United States expands military strength پس excerpts
Swifter jets hover in Florida and Navy planes monitor large ships while U2s spy the island weekly. Since the Cuban crisis the U S has boosted missile, submarine and anti aircraft forces in Florida and the Caribbean with growth also seen globally. McNamara warns Soviet forces remain a danger.
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Florida
United States
Caribbean
Air Force
Navy
Soviet Union
Cuba
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Robert S. McNamara
Hemisphere
Truce Ends As U S Soviet Relations Wobble
U S officials forecast a warming of diplomatic fronts but expect no major drama after recent Berlin blocking incidents NATO force plans and Izvestia criticism. Britain Germany and the United States may see skirmishes before NATO ministers meet in Paris in December with talks on wheat purchases and disarmament on the agenda.
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U.S
East
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Soviet Union
Britain
West Germany
Cuba
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Izvestia
Atlantic
Kremlin
NATO
Council
Paris
Houk Named Yankees General Manager Succeeding Haney
Ralph Houk, field manager of the New York Yankees for three years, was named general manager, succeeding Roy Haney who retired due to ill health. The choice of Houk as manager replacement will be announced Thursday with Yogi Berra the leading candidate for that role.
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NEW York
Ralph Houk
New York Yankees
Roy Haney
Houk
Yogi Berra
Viet Special Forces Lose U.S. Assistance
The United States cuts off aid to South Vietnamese special forces that raided Buddhist pagodas. About 8000 elite troops lose training and about 300000 a month in CIA funding ends until they are back on field duties against guerrillas.
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Washington
United States
U.S
State Department
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Ngo Dinh Diem
Sai
Gon
Kennedy
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
le Quang Tung
Nhu
Fidel Castro accuses U.S. of withholding weather data
In a three hour TV address Castro said Cuba will raise prices on beef poultry beer and cigars to fund a 200 million flood control program for Oriente province devastated by Hurricane Flora. He charged the United States hid weather information from Cuban meteorologists and dismissed U S claims Cuba banned hurricane spotter flights as false.
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Fidel Castro
Oriente Pro
Vince
Castro
United States
Cuba
U. S
Forest fires in eastern Ohio raise arson suspicions
Fire crews battled multiple blazes in Athens Perry and Washington counties with the Broadwell fire near the Broadwell area burning 40 acres before being rekindled. Officials cited possible arson as cause while 12 Ohio University students and 10 Rome-Canaan High School pupils aided containment. Additional fires near Graysville Deep Hollow Congo and Corning were controlled with volunteer help.
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Broadwell
Ohio Division of Forestry
Athens
Perry
Ohio University
Rome- Canaan
Forester
Ed Chesser
Deep Hollow
Coolville
Guysville
Perry County
Congo
Corning Fire Department
Chesser
Grand Jury Probes Steel Price Practices in New York
A federal grand jury in New York moved to examine steel industry price policies since 1956. Eight large firms led by U S Steel Corp were subpoenaed for price lists, annual reports, and sales data, aiming to assess nationwide price increases and industry practices since the 1960s.
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U.S. Steel Corp
Justice Department
Grand Jury
White House
Tito Calls UN Summit for Peaceful Coexistence
President Tito urged a UN General Assembly address for a world code of peaceful coexistence. He pressed an end to the cold war and argued coexistence among nations with differing economies and political systems is essential to improve international relations and strengthen world peace.
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Tito
Yugoslavia
UN General Assembly
British Jet Airliner Falls in Test Flight Tragedy
In Tisbury England a new One-Eleven jet prototype crashed during a test flight near the town killing seven aboard. The loss jeopardizes plans by American carriers to order 31 planes for future passenger service. The plane aimed to fly 550 miles per hour over 100 to 1000 mile routes with up to 74 passengers. A British Aircraft Corp spokesman said the crash involved the prototype intended to win the short range jet market.
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England
Britain
British Aircraft Corp
History's Biggest Airlift Carries 16 000 To Germany
Bergstrom AFB Texas hosts the start of Exercise Big Lift as 16 000 soldiers and airmen from the 2nd Armored Division begin a mass airlift to Germany. Airlift expands from Texas bases to Maine with KC135 tankers aiding the mission. The exercise pits the 2nd Armored against the 3rd Armored Division in a mock nuclear war.
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2Nd Armored Division
Bergstrom Afb
Austin
Military
Gray Afb
Paul S. Adams
Strike Command
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Europe
Texas
Maine
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Dow Afb
Loring
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Senate OKs 1.9 Billion College Construction Aid
The Senate approved a 1.9 billion college construction aid bill 60 to 19 and sent it back to the House amid uncertain final enactment. Supporters note potential for compromise, with differences over church state rules. Senate funds restricted to science and library buildings while House allows all building types.
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Senate
House
Edith Green
D-Ore
OU Rescinds Ban on Hoop Tournament
Ohio University reverses plans to bar Grover Center for the Athens County basketball tournament after a Monday meeting with OU athletic director William Rohr and county school officials. Schedules shift to fit two sessions on Feb 15 and 16 then Feb 19 with finals Feb 22.
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Grover Center
William Rohr
Man Dies After 33 Hours Lost In Woods At 92
David Wolford, 92, died after being lost in woods for 33 hours. He wandered from his son-in-law's Ashton-Upton Road home on September 17 and was found near four miles away with his beagle Curley. He leaves three daughters, ten grandchildren, and fourteen great grandchildren. funeral arrangements pending Heck Funeral Home Milton.
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David Wolford
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Wolford
Alvin Black
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Willard Newman
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Calvin
Eliza Prichard Wolford
Newman
Samuel Holley
Herbert Doss
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Ashton
Heck Funeral Home
Milton
Police Chief Wounded in Amherst Knife Attack
Police Chief Arthur H. Koppenhafer of Amherst was wounded in the shoulder by a butcher knife during a scuffle with a mental patient who had escaped from Tiffin State Hospital.
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Arthur H. Koppenhafer
Amherst
Tiffin State Hospital
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