Viet Cong Flee Saigon Area Into Jungle War Zones
About 13,000 Viet Cong regiments slipped into War Zones C and D near the Cambodian border to escape the Saigon offensive. U S and South Vietnamese forces report 903 enemy killed in 10 days of Operation Quyet Thang with 34 Americans and 46 South Vietnamese killed and 308 Americans and 139 South Vietnamese wounded. A U S helicopter was shot down in the Mekong Delta.
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Robert D. Ohman
Saigon
U.S
South
Quyet Thang
Mekong Delta
Johnson invokes Roosevelt in plea over Vietnam policy
President Johnson cites Franklin D Roosevelt urging containment to rally homefront support for Vietnam. He signals a final decision to deploy about 35,000 more U S troops while Pentagon calls for 44,000 draft notices in May amid renewed Viet Cong attacks and U S air strikes around Khe Sanh and Lang Vei.
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Washington
Johnson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Vietnam
Roosevelt
State Department
U.S
NATO Eyes Soviet Naval Buildup in the Med
NATO officers assess the Soviet naval presence in the Mediterranean as a psychological tool supporting Arab states and Israel’s foes. They cite bases like Mers el Kebir and Alexandria, current ship counts, and the US Sixth Fleet’s relative strength under Gen. Lyman Lemnitzer.
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Brussels
North Atlantic Alliance
Mediterranean
U.S
6Th Fleet
Soviet UN
Ion
Israel
Elath
Mers el
Lyman Lemnitzer
Europe
Casteau
Charles de Gaulle
NATO
France
McCarthy Says He Might Back Kennedy If He Sees No Win
Sen Eugene McCarthy told reporters there are no deals with Robert Kennedy and he would support Kennedy if he believes he cannot win the Democratic nomination on his own. He also continued criticizing Kennedy after Kennedy entered the presidential race.
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Washington
Eugene J. McCarthy
Sen
Robert F. Kennedy
McCarthy
Kennedy
Spring showers and warm spell in Southwest Ohio
This morning at 8 22 spring arrived with showers and warmer temperatures. Southwest Ohio and the Miami Valley expect cloudy skies and showers with highs in the 50s and 40s tonight. Yesterday peaked at 76 with a 53 low and .25 inch of rain last night. Howard University context recalls a political exchange on Kennedy and Johnson during the Democratic National Convention, with McCarthy urging withdrawal from Vietnam and criticizing war and poverty policies.
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Ohio
Miami Valley
Kennedy
Johnson
McCarthy
Vietnam
The Only Man Who Finished by Friday Quote
A concise note presents the quip that the sole person to complete all work by Friday was Robinson Crusoe, a literary reference illustrating work pace and irony.
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Robinson Crusoe
Spring Arrives But Month Still Brings Risk Says Weather Expert
AP report notes spring begins with sunshine and blossoms while March remains dangerous on the East Coast with possible hard freezes and another snowstorm. Capistrano swallows return on time. winter’s snows abated though heavy in southeastern North Carolina, while Indianapolis records 32 inches. Chicago reports 27.3 inches. salt reserves remain ample in the city. New Jersey and Kansas City weather officials describe the season as mild or ordinary with no extremes.
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J. Murray Mitchell
U.S. Weather Bureau
Washington
Albert Hardy
Gulf Coast
Texas
Indianapolis
Ind
Iowa
Chicago
James McDonough
New Jersey
Donald Dunlap
Kansas City
Deserters Seek French Residence Amid Vietnam Dispute
Five self described U.S. Army deserters and four draft dodgers applied for French residence permits in Paris as resisters who oppose American policy in Vietnam. They left units in Germany and Ft. Jackson and were escorted by two French lawyers to the central police prefecture. Names include Clarence Montford Jr. of Joliet and Dave Denmen of Eustis, both cited as part of the largest group seeking to live and work in France.
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Paris
U.S. Army
Vietnam
Germany
Ft. Jackson
S.C
Communist Party
France
Clarence Montford Jr
Joliet, Ill
Montford
Dave Denmen
Eustis
Fla
Ft. Lewis, Wash
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Valley News
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Howard University
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Commission On Civil Disorders
Tarzan
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Arthur Everett
New York
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Capistrano
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