Pilot lands airliner after cockpit struggle leaves copilot dead
A pilot shot in both arms landed a 73 passenger airliner following a mile high cockpit struggle that killed copilot James Hartley. Passenger charged with murder John J. DiVivo, 27, of West New York, is held after surgery.Meanwhile an Army panel urges tougher indoctrination of troops and revamped reporting to prevent future civilian mistreatment inquiries.
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Boston
East Boston
John J. DiVivo
West New York
N.J
James E. Hartley
Fort Lee
DiVivo
Massachusetts General Hospital
Washington
Army
My Lai
Wisconsin TAA calls for mediator as strike enters third day
Madison AP report says the University of Wisconsin Teaching Assistants Association seeks a mediator to resolve a breakdown in negotiations after the university declares the strike illegal and refuses negotiation during a strike. TAA spokesman Robert Ebert confirms active efforts to end the dispute. Illinois primaries feature favorites easily beating challengers as Sen Ralph T. Smith wins the GOP nomination with Gov Ogilvie backing.
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Teachers Madison
University of Wisconsin Teaching Assistants Association
Robert Ebert
Teaching Assistants Association
TAA
Chicago
Illinois
Ralph T. Smith
Richard B. Ogilvie
Everett M. Dirksen
William H. Rentschler
Lake Forest
GOP
Wives of Missing U.S. Navy Airmen Stage Sit-Down in Hanoi
In Hanoi the wives of two U S Navy airmen missing over North Vietnam sat down at the diplomatic mission seeking word on their husbands fate. The men were shot down January first 1968 and no news was found in a letter delivered by Tex and Susan diplomats.
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Paris
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Tex
Susan
Postal Workers Defy Orders in New York Strike
Letter carriers walked off jobs across Manhattan and the Bronx defying federal law. The walkout spread to Long Island and Paterson New Jersey. Government lawyers moved to obtain a temporary restraining order against the strikers.
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New York
Manhattan
Bronx
Long Island
Paterson
N.J
US Postal Service
Laotian government position falls to Communists near Sam Thong
North Vietnamese forces overran the Sam Thong supply base and burned the village and the hospital run by Americans. The victory 90 miles north of Vientiane prompted fears of a southward thrust as CIA Air America evacuated 15 to 20 Americans and more than 2,000 Meo tribesmen and Laotian peasants. Another 4,000 fled earlier as troops moved from the Plain of Jars.
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Vientiane
Laos
Sam Thong
Pathet Lao
CIA
Air America Charter Line
Plain of Jars
Merkel declines Wisconsin gubernatorial bid to stay in legislature
Republican State Rep. Kenneth Merkel of Brookfield, a John Birch Society member, said no to the American Party of Wisconsin bid for governor. He prefers to remain in the Legislature to advance the conservative cause.
Beggs Pushes Expanded National Auto Inspection Plan
Undersecretary James M. Beggs conceded the safety inspection system cannot prove it prevents crashes but urged extending it nationwide. He proposed diagnosing all automotive problems at an extra cost of 600 to 800 million dollars.
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Washington
James M. Beggs
Marines Gas Viet Caves Near Da Nang
U S Marines detonated CS riot gas in a vast cave complex in the Que Son mountains 35 miles southwest of Da Nang to deny cover to the enemy. The caves measure about 15 feet high and over 200 feet long, large enough to hide 400 to 500 soldiers.
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Saigon
U. S
da Nang
Que Son
Kennedy cites growing Senate opposition to Carswell nomination
Senator Edward M. Kennedy reported rising resistance in the Senate to the nomination of G Harrold Carswell but did not provide a vote tally. Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield said Carswell still has the edge for now.
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Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Senate
G. Harrold Carswell
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Carswell
Albany Tests New 3 Tone Civil Defense Sirens
Albany Civil Defense installs a three tone siren and will test it Thursday and Friday March 19 and 20 from 6 to 6 15 p m to check coverage and federal compliance. Printed guides on signals and disaster procedures will be distributed next week and siren tests will continue every Friday in April between 6 and 6 15 p m.
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Albany
Stanton Stears
Albany Civil Defense
Bloodmobile totals 187 pints of blood in Monroe event
A Badger Red Cross Bloodmobile drive at Turner Hall on March 16 collected 187 pints from 198 potential donors, with 11 rejected. The report lists donors, volunteers, nurses, doctors, and chairs, praising support from local groups and media. An additional note: Gov Knowles proclaimed Luther King Week. Lester Maddox Jr. released on bail after second burglary arrest.
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Badger Red Cross
Turner Hall
Monroe
Dick Holyoke
Ross Lancaster
University Hospital, Madison
Kenneth Gruenberg
Donald Deininger
Gary Brugger
Ralph Weckerly
Roy Kaderli
Elsie Wild
Lester Johnson
Fred Lickel
Willis Kolen
Edna White
Donald Barry
Floyd Coplien, Jr
Sandy Power
Greg Wenger
George May
Mike Affolter
Jack Murray
Richard Carroll
David Wake
Terry Buening
SW of Grace Lutheran Church
Herbert Huffman
Henry Pick
Gerald Weldon
Clarence Warfel
Marvin Zable
Robert Huffman
Lester Goke
Robert Kingdon
Ken Schindler
Myron Jeglum
Sam Boyd
Gordon Wahler
Gerald Gelbach
Hazel Huffman
Monroe Evening Times
WEKZ
Monroe High School Key Club
Kobbi’s
City Taxi
Atlanta, Ga
Lester Maddox Jr
Monroe to expand disposal plant with $851,404 cost rise
Monroe Common Council heard Phillip Davy of Davy Engineering outline a major expansion to the Monroe disposal plant. The plan centers on anaerobic digestion, 2.2 million gallons per day capacity, a 1 million gallon storm lagoon, and land purchases to cover 30 35 years. New federal aid would cover 75 percent, enabling larger grants for the project. Schedule calls for plan finalization by August 1 1970 with construction starting spring 1971 and operation by Christmas that year.
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INS
Phillip Davy
Davy Engineering Co
la Crosse
Monroe
Walter Ekum
Jim Timms
Council
Wisconsin
Davy
Cambodia Coup Grips Nation as Sihanouk Is Ousted
Radio Phnom Penh reports Parliament and Royal Council withdraw confidence in Prince Norodom Sihanouk and install Cheng Heng as chief of state. Lon Nol and Sirik Matak cited as power brokers in Phnom Penh while North Vietnamese and Viet Cong activity on Cambodia's border fuels regional tension.
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Saigon
Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
Radio Phnom Penh
Moscow
Paris
Peking
Phnom Penh
Cheng Heng
National Assembly
Assembly
Royal Cambodian Council
Sihanouk
Royal Council
The
Legislators Rush to Curb Bombings and Threats
Washington lawmakers move fast to close gaps in federal explosives laws after a wave of bombings and threats. President Nixon asks staff to draft protections for federal property while Maryland and New York governors push harsher controls on explosive materials and penalties. Rep. Vanik introduces a bill criminalizing untaxed explosive possession with registration and buyer restrictions.
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Washington
New York
Maryland
Senate
Republican
Hugh Scott
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Scott
White House
Nixon
Marvin Mandel
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Congress
Charles A. Vanik
Ohio
Woman's Club Announces Winner of Art Contest
The Monroe Woman's Club announced winners of the Helen Farnsworth Mears Art Contest for eighth grade students. First place went to Junior Anderson for Faces, second to Donna Wells for A Thousand Clowns, with three honorable mentions Paul Marty, Bradley Root, and Terese Youngwith. About 35 entries were judged at Ludlow Library. winners receive cash awards and advance to the District Contest at Lake Lawn.
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Helen Farnsworth Mears
Woman's Club of
Monroe
Dwain Mings
Junior Anderson
Floyd Anderson
Route 3
Donna Wells
Ing
Howard Wells
Paul J. Marty
Lloyd Marty
8Th St
Bradley Root
Leroy Parr
Terese Youngwith
Richard
Lake Lawn
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Woman's Club
Route
Times
John Wilkinson
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Madison
Warren P. Knowles
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Alfred A. Gerber
Walter Bandi
Ronald A. Neinfeldt
Edward Haase
Janesville
Raymond F. Kolden
Beloit
William J. Schmitz
Manitowish Waters
Ron Barribeau
Kiwanis Club
Lon Nol
Sirik Matak
South Vietnam
Nol
Colorado Springs
Colo
Aerospace Defense Command
Milwaukee
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