Rusk says Red China avoids broad war in Southeast Asia
Washington AP summary notes Secretary Rusk and officials on CBS Night News discuss China’s restraint in Vietnam. They say Beijing fears large Chinese risks, while Hanoi insists on talks for peace and North Vietnamese withdrawal. Bundy adds military gains could hasten negotiations.
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China
Southeast Asia
Johnson
Viet Nam
McGeorge Bundy
Bundy
Hanoi
Holyoke Marine Killed in Viet Nam
The Defense Department lists Corporal Robert George Bousquet of Holyoke as killed in action in Vietnam during the Chu Lai battle. He is husband of Patricia Gai Bousquet of 529 South Ridge Street. Also noted is a Raytheon Army contract worth 1.2 million for Hawk Missile support equipment to be built in Dover and Waltham.
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Defense Department
Massachusetts
Viet Nam
Chu Lai
Robert George Bousquet
Patricia Gai] Bousquet
South Ridge St
Holyoke
Mass
Washington
Raytheon Corp
Lexington, Mass
Army
Andover
Waltham
Attacks on Red Plants Said Pressure Plays
Washington reports intensified air strikes against North Viet Nam after a Chu Lai ground victory. U.S. planes hit the Ban Tach hydroelectric complex and attacked nearby communications facilities near the Red China border to push Communist leaders toward a peace decision amid heavy losses. Officials say the war council may be weighing whether to escalate or pursue talks after last week’s Chu Lai battle in which Marines killed over 500 Viet Cong.
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Washington
Ban Tach Complex
Red China
U.S
Chu Lai
South Viet Nam
Hope for Dominican settlement grows in OAS plan
In Santo Domingo optimism rises for a political settlement following a revised inter American peace formula. The civilian military junta opposes changes while President Imbert Barrera keeps the door open, suggesting agreement could come in days to months. The plan envisions a provisional government and civilian disarmament leading to elections in nine months, but rebels demand withdrawal of the U S backed Inter American Peace Force and may sign with reservations on troop withdrawal.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Antonio Imbert Barrera
Organization of American States
Josiin Cury
Cury
OAS
Worcester Priest Named To Moscow
The Rev. Eugene V. LaPlante A A 33 a theology instructor at Assumption College is named chaplain for American Roman Catholics in Moscow and apostolic administrator of the U S S R for three years His duties begin next week The Assumptionists have long operated in Russia since 1903 LaPlante from Dartmouth Mass graduated from Assumption College in 1955 and earned canon law Doctor from the Lateran in 1963 in Rome.
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Worcester
Mass
Eugene V. LaPlante
Assumption College
Moscow
Father LaPlante
France
U.S.S.R
Armand H. Desautels
Escaped GI Blasts Pacifists Over Viet Nam Morale
El Paso AP report features Sgt J C Isaac Camacho the first American to escape Viet Cong captivity. He condemns U S peace marches saying they hurt troop morale and complicate President Johnson s Viet Nam effort. He recalls VC treatment mixed with meals and harsh interrogations during captivity.
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EL Paso
Tex
Viet Nam
U.S
J. C. Isaac Camacho
Johnson
Camacho
Madame Chiang says bombing won't spark war with Red China
Madame Chiang Kai-shek, in the U S for a tour, told reporters in Honolulu she does not fear U S bombing North Viet Nam will trigger war with Communist China. She added that defection of a Nationalist vice president speaks for itself and that war, if it occurs, would happen regardless.
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Honolulu
Chiang Kai-shek
United States
Johnson
U.S
Viet Nam
China
Madame Chiang
Red China
China Air Force
San Francisco
Viet Cong Appeals to Red Cross for Medicines and Supplies
The Viet Cong has appealed to the International Red Cross for medicines and surgical instruments, with the ICRC forwarding the appeal to national societies and providing 50,000 Swiss francs to both North and South Viet Nam Red Cross. The request includes anti malaria and anti dysentery drugs and blood plasma, as refugees in South Viet Nam face continued aid shortfalls amid ongoing conflict.
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International Red Cross
International Committee of the Red Cross
ICRC
Red Cross Society
Red Cross
South
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
After the Moon What NASA considers future space steps
NASA head James E Webb told the Senate Space Committee Congress has not committed to sending a man to Mars. The Voyager program could include a Mars flyby in 1969 and an automated Mars lander in 1971, after which costs of a manned expedition would be better estimated.
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Washington
United States
Congress
James E. Webb
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mars
Webb
Senate Space Committee
New York Moves To Plug Leaks In Water System
Mayor Robert Wagner orders a crash program to seal leaks in New York City water mains aqueducts and reservoirs. A national panel will review leak detection while officials note losses of millions of gallons daily and a major BMT subway flood linked to a leak.
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New York
Robert Wagner
New York City
Wagner
BMT
Brooklyn
William F. Ryan
Dn.y
Congress
Hugh Scott
Delaware River Basin Commission
Scott
Delaware
Philadelphia
Camden
Commis
Sion
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Katzenbach Declares L A Riots Not Linked To Civil Rights
U S attorney general Nicholas Katzenbach told the 95th American Correctional Association Congress that the Los Angeles rioting was a riot not tied to civil rights. He cited narcotics involvement and said desegregation in the South is progressing with all schools to be desegregated by 1967. He also urged higher pay for policemen.
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Boston
UPI
Nicholas de. Katzenbach
Los Angeles
Katzenbach
American Correctional Association
Justice Department
Boston School Committee
Mississippi
South
45 Feared Dead In Ferry Mishap
Philippine police report 45 feared drowned after a ferry capsized off Samar Island near Catbalogan. Newspaper accounts place the dead and missing at about 65 as the vessel overturned Monday afternoon about 400 yards from the landing.
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Manila
Philippine Constabulary
Samar Island
Catbalogan
Registration Of Votes In Homes Passed By House
The Massachusetts House joined the Senate in approving a conference version allowing voters to register in their homes. The measure, supported by Rep. Carl R. Johnson, aims to reach over half a million unregistered residents but faces a likely veto from Gov. Volpe. Berkshire delegation split. no major opposition at a hearing on savings bank participation in housing construction financing. Also, House and Senate clash over no fix traffic tickets. House bills its own version. A measles shot program bill failed to suspend rules, despite federal aid. action slated for Wednesday. A meeting on firing state employees is set for Thursday at Boston State College with Hugh Morton speaking.
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House
Senate
Thomas M. Newth
Swampscott
Carl R. Johnson
D-Braintree
Masschusetts
Volpe
Berkshire County
Greenberg
Kittermann
Wojtkowski
Pittsfield
Cure Tss
Sheffield
Turner
Lee
Zelazo
Adams
Sala
North Adams
Legislative Banks and Banking Committee
John B. Hynes
Massachusetts
William G. Robinson
Melrose
Robinson
Alfred L. Frechette
Latin American nations seek treaty banning nuclear weapons
In Mexico City nine Latin American nations meet to draft a denuclearization treaty. Mexican Undersecretary Alfonso Garcia Robles says denuclearization would bring invaluable benefits to the region. Cuba does not attend the talks.
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Mexico City
Latin America
Alfonso Garccia Robles
Cuba
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Associated Press
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Pittsfield National
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John J. McCarthy
Hugh Morton
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