Army General Will Run Battle With Marines
Saigon reports say Lt. Gen. William B. Rosson will command a northern sector under a new MacV Forward structure. The move shifts control from Cushman’s Marine dominated area to a provisional Army corps, amid tensions over demilitarized zone duties near Hue and Phu Bai.
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Robert E. Cushman
Saigon
Dong
Hae Carnae
William B. Rosson
South
William C. Westmoreland
Sam
U.S
Nam
Sai
Anti
Gon
Marine Corps Do
At Corps
Vietnam
Rosson
West
Westmore
Hue
Moreland
Toiland
Quang Tri Province
Creighton W. Abrams
Phu Law
MACV
Military’ Assistance Command
Abrams
Rogon
Provisional Corps
Army
Cushman
Reds Renew Mortar Attacks Amid Coastal Fighting
Front line units and support aircraft swarmed the Da Nang area as U S infantry and South Vietnamese forces pressed assault against Communist troops. Reports cited hundreds of enemy deaths, multiple Marine and ARVN engagements, and civilian casualties in Saigon surrounding districts.
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Khe Sanh
U. S. Marine
South Vietnam
Saigon
U.S
da Nang
Tam Ky
Oue
From Our Reporters Notebook Highlights From Maryland
A Keedysville resident notes his first robin of spring amid earlier snow reports. Maryland and national topics cover census privacy questions, proposed limits on interrogatories, and a public opinion survey on census questionnaires. Health education film requests reach a record high in Maryland.
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Michael Drake
Keedysville
Rt. 3
Seagull
Robin
Jackson Betts
Ohio
Congress
Betts
Maryland
Congressman Betts
Maryland State
Hasith Department
Departments Health Education Division
U.S. Civil Rights Bill Cleared for Final Senate Vote
After seven weeks of debate the Senate advances a civil rights bill with open housing prohibitions. The measure would ban discrimination in sale or rental of most housing and extend protections to American Indians. Key sponsorsHart Javits Mondale Brooke praised the open housing provisions as the bill moves toward a final vote.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Ey Schools
Mansfield
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Jacob K. Javits
N.Y
Walter F. Mondale
Dminn
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Pink Beaches Of Bahamas Oil Slick Threatens Islands
A Greek tanker split with Venezuela oil washed ashore near Nassau and Exuma, blackening four miles of Bahamian beaches. Coast Guard and tug operations battle the slick as crews abandon hope of saving Harbour Island and nearby reefs.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Stratos Mastrotainis
National
Eleuthmas Air Sea Service
Florida
Aland
New York
Point James
U. S. Coast Guard Chain
Miami
Jugs
Tanio
Night Guard
Lyta
Tost
Gine
Aruba
West Palm Beach
Fla
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Exuma
Harbour Island
Astra Constanto CIA. Nav
Piraeus
Greece
Lloyd's Register of Ships
al Reef
San Juan Harbor
AF Captain Convicted For Refusal To Fly Mission
Air Force Captain Dale E. Noyd was convicted by a nine officer court martial at Cannon AFB of willful disobedience for refusing to fly a mission. The 34 year old cited religious beliefs and conscience. Sentencing ranges from fines and reprimand to dismissal, five years in prison and loss of pay. ACU lawyers sought to introduce mitigating testimony on religious beliefs and ideology.
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Clovis
Air Force
Dale E. Noyd
Noyd
Cannon Air Force Base
American Civil Liberties Union
William Heath
U.S
Nord
State Department
Department
Stockholm
Marvin Karpatkin
U S Recall Of Sweden Ambassador Over Civil War Speech
The recall followed Sweden's education minister Olof Palme joining demonstrators at a Vietnam protest in Stockholm on February 1. Palme gave a speech calling for a civil war in Vietnam, while North Vietnam's Moscow envoy attended. The U S criticized the behavior as inappropriate and increased security for the American embassy amid rising antiwar violence and threats to Heath.
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Washington
U.S
Vietnam
Stockholm
Sweden
Olof Palme
North Vietnam
Moscow
Palme
United States
South Vietnam
Heath
William W. Heath
Reading Inside Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Deaths of Salt Miners
A city section report outlines miners dying from carbon monoxide exposure. An expert is described by the reporter, highlighting risks and causes during mining operations.
Johnson to Campaign in California for renomination slate
President Johnson heads to California in spring to campaign for a slate backing his renomination bid. McCarthy attacks Johnson ads and signs petitions challenge his ballot placement while Rockefeller contemplates GOP unity talks.
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Johnson
California
Associated Press
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
McCarthy
New Hampshire
Vietnam
Rochester
N.H
Jonson
White House
Massachusetts
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Sill
New York City
Rockefeller
George Romney
Thomas C. Lynch
Edmund G. Brown
Los Angeles
Samuel J. Yorty
Brown
Yorty
Senate
Signa- Hampshire
Six Killed in Private Plane Crash Over Lake Michigan
Edward H. Aitchfield, 30M Corp. board chairman, died when his two engine plane plunged into fog near Meigs Field during landing. Five other people, including family members, were believed dead. Litchfield, 53, former University of Pittsburgh chancellor, was recovered five miles off the lakefront airport.
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Chicago
Edward H. Aitchfield
30M Corp
Lake Michigan
Litchfield
Coudersport
University of Pittsburgh
Meigs Field
Lake Front
Court bars release of draft board members addresses
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily forbid disclosure of addresses ages and military affiliations of draft board members. The stay delays a lower court ruling while the Selective Service System argues against revealing the information.
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Draft Board
Philadelphia
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Focal Draft Board
Appellate Court
U.S. District Court
Selective Service System
Harald K. Wood
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