Rockefeller Faces GOP Revolt Over New York City Garbage Plan
Senate leaders warned Governor Rockefeller that Republican support must solidify for a temporary state takeover of the city sanitation department or another solution must be found. Rockefeller broadcast a TV appeal from Schenectady to NYC as Assembly Democrats blocked a joint session pitch and Lindsay was urged to assume control if he can handle the situation.
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N.Y
Senate
Rockefeller
New York City
Earl W. Brydges
Assembly Democrats
Schenectady
National Guard
New York
John V. Lindsay
Kin of Gis Slain in Vietnam Plagued by Antiwar Diatribe
Grieving wives and mothers of fallen GIs receive anonymous antiwar mail. The packages include reprints from The Christian Century and a Susanville California return address of H L Hummel. Officials note first class mail cannot be censored and ongoing investigations yielded few prosecutions.
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Vietnam
Washington
Associated Press
Susanville
Calif
P.O
H. L. Hummel
Christian Century
Chicago
The
House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Supreme Court
Charles E. Johnson
Rockefeller Strains Split GOP Conservatives Over Labor Ties
In Washington AP reports Gov. Nelson Rockefeller may win labor goodwill by ending New York City garbage strikes while conservatives doubt his loyalty. Romney remains favored for the GOP nomination, with Rockefeller as a potential write‑in or Miami Beach power base, but distrust persists over liberal stances and recent labor actions. A Hue bridge attack scene contrasts with US politics.
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Washington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York City
New York
Rockefeller
Michigan
George Romney
Romney
Miami Beach
Fla
Johnson signals bombing halt if Hanoi stalls doublecross
President Johnson says he would halt bombing of the North and begin peace talks if Hanoi avoids a double cross. He spoke after a college visitor challenged antiwar students and urged derailed plans to end the war. Aides gave no comment on emissary talks in Hanoi or Saigon last month.
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Washington
Johnson
South Vietnam
Hanoi
White House
Roman C. Pucinski Dill
Chicago
U.S
Saigon
Pucinski
State Department
Vietnam
CIDG Infiltration by Communists The Lang Vei Case
Military sources say the Lan Vei Special Forces Camp near Khe Sanh was infiltrated by Viet Cong agents. U S Green Berets acknowledge 30 percent of CIDG troops may be Communist, with infiltrators feared inside training camps.
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Khe Sanh
Vietnam
Lan Vei
U. S
U.S
Lang Vei
Green Berets
Lackawanna High School Attendance Drops After Racial Brawls
In Lackawanna New York nearly half of 1085 pupils at Lackawanna Senior High School were absent after Friday racial brawls. Absenteeism ran high in nine city schools with 476 missing at the high school and only a small portion of the black enrollment present.
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Lackawanna, N.Y
Lackawanna Senior High School
Syracuse forms nonprofit to aid low income housing
A private nonprofit group formed by area industrial, banking, and business firms in Syracuse aims to promote construction and rehabilitation of housing for residents with low and moderate incomes.
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Syracuse, N. Y
Syracuse
Freighter Carrying 51 Tons Explosives Missing At Sea
The Coast Guard reported a Danish freighter loaded with 51 tons of explosives is missing in the Atlantic, somewhere between the Azores and a U S Army post in Georgia, heightening search and safety concerns.
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Azores
Georgia
Coast Guard
Vietnamese general Tran Do reported killed in Saigon
Saigon reports Maj. Gen. Tran Do, a senior North Vietnamese officer, was killed in Saigon recently. Police released photos of his body. The U S Embassy says he served as deputy commander of the political office of the Communist Central Committee for South Vietnam and appears in Viet Cong documents as deputy commander of the Liberation Army of South Vietnam.
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South Vietnam
Tran Do
U.S
Tran
Communist Central Committee For
Liberation Army of
Moon Surveyor 7 Resumes Moon Pictures From Pasadena
Surveyor 7, idle for three weeks, resumed photo taking on the moon today at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena. Controllers feared overheating as the lunar day advanced while the three legged craft, which landed January 9 near Tycho crater, sent back 21 274 photographs of the rugged terrain.
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Pasadena
Calif
Pulsion Laboratory
Tycho
Earth
Will Continue Boycott in Orangeburg
Negroes in Orangeburg South Carolina say they will keep boycotting local businesses to press for civil rights compliance. The move follows a campus clash last Thursday at South Carolina State College where three students died and 36 were injured in confrontations with police.
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Orangeburg
S.C
South Carolina
South Carolina State College
Allies Tighten Grip as Reds Repel Citadel Attack
In Hue the U S and South Vietnamese Marines failed to take the Citadel inner walls after a costly assault. More than 1,000 Allied troops pressed against encircled Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces along the Perfume River with heavy fighting and air support lacking.
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Hue
Saigon
U.S
al Chang
U. S
Four Die in Rural Fire. Two Suffer Illness
A kerosene space heater sparked a blaze in a two story La Grange Town home. Chester Van Tassell Sr 46 Elizabeth Van Tassell 38 Raymond 11 Tammy 3 died. Chester Jr 18 and Harry 13 survived in hospital. Ambulances rushed victims to Vasvar Brothers Hospital and St Francis Hospital.
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Dutchess County
Lawrence Quinlan
Elizabeth
Raymond
Tammy
Chester Jr
Harry
Vassar Brothers Hospital
Midtown Manhattan
van Tassell
Vas Brothers Hosiital
St. Francis Hospital
10500 More Combat Troops Headed to Viet Nam
The United States will rush about 10 500 additional Army and Marine ground troops to South Vietnam for insurance purposes. Assistant Secretary of Defense Phil Goulding cited Gen Westmoreland and said the move aims to bolster forces facing North Vietnamese and Viet Cong across the country, including near Khe Sanh. The Pentagon notes this does not necessarily raise the authorized strength of 525 000.
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Washington
United States
South Vietnam
Defense Department
Phil G. Goulding
William C. Westmoreland
Goulding
U.S
Khe Sanh
Pentagon
U S Korean talks show little progress in Seoul
In Seoul, Cyrus Vance and South Korea's premier and ministers spent nearly three hours in talks with little progress on bridging U S North Korea rift. Koreans pressed defenses against North threats while agreeing to annual ministerial reviews and a June Washington meeting.
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USS
Cyrus Vance
South Korea
United States
Vance
Chung Il-kwon
Chung Hee Park
Washington
U.S
North Korea
Park
Hue after two week battle leaves bloodied streets and decaying bodies
Vast damage marks Hue as civilians cower among shell pits with graves dug in streets. North Vietnamese forces near the citadel push the city toward mourning as refugees crowd riverside camps and medical aid remains scarce. Water and power fail while food relief arrives aboard Navy craft.
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Vietnam
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