Two Planes Shot Down and Ship Hit in Vietnam
Saigon reports two American planes downed and a Navy destroyer hit by Communist coastal fire off North Vietnam. The destroyer Stoddard sustained a side hole but remained fully operational with no casualties. One Skyraider pilot was rescued. Ground fighting rose in South Vietnam, mainly central highlands, as U.S. bombings continued. North Vietnam's Gen Nguyen Chi Thanh named as leader of Communist forces in South Vietnam.
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North Vietnam
North
U.S. Command
South Vietnam
Central Highlands
U.S
Saigon
Nguyen Chi Thanh
Thanh
Hanoi
Viet Constitution Draft Approved
SAIGON AP draft constitution wins final Approval by Constituent Assembly clearing way for Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky to present it to President Johnson in Guam Sunday. The move frames a step in Vietnam's political transition as Ky carries the document to the U S leader.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Constituent Assembly
Nguyen Cao Ky
Guam
Johnson
Maryland House Clears Tax Reform Bill for Senate Consideration
The Maryland House approved a 282 million tax reform plan on a 102 to 39 vote, aiming a 2 to 5 percent graduated income tax. The bill would distribute about 98 million to subdivisions for local needs while funding state operations, with 22 million of Gov. Agnew's supplemental budget tied to enactment. The plan, Maryland’s first graduated income tax, would allocate revenues to counties and Baltimore City for public safety and education, freeing funds for local services.
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Annapolis
Maryland Senate
House
Nance Committee
Joint Budget Committee
Senate
Maryland
Baltimore City
Judges Order Clay Shaw To Trial In JFK Plot
A three judge panel found probable cause to indict Clay Shaw on conspiracy to murder President Kennedy and ordered a trial. District Attorney Jim Garrison hailed the ruling on Shaw’s birthday as a victory, while defense counsel urged dismissal. Arraignment and trial dates were not set.
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New Orleans
Clay L. Shaw
John F. Kennedy
Shaw
Bernard J. Bagert
Jim Garrison
Garrison
Kennedy
Francis Burch to Speak at J-J Dinner in Frederick
Maryland Attorney General Francis B. Burch will address the Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner in Frederick on April 22 at the Frederick Armory. Burch, Baltimore born, was elected state attorney general after serving as Maryland State Insurance Commissioner. Committee members include John O. Ramsburg as chair and Philip Beard as speaker.
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Maryland
Francis B. Burch
Frederick County
Frederick Armory
Burch
Baltimore City
Supreme Court
Madalyn Murray
Board of Education
John O. Ramsburg
Frank W. White
Murray Fox
Philip Beard
Elizabeth Knill
Joseph J. Coady
Robert P. Muench
Francis F. Mc
Farmers To Go For Broke In Milk Holding Action
CHICAGO AP The National Farmers Organization milk holding action nears its third day in 26 states with limited success. Leader Oren Lee Staley of Corning Iowa says farmers will go for broke if higher prices are not secured, many threatening to quit dairying and sell cows. Vandalism and threats accompany the protest as milk tankers face gunfire in Wisconsin and other states. Major dairies in Chicago say supplies remain adequate through the weekend and into surplus months when cows yield more milk, softening the impact of the action.
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Chicago
National Farmers Organization
Oren Lee Staley
Corning
Iowa
NFO
Staley
NFC
Idaho
New York
Canadian
Florida
Wisconsin
Ohio
Missouri
Linois
Elroy
Grant County
Dean Foods of
New Market Family Escapes House Blaze
A New Market area family feared lost in a house fire was found safe on the way to Pittsburgh. State Police located the Henry Schreyer family of six in their car after dawn fire destroyed their two story weatherboard home on the former Howard Scheel farm. Firefighters arrived at 6:43 p.m. and battled smoldering ruins and oil-fed flames. the cause was undetermined and no damage estimate was given.
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J. Rolfe
Castleman
Henry
Lo Schroyer
Jane Neilson Atall
New Market Area
Farmington
Henry Schroyer
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Schreyer
Schroyer
National Bureau of Standards
Gaithersburg
Silver Spring
James R. Hahn
New Market Volunteer Fire Company
Howard Scheel
New Market Company
Independent Hose Company
Frederick
Johnson Opens Pacific Trip Aiming for Peace in Vietnam
President Johnson departs for a two day Guam visit in his second trans Pacific trip in five months. White House officials expect no major military decisions and focus on political social and economic development in South Vietnam held from Communist control. The trip follows governors engagement and may see no Westmoreland command upgrade or troop request. Flight secrecy includes potential Alaska or Hawaii refueling.
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Washington
Johnson
Vietnam
Guam
South Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
Southeast Asia
Westmoreland
White House
Alaska
Hawaii
Bloodmobile To Visit Middletown Monday
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will visit the Amvets Home in Middletown on Monday March 20 from 3 to 7 30 p m Donors are to be registered with a quota of 150 pints The visit targets Middletown Myersville and surrounding areas with many new donors sought to meet rising blood demands
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Red Cross
Amvets
Middletown
Myersville
Brunswick
Burkittsville
Knoxville
Rescue of 2-Year-Old From Abandoned Water Well in Texas
Theresa Fregia, 2, was rescued after 8 hours 55 minutes in a 28 foot fall into an abandoned water well at Votaw. Ransom Bill led the operation with a drilling rig assisting, lifting her from a 10 inch shaft at 2:25 a.m. She was taken to St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Beaumont in good condition with minor abrasions and underwent pediatric examination.
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Votaw, Tex
Theresa Fregia
Ransom Bill
Theresa
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Beauont
Darlene Wolf
Houston
Texas
Bill
Opal Allemange
St Elizabeth Hospital
Beaumont Tex
Votaw
Satisfactory Settlement Promised For Canal Land
National Park Service officials pledged a satisfactory settlement for 26 Maryland landowners along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal whose titles may belong to the federal government. A title search will be conducted this year to resolve cases where deeds exist for both parties, with possible land exchanges or special use permits depending on each situation.
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National Park Service
Chesapeake , and Ohio Canal
Dean McClanahan
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Monument
Maryland
Park Service
Montgomery
Frederick
Washington
Allegany
National Parks Service
U.S
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
D-Md
McClanahan
Department of the Interior
Harvard professor says 10 percent of teaching learned pre service
Dr Robert H Anderson told 1400 Maryland teachers and administrators that only 10 percent of a teacher's knowledge comes from pre service training with 90 percent gained after certification. He urged professional dialogue and team teaching as essential to utilize staff and resources.
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Harvard
Maryland
Robert H. Anderson
Maryland State Teachers Association
Governor Thomas Johnson School
MSTA
Powell Cancels Harlem Visit Amid Exile Refusal
Bahamas AP reports Adam Clayton Powell canceled plans to visit Harlem on Sunday. Powell says he avoids triggering violence and bloodshed, preferring voluntary exile. An aide says he may stay in Bimini off Florida until April 4, when a Washington court hearing is set on reclaiming his Harlem congressional seat after 22 years.
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Rimini
Bahamas
Adam Clayton Powell
New York
Powell
Bimin
Florida
Washington
Zain
House
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Clay Shaw
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Bloodmobile
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