Johnson to hear Taylor Viet Nam war proposals today
President Johnson chairs a war council to hear Maxwell Taylor’s recommendations for pressuring Hanoi and the Viet Cong. Taylor favors intensified air and ground actions plus more military aid to South Vietnam. Rusk and McNamara will attend as Taylor seeks concrete proposals after White House talks.
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Stewart Hensley
U.S
Taylor
North
Viet Nam
South Vietna
Khere
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Executive Mansion
Johnson
White House
Saigon
Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Committees
House
Senate
Lorain Chamber Pushes Municipal Airport
The Greater Lorain Chamber of Commerce backs plans for a city airport while the Lorain city council remains cautious. The two groups expressed their positions at a special dinner meeting at Castle-on-the-Lake Restaurant last night.
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Lorain
Greater
USW demands huge wage package in steel talks
Pittsburgh dispatch reports a looming May 1 contract deadline as United Steelworkers push for cradle to grave security, with industry sources calling the wage demands preposterous and far beyond concessions won in a recent can industry settlement.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
United Steelworkers Union
USW
Can
Negroes plan march on Wilcox County courthouse
Negro voters in Wilcox County plan a march on the courthouse after two earlier protests. SCLC field secretary Daniel Harrell says the aim is to pressure voter registration, noting blacks outnumber whites four to one but few are registered. The campaign, led by Martin Luther King Jr., has run for 10 weeks around Selma, with the county office open only twice a month.
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Camden
Ala
UPI
Wilcox County
Daniel Harrell
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCL
SCLC
Martin Luther King Jr
Alabama
Selma
Harrell
Oberlin Man Dies in Early Morning Crash
Raymond E. Firestone a 56 year old Oberlin resident and Perry-Fay Co. machinist died when his car collided head on with a semi truck on Rt 20 near West Ridge. The truck driver Leland Earl Hardy 42 from Grafton was treated for minor injuries. Firestone's wife and son were away in Florida. authorities sought to locate her.
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Lorain County
Raymond E. Firestone
Spring St
Oberlin
Firestone
Perry-Fay Co
Elyria
Rt. 20
West Ridge Fd
State Highway Patrol
Leland Earl Hardy
Grafton Rd
Grafton
Hardy
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Florida
Battle Near Da Nang Yields Heavy Losses and Escape
Reconnaisance pilots reported bodies of about 200 Viet Cong killed near Da Nang while a U.S. ranger battalion narrowly escaped destruction in Kontum Province. The Da Nang fight began with 2,000 government troops airlifted to Viet Cong positions. two U.S. Marine officers were killed, 17 wounded, and three helicopters were shot down. Nine Vietnamese dead, 34 wounded, and 20 missing. A separate escape story notes a ranger unit crawling to safety on foot, suffering nearly 100 casualties including 19 dead before reaching a clearing beyond Communist lines.
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Michael JT. Malloy
U.S
Saigon
Kontum Province
Siagon
US Army
James S. Bowers
North Trav
da Nang
Big Anirbase
Elyria water sale to townships stirs city reaction
Safety Service Director Jack M. Birchhill dismissed the idea of Elyria selling water to Carlisle Eaton Columbia townships. He said council must decide after the April 9 deadline set by Lorain County Commissioners and suggested a possible rate increase if sale goes ahead. The commissioners argued other cities can supply water, while Birchhill urged council to ignore the demand or proceed with a sale anyway.
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Cleveland
Safety Service
Jack M. Birchhill
Lorain County
Carlisle-Eaton-Columbia
Birchhill
Birchbill
Chris Nelson
Council Water Committee
Florida
Elyria
Carlisle
Eaton
Columbia
Sioners
J. Norman Thompson
Jwilling
Man's body found in fruit cellar
Police questioned Eula Dortch wife of John W. Dortch whose decomposed body was found in the basement of the Cleveland home where seven children aged 12 years to 16 months were living. Dortch appeared to have died from gunshot wounds and had been in the locked fruit cellar for two months. Coroner planned X rays to determine if death was violent while wife faced forgery charges.
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Cleveland
UPI
Carl Delay
John W. Dortch
Samuel R. Gerber
Dortch
Gerber
Eula
Joseph Cobb
New York Newspaper Strike Seen Off Without Walkout
In New York negotiators expressed optimism a new contract could be reached without a walkout at seven daily papers, reducing chances of a strike.
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New York
UPI
Map Daily
Pilots Strike Grounds Pan Am Worldwide Flights
Pan American World Airways faced a 7 p.m. strike by 1,528 pilots allied with ALPA after 15 months of deadlocked talks over working conditions and an 80 hour monthly flying time. Flights from 16 U S cities to 83 countries were grounded, affecting about 14,000 passengers daily as most employees were suspended for the duration.
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New York
APL
Pan American World Airways
Air Line Pilots Association
ALPA
Pan Am
Avon Chamber Plans Airport Needs Funding and Plan
Avon Chamber of Commerce outlines steps for a local airport project stressing the need for money and comprehensive planning. The report notes upcoming community input and municipal involvement on page 18.
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Avon Chamber of Commerce
Weather forecast: rain and mild warmth ahead
Rain remains likely with a light shower risk and temperatures around the mid 40s. Tonight lows near 34 degrees and a slight warm trend possible Friday with mostly cloudy skies. Sunset at 6.52 pm moonrise 6.28 am moonset 6.43 pm. Weather map page 28.
Shooting in Sebring Leaves One Dead Two Wounded
In Sebring Ohio late Wednesday night Erwin Perry Smith 28 of Alliance is held on a first degree murder charge after a dispute with ex-wife Sandra Briggs 24 Sebring. Victims include Robert L Wilson 28 Salem who died on arrival and 17 year old Linda Cavella Canton and Briggs wounded in City Hospital in fair condition.
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Alliance, Ohio
UPT
Sebring
Ohio
Robert L. Wilson
Salem
Linda Cavella
Canton
Sandra Briggs
City Hospital
Erwin Perry Smith
Alliance
Lenten Guideposts on a Midtown Bus
Sam Cascavilla drives a New York City bus inviting two late passengers aboard with a calm reminder there is time before the fare. The scene unfolds aboard a floating city of varied riders as he notes the momentary temperature and route past 50th Street toward Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall.
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Sam
50Th Street
Madison Square Garden
Radio City Music Hall
Waltorf Astoria
Eighth Avenue
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