McNamara Boosts Defense Claims In Data Release
In a sharp public dispute with Gen Curtis LeMay the Pentagon released figures showing strong U S bomber and missile forces. It said 540 strategic bombers stay on alert while the Soviets could field no more than 270 on two way missions. The Air Force reportedly has about 750 ICBMs versus Soviets under a quarter that number. Polaris submarines total 192 with U S subs nuclear powered and Soviet subs largely non nuclear.
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Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Pentagon
MecNamara
Defense Department
Curtis E. LeMay
Air Force
United States
Alaska
U.S. Northwest
U.S
Cyclone Devastates Jessore District In East Pakistan
AP dispatch reports a powerful cyclone in Jessore district East Pakistan leaving no signs of life in some villages. Official counts list 400 dead 700 injured and 1006 missing while unofficial estimates range up to 2000. Regular cyclones devastate the region.
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Dacca
Pakistan
Jessore
East Pakistan
Nomen Khan
Rights Bill Amendments Vote Likely Next Week Mansfield Says
Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield said voting on amendments to the civil rights bill would begin next week. Dirksen planned to offer changes to the fair employment section while southern opponents push for a national referendum before the bill could take effect.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Mike Mansfield
New York
Senate Gop
Everett M. Dirksen
Mll
Allen J. Ellender
D-la
Dirksen
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Crowd jeers as 19-year-old teeters on hotel ledge
Richard Reinemann perched on a 12th story ledge at the DeWitt Clinton Hotel for two hours while a crowd of about 4000 shouted Jump and chicken. His seven-year-old nephew Adam coaxed him to safety, taking his hand and pulling him back as police and clergy urged him to come off. He was taken to Albany Medical Center after being coaxed away from the edge.
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Albany
N.Y
DeWitt Clinton
Richard Reinemann
Reinemann
Albany Medical Center
State Street
Edward J. Maginn
New York Times Bureau
Adam Reinemann
Adam
Poicemen
SEATO ministers warn on Viet Nam fight and readiness for action
Manila AP reports SEATO expresses grave concern over Communist aggression in South Viet Nam and says members should remain prepared to take further steps under the SEATO treaty. Ministers say defeating the Communist campaign is essential to Viet Nam and Southeast Asia security, while France advocates neutrality amid the crisis.
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Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
South
Viet Nam
SEATO
Republic of
Southeast Asia
France
China
Goldwater Wins in Illinois Surprises in GOP Primary
CHICAGO (UPI) Barry Goldwater won Illinois' GOP presidential primary by about 65 percent over Margaret Chase Smith. Write-ins drew large totals for Wallace and Lodge. In gubernatorial races Charles H. Percy upset William J. Scott. Precinct results show 150,000 Republicans voted for governor without selecting a presidential candidate.
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UPI
Barry Goldwater
Maine
White House
Goldwater
Illnois
Margaret Chase Smith
William J. Scott
Charles H. Percy
New Hampshire
Henry Cabot Lodge
Illinois
Smith
Lodge
Nixon
Rockefeller
Romney
Scranton
Wallace
Cook County
Percy
Scott
Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
Five day forecast highs rise above seasonal norm
The five day outlook projects daytime highs and overnight lows averaging eight degrees above the normal of 45. Warm spell begins tomorrow through Saturday with a slow cooldown early next week. Showers are possible late Sunday into Monday.
Ice Leaving Berkshire Lakes Ahead of Fishing Season
Ice is clearing from Berkshire lakes and ponds except high elevation spots as the season opens Saturday. Onola Lake broke up after heavy rain. Onota and Pontoosuc thawed earlier this year than last year. Goose Pond and Richmond Pond lost their winter cover. Lake Mansfield cleared for weeks. Berry Pond mainly iced, Save State and Pittsfield forests uncertain.
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Pontoosuc
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Rington
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Save State Forest
Berry Pond
Pittsfield
Illinois Ex Governr Stratton Indicted in Tax Case
Former Illinois governor and ex-congressman William G. Stratton has been indicted by a federal grand jury for income tax evasion. The indictment accuses 1957 to 1960 unreported income totaling 82 542 dollars and taxes owed of about 47 000 dollars, with bond set at 5000 dollars.
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UPC
William G. Stratton
Congress
Illinois
Stratton
U.S. Dist. Atty
William Hanrahan
Hanrahan
Liv
U.S. Atty
Vincent Russo
Williams College admits Berkshire County freshmen in record year
Berkshire County sends ten students among 494 accepted today at Williams College as applications soar to 1650, with Pittsfield four and notable seniors from PHS, Adams High, Mount Greylock and others. Philip F. Smith notes record quality and quantity, 316 freshman places, college eyeing 1,200 undergraduates.
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Williamstown
Berkshire County
Williams College
Pittsfield
John Francis Lyons Jr
South Appleton Ave
Pittsfield High
John F. Lyons
Richard Hardie Forman
Allengate Ave
PHS
Richard Anthony Rhoades
North Adams
Drury High School
Frederick W. Rhoades
Gary Steven Brierly
Drury
Harry W. Brierly
James Vincent Walsh
Adams
Adams High
Mary G. Walsh
Walsh
John
Williams
David Brainard Peck Jr
Mount Greylock
David B. Peck
James Charles Wagner
Charles N. Wagner
Robert Chapman Sprague HI
Middlesex School
Concord
Sprague
Mark Averill Donavan
Bennington
Vt.) High School
Peter F. Donovan Jr
That Town
Philip F. Smith
Three Days Of Fighting Take Toll
Three day battle in Chuong Thien Province 125 miles south of Saigon involved two Viet Cong battalions. Government casualties include 31 killed and 39 wounded. nearly 200 government soldiers dead or wounded overall. Civilian casualties may exceed 200. One American helicopter crewman killed, 12 wounded. Vietnamese forces suffered heavy losses. Americans describe it as a stunning Communist political victory. Marine crewman injured in Da Nang area. other crew members destroyed helicopter.
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Viet Nam
Mekong
Saigon
Chuong Thien
U.S. Marine Corps
Here
Marine Corps
da Nang
Sox Yankees Opener Postponed For Rain Again
New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox opener postponed for the second straight day due to rain and wet grounds.
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New York
UPI
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Ivy League admissions in postwar baby boom
New York eight Ivy League colleges sent out more than 45 000 letters today with 14 100 acceptances and about 1 700 wait listed. Admissions officials say decisions were harder amid surging applications with increases from 9.9 percent at Princeton to 24.3 percent at Brown. Freshman class sizes total 9 075 despite overadmission to cover dropouts.
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New York Times
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