McNamara Signals Continued Viet Nam Pullout This Year
Defense Secretary McNamara told a House committee that more U S troops will be withdrawn from South Vietnam despite reverses by Viet Cong forces since the November coup. He described the war as grey and noted the new government has broader popular support and aims to intensify military actions and civil administration.
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Robert S. McNamara
U.S
South Viet Nam
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Defense
Pentagon
Viet Nam
Boycott Threat Looms Over Cincinnati Schools
Cincinnati officials warned students and parents that any absence without a valid excuse is punishable as the Congress of Racial Equality plans a one day protest on February 11 against alleged de facto school segregation. The Board of Education rejected CORE's call for citizen oversight to desegregate schools. CORE accused discrimination in placement, maintenance, and boundary shifts that favor white schools over Black ones.
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Wendell H. Pierce
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Congress of Racial Equality
Cincinnati Board of Education
C. W. Vinegar
Primary Grows In Confusion In New Hampshire Race
Washington report notes the New Hampshire presidential primary on March 10 faces confusion as Sen. Margaret Chase Smith joins GOP contenders. Delegates may be filed for former Vice President Richard Nixon by John L. MacDonald, a Manchester advertiser. Nixon could receive a potential second nomination draft without campaigning.
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New Hampshire
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
Ariz
Richard M. Nixon
John L. MacDonald
Manchester
Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Senate
California
Rockefeller
Red China Rejects Two Chinas Policy in France Talks
Peking announced it will establish diplomatic ties with France only if Paris breaks with Nationalist China, signaling a break with the two-Chinas concept. Dean Rusk backed Nationalist China in Tokyo, saying the United States recognizes only Chiang Kai-shek’s regime and will not abandon Formosa’s 12 million people.
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Red China
France
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Peking
Charles
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Red Chinese Foreign Ministry
Radio Peking
Paris
Chian Kai-shek
Formosa
U. S
Dean Rusk
Japan- America Society
Rusk
United States
Caiwan
Protests and arrests surge in Atlanta civil rights clash
Civil rights leaders plan new mass protests after more than 100 people were jailed in downtown Atlanta. The demonstrations centered on Leb's restaurant, with police declaring a state of emergency as crowds surged, chants rose, and arrests continued into the night.
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Leb’s
U S Sues Ex Envoy Firm Over Boston VA Hospital
The Department of Justice filed a 4.9 million dollar damage suit in U S District Court naming McCloskey & Co of Philadelphia Charles T Main Inc of Boston and the firm Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott. The case cites defects in construction of the 15 story 920 bed Veterans Administration hospital in Jamaica Plain Boston completed in 1952. The government says the firms were paid 619000.
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Department of Justice
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Democratic National Committee
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Dublin
John F. Kennedy
U. S. District Court
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Jamaica Plain
Charles T. Main Inc
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Beckwith murder trial jury seated in Jackson
Prosecutor Okays Jury For Beckwith. In Jackson Mississippi the prosecutor announced 12 white male jurors were seated for the Medgar Evers murder trial. The jury will hear Beckwith, a 43 year old Greenwood ex Marine, accused of ambushing Evers and shooting him at his home on June 12. The defense questions the panel.
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Byron de la Beckwith
Beckwith
Greenwood
Miss
Medgar Evers
Evers
Mrs Kennedy Dines Quietly With Brando on Embassy Row
Mrs John F Kennedy and her sister Lee Radziwill dined with actor Marlon Brando at a French restaurant on Embassy Row. Brando's business manager George England joined them for a three hour meal as they left by a chauffeur driven limousine to avoid photographers.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Lee Radziwill
Marlon Brando
Embassy Row
Brando
George England
England
Saturn I launch postponed by missing plug on test line
Cape Kennedy Florida observers report the Saturn I two stage rocket could not launch because a test blind flange was left in the oxygen line delaying the countdown by 11 hours. Officials blamed a 200 person team error and noted taxpayers faced several thousand dollars in costs plus unbudgeted salaries.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla.p
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Air Force
Rocco Petrone
Scrap All Bombers and Reds Urge Global Destruction
The Soviet Union proposed at the 17 nation disarmament conference that all nations destroy their bomber forces. Soviet Delegate Semyon Tsarapkin said the entire bomber fleet should be scrapped. Western officials welcomed the idea, which echoes a U S proposal from last year. President Johnson, resuming the conference, suggested a five point program.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
United States
Tsarapkin
Johnson
Desperate Rescue Efforts Under Way for Congo Missionaries
Desperate efforts by U.N. and Congo authorities to rescue missionaries threatened by rebel guerrillas in the southwest Congo continue. At least four missionaries, including an American woman, are reported killed by bands armed with arrows, spears, bombs and improvised weapons. About 150 Americans and Canadians, including several children, are stationed at Protestant missions in the danger zone. the U.S. Embassy says 21 Americans and 14 Canadians, including 10 children, have been rescued. Diplomats warn Communist China may be supplying the rebels. leader Pierre Mulele, former educator minister, returned to the Congo last summer after exile and previously served as ambassador to Cairo.
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U.N
U.S
China
Pierre Mulele
Teking
Mulele
Cairo
Baker Insurance Dealings Probed by Senate Rules Panel
The Senate Rules Committee probes former aide Robert G. Baker over outside business ties to a Milwaukee insurer. Witness Max H. Karl of Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp. testifies as investigators review Baker’s assets and potential conflicts with his Senate duties.
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Washington
Senate Rules Committee
Senate
Robert G. Baker
Milwaukee
Max H. Karl
Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp
Baker
Oswald's Widow Named First Witness in Assassination Probe
Marina Oswald, Russian born widow of Lee Harvey Oswald, named as the initial witness in the presidential commission investigating President Kennedy's assassination. Chief Justice Earl Warren announced she would testify within two weeks as part of the inquiry to fill in gaps surrounding Kennedy's murder. Mrs. Oswald, 22, told KRLD she believes the facts point to Lee Oswald as Kennedy's shooter and has been in seclusion under Secret Service protection with her two daughters since her husband's death.
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Presidential Commission
John F. Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
Earl Warren
Kennedy
Oswald
Marina Oswald
Jack Ruby
Dallas
Rockefeller Launches California Campaign For Votes
Gov. Nelson A Rockefeller begins his California bid with Sen. Kuchel backing his run. Rockefeller opens a San Francisco headquarters, lunches privately, and tours Marin County before two more days in Los Angeles. Kuchel calls Rockefeller a constructive forward looking alternative.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
California
Thomas H. Kuchel
Rcalif
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Rockefeller
Golder Gate Bridge
Marin County
Los Angeles
Kuchel
Barry Goldwater
GOP
Johnson
Lemnitzer Schedules European Visit from Paris
General Lyman L. Lemnitzer NATO supreme commander for Europe departed Paris for a brief tour to Turkey and Greece. He will visit Ankara and Athens to assess allied military posture and regional security.
Echo II satellite sightings over Ohio prompt dawn alerts
NASA says the Echo II balloon satellite will be visible in Ohio in clear weather. It may appear twice early Wednesday and once early Thursday in the northern sky with times around 4:47 a.m. EST and 6:49 a.m. on January 29. The January 30 window is 5:43 a.m. showing movement northeast at 51 to 62 degrees.
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Washington
Ohio
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Constructive Criticism of TV Spotlighted by FCC Chief
FCC chairman E William Henry calls for constructive criticism of television noting improvement but gaps remain He says TV still fails to meet masses tastes after eight months in office and faces industry unpopularity. In other news eight Japanese youths die from gas poisoning at a Lake Shirakaba hostel near Tokyo. Franco informs Khrushchev disarmament alone cannot ensure peace without addressing war causes.
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Washington
E. William Henry
Federal Communications Commission
Henry
Tokyo
Lake Shirakaba
Wallace to Run in Franklin Ohio Primary for Wallace
Gov George Wallace of Alabama says he will enter the Ohio Democratic primary to win presidential support from Franklin County. In a telephone call from Montgomery he told WMNI he will formally announce at a Columbus news conference in the Columbus Plaza hotel. He said two Ohio delegation pledges would run in the 12th District Franklin County because it is a cross section with government labor education and management.
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George Wallace
Alabama
Ohio
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Wallace
Montgomery
Ala
WMNI
Columbus Plaza
Franklin County
Layoffs Planned By BUC Offices in February
Columbus Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation plans to lay off about 500 temporary workers hired to handle rising unemployment claims. Administrator Willard P Dudley cited a $1 million cut in federal funds for Ohio as the reason. New Delhi India JP Prime Minister Nehru visited a New Delhi medical institute for X rays after a mild stroke.
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Ohio
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Willard P. Dudley
New Delhi
India
Nehru
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