Senators Debate Cease Fire and Bombing Policy
Mansfield and Percy call for a cease fire and negotiations with Hanoi while resisting complete halt without a negotiated quid pro quo. Thurmond urges widening bombing to hit North Vietnam targets. Smathers backs mining rivers. McCarthy doubts drive for freedom in South Vietnam. Javits criticizes Johnson for resuming bombing and urges halt unless negotiations resume.
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Percy
Hanoi
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
North Vietnam
Haiphong Harbor
George Smathers
Dolds
U.S
Eugene J. McCarthy
Dminny
South Vietnam
Jacob K. Javits
Communists Shell Two U.S. Units In Saigon Area
US reports two U.S. helicopter forced down southwest of Saigon with no casualties. Air strikes limited by bad weather as B52 raids target North Vietnam bases near Quang tri and Tay Ninh. Ground actions in South Vietnam ease while Marine and Korean operations yield casualties and captures.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Quang ‘Ri City
War Zone
Tay Ninh City
Air Force
Dien Bien Phu
Navy
U.S. Command
Canberra
Benner
Joseph Strauss
Europe
Russia
Malaysian Forces Kill Seven Communists Near Kuching
Malay security forces killed seven armed Communists in a Friday clash near Ludu, about 60 miles east of Kuching in Sarawak. Government spokesman said the encounter was the largest since the emergency ended, marking a significant government victory in Borneo.
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Kuching
Malaysia
Ludu Foion
Malaysian Borneo
Sarawak
Sinsie
Gugitillas
Powell to sue to reinsert Powell as congressman in Washington
Adam Clayton Powell, ousted NY congressman, plans a federal suit in Washington to challenge his removal. Powell stays in Bimini, while eight lawyers, including Carter and Kunstler, prepare the unprecedented bid. Powell may face arrest if he returns to the U.S. without immunity.
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Bimini
Bahamas
Adam Clayton Powell
New York
Bimini Bay
Powell
U.S
Miami
Washington
Rimini
Adam
Harlem
Robert L. Carter
NAACP
Herbert T. Delaney
Jean Camper Cahn
William Kunstler
Arthur Kinoy
Civil Liberties Union
Herbert Reid
Frank Reeves
Howard University
Henry Williams
Dinon follows dad into police work in Korea
George Rh. Dinon, son of Mr and Mrs George J Dinon of 208 Lincoln Ave, has advanced to sergeant in the 110th Military Police Company stationed in Korea about 50 miles south of Seoul. A LaSalle Institute graduate, he has served 15 months, finished basic training at Fort Dix New Jersey and Military Police School at Fort Gordon Georgia, and was previously at the Presidio of San Francisco before his November transfer to Korea.
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George Rh. Dinon
George J. Dinon
Lincoln Ave
Dinon
110Th Military Police Co
Korea
Seoul
LaSalle Institute
Troy
Young Dinon
Fort Dix
N.J
Fort Gordon
Presidio of San Francisco
Man Kills Wife and Self Near Fonda
In Rural Grove Charlestown a 43 year old garage owner Herbert Stretmeyer killed his wife Bertha, 43, then shot himself with a surplus military rifle. Their children Nancy Hogan, 20, and Theodore Stretmeyer, 13, fled and were later found by police. Coroner Nain Bakash ruled the deaths as murder suicide.
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Montgomery County
Herbert Stretmeyer
Rural Grove
Charlestown
Fonda
Bertha
Nancy Hogan
Theodore Stretmeyer
Nain ‘Bakash
Canajoharie
Four Die in Wisconsin Lake Cottage Shooting
WAUTOMA Wis AP four killed in a lake cottage include a man two daughters and a babysitter A man unidentified was in custody with a warrant to be sought Victims were Marvin Behr 55 Barbara 15 Carol McBriar 25 and Cheryl Oleson 15 all from Wautoma The bodies were found at Fish Lake near the community The Oleson girl babysat for Mrs McBriar s children aged 3 and 5 who slept through the shootings State crime lab representatives inspected the scene Details on a weapon were not disclosed The McBriar couple were estranged with a divorce action filed The investigation was led by Sheriff Virgil Batterman Dist Atty How Timothy A Sheldon and others from Brownell alongside College at Oswego student resume details not relevant
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Wautoma
Wis
Waushara County
Marvin Behr
Barbara
Carol McBriar
Cheryl Oleson
Virgil Batterman
State University College
Wego
A. L. Sheldon
Hoosie Valley
Rights Leaders Pay Respects To Worker Funeral
About 1,500 people including top national integration leaders attended funeral services for civil rights worker Charlest Jackson at Zion A.M.E. Church in Natchez Mississippi yesterday. The widow and five children aged seven to twelve were escorted by friends and sat quietly during the rites.
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Natchez
Miss
UPI
Charlest Jackson
Zion A.M.E
Samuels Opposes Political Involvement in Constitutional Convention
Rochester UPI reports Howard Samuels, upstate industrialist and Democratic lieutenant governor candidate, says he distrusts both parties over the upcoming Constitutional Convention. He has opposed political connections to the convention, urging it be free of politics as legislators fill key posts amid alleged payoffs.
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Rochester
UPI
Howard Samuels
Samuels
Nixon Explains Peace Talk Stance Before London Trip
Nixon says Kennedy’s Vietnam peace proposals prolong the war and that he will explore future issues in his three week trip starting at Kennedy Airport. He delays 1968 plans, supports a constructive GOP stance on Vietnam, and criticizes Poland for barring his visa while urging two way bridges in East West relations.
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Vietnam
Kennedy
London
Nixon
United States
Republican Party
New York
Johnson
Sen. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Democratic
Soviet Union
Paris
Bonn
Rome
Moscow
Bucharest
Prague
Poland
Romney Sees Beating Johnson In ’68 Aims
Romney argues Johnson can be defeated in 1968 while urging cautious world policing. He opposes global imperialism, favors working with others to curb communism, and supports East West trade with strong quid pro quo. He warns against rigid policy and stresses preventing nuclear conflict while engaging Russia and Europe.
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Iya Aasid
Johnson
North Vietnam
Downstate Fire Claims Summitville Family Tragedy
A Summitville couple and two grandchildren died in a two room frame house fire caused by a wood burning stove. Joan Coon 62 and Mary Hutchison 47 perished with Michael Hutchison 3 and Diana Hutchison 5 weeks. The couple’s daughter Catherine Hutchison 21 fled with Debra 8 and Veronica Ann Coon 5 months. Only the family’s other daughter and a niece survived. The blaze began about 8 am. the house was heated solely by the stove. The sun-warmed smokestack extended from a window. The Sullivan County community lies about 22 miles northeast of Port Jervis near the NY NJ PA state line.
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Summitville
N.Y
Joan Coon
Mary
Michael Hutchison
Diana
Coons
Catherine Hutchson
Debra
Veronica Ann Coon
Hutchison
Sullivan County
Port Jervis
New Jersey-Pensylvania
Lockport Crash Fatal in Cuba Free of Polio Effort
Two cars collided near Olcott killing 53 year old T Morris. Cuban radio reported a vaccination drive in Cuba has led to the Americas being polio free, with about 100000 infants vaccinated with Soviet oral polio vaccine.
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Miami
Fla
Ha‘lockport
Bernard Vana
T. Morris
Olcott
Cuba
Americas
Fire Unit Sets Date For St Patrick Dinner
Mountain View Volunteer Fire Co sponsors 20th St Patrick's Day dinner at Shafter Avenue firehouse on March 18. Turkey dinner served 6 to 8 p.m. Dancing 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Music by Fred Compo Melodiers. William Quandt chairman Ray Mason cochairman Reservations close March 13.
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Mountain View Volunteer Fire Co
Shafter Avenue
Fred Compo Melodiers
William Quandt
Ray Mason
Cochairman
Troy PBA To Honor Reporter For Silver Shield Awards
The Troy Police Benevolent Association will present Silver Shield Awards to Patrolmen Raymond White Salvatore Mauriello and John Gray for acts of heroism. Retired officers Joseph P Shields and John W Hickey will be honored. Senator Thomas Laverne of Rochester will be principal speaker. Reservations HQ at Central Police Station.
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PBA
Dr. Froman
Raymond White
Salvatore Mauriello
John Gray
Joseph P. Shields
John W. Hickey
Thomas Laverne
Rochester
Howard E. Campbell
Central Police Station
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