Kennedy Calls to Halt Bombing Rejected in U S
President Johnson rejects Sen. Robert F. Kennedy's call for a pause in bombing North Vietnam. State Department and General Westmoreland oppose a halt, arguing pauses risk lives and prolong the war. Rusk notes Communists spurned a negotiating formula while Kennedy pushes for weeklong talks. Continued on page 10.
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Brothers Kennedy
Senate
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Sen
Robert Kennedy
D-N.y
New York Democrat
North Vietnam
SAP “Wirephore
Kennedy
Washington
Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
White House
Dean Rusk
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
United States
Winds topple drive-in screen in Glendale
High winds toppled the screen at a Glendale drive-in theater while the marquee remained intact showing the line Now showing Gone With the Wind. The incident left the theater operational but without the screen for viewing.
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Glendale
W. Va
UPI
Accused War Criminal Held In Brasilia
Franz-Josef Stangl, an Austrian born man aged 60, was brought to Brasilia after being captured in Sao Paulo while employed at an auto plant. West German and Austrian authorities seek his transfer for alleged roles in mass murders at Treblinka during World War II. Vienna tipped off Brazilian officials about his whereabouts.
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Brasilia
Brazil
West Germany
Austria
Franz-Josef Silangi
Stangl
Sao Paulo
Rio de Janeiro
Vienna
Stang
Treblinka
Warsaw
Jewish Documentation Center
Franz-Josef Stangl
Earthquake Kills Woman in Tokyo Area
An elderly woman died Thursday after suffering a heart attack during a Tokyo metropolitan quake. Three others were injured by falling objects as the tremor struck about 50 miles south of Tokyo Bay during the evening rush hour. Seismologists confirmed the quake’s location and timing.
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Tokyo
UPI
Tokyo Bay
Task Force Set to Study Shared Taxes
The Wisconsin Senate voted 23 to 9 to create a two year task force studying local government taxes. Democrats say the plan shields metropolitan funding, while Republicans cite the scope of issues. Mayor Otto Festge urged faster completion. Gov Knowles says he cannot intervene.
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Madison
Wisconsin Senate
GOP
Warren P. Knowles
Assembly
Otto Festge
Knowles
House Votes 4.5 Billion In War Funds
The House rejected an anti bombing declaration and approved a 4.5 billion military financing bill for Vietnam after a fiery 432 hour debate. The approved measure mirrors a Senate version, with a conference to resolve minor differences.
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Washington
House
Vietnam
Johnson
Senate
George E. Brown Jr
D-Calif
North Vietnam
House Conference Committee
Oshkosh Council Considers Lighting Upgrade and Regulations
City Manager Angus Crawford proposed street lighting upgrades while amendments to Dutch elm disease rules and single family dwelling construction regulations were approved. No action taken on a request. Oshkosh School Board seeks $90,000 gift for Oshkosh High School swimming pool construction. stories on pages 4 and 5.
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Angus Crawford
Oshkosh School Board
Oshkosh High School
County aviation panel seeks expert review for terminal expansion
The County Board aviation committee voted Thursday night to reengage consultants Howard Needles Tammen Bergendorf for a terminal needs study. Airport manager S J Wittman to arrange a meeting around March 46. Secretary Alvin Pinckley explained terminals must function to speed passengers from cars to planes, with loading trends shifting toward second story designs.
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S. J. Wittman
Howard, Needles, Tammen, & Bergendorf
Alvin C. Pinckley
Oshkosh
Pinckley
Joseph
Pair Rescued On Mountain Peak After 2 Week Ordeal
SAN FELIPE Mexico AP A college student Ogden Kellogg Jr 21 and his bride to be Eleanor Dart 20 were rescued after a two week hunger cold ordeal on Baja California Mt Diablo 7200 feet. Kellogg was lowered by rope from a cliff to base camp near the peak while Dart was found earlier in a canyon and guided rescue teams from San Diego and Los Angeles. They left Claremont Feb 3 for a 10150 foot climb and were reported missing Feb 13. Dart camped waited descended fed by a final helicopter hoist led by climber Bernhard who located Kellogg on a ledge. They plan to marry when able.
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San Felipe
Mexico
Baja California
Eleanor Dart
Ogden Kelloge Jr
Kelloge
Mt. Diablo
San Diego
Los Angeles
Aras
Calif
Miss Dart
Claremont
Baja Californi
Kellogg
Miss. Dart
Ogden
Two Cousins Shot to Death in Illinois Park
In Rockford Illinois two 14 year old cousins Wayne Mullendere and Ronald Johnson were found shot to death at a park pavilion after an anonymous tip. A woman caller told deputies where to find the bodies and muttered a chilling demand. Both youths, seventh graders from Wilson Junior High, were found on the pavilion floor with gunshot wounds to the stomach and head.
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Rockford, Ill
Point Blank
Winnebago County
Wayne Mullendere
Rockford Memorial Hospital
Ronald Johnson
Herb Brown
Wilson Junior High School
Lady driver requests car service at Wyoming station
A woman in Laramie drove into a service station and asked the operator to check tire air, wash windows, check oil, and replace two quarts with motor oil she supplied. He noted she smiled and thanked him for the help.
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Laramie
Wyo
UPI
Lang Vei Attack Sparks Communist Strike Theories
Two delta-wing jets allegedly from Laos bombed Lang Vei near the Laotian border killing 83 civilians and wounding 200. U.S. officials said the planes’ identity was undetermined with some speculation of a Communist strike, while others doubted that. The raid destroyed about 100 thatch and bamboo houses along a 400 yard stretch.
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Saigon
Laos
Lang Vei
U.S
South Vietnam
da Nang
J. Duffy
San Diego
Calif
Lang Wei
North Vietnam
U.S. Air Force
Air Force
Hoffa Denied Delay Before Prison Commitment
Federal Judge Frank W. Wilson refused James R. Hoffa extra time to settle affairs before entering prison. The ruling kept Hoffa’s March 7 commitment date, noting he did not show sufficient cause to delay. Hoffa’s team sought until April 1 to hand leadership to Frank E. Fitzsimmons and to stay for contract talks with trucking industry negotiators which had stalled.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Dist
Frank
W. Wilson
Hoffa
Teamsters
Wilson
David Previan
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Detroit
Washington
Airport Business Rises Substantially in Oshkosh February
North Central Airlines reports February passenger departures up over 20 percent at Oshkosh station. Total passengers through Winnebago County Airport reach 6909, with boardings 3419 and arrivals 3490, driven by boosts in air freight, air express, and air mail.
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North Central Airlines
Oshkosh
Louis Griedi
Winnebago County
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George Christian
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Gestapo
Martin Schreiber
Milwaukee
Walter Hollander
Edward Bernhard
Bernhard
Sierra Club
Ogden Kellogg Jr
AB Wirepnole
Rockford Boys
Wayne Mullendure
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