Allies Pound Reds In Northeast Vietnam Near DMZ
American infantrymen rushed to support Marines in the northeast sector near Dong Ha as heavy air strikes and artillery hit North Vietnamese positions. The 196th Light Infantry Brigade reinforced near Route 1 and Dong Ha while the See Allies article notes 1,139 enemy casualties and 93 U.S. and allied deaths with 449 wounded through late Thursday night.
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Vietnam
Dmz
Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Dong Ha
196Th Light Infantry
Lewis M. Simons
Simons
3Rd Marine Division
A Shan
Hue
Robert E. Cushman
North Vietnam
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Cushman
Vietnamese Delta divisions show improved aggressiveness under new commander
U S officers say the South Vietnamese 7th 9th and 21st divisions in the Mekong Delta perform better under Maj. Gen. Nguyen Duc Thang since March 1. They note higher aggressiveness morale and combat efficiency and expect no major US troop increases but more American infantry brigade operations in the area.
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Washington
Mekong Delta
U.S
Delta
Saigon
South Vietnam
Nguyen Duc Thang
4-H Public Speaking Winners Named in Somerset County
Twenty eight 4-H club members from Somerset County competed May 1 at St Peters Catholic School in Somerset. Premiums of 150 were paid by the County 4-H Development Fund. Senior and junior divisions were based on age with regional and state contests linked to Greensburg Penn State and 4-H Days.
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Somerset County
St. Peters Catholic School
Somerset
Greensburg
Penn State
Austin Hurd
William Cesarone
Indonesia Shipboard Talks Offer Sunk By Hanoi
Washington reports Hanoi rejected Indonesia's offer to send a cruiser to the Tonkin Gulf as a venue for preliminary Vietnam talks. The move preserves a month-long stalemate between Hanoi and Washington and ends a recent flurry of peacemaking hopes.
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Washington
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Vientiane
Associated Press
Indonesia
Tonkin Gulf
U.S
Sylvia Porter Talks Stock Market Explosion
Financial columnist Sylvia Porter outlines the Wall Street surge sparked by a Johnson speech on Vietnam peace hopes. The series explains how the trading boom built over time and what it implies for investors.
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Wall Street
Johnson
Vietnam
Sylvia Porter
Daily American
Fire Dept. Will Display Squad Car at Somerset Diamond
Somerset Volunteer Firemen promote May fund drive by displaying their new squad car at the Somerset Diamond this Friday from 5 to 9 p.m. Chief John A. Wilson and the department will be on hand to explain the unit and accept contributions for the current fund campaign. The rescue unit is described as one of the finest in the state section.
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Somerset
Somerset Diamond
John A. Wilson
Fire Department
Telephone Union Secures 1968 Wage and Benefit Pact
In 1968's largest labor contract so far the AFL-CIO Communications Workers won a three year package delivering about 20 percent in wage and fringe gains for roughly 600 000 Bell System workers. The settlement raises top pay for plant craftsmen and other classes and includes improved vacations holidays pensions and medical life insurance.
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Washington
Afl-Cio Communications
Bell System
Beirne
New York
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
California
Bell
Might of Zion Celebrates 20 Years With Parade of War Spoils
Jerusalem staged a 20th anniversary parade featuring 4,500 troops and 450 vehicles. The display showcased Soviet and American arms seized from Arabs, including MIG21 and Skyhawk jets, T55 tanks, and PT76 armor, marching past dignitaries as Arab protests flared nearby.
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Jerusalem
Zion
United States
France
United Nations
Jordan
Middle East
Israel
United Nations Security Council
Lebanon
Syria
al Fatah
Levi Eshkol
Zalman Shazar
Moshe Dayan
Egypt
King Murder Suspect James Earl Ray A Model Prisoner
FBI and prison records show James Earl Ray, later charged with killing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was considered a model prisoner at Leavenworth. He earned 45 days early release for meritorious conduct and had a varied early release and parole history before becoming an escapee from Missouri State Penitentiary.
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Washington
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Leavenworth
Kaw
Ray
Kansas City
Bureau of Prisons
Missouri State Penitentiary
FBI
California
Illnois
David Shaffer Wins FFA Public Speaking Contest
David Shaffer son of Mr and Mrs Galen Shaffer of Berlin RD 4 won first place in the Somerset Westmoreland County FFA Public Speaking Contest at Somerset United Methodist Church. He also won first in the 4 H public speaking contest and will advance to the regional event May 15 at Rustic Lodge Indiana.
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David Shaffer
Galen Shaffer
Berlin RD
Somerset - Westmoreland County
Somerset United Methodist Church
Shaffer
Edgar Hollada
Meyersdale Area High School
Jay Shaffer
Somerset Area High School
Daniel Will
Berlin Brothersvalley
Fred Gast
Derry High School
Henry Yoder
Meyersdale
Hollada
U. S. Farm Policy
Dan Will
FFA
Rustic Lodge
Indiana
Gary Miller
Derry
Soil Conservation Service
County 4-Hers Visit Harrisburg Legislators
Two county 4-H members Jackie Maust and Gary Lynch joined 130 Commonwealth 4-H'ers for State 4-H Capital Days. They met with officials observed the House and Senate and toured the Capitol and museum. Orientation was by Senator Reichman and Representative Bush and a banquet discussed the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention impact on youth.
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Harrisburg
Jackie Maust
R.D
Berlin
Gary Lynch
Friedens
House of Representatives
Senate
State Capitol
William Penn Memorial Museum
Jeanette F. Reichman
Northampton County
Alvin C. Bush
Lycoming County
Pennsylvania
Louis L. Manderino
Duquesne University School of Law
Russell E. Larson
Pennsylvania State College of Agriculture
Somerset County
Stanley G. Stroup
Bedford
Pennsylvania General Assembly
Kenneth H. Halverson
Somerset
Negotiations Halted as 28 Pickets Jailed in Philadelphia
Bell Telephone strike talks were interrupted when 28 pickets were jailed for mass picketing. Judge Griffiths set 90 days in jail, and Bell planned to resume negotiations Friday after a hearing on the injunction. The federation later began talks with the Pennsylvania Telephone Guild while seeking to limit the injunction’s scope.
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Philadelphia
Bell Telephone Co
Federation of Telephone Workers of Pennsylvania
Edward J. Griffiths
Bell
Francis Gill
Griffiths
Gill
Federation
Pennsylvania Telephone Guild
Telephone and Directory Department
CWA
Allegheny County
Bell Telephone Co. of
Pennsylvania
Aid For Hospital At Meyersdale
State Senator Stanley C. Stroup announced Gov. Shafer approved 170000 for Meyersdale Community Hospital construction under 106 million Hull Burton funds. The project is part of 31.8 million in 18 Pennsylvania hospital projects, with some deserving applications turned down due to funding limits and urged to reapply.
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Stanley C. Stroup
Raymond Shafer
Meyersdale Community Hospital
Meyersdale
Stroup
Hull-Burton
Pennsylvania
General Hospital
Hill- Burton
Birds return to London as cleaner air attracts species
London birds reappear after the 1956 Clean Air Act. Hoopoes, waxwings, bearded tits, and divers have been seen near Piccadilly and Buckingham Palace parks. Lord Hurcomb notes more insects aid feeding. Primrose Hill hosts a house martin colony for inner London’s first in 80 years. Some Canadian geese numbers rise.
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Granville Watts
London
Piccadilly Circus
Queen Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
Britain
Lord Hurcomb
British Committee On Bird Sanctuaries
Primrose Hill
Inner London
Regent’s Park
Hurcomb
St. James’s Park
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American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Hal McClure
King Model
Stephen M. Aug
R. B. Barner
R. Les
Lie Simpson
Jenner-Boswell Joint Schools
Eugene Grise
Soil Conservation Service Office
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Hers
Aid For Hospital
Winchester
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Jackie Price
Joyce Miller
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