Johnson to broadcast plan for troop and spending hike
President Johnson announced he will address the nation Sunday night from the White House to outline planned increases in U S forces and war spending in Vietnam. He cautioned the numbers would be modest and not the large figures speculated, and he will discuss reviews and actions taken. He noted a possible emergency war funding and troop buildup estimates, with debates ahead of the Wisconsin primary.
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Thailand crash ends F111 mission in Southeast Asia
Pentagon reports a second F111 crash in Southeast Asia after an in flight emergency. Two crewmen were rescued from the crash near Ta Khli air base, 100 miles north of Bangkok. The aircrafts, recently arrived from Nellis AFB, had flown six combat missions, targeting truck parks in the Southern Panhandle.
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Youth Charged In Farm Death In Ohio Slaying
A 19 year old Middletown youth, AWOL from the Army, was charged with first degree murder in the slaying of Jamela Haynes found near a lover’s lane off S Dixie Highway two weeks earlier. Police say motive appears robbery. victim’s purse missing. The suspect was arrested at a Middletown bar after a year of bar-hopping investigations.
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Three Manhattan department stores hit by fire bombs
Fire bombs were thrown at Macy's Bloomingdale's and Klein's in a two hour span Saturday in Manhattan. Minor blazes also touched Gimbel's and Klein's annex. no major damage reported. Investigators noted suspicious activity and a witness described seeing two young Negro boys throw a bomb at Macy's ninth floor.
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Black Nationals Declare Plan For Separate Nation In Five Southern States
The convention drafts a declaration of independence and a constitution for a Negro nation to be formed in Mississippi Alabama Georgia South Carolina and Louisiana. Delegates renouncing U S citizenship would lead a government in captivity supported by those seeking citizenship in the new country. Whites might stay as noncitizens.
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Chicago man pulled into street sweeper on Bourbon Street
Police report Joseph Nathan Peters, 29, was knocked to the pavement by three youths in New Orleans and dragged three blocks by a street-sweeper before being ejected. He was hospitalized in undetermined condition with a possible broken leg. Three youths are being sought.
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Spring Weather Outlook With Mild Temperatures
The forecast calls for a pleasant spring day with temperatures in the high 70s and a chance of scattered showers or thunderstorms. Monday is expected to be a bit cooler.
A Glance Inside Spanish American War Veterans
A. E. Duvall recalls the 1898 battle as one of Middletown’s six surviving veterans. The Journal notes the war as the most humane the United States fought, with reference to a feature on page 37. Harold Stassen is profiled on page 36. A political time bomb in Czechoslovakia is on page 5.
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