State Senator John J. Marchi's candidacy for the Republican nomination for Mayor was given a major lift yesterday when the Bronx Republican organization announced its support for him.  

MARCHI IS BACKED BY G.O.P. IN BRONX; Ribustello, Leader, Charges Lindsay Betrayed Pledges Made in 1965 Campaign

announces he will resign post, Aug; says he has not been approached about becoming NYS Educ Comr; por

Donovan to Quit as School Head; Denies Acting Under Pressure; Donovan to Quit as School Head; Denies Acting Under Pressure

Repr Morton, incoming Repub Natl Com chmn, plans to join Dems in bipartisan study of conv system reform; has already discussed with pol assocs joint study on how to modernize procedures; far-reaching implications of project noted; Dems hail cooperation

G.O.P. to Join Rivals In Convention Study; Morton Plans to Join Democrats in a Study of Reform in National Conventions

impact of '68 Tet offensive on US policy discussed

The Vietnam Policy Reversal of 1968; The Agonizing Days of March, 1968, When U.S. Policy on Vietnam Was Reversed

NYC ex-Deputy Controller Sugarman defends investment of $2.95-million in city pension funds in mortgage on Times Sq center, Oceanside, LI, despite objections by investment advisory com

Procaccino Sees a Smear In Investigation Reports; Procaccino Sees a Smear in Accounts of Investigations of His Office

Pres Econ Advisers Council, chmn McCracken says he will be glad if another prime rate rise can be avoided, int

M'CRACKEN URGES RESTRAINT TO CUT WAGE-PRICE RISES; Chairman of Nixon Council of Advisers Issues Call for Voluntary Curbs

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McDivitt and Schweickart squeeze through connecting tunnel from main spacecraft to lunar module in 1st transfer of Amer astronauts from 1 spacecraft to another in orbit; spend 9 hrs in lunar module; Schweickart suffers 2 severe nausea attacks, forcing cancellation of planned space walk; astronauts will still go through all preparations for walk; Kraft says cancellation should not jeopardize success of or shorten mission; astronauts transmit 7-min telecast from space; pictures of 2 astronauts in lunar module clear but communications problems block out almost all of their conversation; schematic diagram of inside of lunar module

APOLLO 9 MODULE PASSES KEY TEST; But Schweickart Suffers 2 Attacks of Nausea -- 'Walk' in Space Today Canceled

Cong leaders praise Nixon for his restrained attitude towards offensive; White House declines to comment on new attack on Saigon; notes Laird mission; comments of Sens Mansfield and Gore, Repr Ford and Speaker McCormack on Nixon reaction noted

NIXON RESTRAINT PLEASES CAPITOL; Congressional Leaders of Both Parties Praise Calm Attitude Toward Crises

Comr Allen, on recommendation from Nordos, urges Educ Bd reinstate dist's local governing bd, noting bd has behaved in orderly manner for past several wks; city bd agrees informally to accept recommendation; local bd chmn Rev Oliver informed of action and decision of Nordos to remain as 'consultant and adviser'; Shanker hopeful of compliance by local bd; UFT urges Allen to discipline IS 201, Harlem, officials D Spencer and C E Wilson for alleged harassment of union teachers

OCEAN HILL BOARD TO BE REINSTATED; Allen Recommendation Due for Approval Tomorrow

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enemy fires at least 7 rockets into Saigon; at least 22 civilians killed, scores wounded; Vietcong radio says offensive will not stop; details on attack; US troops kill 66 enemy in battle near Saigon; S Vietnamese natl police repts 249 civilians killed during 1st wk of offensive; repts 1,009 civilians killed by terrorists since beginning of yr; other figures; illus; map

22 DIE IN SAIGON IN ROCKET ATTACK; SCORES WOUNDED; Slum Neighborhood Heavily Shelled -- Vietcong Radio Says Tempo Will Rise

BERLIN VOTE HELD BY WEST GERMANS IN SPITE OF REDS; Gustav Heinemann Elected President -- Harassment Rises, Then Is Eased

Protest by Tech U, Pereira, Colombia, student group, demanding ouster of US Peace Corps teachers because they contend US seeks to use information gathered by corps members for 'cultural and econ imperialism,' collapses

COLOMBIA STUDENTS END CONGRESS SIT-IN

metal workers union leader V Toman rejects Govt entreaties that labor movement remain obediently silent, holds labor cannot tolerate uncontrolled power at any price, s, cong

CZECH UNION LEADER BARS LABOR SILENCE

HELMSTEDT, West Germany, March 5 -- East German Army sentries closed the autobahn from Helmstedt-to-Berlin from 8 A.M. to 11 A.M. and from 2 P.M. to 6 P.M. today, the fourth closure of the road since Saturday, but traffic was light so delays were not as serious as had been expected.  

Autobahn Closed Again

Govt announces substantial cutbacks in import quotas for rest of yr because of shortage of foreign currency

RHODESIA CUTS BACK 1969 IMPORT QUOTAS

diplomatic sources at UN say Macias has ousted his chief pol rival and seized emergency powers; unconfirmed repts from Equatorial Guinea say Min Ndongo has been wounded or killed in clash with Macias

EQUATORIAL GUINEA REPORTS RESHUFFLE

PARIS, March 5 -- Several million documents pertaining to the history of France were donated today to the official National Archives here by Henri, Count of Paris, a pretender to the French throne.  

Pretender Gives Paris Rare Historic Archives

economist A M Birman says reform progress is being slowed by rigid theoreticians and well-entrenched bureaucrats who fear changes in Soviet system, article in Novy Mir

A RUSSIAN ASSAILS FOES OF REFORM; Economist Blames Rigid Party Bureaucrats

New West German President; Gustav Heinemann

BERLIN, March 5 -- For a day, this divided city seemed like the capital of all of divided Germany, with leaders of the Eastern and Western parts on their respective sides of the wall.  

Electors Sweep Into West Berlin and Find It Place of Many Delights; Only Lubke and the Bureaucrats Remain in 'Village' of Bonn as German Officials Converge on City for Balloting

UMUAHIA, Biafra (Nigeria), Feb. 27 -- Just what the federal Government in Lagos hopes to achieve with its almost daily bombing of Biafran civilians is the subject of considerable puzzlement here.  

Survivors Maintain Attacks Fail to 'Kill Spirit'

Nun Wins Las Vegas Trip

bombings damage Nigeria's image abroad and stiffen Biafran will to resist

Bombing of Biafra Also Hurts Lagos Regime; Envoys Are Finding Publicity Damages Nigeria's Image

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March 6, 1969

Headlines from March 6, 1969

MARCHI IS BACKED BY G.O.P. IN BRONX; Ribustello, Leader, Charges Lindsay Betrayed Pledges Made in 1965 Campaign

Donovan to Quit as School Head; Denies Acting Under Pressure; Donovan to Quit as School Head; Denies Acting Under Pressure

G.O.P. to Join Rivals In Convention Study; Morton Plans to Join Democrats in a Study of Reform in National Conventions

The Vietnam Policy Reversal of 1968; The Agonizing Days of March, 1968, When U.S. Policy on Vietnam Was Reversed

Procaccino Sees a Smear In Investigation Reports; Procaccino Sees a Smear in Accounts of Investigations of His Office

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