Johnson to meet war chiefs in Pacific strategy talks
President Johnson announced a Vietnam strategy conference with Henry Cabot Lodge and Gen. William Westmoreland to be held in the Pacific area within weeks. He refused to reveal the exact site or date. He urged immediate restoration of the 7 percent tax credit for investments and kept his tax surcharge proposal for July 1. He also addressed Lodge's possible resignation, saying he will explore the envoy’s future.
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Frank Cormier
Washington
Johnson
Pacific
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
Saigon
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Congress
Lodge
Westmoreland
George Christian
Press Secre
Mt Vernon District OKs summer school plan and new hires
The Mt Vernon District 80 board approved an elementary summer school here directed by Ver non French, a Casey Junior High math teacher, and named Donald Stebbins head custodian. The board also discussed Headstart director Don Wood, retirement acknowledgments, spring rest days, and school cafeteria finances. Separate action considered a West Salem land offer of 200000 with options and possible building plans, while public meetings addressed district needs and enrollment patterns.
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Casey Junior High
Mt. Vernon
Donald Stebbins
Clarence’ Nolta
Don, Wood
Nolta
Gladys
Hussong
John Alford
Alford
Edison School
Office of Economic Opportunity
West Salem
Earl Jamison
Jamison
Virgil Bailey
Bailey
Thailand Is Base For U S Air Attacks
Official acknowledgment that U S war planes strike North Vietnam from Thailand eases plans to station B52 bombers there. Officials say up to 75 percent of strikes against North Vietnam originate from Thailand, with Thai objections easing as U S stays committed to defensing Thailand. A new base at Sattahip near Bangkok expands heavy bomber access as the push for more strikes continues.
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Washington
U.S
North Vietnam
Thailand
Bangkok
North
Vietnam
Laos
Pentagon
United States
Sattahip
Jernamy
William C. Westmoreland
Air Force
Viet Cong Name Phat as New Front Chairman
Allied sources report Huynh Tan Phat replaces Nguyen Huu Tho as chairman of the Viet Cong National Liberation Front to enable direct peace talks with the United States. The change aims to sideline Saigon hardliners and pause negotiations with Ky’s government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth L
Whiting
Tho
Phat
United States
Liberation Front
Nguyen Cao Ky
Saigon
Motorist Killed in Illinois 127 Crash Near Raymond
Raymond and Jackson ville area crashes claim life of L. Johnson, 78, of Jacksonville. He lost control of his car on Illinois 127 near Raymond and rolled several times. Passenger Mary J. Johnson, 63, was ejected and seriously injured. State Police cited the incident.
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Raymond
Porter
L. Johnson
Jacksonville
Ilinois 127
Mary J. Johnson
Retiring Mt Vernon Custodian Looks to Fishing Plans
Clarence Nolta, head custodian of Mount Vernon elementary schools since June 1, 1937, announced plans to retire in June. Superintendent John Alford called the retirement a staggering blow to the schools, noting Nolta saved taxpayers thousands yearly with his facilities expertise.
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Clarence Nolta
Nolta
Mt. Vernon
John Alford
Rend Lake plans right of way for water main to McLeansboro
Rend Lake Conservancy District hires Jesse Upchurch of Benton and Luther Burpo of West Frankfort to acquire easements for a 10 inch intercity water transmission line. The line will run from the Rend Lake treatment plant along Route 14 to McLeansboro, serving five counties. Construction starts July and aims to be in service by Christmas 1968.
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McLeansboro
Ren Lake
Anter“ity” Water Syste
Jesse Upchurch
Benton
Luther Burpo
West Frankfort
Rend Lake
Conservancy District
Whittington Ewing Blacktop
Upchurch and
Burpo
Intercity Water System
Bend Lake
Jefferson
Franklin
Williamson
Perry
Hamilton
Mt. Vernon
Johnston City
Herrin
DuQuoin
Farmer Saw Planes Collide in Ohio Crash
In Urbana Ohio a farmer recalled seeing a Trans World Airlines DC9 strike a light aircraft before both plunged to the ground. The jet disintegrated en route to Dayton Municipal Airport, a twin-engine Beechcraft also fell, 26 victims to be identified, and FAA had warned pilot Karl B Kol said of unknown traffic moments earlier.
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Urbana
Ohio
Trans World Airlines
James R. McGuire
Dayton
National Guard
Karl B. Kolsatt
Chicago
Federal Aviation Agency
Stalin's Daughter Seeks U S Asylum In Rome
Rome reports Stalin's daughter Svetlana defected from the Soviet Union and left Rome aboard a U S government plane after arriving from India. Reports vary. officials in Washington and Moscow deny knowledge while Rome airport sources note arrival and ongoing handling.
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Rome
Joseph Stalin
Svetlana
Soviet Union
U.S
Giornale D'Italia
India
New Delhi
State Department
Moscow
Miss Stalina
Mrs Neill Clugston Heads 1967 Cancer Crusade
Mrs Neill Clugston appointed Jefferson county Cancer Crusade chairman for April 1967. Welcome Wagon Newcomers Club member since 1965, she and her husband Mindy and Sondra live at 1505 Paula Drive. Ed Meyer Tractor Company ties mention. other workers include Mrs Wayne Shull as business chair and Mrs Bill Ellison as organizations chair.
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Welcome Wagon Newcomers Club
Vernon
Neill Clugston
Jefferson County Cancer Crusade
American Cancer Society
Clugston
Paula Drive
Mindy
Sondra
Omaha
Nebraska
Ed Meyer Tractor Company
Wayne Shull
Bill Ellison
Yanks Down One Mig and Hit Two More
U S Air Force Thunderchief jets shot down a North Vietnamese MIG fighter and damaged two more during a raid on the Thai Nguyen steel mill 38 miles north of Hanoi. No U S planes were damaged. The Thai Nguyen plant makes bridge sections cargo barges and petroleum drums. The raid came amid lighter ground fighting in South Vietnam and ongoing operations in the Mekong Delta and central highlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Arnett
Saigon
U.S
Hanoi
Thailand
Thai Nguyen
South Vietnam
Bangkok
North Vietnam
Highlands
Mekong Delta
Duc Hoa
Junction City
JFK sought Castro overtures before assassination says book
A new book reports that in the three months before his death President Kennedy showed a cautious but favorable response to Fidel Castro's overtures on restoring relations. The Reds and the Blacks by William Attwood details confidential diplomatic steps, with Attwood noting his background as Kennedy and Johnson appointees and UN delegate.
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New York
John F. Kennedy
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Harper & Row
William Attwood
U.S
United Nations
Attwood
Kennedy
Guinea
Johnson
Kenya
Look Magazine
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Vernon’ French
Nikkii Lynn Kincer
Richmond
Columbus Dispatch
Joe Pastorek
Pomeroy
Red Cross
Cincinnati
Viet Cong
Clarence Nolis
Rend Lake System
Stalin
U. S
Mt. V. Township
Mt. Vernon Township
Stanley Changnon
George Groothuis
Tolle Road
Veterans Hospital
Marion
J. Frank Weatherford
Charles W. Waite
Russell Huston
William
Bill) Schelosky
John L. Stockman
Allen
Bud) Wilkerson
Gerald Williams
Clarence McCauley
George R
Cancer Crusade
Castro
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