Kennedy declares bid for White House in 1968 primaries
Sen Robert F Kennedy announces candidacy against Johnson and will enter California Nebraska and Oregon primaries. He says his bid aims to support McCarthy not oppose him and calls for open Democratic convention in Chicago. He plans to run in Oregon and Nebraska by state law and will seek unity with McCarthy.
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Officials From Seven Nations Discuss Gold Pool Plan
Washington hosts banking officials from the United States Britain Belgium West Germany Italy The Netherlands and Switzerland as they weigh an American proposal to let gold prices float privately while maintaining a $35 official ounce value. The two day talks aim to calm turbulent markets and coordinate steps to steady exchange conditions amid the dollar and pound crisis. A Treasury and Fed joint statement signals likely retention of the official $35 rate in currency and gold exchanges. Bankers favor measures including a possible income surtax to restore dollar confidence.
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Wallace Governor's Condition Stabilizes After Surgery
Doctors reported Gov Lurleen B Wallace remained serious but not critical with a fair to good day and signs of strength after abdominal abscess drainage during a recent operation. It was her second operation in three weeks.
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Johnson proposes 1969 cuts to fund tax increase
President Johnson outlined a plan to trim about 9 billion in budget authorizations for fiscal year starting July 1, aiming for 3 to 4 billion in actual cuts. He defended Vietnam policies, signaled moderate troop increases, and urged congressional leaders to back spending cuts while pursuing a tax rise. Johnson spoke to businessmen and stayed in Washington before heading to his Texas ranch for daughter Lynda Bird's 24th birthday.
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NFO hog protest buries 100000 pounds in Illinois and Indiana
National Farmers Organization members claim to have shot and buried about 100000 pounds of hogs in Illinois and Indiana as part of a meat withholding action. In Sullivan Indiana and Wyanet Illinois protests totaled 100000 pounds, with about 60 hogs buried near Union City last week and a $11500 loss estimated for Illinois farmers. The group demands 23 cents per pound for pork and 32 cents for beef, threatening further killings if packers do not sign contracts.
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128 Reds Slain In Quang Ngai Highland Battle
UPI reports U S infantry clashed with Communist forces around Quang Ngai and Saigon. Officials say 128 guerrillas were killed near Quang Ngai, while Saigon air and ground actions cost 90 Communists and 2 Americans killed with 31 wounded. Other battles involved the 11th Light Infantry Brigade and the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment amid Operation Certain Victory. Casualties totaled 13 U S dead and 125 wounded for the campaign.
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961 Farms Enrolled in Feed Grain Program
Late signups at the ASCS office in Washington pushed this year’s total to 961 farms enrolled in the feed grain program. Office manager William Day reported 32,464 diverted acres, compared with 729 farms and about 16,500 diverted acres last year. The corn base for the 961 farms totals 83,955 acres.
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Heart transplant patient Blaiberg leaves hospital
Dr. Philip Blaiberg aged 58 becomes the first heart transplant patient to walk from Groote Schuur Hospital, 75 days after receiving a heart from a 22 year old colored factory worker Clive Haupt. Surgeon Dr Christiaan Barnard and a crowd of staff and reporters witnessed the moment as Blaiberg rode away with his wife Eileen after a dramatic return to normal life.
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Mississippi Klan leader convicted in Dahmer case
A Mississippi circuit court jury convicted Cecil Victor Sessum, a Ku Klux Klan figure, of the 1966 firebomb murder of Vernon Dahmer. Sessum received a life sentence after key testimony from Billy Roy Pitts, a former Klansman turned state's witness. The trial marks the first of 12 white defendants facing charges in the Dahmer case. The next case targets Henry Deboxtel, with jury selection to begin Monday.
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Iowa corn acreage to drop about twelve percent this year
USDA estimates Iowa corn plantings at 10,522,000 acres for 1968, down 12 percent from 1967's 11,957,000 and near the five year average. National corn plantings total 64,914,000 acres, down 8.4 percent. Soybeans rise to 5,843,000 acres, oats 2,523,000, hay 2,611,000 acres.
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Irish Pride Fetes Saints on Fifth Avenue Parade
New York hosts the 206th St Patrick's Day Parade with 125000 marchers wearing shamrocks and smiles. Real and adopted Irish sons fill Fifth Avenue, showcasing festive pageantry and unity.
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Iowa Weather Summary From United Press International
Partly cloudy in extreme east and mostly fair in west and central Iowa today with light west to northwest winds. Tonight and Sunday generally fair with little temperature change. Highs in the 60s today. Lows tonight 25 to 30 northwest to 35 to 40 southeast.
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