Escalation Is Asked by Ky in Guam Conference
Premier Ky urged a sharp escalation of the Vietnam war including bombing Hanoi and sealing Haiphong, blocking Laos and Cambodia. Johnson’s advisers noted Communist escalation as U S officials stressed no new troop deployments. Rusk McNamara and Westmoreland described increased Vietnamese fighting while saying the war’s tempo rises without a move to greater U S forces. Lodge to be named ambassador at large to Saigon.
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Johnson
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Vietnam
Guam
Naval Headquarters
WpephEty
United States
Hanoi
Haiphong
Laos
Cambodia
Dean Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
Rusk
McNamara
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Westmoreland
Henry Cabot Lodge
Saigon
Austrian Premier Visits Lipetsk Steel Plant
Austrian Premier Josef Klaus flew from Leningrad to Lipetsk to inspect a steel plant built with Austrian technicians assistance. The visit highlights bilateral cooperation in industrial projects and technical support.
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Moscow
UPI
Josef Klaus
Leningrad
Lipetsk
Thieves loot im plement plant with torch fire
Burglars used an acetylene torch to burn open a safe at an im plement company in Portage Wisconsin and stole about $100 over the weekend. The incident was reported by UPI with the exact plant not specified.
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Portage, Wis
Gunmen Loot Menasha Home in Rare Coins heist
Three masked bandits forced the Wan ier ski family to aid in looting a coin collection and cash from a food market safe and the husband’s billfold. The men kept gloves on while handling a baby and allowed a mother to change its clothes. One thief declined to take the baby’s money. No one was seriously harmed. The incident prompted police investigation and was linked to a basement hold up while two other men took two tons of coins. Continued on Page 12, Col. 5.
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Menasha
Ervin Wanierski
Sixth St
Katherine
Wanierski
Betty
Milk Holding In Fifth Day Across States
The fifth day of a 25 state milk holding action saw farmers united in self defense and protests, with violence reported but no clear price rise. NFO leaders warned of selling milk cows if the tactic fails while incidents in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin included drained tanks and a lead arsenic scare via a threatening card.
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Chicago
Tennessee
National Farmers Organization
NFO
Oren Lee Staley
Corning
Iowa
St. Louis
St. Louis Sanitary Milk Producers Association
Omaha
Clarion County
New Bethlehem
Lowell Bliss
Don Young
Indiana
Ohio
NFC
Wendell Waltz
Madison
Wis
Police
Stop Holding Trucks Milk Action Sees Fifth Day
The National Farmers Organization milk withholding enters its fifth day with reports of truck holds and milk dumping. Gov. Knowles ordered the action halted after consultations with the attorney general. Madison residents return to normal milk use as tests show no poison, though officials caution against Friday and Saturday purchases. Police say arsenic claim involved a bulk milk truck, with tests continuing.
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Associated Press
National Farmers Organization
Warren Knowles
Attorney General
Madison
City Board of Health
Statewide alert for three gunmen in rare coin heist
Menasha police issued a statewide alert for three armed gunmen who robbed a rare coin and currency collection owned by Ervin Wanierski at 4282 Sixth St. The family was bound with clothesline and tape, the youngest fearful of not getting his share as coins were crammed into pockets. Descriptions note three white males, ages 20 to 36, with specified attire and pistols, possibly using a dark blue Cadillac and tan Ford sedan. more vehicles may have been involved due to the weight of coins carried away.
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Menasha
Ervin Wanierski
Sixth St
Wanierski
Congress To Recess On Thursday
Congress moves to a 10 day Easter recess after a shortened week with little final action expected. The Senate considers a 122 billion defense and Vietnam War supplemental, while ethics testimony in the Dodd case continues privately. The House awaits Powell's legal challenge to his exclusion, with roughly 150 members continuing their duties.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Johnson
Senate Ethics Committee
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Bul
John Stennis
D-Miss
House
Adam Clayton Powell
Big Coin Robbery Trio Haul Of Old Money
A $40 000 to $50 000 coin theft from Ervin Wanserski’s basement storage followed a doorbell ruse at 9 p.m. Sunday in Menasha. Three men abducted Wanserski and forced him to assist moving coins from the market below his home. FBI involvement noted for over $5 000 taken. Police chief Lester Clark leads the investigation with the case described as planned for more than a year. Continued on Page 12, Col. 2.
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Menasha
Betty Wanierski
Sixth St
Ervin Wanserski
Wanserski
Lester Clark
Wanierski
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Untried Unit Repels Viet Cong In Night Battle
Viet Cong battalions attacked a smaller American armored unit 31 miles north of Saigon. Despite heavy mortar fire and near misses, U.S. planes and reinforcements turned the tide. Casualties ran high on both sides with 224 enemy dead or wounded and 31 Americans wounded. The clash ended with jets overhead and armor reinforcements rescuing the position.
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Bau Bang
Vietnam
Saigon
U.S. 9Th Division
U.S
California Educators Face LSD Challenge Says Rafferty
Los Angeles AP recalls state superintendent Dr Max Rafferty warning about LSD as the next major issue in California schools He calls the problem dry rot in the human soul and urges policy action at the California Association of Secondary School Administrators convention with about 1200 administrators present.
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Los Angeles
California
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Max Rafferty
Rafferty
California Association of Secondary School — Administrators
Boy saved 7 year old from canal earns dessert reward
Ricky Richards was sent to bed without supper for coming home late. His mother later learned he had rescued a seven year old playmate from a water filled canal. The next night he received seconds on dessert as thanks.
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Face London
UPI
Ricky Richards
Ricky
Red-Shirt Rally Linked to State Conservation Dept
A legislative probe heard that the red-shirt rally against the Kellett reorganization bill was arranged and promoted by the state Conservation Department. The Joint Senate Assembly Committee reviewed letters and calls directing staff to contact private clubs and organize publicity for the event. About 450 red-clad sportsmen attended the Madison rally on the eve of a Feb. 4 legislative hearing, as prosecutors examine possible improper use of state staff and supplies in lobbying.
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Madison
Kellett
Senate Assembly
Plague Closes Coastal City of Vung Tau
Saigon reports plague outbreak in Vung Tau with 23 cases and two deaths since March 17. City closed to foreigners except official business. U S military stops three day rest passes. Fourteen soldiers and four civilians hospitalized. no Americans affected.
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Vung Tau
Saigon
U.S
Constitution Approved for South Vietnam Civilian Return
South Vietnam's military leaders approved a draft constitution without changes, paving the way for civilian government. The 117 member assembly drafted it and final approval by the armed forces council is expected. promulgation by May 3 sets elections for a civilian president and vice president within six months, with national elections for a two house assembly within a year. The president will act as head of state and government, appoint a prime minister, and cabinet.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Constituent Assembly
Armed Forces Council
Nguyen Cao Ky
Johnson
Guam
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