Damascus Shops Close To Protest Socialism
Damascus merchants shut their shops on Sunday to protest socialism and support the armed rebellion in Hama. The capital's business district was deserted as Moslem Brotherhood pressure aided the strike. security forces denied residential shelling in Hama and vowed to crush rebels part of a broader crackdown.
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U S Support To Viet Nam Pledged by Rusk
Secretary of State Dean Rusk wrapped a three day fact finding mission to South Viet Nam pledging continued U S help until peace returns. He spoke amid a Communist daylight assault on an outpost 14 miles from Saigon and said he discussed with Premier Nguyen Khanh how to strengthen aid but offered no specifics.
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Indonesia and North Korea to exchange ambassadors
TOKYO AP Indonesia and Communist North Korea agreed to establish diplomatic relations and exchange ambassadors Radio Pyongyang announced today.
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Strife Surges in Rhodesia as Nationalists Provoke Protests
In Salisbury and Bulawayo violence flared after Jan Smith became Southern Rhodesia’s leader replacing Winston Field. Police patrolled streets and roadblocks were set to curb rioting by Africans who damaged beer halls, houses, and transit. Nkoma and Nkomo leadership issued warnings amid independence threats.
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Air Force probes fatal twin C119 crash near Wilmington
Air Force investigators examined wreckage of two C119 Flying Boxcar aircraft after a midair collision near Wilmington killing 17. Two crewmen survived. The pilots and crews of both planes were among the dead, leaving twisted debris as leads for determining the cause.
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De Gaulle Recovering After Prostate Operation
Paris bulletin from Cochin Hospital says President Charles de Gaulle, 73, continues to recover in a satisfactory way after a prostate operation.
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Mrs Oswald Goes to Court Over Money in Dallas
Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald seeks an accounting of about 68000 dollars she says she has not seen. She asks court to nullify contracts with two financial advisers and to dismiss their management agreements. Judges set show cause and summon both lawyers for April 30.
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American Jews reaffirm link with Israel in Jordan visit
The American Jewish Congress closed its biennial convention in Miami Beach with a message to King Hussein of Jordan asserting American Jews will not abandon ties with Israel. The group urged federal civil rights action, opposed prayer in public schools and federal aid to parochial schools, and criticized West Germany for not curbing German participation in the Arab arms buildup. In Lexington, a restaurant sign warned motorists to watch out for school children, especially if they are driving cars.
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Castro Broadcasts Feeler For Mutual Concessions
New York AP Fidel Castro urged mutual concessions to restore U S Cuba ties in an interview aired by ABC Lisa Howard in Havana Feb 12 Castro suggested Kennedy had evolved on Cuba policy and that Washington might be changing his mind about Cuba He noted Cuba watches Johnson era stance with interest and indicated progress in policy thinking.
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First Wife Of MacArthur Recalls Rift
Louise Cromwell Heiberg says marriage broke over mother in law not army life. Pershing allegedly wrote love letters and threatened to send MacArthur to the Philippines. Heiberg, living in Georgetown, says she is writing memoirs using preserved letters from MacArthur and Pershing.
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Russians to Turn Over Cuban Missile Ops by May First
Washington reports that the Soviet Union will hand control of its Sam missile system in Cuba to Cuban forces on May 1 and withdraw 3,000 troops, reducing numbers to about 3,000 to 4,000 remaining. Fidel Castro is expected to resist Soviet veto power over missile firing and seek full command, while the Sam system can reach over 70,000 feet and is linked to the 1962 U2 downing.
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TV Newsman Beaten Covering Klan Meet in Louisiana
WDSU correspondent Bob Wagner was seized and beaten by armed men while filming a Ku Klux Klan gathering near Jackson Louisiana. Wagner endured threats and loss of his footage before being dragged to a pickup bed and repeatedly struck, then released.
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