and artillery hit six installations in a 25 mile arc of Saigon while Khe Sanh comes under heavy fire. The 82nd Division's 3rd Brigade arrives in Vietnam raising U S strength to about 504 000 with 4 000 Marines en route.
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Saigon
Khe Sanh
U.S
Cas
82Nd Division
President Johnson
United States
William C. West
Moreland
Vietnam
Earle G. Wheeler
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Westmoreland
Johnson
U.S. Americal Division
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