Ball Chosen Ambassador to United Nations
President Johnson named former State Department official George W. Ball as ambassador to the United Nations succeeding Arthur Goldberg. Ball, 58, a critic of escalation in Vietnam, signals a push for a negotiated settlement in Johnson’s final months. Goldberg resigns citing private life aims after 33 months at the UN.
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Washington
Johnson
State Department
George W. Ball
Arthur Goldberg
United Nations
Ball
Goldberg
U.S
Mont Tremblant
Montreal
Canada
U.N
Soviet Union
Britain
Supreme Court
World Organization
New York
Vietnam
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
United States
Des Moines
Iowa
Northwestern University Law School
Foreign Economic Administration
U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey
London
Arthur J. Goldbert
George Ball
Virginia City Gains Lead With 17 Percent Rise
Economic gains in 17 Virginia cities in the first quarter rise from 2 to 17 percent with Williamsburg posting the strongest at 17 percent. The William and Mary index notes overall improvement over 1967 with higher car registrations electrical consumption and new building permits contributing to firmer profits and pricing power in anticipation of wage talks.
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Wlliamsburg
Virginia
College of William and Mary
Commonwealth
Leland E. Traywick
W&m Bureau of Business Research
Traywick
Alexandria
Bristol
Cape Charles-Exmore
Charlottesville
Danville
Franklin
Fredericksburg
Harrisonburg
Lynchburg
Newport News
Hampton
Norfolk - Portsmouth
Petersburg
Richmond
Roanoke
Staunton
Williamsburg
Winchester
Frost Tightens Its Grip on Low Spots Tonight
Frost hit low spots last night as fruit growers await a mild forecast. Temperatures are expected to average near normal over the next five days with warmer conditions by mid next week.
B52s Attack Near Saigon Amid Viet Cong Buildup
U S B52 bombers raid targets within 26 miles of Saigon as Viet Cong mass near the capital. Police search boats and vehicles for arms, while South Vietnamese forces remain on high alert. Casualties include 10 U S soldiers killed or wounded in the capital region and surrounding provinces.
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Saigon
Ben Cat
U.S
1St Infantry Division
A Shau
South Vietnam
Riverifront
Nguyen van Loc
Capital
U.S. Air Force
Senators Protest Orders Not To Shoot Arsonists
Senate leaders protest federal orders not to shoot arsonists and looters during Washington violence. Long warns of censure for kneeling to Poor People’s Campaign. Abernathy plans march to push guaranteed income and poverty policy. Byrd blames attorney general for leniency. Tower calls for AG replacement. Johnson supports rebuilding over reparation of lives.
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Washington
Senate
Russell B. Long
Louisiana
Ralph Abernathy
Martin Luther King Jr
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Congress
Long
Robert F. Byrd
D-W
Crat
Ramsey Clark
Clark
Johnson
United States
Byrd
John G. Tower
R-Tex
St. Louis
Peace Corps
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Abernathy
Louisiana Democrat
March
U S Winter Seen Colder Than Normal
In Richmond AP reports amateur meteorologist Louis D. Rubin forecasts a colder than normal U S winter due to the Mayan volcano eruption in the Philippines. Rubin notes a similar 1847 eruption preceded a long cold winter and says his forecasts have often proven correct.
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Richmond
Philippines
United States
Louis D. Rubin
Rubin
Summer Hours W.H. Emmatt & Son Inc Closes Saturdays
W H Emmatt and Son Inc will close on Saturdays during May June July and August. The change affects all departments and aims to streamline weekend operations.
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W.H. Emmatt & Son Inc
Abortion Law Takes Effect in Britain as Catholics Protest
London AP reports abortion becomes legal in Britain Saturday. Cardinal Heenan warns its 5,500 Roman Catholic doctors to refrain from performing abortions and instructs about 20,000 Catholic nurses not to assist. The law permits abortions for physical mental and social reasons and for likely defective births.
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London
Britain
John Cardinal Heenan
Nuclear test shakes Nevada desert with record blast
An experimental hydrogen bomb at the Nevada Test Site produced a magnitude 6.5 quake-like shock felt 250 miles away. No radiation release or damage reported as buildings swayed in Las Vegas and Beatty, with motion lasting about 90 seconds. Officials affirmed safety despite protests and evacuations near the site.
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Las Vegas
Nev
United States
Nevada
Here
Atomic Energy Commission
Los Angeles
AEC
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Beatty
Ground Zero
Exchange Club
Elaine Knight
Columbia Bowl to Student Protest
Columbia University bows to a militant student protest that disrupted campus life for four days and suspends construction of a gymnasium. The university closes until Monday for talks with Mayor Lindsay as protesters sit in at five buildings seeking amnesty from punishment and reforms.
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NEW York
Columbia University
Ivy League University
Columbia
Morningside Heights
Harlem
Morningside Park
John V. Lindsay
David B. Truman
Low Memorial Library
Truman
Lindsay
Grayson Kirk
Light frost across several areas with scattered temps
A light frost affected multiple areas with readings around 31 to 36 degrees. Specific lows include 31 near Berryville or west, 34 north of Winchester, 36 at the Winchester Fruit Laboratory, and 30 in Martinsburg with no initial fruit damage reported.
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Berryville
Winches
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Here
Martinsburg
London Dockworkers Strike for 2nd Day
Thousands of London dock workers strike for a second day marching on Parliament to protest colored immigrants. At Tilbury 65 of 2000 reported for work and all work stopped on 12 liners. A 2000 strong rally at the Royal Group cheered Enoch Powell calling for an immigration ban.
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London
Britain
Tilbury
Far East
Australia
Royal Group
Enoch Powell
Powell
Conservative
West Indies
Africa
Asia
House of Commons
Parliament
First North Pole by mechanical means achieved
Jean-Luc Bombardier of Montreal and Ralph Plaisted of St. Paul Minnesota return to Montreal International Airport after leading a four man team to become the first to reach the Pole by mechanical means. Newsmen catch the moment as they deplane following the overland expedition.
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Jean-Luc Bombardier
Montreal
Ralph Plaisted
St. Paul, Minn
Montreal International
North Pole
Plaisted
Pole
Howard Johnson’s Shopper Special Spaghetti Sauce 85 Cents
The Saturday offer features spaghetti with meat sauce priced at 85 cents. Limited to shoppers, details not specified.
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Howard Johnson
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