Volpe warns mass transit breakthrough needed within two years
Secretary Volpe told AP that curb in auto use may be required in central cities if rapid mass transit advances do not occur within two years. He warned roads and expressways alone won’t solve the traffic crisis and said drivers could shift to walking or mass transit if cars crawl at five miles per hour.
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Washington
John A. Volpe
Volpe
Associated Press
Central City
Ike's Condition Remains Critical at Walter Reed
Army doctors report former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remains in critical condition with ongoing congestive heart failure. A morning bulletin notes he slept comfortably most of the night and receives brief visits from immediate family.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John L. Bradley
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Telephone Rate Hike Suspended by PSC in New York
The Public Service Commission froze a 10.5 percent rate increase sought by New York Telephone Co. and ordered an investigation into the firm’s finances. The raise, requested last Thursday, would have taken effect April 24 and allegedly added about 175 million dollars in income to fund construction and attract investment.
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Albany
N.Y
New York Telephone Co
Public Service Commission
PSC
Pressure mounts to speed New State Budget passage
Albany AP reports urgent push to approve a 6.4 billion state budget with Gov Rockefeller’s adviser warning that delaying could cost 30 million in revenues. Rockefeller and leaders meet as Brydges and Duryea pledge action by March 31 while Hurd urges the sales tax increase to raise 340 million next year.
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Albany
N.Y
Rockefeller
Senate
Earl W. Brydges
Assembly
Perry B. Duryea Jr
Brydges
T. Norman Hurd
Hurd
Rusk Warns of Possible Shift Toward Isolationism
Former Secretary of State Dean Rusk cautions that early warning signs point to a potential return to isolationism in the United States, saying the trend poses a danger to international engagement and global leadership.
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NEW York
Secretary of State
Dean Rusk
Secret House Judiciary vote backs direct presidential election
A discreet vote among Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee shows overwhelming support for a constitutional amendment to provide the direct election of the President.
Bus crash near Painted Post injures six passengers
A Trailways bus carrying nine people plunged down a 25 foot embankment on Route 15, coming to rest on its side. Six passengers were hospitalized and one was in serious condition. The bus was traveling from Elmira to Buffalo, about one mile north of Painted Post.
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Painted Post
N. Y
Trailways
Elmira
Buffalo
Foggy Bell Wins Lincolnshire Handicap at Doncaster
Foggy Bell won the one mile Lincolnshire Handicap on soft turf at Doncaster in the season opener. Saratoga Skiddy finished second with Kamandu third and Owen Anthony fourth.
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Foggy Bell
Lincolnshire
Saratoga Skiddy
Kamandu
Owen Anthony
Rochester principals seek citywide school integration by fall
In Rochester New York principals of forty four elementary schools call for a complete integration of schools in the Rochester area by September.
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Rochester, N.Y
Rochester Area
Seek 2 Men in Theft at Rochester Market
Rochester police sought two men who robbed a supermarket manager of about $5,000. The incident was reported in the city, with investigators aiming to identify the suspects and recover the stolen funds.
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Rochester, N.Y
Police
Airline pilots threaten global strike over hijacking
The International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations warns of a 12 or 24 hour world wide strike if hijacking is not adequately punished. The federation covers about 70 percent of the world's 6500 pilots. The Soviet Union sent observers. Cuba, the main target of the resolution, was not represented.
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Amsterdam
International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations
Federation
Soviet Union
Cuba
Bar gain talks with unions stall after wage rejection
Albany unions that represent most state employees rejected the state’s wage and fringe benefit proposals. No meetings are scheduled now, said Abe Lavine, Rockefeller administration labor relations chief.
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Albany
N.Y
Abe Lavine
Gov. Rockefeller
Nigerian Drive Fails to Open Biafra Corridor
In a year long campaign the Nigerian army failed to force a 67 mile corridor through secessionist Biafra. March 1968 saw colonel and 15,000 to 20,000 men depart Enugu for Onitsha but after six weeks fewer than 1,000 troops remained, Biafran forces report.
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Umuahia
Biafra
Enugu
Onitsha
Niger Rive
Max Eastman Dies Noted Radical Leader at 86 in Barbados
Max Eastman 86 a prominent radical author editor and Bolshevism expert died on a Barbados island night. Widow Yvette and sister in law Suzanne Sekey plan bringing his body to New York on April 2. Eastman faced Sedition Act charges in 1918 over The Masses and was later acquitted in two trials.
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Bridgetown
Barbados
Max Eastman
Yvette
Suzanne Sekey
New York
Eastman
The
Masses
Marx
Lenin
Stalin
Russia
Eliena Krylenko
Maxim Litvinov
Ida Rauh
Nixon Proposes Tax Surplus Trim to Fight Inflation
President Nixon urged Congress to extend the 10 percent income tax surcharge for 12 months and cut federal spending significantly. He warned that inflation is an economic aggression and said budget revisions for the new fiscal year would reduce outlays well below January projections.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Lyndon B. Johnson
Biles
Treasury Department
Labor Department
Johnson
Viet Cong hit Dong Tam base. hundreds of tons of ammo destroyed
Viet Cong mortars hit the Dong Tam base south of Saigon, destroying hundreds of tons of ammunition and dozens of buildings. At least a few Americans were killed. more than 60 were wounded. The attack rolled as part of a 32nd night offensive with further ground actions near the demilitarized zone.
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Saigon
9Th Infantry Division
Dong Tam
Ira Hunt
McLean
9Th Division
Hunt
Max Nash
Quang Tri City
Demilitarized Zone
Dispute Over Peru Seizure of U S Oil Refinery
Lima says it paid 71 million to IPC for the refinery expropriation but Peru seized the funds to offset a 690.5 million claim. U S officials led by John N Irwin express little optimism for settlement as talks proceed with Peru's military government regarding the October expropriation of the refinery owned by International Petroleum Co a Standard Oil of New Jersey subsidiary.
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Peru
U. S
Lima
United States
Nixon
Voy
John N. Irwin
U.S
National Bank
IPC
Washington
International Petroleum Co
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
New Pakistan ruler vows to bring back sanity and elections
Gen Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan in a broadcast promised to restore sanity and lay groundwork for free elections. He stressed no personal political ambitions, pledging constitutional reform and an administration on the rails, following Ayub Khan's resignation amid strikes and unrest.
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Pakistan
Karachi
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Ayub Khan
Yahya
Ayub
Long U S Viet Force Withdrawal Could Last Two Years
Army staff officers estimate a complete pullout from Vietnam may take up to two years after an order is issued. They stress a calm, orderly plan to avoid waste and confusion seen in past withdrawals and to reposition 360,000 troops and equipment for worldwide commitments.
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U. S. Viet
Washington
U.S
Vietnam
Stanley R. Resor
Senate Armed Services Committee
Korea
Resor
United States
Johnson
Delta Jet Hijacked to Havana with 114 aboard
A Delta Air Lines jet carrying 114 passengers including 26 Marine recruits was hijacked by a Venezuelan suspect and diverted to Havana Cuba. After refueling in Miami the plane headed back toward the United States and landed safely.
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Miami
Delta Air Lines
Marine Corps
Cuba
United States
San Diego
Calif
Los Angeles
Delta
Havana
Dallas
DCE
Newark
N.J
William Wood
Persmission
Fort Worth
Tex
Wood
Little Rock
Ark
Jack May
Jimmy May
Big 4 Seek Path to Peace in Middle East Talks
At the United Nations the Big 4 delegates prepare to meet to pursue a durable Middle East peace. Sources say the talks may start next week amid cautious hopes and fear of failure, with President Nixon relying on Soviet cooperation for a settlement.
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United Nations
N.Y
Middle East
Nixon
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