United States and Soviet Union move toward missile talks
The U S and the Soviet Union began arranging negotiations to limit the race to develop offensive and defensive missiles. Flight teams have been dissolved while space officials decide how to restart Americas Moon program after the Apollo 1 disaster. For the second time this month the Coast Guard seized a Soviet trawler off Alaska, but officials say the incident will not strain Washington Moscow relations. Gov Connally indicated he would sign the optional
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Americans conclude Soviet press under state control during Moscow visit
A delegation of five American editors spent two weeks in Russia under a state sponsored exchange. They report Pravda and Izvestia are organs of the Communist Party and Soviet government, with circulating papers and strong editorial control. They note Russians see their press as free while to Americans it appears controlled.
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Amarillo hockey alumni plan to coach youth games
Six to nine former Amarillo amateur ice hockey players, mostly Canadians, remain in town after a nostalgic run. Several work in Santa Fe and local businesses, with plans to coach kids hockey once arena ice is available at the Coliseum.
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Nuclear carrier Enter prise returns to strikes in Gulf
Saigon reports the nuclear powered carrier Enter prise, the world’s largest warship, back in action in the Gulf of Tonkin. Bombers conduct strikes against North Vietnam as ground action eases in South Vietnam and U S warplanes press attacks on both zones.
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Family Reunions and War Casualties Dominate Headlines
A Polish mother reunites with her son after 23 years as his father the ballet star Mieczyslaw Pianowski battles cancer. Across the globe 1967 nears the bloodiest year of the war with Allied losses and Vietnam combat totals climbing. Enterprise strikes near Haiphong while Kitty Hawk and Thai air forces raid rail, roads, and truck parks. An AC47 Dragon Ship crashes near Bien Hoa with several injuries.
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Coast Guard Seizes Soviet Trawler Off Alaska Again
The U S Coast Guard boarded the 178 foot Soviet trawler SRTM 8 457 fifteen miles off the Shumagin Islands for fishing inside the U S exclusive zone. The vessel fled when ordered to heave to as the incident adds strain to U S Soviet relations but officials expect no major diplomatic rupture. Alaska’s governor urged maximum penalties.
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Spacemen Disbanded After Apollo Fire Delays Moon Mission
NASA suspended crews for two post Apollo I flights after the January 27 Cape Kennedy fire that killed Virgil Grissom Edward White and Roger Chaffee. Astronaut training continues individually at the Manned Spacecraft Center as investigators study the disaster and flight schedules are paused. Alfred Gienn election reminder appears in the page note.
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Youthful Service Proposed by Sargent Shriver
anti poverty chief Sargent Shriver urged registering all Americans at age 18 to identify the poor and boost national service for girls. He told a Senate subcommittee that a 16 year old census could reveal the "lost legion" of youth needing aid, while not advocating compulsory female draft or civilian service.
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NATO denies involvement in spy ring linked to Italy
In Rome the Defense Ministry and NATO headquarters dismissed reports that 300 NATO officers were implicated in a Soviet spy network targeting U S bases in Western Europe. Italian suspect Giorgio Rinaldi, held in Turin, reportedly fears for his life as counterintelligence investigations continue.
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Russian reporters aid CIA gas station count prank
Moscow journalists claim CIA spies bungled a task by counting Moscow gas stations, totaling eight in a city of 6.5 million. They publish the staged aid under byline Amateur spies V Ostrovsky and M Trakhman, arguing the CIA underestimated the job.
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Wheat Hit By Bugs in Panhandle Farmers Brace for Green Invasion
Entomologist Norris Daniels surveys Panhandle counties with heavy greenbug infestations in Randall Swisher Palmer Castro Deaf Smith Carson Roberts and Oldham. He notes infestations from 1500 to 5000 aphids per foot in several counties as spring rains loom.
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Deaf Smith
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