Massive 1100 Shell Assault Hits Khe Sanh
U S Marines endured a brutal 18 hour bombardment as 1 100 shells and rockets blasted Khe Sanh. B 52s and other aircraft pounded surrounding Communist positions while Navy Air Force fighters joined in. Casualties reported light. Saigon reports Westmoreland promoted to Army chief of staff as peace remains distant.
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Saigon
UPS
Khe Sanh
U.S
Navy
Air Force
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Haiphong
Mekong Delta
County Republicans Convene Delegates for State Sessions
Washington County Republicans gathered at the courthouse Monday evening with 26 delegates pledged to each state convention. Joe H. Jones presided as Dave Livingston urged party unity for local state and national races. Resolutions covered spending cuts, tax policy, local control, and proposed constitutional amendments.
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Washington County
Iowa
Joe H. Jones
Dave Livingston
Washington
M. O. Smith
Cecil Miller
Richard Stephens
E. D. Morrison Jr
William Smart
Democratic Party
Vietnam
Congress
Legislature
Republican Party
Congress of the United States
Edmund D. Morrison
Magnus Ahmliney
Brighton
Duane Tadlock
Wellman
Ray Hendrickson
Kalona
Crawfordsville
Protest Play Closing At Warsaw Polytech Sit In Ends
Police cleared about 4000 striking students from Warsaw Polytechnic Institute after a two day sit in sparked by a government move to ban a Polish play. No arrests were reported as students were bused away. a similar protest at Warsaw University did not clearly conclude.
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Warsaw
UPI
Poland
Polytechnic Institute
Warsaw University
Senators adopt ethics code for campaign funding
Washington UPI Senate approves first ethics code requiring public disclosure of private contribution sources and uses after two year study. 67 to 1 vote with Dodd attempt to amend defeated. tax returns of senators and aides earning over 15000 included in sealed file to Ethics Committee, possible public release during hearings.
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Senate Ethics Committee
Bobby Baker
Senate
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Dodd
Sen
Joseph Clark
D-Pa
Comptroller General
Ethics Committee
Two Pella youths killed in crash near Pella
Two Pella youths died and a third was seriously injured in a crash seven miles east of Pella on Iowa 163. The driver David Wayne Dingeman 18 and Randolph E Olson 21 died at the scene. Robert Danny Peters 19 was in very serious condition at Des Moines Methodist Hospital. The car reportedly lost control on a curve, struck a post, smashed through a fence, and stopped in a yard.
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Pella, Iowa
UPI
Pella
Here
Iowa
Iowa Highway Patrol
David Wayne Dingeman
Randolph E. Olson
Robert Danny Peters
Des Moines Methodist Hospital
Iowa 163
Powell returns to Harlem after 18 months in exile
Adam Clayton Powell arrives in Harlem to a frenzied reception after surrendering to a sheriff for criminal contempt and being paroled by a judge. A Democratic Party dance erupts as about 300 supporters shout that Powell is back.
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New York
UPI
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
Powell
Adam’s
Adam
Westmoreland named Army Chief of Staff
Gen William C Westmoreland will replace General Harold K Johnson as Army Chief of Staff after Senate confirmation. Johnson retires July 2 and Earle G Wheeler will stay one year beyond his term. Westmoreland had been directing U S and allied forces in Vietnam and had been expected to move to a top post.
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Washington
UPI
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Pentagon
Westmoreland
Johnson
Congress
Saigon
Senate
Harold K. Johnson
Army
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army Chief of Staff
Joint Chiefs
5 000 Yippies storm Grand Central in spring celebration
About 5 000 Youth International Party members swarmed into Grand Central Terminal to celebrate spring. Police clashed with the crowd injuring several and arresting 45. By 2:30 a.m. most had left, while 2 009 remained in the main concourse. demonstrators sang chanted and blew kazoos. clock faces damaged and a window splashed with the slogan Burn baby burn. Authorities said the crowd had no leadership and declined to intercede.
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New York
UPI
Grand Central Terminal
Youth International Party
Hhair
Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith
Sanford Garelik
Lindsay
Sid Davidoff
Barry Gottehrer
Davidoff
Gottehrer
Democrats urged to attend caucuses in Washington County
Washington County Democrats will hold precinct caucuses Monday evening to name delegates to the county convention. County Democratic Chairman Paul Ryan urged all Democrats to participate to have a voice in the party. Caucuses begin at 8 p.m. at locations already announced throughout the county.
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Washington County
Paul Ryan
McCarthy warns Johnson plan could spark unrest
Detroit reports Sen. Eugene McCarthy warned that Johnson's austerity push risks urban unrest and no new aid for the poor. He spoke before about 3,000 people, urging more participation and a wiser national priority as he returned to the Vietnam War issue with a call to stop the killing.
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Detroit
UPI
Johnson
Eugene McCarthy
McCarthy
Jerome P. Cavanagh
America
Weather Outlook Iowa Clear to partly cloudy and warmer
United Press International reports Iowa will be clear to partly cloudy with a warming trend. Tonight and Sunday bring mild temperatures with highs Sunday in the upper 40s to lower 50s.
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United Press International
Iowa
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