Johnson calls peace a struggle in May 3 1968 remarks
President Johnson declares May 3 1968 a day to remember as a site for preliminary talks with North Vietnam is agreed upon He says peace is an ongoing effort turning violence into politics and notes the Paris talks venue He attends Old Patent Office Building dedication in Washington and meets Truman in Independence Mo. The day includes art museum events and a visit with Lynda Johnson.
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Washington
Johnson
North Vietnam
Patent Office
Independence
Harry S. Truman
Tragic Braniff Electra crashes near Dawson Texas
A Braniff Electra Flight 352 exploded and crashed near Dawson Texas killing 84 people with no survivors. FBI aid and National Guard were deployed as wreckage and bodies were collected for identification and morgue setup at the Dawson high gym.
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Dawson, Tex
Braniff International
Lonnie Wells
Texas
Dawson
FBI
National Guard
Braniff
Houston
Jo Carol Brand
Taylor
N.D
Suzanne Renz
South Orange
N.J
Dallas
J.R. Phillips
John W. Foster
D. W. Crossland
Fort Worth
Great Southwest International Airport
U.S. May Seek Hanoi Cut Back on Bombing Talks
Washington and Hanoi agreed via their Vientiane embassies to open talks on May 10 aimed at a halt in U S bombing of the North and a broader cessation of war actions. North Vietnam demanded unconditional halt and other issues to be discussed later. President Johnson had earlier imposed a partial bombing ban restricting U S flights to the panhandle area south of the 20th parallel.
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Washington
Hanoi
Vientiane
Laos
Paris
North Vietnam
United States
Johnson
Panhandle
U S Troops Kill 189 Viet Cong Near Saigon
U S Army troops trapped a large Viet Cong force 14 miles north of Saigon and in 10 hours killed 189 enemy fighters. U S casualties were seven killed and 16 wounded as operations continued in the northwest frontier sector.
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Saigon
U.S
Northwest Frontier
South Vietnam
Dong Ha
William C. Westmoreland
Soviets Ratify Consular Treaty With United States
The Soviet Union announced ratification of a consular convention granting U S officials access to any U S citizen detained in the USSR. The U S Senate ratified it March 16 1967 after debate over security risk. The agreement, signed June 1 1964, also gives Soviet diplomats similar rights for Soviet citizens.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
U.S
U.S. Senate
United States
Paris Acceptable To South Vietnam Talks Begin
A Vietnamese Foreign Ministry communique says Paris is acceptable as intermediary in talks with South Vietnam. It notes France should stay neutral, with the South Vietnamese consul general Ngo Ten Canh as liaison in Paris while avoiding direct participation in preliminary discussions.
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Paris
South Vietnam
Omlalees
Availil Vnguiai
Vietnamese Foreign Ministry
France
Foreign Ministry
Ngo Ten Canh
Weather outlook for Middletown and Miami Valley
Fair and cool weather dominates the region with a cold front dropping rain to Middletown totaling .27 inches. Today’s high near 70 follows 82 yesterday. lows around 40 tomorrow morning with tomorrow’s high near 70 under clear skies. Warmer temperatures are forecast for Monday.
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Middletown
Miami Valley
Nixon calls for patience as peace talks proceed
Nixon urged giving the President time to seek a peace conclusion as talks in Paris advance. He warned against grandstanding by rivals McCarthy and Kennedy while Democratic contenders pressed for negotiations and a possible cease fire overseen by an international force.
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Indiana
Eugene J. McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
McCarthy
Johnson
South Vietnam
Indianapolis
Kennedy
Paris
New York
Transplant Surgeons Report Three New Heart Transplants
Three men in the United States and London received heart transplants within about 24 hours. The London patient, Patrick Ryan, died in a scaffold fall brain injury donor. the Houston case involved Everett Claire Thomas, 47, whose heart came from a 15-year-old bride. Stanford’s Joseph Rizer received a heart from a 43-year-old in California. The surgeries show mixed early outcomes with cautious optimism.
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London
National Heart Hospital
Houston
Tex
Everett Claire Thomas
Gery
Kathleen
Kathleen Martin
Charles
Rizer
Rudy F. Anderson
San Carlos
Calif
Anderson
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