Soviet Offers Pact Despite Viet Nam
At Geneva, Soviet disarmament chief Semyon Tsarapkin said Moscow will sign a comprehensive nuclear test ban and a nuclear nonproliferation treaty immediately if the West agrees to conditions, while not tying any settlement in Viet Nam to disarmament talks. He noted the U S insists on on site inspections and has underground tests, and he urged U S troop removals from Southeast Asia.
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Geneva
UPI
Russia
Viet Nam
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Tsarapkin
United States
Soviet Union
NATO
Geneva Foreign Press Association
Moscow
U.S
Boston Water Curbed as U S Desalting Planned
Massachusetts declares a state of emergency in Greater Boston due to drought and mandatory restrictions on water use across 34 MDC communities. Voluntary efforts failed. curbs include lawn sprinkling car washing garden watering and non essential uses. White House to propose more funding and desalinization as a Northeast water solution. Mayor Wagner outlines new NYC metro area water plans including private supplier purchases.
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Boston
UPS
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Greater
Metropolitan District Commission
MDC
White House
Johnson
Northeast
Robert F. Wagner
New York City
Briefings Near End Viet Policy Backed
President Johnson's five part Viet Nam briefing for House and Senate members shows growing consensus. Ford called the briefing helpful, McCormack saw no disagreement, Mansfield noted efforts toward honorable negotiation, Moyers cited improved understanding and broader support for the war. A final White House briefing is planned for remaining House members.
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Washington
House
Gerald R. Ford
Mich
Johnson
Ford
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Congress
Worcester Hospital Site Chosen for UMass Medical School
Worcester officials announce Worcester State Hospital site as best location for the planned University of Massachusetts medical school. John W. Hargis Jr says committee favored the hospital property after touring three proposed sites.
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Worcester, Mass
UPS
Worcester State Hospital
University of Massachusetts Medical School
John W. Hargis Jr
University
Worcester
Nixon signs $185 million plan to desalinize sea water
President Johnson signs a 185 million dollar bill to extend the Interior Department’s program to desalinize ocean water as a supplement to scarce rivers and lakes. He then meets with governors, delegations and mayors from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware amid concerns of drought and possible shortages next month in the Delaware River Basin. The extension runs through 1972.
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Washington
White House
Johnson
Interior Department
Delaware River
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Sailors Executed as CIA Agents in Havana Broadcast
Havana Radio said three Cuban freighter crew members were executed by firing squads in Cuba for allegedly being specially trained CIA agents. Identified were Roberto Fernandez Cobo Raul Pereira Castaneda and Roger Sabino Sopena. The broadcast claimed they were trained to use incendiary devices radio transmitters and secret writing to collect military economic and political information for the CIA.
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Miami
Fla
U.S
Central Intelligence Agency
Cuba
Havana
Roberto Fernandez Cobo
Raul Pereira Castaneda
Roger Sabino Sopena
Gonzalez Lines
CIA
Singapore Declared Independent State by U S
The United States recognized Singapore as an independent sovereign state, with a note from Secretary of State Dean Rusk affirming close ties and support for the new nation. Premier Lee Kuan Yew announced Singapore will become a republic soon after seceding from the Malaysia Federation this week to avoid racial strife.
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Singapore
UPS
U. S
Foreign Ministry
Dean Rusk
United States
Lee Kuan Yew
Malaysia Federation
Malaysia
Five Day Forecast and Sabah to Stay in Malaysia
The forecast notes the week will run near 68 degrees with warmer venerable Friday and Saturday and cooler Sunday and Monday with showers likely Sunday or Monday. Sabah will remain part of Malaysia. Chief Minister Peter Lo told UPI in Kuala Lumpur that they are prepared to stay in Malaysia and work to make it function.
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Sabah
Malaysia
Singapore
Peter Lo
United Press International
Kuala Lumpur
Blackpool director fined for improper kiss to secretary
Blackpool company director Fred Varlow, 62, was fined 20 pounds after a kiss he claims was improper incident involving his 17 year old secretary Susan Clark. The case pins responsibility on the director for inappropriate behavior at the workplace setting in Blackpool England.
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Blackpool
England
UPI
Fred Varlow
Susan Clark
Relief force reaches Duc Co amid heavy fighting in South Viet Nam
In Pleiku reports say a large Viet Nam relief column reached the besieged Duc Co camp with little resistance from the Viet Cong. The two mile convoy moved through ambushes and roadblocks as both sides suffered heavy casualties and Route 19 remained cut in several places.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Pleiku
Duc Co
Due Co
Highlands
Qui Nhon
South China Sea
Associated Press
Peter Arnett
Buc Co
Cambodia
Viet Nam
Eastwest
Central Highlands
Mekong
War Declared On Gobbledygook By the Pentagon
The Pentagon forms an antigobbledygook task force to push plain talk across the DoD. The initiative targets confusing abbreviations seen in official lists such as AAFBD and USCONARC, aiming to simplify government language for clearer communication.
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The
Pentagon
Washington
Dod
Hesyou
AAFBD
Army & Air Force Exchange and
Motion Picture Services Board of Directors
Usconarc
United Statees Continental Army Command
Lee man killed in freak auto accident near Maple and Greylock
Archie L. Wheeler 57 of 15 School St. died after his Jeep station wagon left the road struck a stump and rolled on its left side. Police say a fire started during lifting as gasoline leaked. Wheeler worked for Western Massachusetts Contracting Engineers Inc. and leaves two sons three daughters and siblings. Funeral set for Friday at 11 a.m. at Kelly Funeral Home.
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George S. Wickham
Wheeler
Charles W. Stratton
Chick Boyne
William Winn
Greylock Street
Civil Defense
Mr. Winn
James Blade
Lee Auto Sales Towing Service
Lee Fire Department
Joseph Eisenberg
Clark Knight
Henry Smaccetti
William Gray
The
Registry of Motor Vehicles
Aagel
Lorette
Robert
Earl
Margaret
Kathryn
Eileen
Arthur
Lee
Albert
Westfield
Kelly Funeral Home
Leslie T. Francis
St. George's Episcopal Church
Atlas-Centaur Betters Luck Leaves Pad
Cape Kennedy United Press international A Atlas Centaur rocket lifted a duramy spacecraft toward a paper moon in a rehearsal for Surveyor moonshot this fall. The Centaur aimed to provide the 23 800 mile per hour boost needed for the 2 100 pound Surveyor to reach the moon on a 63 hour flight. Scientists designed Surveyor to land gently to assess surface strength for future Apollo landings.
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Cape Kennedy
UPD
America
Moon
U. S
Protests Banned In Greece Crisis Deepens
Athens reports a government ban on anti state demonstrations amid a 27 day political crisis. Police have cleared streets arresting 64 in a Tuesday crackdown while violence remains limited since early unrest left one dead. King Constantine ponders a coalition as political deadlock persists.
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Athens
UPI
John Tfombas
Constantine
Greece
Stephen Stefanopoulos
Majority Center Union Party
Stefanopoulos
George Papandreou
Papandreou
Center Union Party
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Chuong Thien
Heav
North Viet Nam
Lawrence D. Wilson
Cleveland
Ohio
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Laos
da Nape
Lee Man
Western Massachusetts Contracting Engineers, Inc
Evening Star Lodge of Masons
Mary
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