Lighter Titanium Helmets Considered by Army
The Army weighs lighter titanium helmets to replace standard manganese steel, promising similar protection with less weight. Edgewood Arsenal tests suggest titanium can be about a pound lighter, with options for greater head protection at a higher cost. Some soldiers and parents ask to purchase them privately as limited experimental sets circulate. The Army bought 400 experimental helmets for about $47,000 in a materiel effort.
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Army
Edgewood Arsenal
Vietnam
Defense Department
United States
Titanium Metals Corp. of America
LBJ Heads to Honolulu for High Level Military Confab
President Johnson travels to Hawaii for a military planning confab with Adm. U S Grant Sharp and other top officers. Expected attendees include Adm. John McCain, Gen. Farle Wheeler, and senior White House aides as they discuss manpower and future command transitions.
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Johnson
U.S. Grant Sharp
Pacific
Sharp
Camp David
Mal
Hawaii
Farle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
William P. Bundy
Angier Riddie Duke
Bong Ja Kin
South Orga
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Dean Rusk
Mcfain
White House
Wall W. Rostow
Harry McPherson
Charles Murphy
Marines Capture Hill at Khe Sanh During 77 Day Siege
Marines captured strategic hill at Khe Sanh during a 77 day siege. After encirclement broke, the regiment swept surrounding areas. American plans consider replacing troops along the DMZ with South Vietnamese forces, with First Vietnamese Division refitting before assuming duties near Con Thien and at Khe Sanh.
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U.S
Gio Linh
North Vietnam
Beilenson to Seek Abortion Rule for Severely Deformed Fetuses
SACRAMENTO UPS Sen Anthony Beilenson said he will introduce a bill to legalize abortions when there is substantial risk the child will be born deformed. Reagan opposed such a provision calling it Nazi euthanasia. Beilenson aims to spur public discussion and said passage could raise California abortions by about 30 percent.
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Ronald Reagan
Wellenson
U.S. Senate
Thomas H. Kuebel
California
Reagan
Beilenson
W. Craig Biddle
Riverside
Biddle
Ifornia
Japan Police Block U S Hospital Attack
In Tokyo police halted a planned attack on the new U S Army hospital at Oji by leftist protesters. About 3 090 police defended the gates and 2 000 additional officers guarded surrounding streets as demonstrators armed with sticks attempted to breach the facility.
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U.S
Tokyo
UPI
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U.S. Army Hospital
Oji
Tad
Democratic governors meet to discuss presidential candidate
Democratic governors held a closed afternoon session in St. Louis to discuss the party’s presidential race. Governor Harold F. Hughes of Java led the talks saying the meeting was not for or against any candidate and no unity behind Kennedy McCarthy or Humphrey was expected. Several governors voiced reservations about influencing the national convention and Iowa’s sentiment suggested Kennedy’s general popularity, though not a delegate reflection.
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National Democratic Governors Conference
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Hubert Uumphrey
Iowa
Richard J. Hughes
New Jersey
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Iown
Hippies Roam Irvine Park as 60,000 Gather for Hindu Parade
Police arrest 43 teens for marijuana possession amid a 60,000 crowd at Irvine Park, with one girl charged for indecent exposure in a psychedelic scene. Officials describe chaotic traffic jams and a five hour exit from Malibu Canyon Road as the Hindu festival began with a Wilshire parade and daisy distribution to 3,000 spectators.
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Orange County
Irvine Parl
Timbee
Timboe
Malibu Canyon
Ventura Freeway
Los Angeles
Elysian Park
Malibu
Wilshire Boulevard
Hallywood
U S Chides Hanoi on Talks Site Over Location Choice
U S officials urged North Vietnam to accept Geneva or one of four Asian sites for talks, rejecting Hanoi's Warsaw proposal. State Department spokesman McCloskey defended seeking a mutually acceptable venue, denying that Washington is stalling and stressing readiness to meet anytime, anywhere with Hanoi.
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North Vietnam
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Hue
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Geneva
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New Delhi
Jakarta
Vientiane
Laos
Meccloskey
United States
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McCloskey
State Department
Johnson
Hana
White House Egg Roll Returns Amid Showers on South Lawn
The annual White House Easter egg roll was held on the south lawn despite clouds and scattered showers. The first family was away with Mrs. Johnson at the Texas ranch and Lynda Bird Robb working. only adults with a child under 12 could attend. Music came from military bands while egg rolling and hiding contests entertained Washington children.
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UPI
White House
South Lawn
President Johnson
Hawaii
Navy
Assembly Votes Open Meets by UC Regents
SACRAMENTO UPI The Assembly voted 4 today to require the University of California Board of Regents to open its meetings to the press and public. The proposed constitutional amendment by Assemblyman William T Bagley and Alan Rafael would align the regents with the Brown Act, which requires open meetings for state and local agencies even when held as subcommittees. The measure goes to the Senate and, if passed, to the November ballot.
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Board of Regents
Despondent GI Sets Self Afire Near Poplar California
AWOL soldier Donnie G. Lewis, 21, despondent over Vietnam injuries, poured gasoline on himself and set it alight at his grandmother s home in Tulare County. He suffered third degree burns on his back and first and second degree burns on hands and arms and was listed in Fair condition at Tulare County Hospital.
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Calif
UPS
Vietnam
Donnie G. Lewis
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Tulare County Hospital
Tulare
Lewis
Flossie Smith
Hindu Boat Capsizes in Hooghly River. 22 Feared Dead
In Calcutta, a boat carrying Hindu New Year celebrants capsized on the Hooghly River Sunday. Police report 22 of 35 aboard feared drowned, with rescue efforts ongoing as the tragedy unfolds.
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India
UPT
Hooghly
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