Abrams Holds Secret Talks on Vietnam War Strategy
Gen. Creighton W. Abrams, the No. 2 officer in Vietnam, met today with high level administration officials in a second round of secret discussions. Details are scarce, but Abrams is believed to report on troop needs and war strategy and to be screened as a potential successor to Gen. Westmoreland, who will leave the Vietnam command July 2 to become Army Chief of Staff.
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Washington
UPS
Creighton W. Abrams
Vietnam
U.S
Abrams
William C. Westmoreland
Army
Five Day Forecast Sees Mild Warm Spell Across Week
Five day outlook shows temperatures staying above normal from Thursday through Monday with highs mostly in the 60s and lows in the 40s to low 50s. Expect a mild spell followed by a cooler start to next week with total precipitation near one half to one inch from showers.
Parents On School Buses in Cincinnati Proposal
City councilman John Held proposes that parents ride seven daily school buses from Winton Hills to Schwab Junior High after the Cincinnati Transit Co. halted the route following a driver attack by a student on March 5. Held notes similar parental rides in Millvale helped identify vandals later rather than stopping them in the act.
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UPS
Winton Hills
Schwab Junior High
Cincinnati Transit Co
John Held
Millvale
Held
Archbishop Hallinan Dies at 56 Civil Rights Advocate
The Most Rev. Paul J. Hallinan, a key civil rights advocate in the Catholic Church, died at his Atlanta home of acute hepatitis at age 56. He contracted the illness after returning from the Second Vatican Council in 1963 and had served as bishop of Charleston, South Carolina since 1958.
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UPI
Paul J. Hallinan
Hallinan
Charleston
S.C
Pius XII
Kennedy expands primary bid with Vietnam critique
In Pocatello Idaho Senator Robert F Kennedy broadened his Democratic presidential campaign to challenge Republican frontrunner Richard Nixon on Vietnam He told about 5000 at Idaho State University that Nixon has no new ideas on Vietnam and offers only more of the same.
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Pocatello, Idaho
UPI
Robert F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Vietnam
Idaho State University
Kennedy
Nixon
Elyria Stations Strike Over First Contract
Seven announcers and two newsmen of the AFTRA walked out of WEOL AM and WBEA FM in Elyria Ohio after failing to reach a contract with Elyria Lorain Broadcasting Co. The local formed earlier this year seeks its first agreement and two members picketed the stations.
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Elyria, Ohio
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American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
Elyria Lorain Broadcasting Co
Weather Outlook and Local Births and Deaths in Norwalk
Increasing cloudiness and mild conditions tonight with a low in the 40s. Thursday remains cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. Birth announced for Mr and Mrs James Horning a girl at 91 Woodlawn Ave Norwalk. Death reported for Joseph S Mills of 151 East Main Street.
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Norwalk
James Horning
Woodlawn Ave
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Johnson mobilizes Wiscon sin volunteers as McCarthy sprints in WI
Johnson's campaign, with Lawrence F. O'Brien meeting Wisconsin party regulars, eyes intensified mobilization ahead of next Tuesday's primary. McCarthy campaigns in Wisconsin on antiwar Republican turf, urging crossover voters to balance party loyalty and national duty. The White House signals possible broader campaigning, while New Hampshire results highlight prior slipups and narrow margins.
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Lawrence F. O’brien
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Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
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New Hampshire
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Watergate Hotel
State Department
Thieu predicts new Viet Cong offensive in two to three months
Saigon sources quote President Nguyen Van Thieu saying a last gasp Communist drive could occur within two to three months to strengthen bargaining leverage before the November U S election. He warned Hanoi aims to win by Tet losses while pledging a long peace-keeping guarantee if needed.
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U.S
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South Vietnam
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Thieu
United States
Fist Fight Disrupts Norwalk Union Meeting
A fist fight interrupted a United Auto Workers Local 1379 meeting at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Norwalk. James Lykins admitted striking Donald Clapp, a bartender, as chairs flew and tensions rose during a dispute amid ongoing talks between Superior Coach Corp. and the union. Clapp planned to press assault and battery charges.
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Lykins
Sherald Morgan
Landoll
Harold Finch
Trial Moves: Woman Sues Ortho Over Stroke Allegations
Peggy Peloquin of Tuskegee claims Ortho Pharmaceutical’s Ortho-Novum caused a stroke and partial paralysis after 1962 to 1967 use. She seeks 100000 in damages, alleging breach of warranty and unsafe, unwholesome pills. Suit transferred from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham per defendant request.
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Birmingham
Ala
UPI
Tuskegee
Tuscaloosa
Peggy Peloquin
Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp
Raritan
N.J
Peloquin
Icelander Observes American Paper Visit
Valdimar Johannesson of Iceland's Visir newspaper tours an American newsroom. He notes similar people and standards of living, discusses Reykjavik, weather comparisons, and claims Icelandic meals are tasty, joking about gaining ten pounds as a souvenir.
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Carole Sprowls
Valdimar Johannesson
Norwalk
Valdimar
Iceland
Visir
Reykjavik
United States
Europe
Louis Armstrong
Police Mutual Aid Pact Hinges On City Council Vote
Norwalk council to consider joining a regional police mutual aid pact. Chair Louis Nardecchia says the measure was set for March 19 but delayed. Six Huron County communities including Willard Bellevue Plymouth Wakeman Monroeville New London have joined. Greenwich and North Fairfield have not.
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Louis Nardecchia
City Council
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Reflector
Nardecchia
Huron County
Willard
Bellevue
Plymouth
Wakeman
Monroeville
New London
Greenwich
North Fairfield
Norwalk Schools Seek Five Mill Levy for 165000 May Ballot
The Norwalk School board proposes a five mill levy raising 165000 to fund operations including staff needs maintenance and equipment. The May 7 ballot faces approval by a simple majority with a special Saturday meeting to formalize the levy resolution and consideration of additional staff needs and programs.
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Norwalk
Board of Education
Finance Committee
Albion V. Gotaas
Gotaas
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