Rail Stoppage Goes to Court
The railroad firemen's union head for the U S appeals court to overturn a injunction against the strike eight major lines felt across the nation. Auto plants shut down and mail movement slowed as 38 states faced disruption. GM shut six Michigan plants idling 13 600 workers while 46 000 more in GM and other auto plants were sent home early. Commuters faced delays and emergency mail measures were set in. Union leaders prepared to challenge the restraining order as a broader showdown in the seven year dispute over 18 000 firemen jobs.
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Washington
W. Willard Wirtz
General Motors Corp
Michigan
Detroii
Flint
Pontiac
Mich
Ohio
Texas
Ford
Chrysler
Kansas City
Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
H.E. Gilbert
Wirtz
Gilbert
Johnson
U.S. Court of Appeals
US Dist
Alexander Holtzoff
Busload Bar Owners Refused Service Over No Coaches Sign
A busload of local bar owners returning from an outing stopped at a Strange pub in England where the manager pointed to a no coaches sign outside and refused to serve them. The incident occurred Thursday and drew attention to licensing and service policies at the rural establishment.
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Bollington
England
CPI
Laborites Win As Predicted In General Election Victory
Prime Minister Harold Wilson returned to No 10 after a decisive Labor victory over Edward Heath and the Conservatives. Computer analyses forecast a Labor majority of at least 95 seats in the new House of Commons, a sharp gain from the prior three-seat majority. Wilson vowed to focus on strengthening national resolve and addressing key issues.
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London
Harold Wilson
No. 10
Downing Street
Edward Heath
Wilson
House of Commons
Labor
Milk Props Tempers Rise Over Dairy Price Increases
Washington AP reports dairy price supports rose while Wisconsin lawmakers assailed them as insufficient. Secretary Freeman announced a 26 cent rise in manufacturing milk price to 3.50 per hundred pounds and a 22 cent boost for fluid milk in 47 markets including Wisconsin, effective today and April 10. An import Cheddar allowance also increased by nearly one million pounds.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Orvile L. Freeman
John A. Race
D-Wis
Gaylord Nelson
William Proxmire
Melvin R. Laird
House
Republican Conference
Freeman
Secretary of Agriculture
United States
President Johnson salutes Bob Hope at USO dinner
President Johnson surprised a United Service Organizations dinner by praising comedian Bob Hope for entertaining service members worldwide. Hope replied with a quip about being in Washington and referenced Camp Runamuck, joking about Republicans.
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Washington
Urf
Johnson
United Service Organizations
GSO
Bob Hope
U.S
Hope
Camp Runamuck
Chiang Kai-shek calls China the U S enemy over Viet Nam
In a 45 minute AP interview Chiang Kai-shek argued Peking aims to sever U S ties, urge U S withdrawal from Formosa and Southeast Asia, and frighten off Taiwan. He warned the Chinese Communists seek to immobilize the U S in Viet Nam to enable an assault on Taiwan Formosa.
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Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
United States
Viet Nam
Associated Press
Nationalist China
Peking
People’s Daily
Taiwan Formosa) Strait
Southeast Asia
China
Sun Yat-sens
Chiang
Taiwan
Great Society Cutbacks Are Viewed Likely
Washington administration sources forecast that President Johnson will withhold spending for some new Great Society programs if Congress rejects cuts to older government programs. Johnson urged Cabinet proposals for programs that could be foregone or postponed to save money, with construction cited as a key area for restraint to ease shortages in labor and commodities.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Yank Planes Kill 200 Red Troops in Clash
War report from Saigon details U S and South Vietnamese forces repelling Communist units in North and South Vietnam. American airpower claimed 200 Viet Cong killed in a sharp clash in Binh Dinh Province while SAC bombed enemy storage and troop concentrations in Quang Tri. Western front raids targeted infiltration routes from Laos as air crews flew 56 missions. Political protests spread to Hue and Qui Nhon with thousands demanding changes as Ky seeks unity and cautions against dissent.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
South Viet Nam
Binh Dinh
Strategic Air Command
Quang Tri Province
Laos
Air Force
Navy
North Viet Nam
Vinh
Magia Pass
North Vietnamese Panhandle
Nguyen Cao Ky
U.S
da Nang
Samuel B. Thomson
Junta
Qui Nhon
Can Tho
Mekong
US 1St Cavalry
Airmobile Divison
230000 U S Ground Forces In South Viet Nam
U S ground forces in South Viet Nam rose in March by 15000 to a total of 230000, about 75000 below the Korean War peak. Including offshore units, overall U S forces in and about South Viet Nam exceed 300000. Defense officials say no substantial draft quota increases are expected due to high volunteer enlistment.
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Washington
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
Japan
Defense Department
Wisconsin Highway Toll Reaches Eighteen Eighteen
Wisconsin toll rises to 18 this year with two traffic deaths in Madison and Eau Claire County. Stephan Tamperin 18 and Lyon Hoersehler 17 Green Bay youths injured in Madison collision. Lawrence Haas 63 of Strum killed when manure loader overturned on rural road near Eau Claire. Authorities note first 1966 fatality in the county.
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Associated Press
Madison
Wisconsin
Stephan Tamperin
University of Wisconsin
Green Bay
Lyon Hoersehler
Lawrence Haas
Strum
Eau Claire
Bombing kills Americans at Victoria Hotel in Saigon
Viet Cong attackers used machine guns grenades and a truck loaded with explosives to strike the 10 story Victoria Hotel in Saigon wounding and killing US personnel. Three Americans were killed and at least 18 seriously hurt while 113 more were wounded. The blast also damaged nearby homes and caused a large crater. Police arrested two men fleeing on a motorbike. Ambassador Lodge condemned the attack as Communist violence.
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Saigon
Victoria Crete
South Vietnam
U.S
Victoria Hotel
Henry Cabot Lodge
Tran Hung Do
Cholon
Metropole
Regional Airport Boardings Climb
Passenger boardings on North Central Airlines topped 4 000 in March at Winnebago County Airport. Louis Griedl, station manager, reported 4 076 boardings, up 43 percent from last year and 1 238 more than February, with 4 165 deplanings. Total passengers handled reached 8 261 as new flights boosted freight and mail movements.
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North Central Airines
Winnebago County
Louis Gried
Anded Atppleton
Griedl
Mageh
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Pham Xuan Chieu
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