McNamara to Lead World Bank After Cabinet Return
President Robert S McNamara will resign from the cabinet after nearly seven years in the defense role to become president of the World Bank. He is set to take the post at a $40,000 annual salary when the bank’s directors meet in Washington.
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Secretary of the Navy
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Ford Motor Co
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Dean Rusk
Kennedy
Vietnam
Chicago
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Son
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Congress
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Interna
Tional Bank For Reconstruction
Warships circle Cyprus as Greece Turkey edge toward agreement
Turkish warships circled Kyrenia off Cyprus for about two hours then faded into fog amid urgent talks in Athens and Ankara. U.N. observers counted six to eight ships near Cyprus, as Turkish jets buzzed Nicosia and Cyrus Vance flew from Ankara to Athens to relay proposals. McNamara nomination to lead the Bank and Johnson aides also feature in the day’s shifts.
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Mersin
U.N
Cyprus Navy
U.S
Cyrus Vance
Resignation Raises Questions About McNamara Exit
Washington AP reports Defense Secretary Robert McNamara plans to resign to head the World Bank, prompting questions on Vietnam policy, 1968 election implications, and his successor. Sources note his long tenure and pressures from the Vietnam War shaped his decision.
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Robert S. McNamara
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Vietnam
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McNamara
Reds Hit and Run Attacks Rise Across South Vietnam
U S Command reports five more Viet Cong hit and run assaults scattered across South Vietnam. Ground fighting renews in a northern coastal valley. Monsoon limits air missions to 117 as Viet Cong strike two U S air bases a junk base and a police station. Casualties include at least two military deaths and eight wounded.
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Soc Trang Field
Firemen’s Parade group to elect officers at hotel meeting
Town event notes that firemen of the city and county will gather at 8 p.m. in the George Washington Hotel to elect officers for the Firemen’s Parade organization for the 1968 Apple Blossom Fete to be held May 2 to 4.
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Limited Martial Law Declared in Malaysia
The Malaysian government declared limited martial law in northwest Malaysia to curb escalating Malay Chinese clashes. Army and police reinforced worst affected areas including Kedah after riots arson and looting from Penang to the mainland. Toll over five days stood at 17 dead 196 injured with casualties broken down by ethnicity and role. Deputy Prime Minister Razak signed the proclamation giving police and military wide powers to restore public order amid violence in Kedah and Perak. A family of four died in a fire set by arsonists in Wellesley province with other homes looted and a woman found dead with arms severed.
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Tunku Abdul Rahman
Kedah
Penang
Tun Abdul Razak
Perak
Malaysia
Razak
Wellesley
New York Subway Change Triggers Bedlam and Confusion
The first major 27 year subway route reorganization in New York went into effect Sunday with Monday bringing widespread delays. 800 passengers aboard a train were displaced as routes shifted and a power outage trapped 4,000 riders in four East River tunnel trains. Transit Authority members Gilhooley and Scannell called operations 90 percent effective and noted 200,000 riders felt major changes amid the chaos.
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Transit Authority
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John J. Gilhooley
Gilhooley
Daniel T. Scannell
New York
Godwin Eyes Broad Traffic Safety Reforms From Panel Plan
Gov Mills E Godwin Jr backs recommendations from a 249 page traffic safety study. Proposals include a Division of Highway Safety, an Accident Prevention and Research Center, and a review of the lower courts. Other ideas cover driver licensing, education, new plastic licenses, motorcycle rules, harsher penalties, and reflectorized tags.
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Richmond
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Commission
Committee For Traffic Safety
Division of Highway Safety
Governor’s Highway Safety Committee
Carpenter Indicted in Sherman Slaying Awaits Extradition Proceedings
Dewey Arthur Carpenter Jr 36 was indicted by a Winchester Corporation Court grand jury for the murder of Miss Violet Lynn Sherman 63 at her Victory Grocery Store on Oct 3. He will appear in Berkeley County Circuit Court this afternoon to consider extradition. The motive suspected robbery as cash drawers were partially emptied.
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Violet Lynn Sherman
Berkeley County
Carpenter
East Pall Mall St
Corporation Court
Miss Sherman
Victory
S. Loudoun St
Newton D. Baker VA
Martinsburg
Cold air to bring clear skies and record lows in Virginia
A mass of dry cold air moves east tonight across Virginia bringing clear conditions and potentially the season’s lowest temperatures. Also an employment ad seeks an experienced mechanic at Pine Motor Co with good pay and steady work.
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Virginia
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Pine Motor Co
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