New York Speech Triggers Silent Walkout at Lincoln Center
Officials of the National Book Committee faced embarrassment as protesters including Jules Feiffer, Anthony West, Dwight MacDonald, Hans Koningsberger, and Andre Schiffrin silently left Lincoln Center's Philharmonic Hall during Hubert Humphrey's talk. The audience of about 1,000 gave him a standing ovation as he defended free speech and avoided focusing on Vietnam.
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Philharmonic Hall
Humphrey
William S. Nichols
Jules Feiffer
Anthony West
New Yorker
Dwight MacDonald
Hans Koningsberger
Andre Schiffrin
Pantheon Press
Vietnam
TWA DC9 Crashes in Ohio Killing 25 near Champaign County
Trans World Airlines flight 553 from New York to Dayton crashed while approaching Dayton Ohio Route 560 near Champaign County. The Urbana fire department reported no survivors among 21 passengers and 4 crew members. The incident follows a Lake Central Convair crash in Kenton with 38 lives lost.
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Johnson to Answer RFK on Vietnam Policy
President Johnson faces questions at a White House news conference over Robert F Kennedy’s Vietnam peace proposals and Arthur Schlesinger Jr. criticisms. Networks planned live color TV and nationwide radio coverage at 3:30 p.m. EST.
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UPI
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Robert F. Kennedy
Vietnam
Kennedy
North Vietnam
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr
Schlesinger
White House
Bataan Day Urged by Sen Scott in Senate
Sen Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania introduced a resolution in the Senate to authorize a presidential proclamation of April 9 as Bataan Corregidor Day. The proposal marks the 25th anniversary of the Bataan and Corregidor fall and calls for a nationwide moment of silence at 11 am to honor American and Philippine soldiers.
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UPI
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Queen Trapped by False Alarm at Victoria and Albert Museum
In London a false burglary alarm trapped Queen Elizabeth II and Soviet ambassador Mikhail Smirnovsky for five minutes inside the Victoria and Albert Museum. The incident began when a teenager mistook an alarm telephone for a public phone as the queen and Princess Margaret viewed a Russian exhibit. The boy picked up the phone just as the exhibit was being shown.
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London
UPI
Elizabeth II
Victoria and Albert Museum
C.H. Gibbs- Smith
Mikhail Smirnovsky
Princess Margaret
Alexei N. Kosygins
Congress Approves 4.5 Billion Vietnam War Bill
Congress approved a 4.5 billion supplemental authorization to fund the Vietnam War. The measure, sent to the White House, includes a policy declaration backing a multi nation peace conference to end the war as soon as possible and authorizes more aircraft, ammunition and equipment.
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North Vietnam
Congress
U.S
Vietnam
Rebellious Auto Workers Stand Ground At GM Plant
UAW moves to discipline Local 549 at Mansfield Ohio for an unauthorized walkout. Officials report 61 of 250 early shift workers crossed lines as police guarded Fisher body plant gates. Reuther names administrator to lead local and vows charges against organizers.
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Mid winter climbers reach Mt McKinley summit
Three men from Anchorage reached the summit of Mt McKinley on March 1 at 7 p.m. They were Ray Genet 35, Dave Johnson 24, and Art Davidson 22. The ascent came amid 60 mph winds and near zero temperatures, after an eight day isolation from other climbers.
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George Wichman
McKinley
Arctic Institute
University of Alaska
Fairbanks
Weather Outlook for Western Pennsylvania Today
Gradually decreasing cloudiness and warmer today with highs in the 30s to 40s. Tonight will be mostly clear and cold with lows 18 to 28. Friday looks fair and warmer. 24 hour high 36 and low 27 with 0.04 inch precipitation. Shenango River at 7.5 feet, up from 6.7.
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Shenango River
Plain Grove approves two mill tax increase
Plain Grove Township supervisors raise property taxes by two mills to a 7 mill levy, part of a 1967 budget plan with a 1 percent wage tax and $16,721 total spending. Anticipated revenue includes $4,670 in taxes and $3,552 in county aid as a cash balance starts at $8,599. Next meeting is April 3. Weather notes report Maine and Florida temperature extremes.
Seven New Castle firemen hailed for bravery in propane blaze
Chief John L. Oberleitner praised seven lieutenants and firefighters for entering the South Side inferno at South Side Service Inc to prevent a propane and gasoline explosion. The crew risked their lives as a 15,000 gallon tank lay under threat after a catering truck fire ignited propane.
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New Castle
John L. Oberleitner
Louis Iovanella
Frank Piatek
A. Harper
Jack Colley
Robert Bogdon
Harry DeCarbo
James Boyd
Jack Melvin
Leonard Magliocca
Oberleitner
Troops Loyal to Mao Enter Canton in Purge Push
Hong Kong papers report armed Red Army units pouring into Canton to crush opposition to Mao Zedong. The city is described as tense with casualties near Canton last week and Mao supporters spreading propaganda in Hupeh mountain areas.
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UPI
Canton
Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
Death notices shared for six local residents
Death records list Domenic Tommelleo 72 of 307 W Wabash Ave Anthony Gorenz 90 of Bessemer Frank Brkich 77 of Bessemer Mrs Rae Boots 87 of Ellwood City Clarence E Sharpe 71 of Courtland Ohio Mrs Stella Benkosky 615 Arlington Ave all reported in the Thursday March 9 1967 edition with ages and residence details
Culture of India and clubs highlighted in pages
The issue notes Page 10 coverage on Culture of India and the Junior Woman's Club. Page 11 discusses Working wives being favored in societal outlook. Page 19 hints at additional culture and feature items. Music column mentions a person’s age.
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Culture OF India
Junior Woman's Club
Democrats Begin Talks on the 1968 Campaign
Members of the Democratic National Committee opened two days of discussions at the party’s national headquarters. The meetings focus on stabilizing finances and countering a revived GOP after its 1966 comeback. Vice President Hubert Humphrey and cabinet members attended the closed sessions ahead of the committee’s first formal meeting in over a year.
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Washington
UPI
Democratic National Committee
National Party
GOP
Hubert H. Humphrey
U S forces suffer heavy casualties in Vietnam week
U S troops logged 1617 dead wounded or missing in the latest week. A Communist attack on a U S platoon in Operation Adams near the coast northeast of Saigon killed 13, wounded 27, and left several missing in action as Marines fight nearby strongholds and fires burn amid the DMZ and Cambodian border drives.
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Reds
Cedar Falls
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Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Junction City
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Tax hike in trouble as business spending dips
Administration officials weigh Johnson's proposed tax increase amid an unexpected drop in capital spending by business groups. The Commerce Department projects first quarter 1967 investment at $62.6 billion, down from last year's $62.8 billion, the first decline since 1963.
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Washington
UPI
President Johnson
Commerce Department
Indonesian Army Overruns Communist Base in Central Java
Indonesian troops raided a Central Java base linked to a Communist underground group led by a faith healer. The assault, described as a nine hour gunfight, left the leader and over 80 followers fatally hurt and the temple base burned. An unspecified number of troops were killed in action. The raid targeted a site camouflaged as the Temple of Suro during a period of national debate on Sukarno’s fate and Suharto’s leadership.
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Suro
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