Reestablish DMZ as first step toward peace in Paris
U S calls for restoring the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Vietnam at the opening of expanded talks in Paris. Henry Cabot Lodge, new chief negotiator, urged early prisoner exchanges and a strong international verification system. Viet Cong and North Vietnamese delegates demanded Saigon’s overthrow and U S forces withdrawal.
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Lodge
Demilitarized Zone
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Tran Buu Kiem
Majestic Hotel
Kiem
Xuan Thuy
Azone
North
Nixon
Ace
Hotel Majestic
United States
North Vietnam
Train derailment ignites massive butane explosions in Laurel
A Southern Railway freight train carrying 26 butane tank cars derailed near Laurel Mississippi early today triggering intense explosions and fireballs. At least 19 injured, 12-year-old missing, two warehouses and a plant demolished, and a two mile evacuation area set as guards and firefighters battled freezing fires.
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Laurel
Miss
UPI
John Bell Williams
Southern Railway
Southern
New Orleans
Meridian
Jusley
National Guard
Alabama Great Southern
Springville
Ala
Increased property taxes may be needed for schools in Wisconsin
Wisconsin schools face higher costs unless the legislature makes a realistic commitment to increased state aid. Superintendent William C. Kahl warned at the Wisconsin Association of School Boards convention that without more aid, property taxes must rise to fund education or programs will be cut. He seeks over 532 million dollars for 1969-71, noting a potential 25.9 million dollar deficit and a current 20.3 million shortfall in aid.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
William C. Kahl
Wisconsin Association of School Boards
Warren P. Knowles
Kahl
William Steiger
R-Wis
Nixon
Steiger
Beer in Student Unions Gets Tentative Approval
MADISON AP A proposal to serve beer in state university unions received general approval from the system council of presidents. A United Council of Student Government representative presented the case and sought reactions during a Friday meeting. Presidents noted potential problems and said approval would be months away, though generally in agreement. Oshkosh State's Dr. Roger Guiles was the sole vote against after voicing reservations.
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Madison
Council of Presidents
United Council of Student Government
Council
Eric Rasmussen
Roger Guiles
Oshkosh State
Petition Drives Senators To Oppose Leonard Appointment
A Milwaukee civil rights group petitions Senators Nelson and Proxmire to oppose Jerris Leonard's effort to head the Justice Department Civil Rights Division. The NAACP Youth Council cites concerns on ethnic representation and police policy records from 1965, including a push for a strict police stance and stop-and-frisk history, while Leonard’s backers point to his open housing support and Civil Rights praise from a Milwaukee attorney.
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Leonard
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
U.S
Jerris Leonard
Justice Department
Gaylord Nelson
William Proxmire
Milwaukee Youth Council
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Nelson
Proxmire
Betty Harris
Councils Education Committee
Lawrence Friend
Council
Atorney Lloyd A. Barbee
Laird urged to study volunteer army feasibility
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird was urged to oversee a 1 million study on replacing the draft with an all volunteer military force. Alfred Fit, assistant secretary for manpower, outlined a 12 to 18 month plan, including a 25 member panel and involvement from all services and private polling firms.
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Laird
New York Times
Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Johnson Administration
Alfred B. Fit
Defense
Pontagon
Nixon
Vietnam
Fitt
Pentagon
Secretary of Defense
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marines
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