US Ships and Smugglers Duel Off South Vietnam Coast
American warships engaged a large arms smuggling Communist trawler 100 miles south of the 17th Parallel. The trawler beached and blew itself up after a gun duel with the Swift and Brister escorts, wrecking a patrol boat and recovery of contraband ensued amid ongoing highland mortar attacks and U.S. casualties.
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George McArthur
Saigon
17Th Parallel
North
South Vietnam
U.S
Central Highlands
Quang Ngai
Brister
Coast Guard
Point Ellis
Swift
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Fowler Backs President Surtax Plan in Tax Debate
Secretary Fowler urged Congress to support Johnson's proposed 6 percent income tax surcharge while noting the investment tax credit and accelerated depreciation are separate, one aimed at dampening a capital goods boom and no longer needed. He argued the two measures differ in design and purpose.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Congress
Johnson
Fowler
Production Down Slightly Last Week
Oil and Gas Journal reports a small drop in weekly crude and lease condensate production. For the week ending last Saturday the average was 8,545,700 barrels per day, down 3,900 from the prior week and 37,900 from two weeks earlier. Texas and Louisiana fell while Oklahoma and New Mexico rose.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oil and Gas Journal
Texas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Probers Hear Motives Behind Dodd Fund Raising
Senate ethics panel probes Sen. Thomas Dodd motives in fund raising from 1961 to 1965. A 162 page stipulation outlines 456 709 raising total, with at least 150 000 deposited by Dodd in his banks. Parties expect hearings to conclude before Easter recess. Johnson and Humphrey featured at major events.
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Washington
Senate Ethics Committee
Thomas J. Dodd
Connecticut
Ameeee
Dodd
John Stennis
D-Miss
Congress
Stennis
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Students Boycott Suharto Rally in Jakarta
Jakarta student leaders boycott a Suharto rally as 50 000-plus supporters hear Maj. Gen. Amir Machmud urge stability. Most attendees were workers and civil defense personnel, with villages pressed to bring crowds.
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T. Jeff Williams
Jakarta
Indonesia
Suharto
Amir Machmud
Sukarno
Producers Plan Tour Of Hydroponic Industries
The Snyder Producers will tour Kimbro and Neiman Marcus Hydroponic Tomato Industries at Lake J B Thomas on March 20. Chair Joe Sentell says the group, known as the goldcoaters, will host several goodwill tours this spring and summer and invite Scurry County Industrial Development Corp members and others. The noon start at Sallies Cafeteria will feature Neiman McMichael and Chick Hale discussing the hydroponic story, followed by lunch and a tour at the lake community.
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Snyder
Snyder Chamber of Commerce
Kimbro
Neiman Marcus
Lake J. B. Thomas
Joe Sentell
Sentell
Lake Thomas
Refinery Cracker Tilt Forces Texas City Shutdown
The Texas City Refining plant shut down after its 365 foot catalyst cracker tilted from the top to ground, buckling starting Thursday. Plant spokesman Tom Dobbie said overhaul moved up from mid April. about 300 workers remain on overtime during the shutdown. The cracker, built in 1953, is the tallest in existence and a Gulf Coast landmark.
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Texas City, Tex
Texas City
Tom Dobbie
Gulf Coast
Dobbie
Texas House Backs Revenue Sharing Plan and Rights Debate
The Texas House approved a proposal for a constitutional convention to seek 5 percent of federal income tax revenue for state use, with Rep. Reed Quilliam touting possible $250 million yearly gains. Senate debated women’s rights measures as Hardeman opposed rapid changes to the constitution. Aikin's bill on college police authority and firearms passed in the Senate and heads to the House for action.
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Austin
John Connally
Congress
Reed Quilliam
Lubbock
Texas
Quilliam
Vietnam
Jake Johnson
San Antonio
William T. Moore
Bryan
U. S
Hardeman
Moore
Senate
House
Sen. A. M. Aikin
Paris
Powell Says Harlem People Won't Let Him Stay Jailed
Adam Clayton Powell plans to return to New York next Sunday and says the people in Harlem will not let him remain jailed if arrested on a contempt of court warrant. He will walk Harlem streets and deliver a Palm Sunday sermon at Abyssinian Baptist Church despite potential arrest. Powell comments on James Meredith's withdrawal from a special election and Meredith's stance on party support.
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Stratton L. Douthat Simini
Bahamas
Adam Clayton Powell
New York
Harlem
Powell
Meredith
America
Republican Party
New York State
State
Supreme Court
Arthur Markevich
Weather snapshot for Texas regions and brief storms
A multi region forecast reports high temperatures around 90 in North Central Texas and upper 80s to mid 90s elsewhere. Partly cloudy conditions persist with scattered thunderstorms possible in River areas and extreme north zones tonight through Wednesday. Low temperatures range from the 50s to 60s across regions with highs often in the 70s to 90s.
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Snyder
Texas
Northwest
Southwest
Prosecution Seeks Shaw Trial in Kennedy Case
Deputies guard a crowded Criminal District court as District Attorney Garrison presses to charge Clay L. Shaw with conspiracy in the Kennedy assassination probe. Shaw calls the accusations fantastic while three-judge panels decide whether to proceed to trial.
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Bill Crider
New Orleans
Dist. Att
Jim Garrison
Kennedy
Clay L. Shaw
Garrison
Shaw
International Trade Mart
Lee Havey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Warren Commission
Oswald
Dallas
Louisiana
U.S
Storms taper off across regions with ongoing winter storm toll
Storms eased after rain hail and winds affected the Ohio Valley southwest New York and Virginia. Snow continued in the West with up to eight feet in some mountains. Temperatures hit March 13 records from California to the Ohio Valley with highs in the 80s to 99 in Texas.
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Ohio Valley
New York State
Virginias
California
Montana
Midwest
Southland
Presidio
Tex
Wyoming County
New York
Buffalo
Dayton
Ohio
Churchville
Charleston
Beckley
W.va
Racine
Cleveland
Reno
Nev
Norden
Donner Pass
Sierra Nevadas
San Francisco
North Dakota
Ithe
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