Buddhist leaders back elections pledge in Saigon
In Saigon Buddhist leaders affirmed support for the military government's plan to hold elections in three to five months and halted demonstrations. They warned supporters to return to the streets if elections are not held as promised and reserved decision on demanding Ky's resignation. The North pressed for the government to step down while the Viet Cong war effort slowed. Air and naval strikes hit North Viet Nam and losses rose to 306 planes, with a collision of two B57s near Da Nang.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Viet Cong
U.S. 101St Airborne
U.S. Air Force
Navy
North
Viet Nam
Mu Gia
British skirts spark public debate in spring fashion
A London AP piece notes Britain divided over shorter skirts as fashion trends rise. Readers comment on provocative hemlines, with reactions ranging from praise of designers to concerns about decency. A Yorks overseer cites productivity impact while Pat Gadd’s 17 year old dress faces restaurant denial.
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London
Britain
Yorkshire
Kathleen Yorke
Kathleen
Daily Sketch
John Wright
Orpington
Kent
H. G. Jenner
Blythe
Northumberland
J. M. Hampstead
Amersham
Pat Gadd
Margaret Fox
Shriver Anti Poverty Talk Drenched by Hecklers
Sargent Shriver blamed professional demonstrators for a hooting disruption that ended a Citizens Crusade Against Poverty meeting. The protest included threats to quit the AFL CIO group and involved figures from Youth In Action and religious leaders who condemned the demonstration as planned rather than spontaneous.
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Washington (Ap
Sargent Shriver
Shriver
Office of Economic Opportunity
Allen Moore
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Brooklyn
N.Y
Barbara Taylor
Washington
Bayard Austin
Citizens’ Organization
Eugene Carson Blake
United Presbyterian Church
General Secetary
World Council of Churches
Crusade
Blake
Citizens Group
Industrial Union Department
Afl.cio
Austin
New York City Plans Record 4 Billion Budget
Mayor John Lindsay unveiled a $4.615 billion budget for the next fiscal year, the first four billion city budget in history. The plan runs a $520 million deficit funded by proposed tax increases and contains $102 million more for anti poverty programs and $60 million for employee pay raises.
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NEW York
John V. Lindsay
Robert F. Wagner
Lindsay
Board of Estimate
Eugene M. Becker
Council Democrats
Woman stabbed to death in Beacon apartment
Police report a 55 year old woman named Mary Williams was found stabbed to death in her Beacon New York apartment. The body was discovered about 5 30 a m.
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Beacon
N.Y
Mary Williams
Upstate New York Forecast Promises Dry Mild Weather
Extended forecasts from the Weather Bureau for Saturday through Wednesday predict mainly dry conditions in Upstate New York with a slight chance of light showers early next week. Rainfall totals stay under a tenth of an inch while daytime highs reach the 50s and nights fall to mid 20s to low 30s, near normal for the season.
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Albany
N.Y
New York
U.S. Weather Bureau
Utah's oldest couple celebrates birthdays in Ogden
William J. Dermody aged 102 marked his birthday in Ogden where he has lived since 1881 and remains Western Union's oldest pensioner. He began as a telegraph operator in Mount Vernon Ohio before heading to San Francisco for a ship to the South African mines. Hilda Erickson 1%, of Grantsville, noted as Utah's oldest woman.
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Ogden, Utah
William J. Dermody
Utah
Ogden
Dermody
Western Union Telegraph Co
Western Union
Mount Vernon
Ohio
San Francisco
Hilda Erickson
Grantsville
McNamara to Face Grilling Over Bomb Shortage in War
In Congress McNamara defends readiness policies amid GOP accusations of mismanagement in Vietnam war. Ford says the administration mishandles domestic defense while McNamara cites rising bomb production and ample stockpiles. Vance notes only 34 ships awaiting unloading as evidence.
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McNamara
Washington
Robert S. McNamara
House
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Johnson
Viet Nam
Republican House
Saigon
GOP
Pentagon
MacNamara
United States
North
South Viet Nam
Cyrus R. Vance
U.S
Vance
Chinese In Jakarta Destroy Embassy of Reds
In Jakarta more than 2 000 Indonesian Chinese attacked the Communist Chinese Embassy after a rally of about 40 000 Chinese descent. Troops protected staff while protesters smashed windows toppled flags and set debris alight, injuring two students.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Peking
Radio Peking
Indonesian Communist Party
National
Mother and daughter collide in unusual crash
A mother and her 25 year old daughter left the same house in different directions and collided minutes later at an intersection in Gadsden Alabama. Ann Smith and three other women sustained cuts and bruises while Mrs Bessie Lorene Smith was uninjured. Police have not determined fault.
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Gadsden
Ala
Bessie Lorene Smith
Ann
Girl At Draft Age Offered Enlistment
Carmen Sietsema an 18 year old high school senior in Wyoming Michigan received a draft age enlistment notice from the U S Army. She does not want to enlist and the item notes a female draft call situation and her reluctance.
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Wyoming
Mich
Carmen Sietsema
U. S. Army
Carmen
Army
Soft Coal Strike Near End as Talks Progress
Reports say negotiators near a coal contract ending a 50,000 miner strike across eight states, possibly mirroring a pact signed last Friday by the United Mineworkers and three independent operators. The walkout began Monday with some miners returning to work while talks continue in Washington.
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Pittsburgh
United Mineworkers
Union
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Washington
Thief Targets Sermon Tape In Richmond Church
The Rev. David Thomas Lowman of Mizpah Presbyterian Church reported a theft of a sermon tape titled Thou Shall Not Steal. The incident occurred in Richmond Virginia and involved the taped message based on the Ten Commandments.
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Richmond, Va
David Thomas Lowman
Mizpah Presbyterian Church
Johnson backs high level Latin American parley in Mexico
President Johnson endorsed a proposal for a high level Latin American summit to accelerate the Alliance for Progress. He spoke during a Mexico City visit unveiling a Lincoln statue and urged careful preparation alongside imaginative action. He noted plans to visit South America and repair the Darien Road gap to complete the Pan American Highway.
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Mexico City
Johnson
Alliance For Progress
U. S
Latin America
Abraham Lincoln
Polanco
Arturo Illia
U.S
South America
Mexico
Lincoln
Amigo Abe
United States
NEA Radio- Telephoto
Bloodless Bullfighting Debut In Philadelphia Draws Court Attention
Bloodless bullfighting opened in Philadelphia drawing 1,500 spectators as Judge Edward J. Griffiths scheduled a second hearing after a bid by the SPCA to block the event. Bullfighters twirled capes around 700-pound bulls while officials checked animal condition.
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Philadelphia
Shrine of
Quakerism
Liberty Bell
Pennsylvania Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Common Pleas Court
Edward J. Griffiths
Griffiths
Vincent A. Carroll
Bravo Enterprises, Inc
SPCA
Robert G. Hudson
Jeff Ramsey
Mexico City
Three Doctors and Nurse Save 5 Year Old in Cincinnati Crash
In Cincinnati Ohio a 5 year old boy Jack Baker was struck by a car during rush hour. Dr Emilio Ferrara and a nurse Jean Carr arrived and began resuscitation. Two other doctors Dr Earl Solomon and his wife Ann joined and used improvised tools to perform a tracheotomy. The boy regained breath and was hospitalized in critical condition today. The driver was not charged.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Jack Baker
Emilio Ferrara
Ferrara
Jean Carr
Earl G. Solomon
Ann
Mrs. Solomon
Iraqi government lifts nine hour curfew after Aref death
Travelers report calm in Baghdad as President Abdel Salam Aref is to receive a state funeral Saturday. Aref’s body was flown from Basra after a helicopter crash near the Persian Gulf city, which burned in a sandstorm on Wednesday night, ending in his death.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Abdel Salam Aref
Baghdad
Aref
Persian Gulf
Basra
Castro Cuts Sugar Crop Estimates
Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro lowered this year's sugar crop forecast to 5 million tons, citing a drought described as the worst in decades. He also projected a 1967 crop of 4 million tons and a 1970 crop of 10 million, with exile economists noting Cuba’s main cash crop cannot exceed 5 million this year.
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Miami
Fla
Fidel Castro
Castro
Cuba
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Jacksonville
Mary Coombs
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
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