Shastri To Visit LBJ Feb 1 for Closer Ties
India’s Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri announced he will travel to the United States on February 1 to meet President Johnson and seek closer ties. Johnson welcomed the plan amid a boosted wheat shipment to India and efforts to ease a severe food deficit with several million tons needed.
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LBJ
New Delhi
India
Lal Bahadur Shastri
United States
Johnson
Aastri
U.s.-India
White House
Viet Nam
Wilson Opens Door to Rhodesia Talks With Surrender Terms
London Prime Minister Harold Wilson stated there will be no negotiations with the Rhodesian regime beyond terms for surrender of its illegal independence. He added Britain will not demand unconditional surrender, clarifying that conditional surrender could allow a managed transition rather than a total capitulation.
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London
UPI
Harold Wilson
van Smith
House of Commons
Canada Vetoes Water Exports to United States
Ottawa AP A cabinet minister said it will be a long time before Canada discusses exporting water to the United States. Arthur Laing minister of resources noted no approach from Washington and urged addressing U S needs through pollution control and other means. He urged sympathy with U S but with skepticism.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
U.S
Arthur Laing
Cuba Boosts Coffee Crop With Price Incentive Plan
In Havana the Cuban government unveils a capitalistic price rise to spur coffee production, aiming to return output to pre-revolution levels and resume exports. Officials target 200 million pounds yearly by 1970, up from a 1956 peak of 168 million, with current estimates near 60 million. Prices for washed coffee rise to 60 pesos per 100 weight, sharing gains between landowners and pickers, while rationed Cubans receive 114 ounces weekly. Black market rates range 8 to 15 pesos per pound as peso and centavo values differ from their dollar parity.
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Havana
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Castro
United States
U.S
Mikoyan Honored On Retirement
In Moscow Nikolai Podgorny presented Anastas Mikoyan with the Order of Lenin on Mikoyan s 70th birthday. Mikoyan resigned Thursday and Podgorny was elected by the Supreme Soviet to succeed him, the official announcement said.
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Nikolai V. Podgorny
Order of Lenin
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Mikoyan
Podgorny
Supreme Soviet
Parlliament
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Thames Flood Threatens Commons During High Tide
London AP report details the River Thames swelling near the Palace of Westminster as MPs debated. Labor MP Tom Driberg warned the water level approached unprecedented highs, with lapping terraces and bags hauled to safety. The tide later receded at Victoria Embankment, while Britain faced widespread flooding across England and Wales after heavy rain and strong winds.
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House of Commons
Labor Party
Tom Driberg
Roderic Bowen
Palace of Westminster
House of Lords
Victoria Embankment
England
Wales
Weather Bureau
Associated Press
VIP Congressmen Tour Saigon War Fronts
In Saigon and surrounding areas a surge of Congressmen governors and other officials tour military installations briefing rooms and combat zones. The visits aim to see the war firsthand report from field units note protocol mishaps and the sight of fatigues and battle gear worn by officials amid zone designations and helicopter movements.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Congress
Halpern
Lai Khe
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Otto Kerner
Ilinois
Crewmen Rescued In Storm at Sea
The West German tug Atlantik towed the near-derelict Greek freighter Constantis, rescuing all crew members early Saturday after they refused to remain aboard during heavy seas. The freighter, 7,40 tons, was still afloat and held towed miles southwest of Ivela toward the French coast as Coast Guards reported.
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Storm At Sea London
Attlantik
Coast Guards
Coast Guard
Atlantik
Ivela
French
Man Burned Alive After Losing at Cards
In Bekaa Lebanon a villager Khadr Younes was tied to a tree drenched with gasoline and burned to death after losing a card game and demanding his money back. Five men were charged by the Bekaa Criminal Court. Younes reportedly lost 50 pounds and could not repay the debt. The report also mentions two Texas congressmen seeking Montagnard children for a TV program.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Bekaa
Khadr Younes
Younes
Bishop Sends Christmas Message to GIs from Massa Diocese
The Ri Rev Anson Phelps Stokes Jr of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts writes to servicemen, urging faith in the U S mission and the value of military service amid home protests against Vietnam involvement, praising restraint and responsibility in American policy.
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Bolyon
Episcopal Diocese of
Massachusetts
United State
Viet Nam
Anson Phelps Stokes Jr
United States
America
Stokes
Vietnam envoy says Hanoi split by US bombings
South Viet Nam's ambassador Vu Van Thai told reporters the North Vietnamese are divided by the air campaigns and leaders are fleeing toward Russia. He spoke at a news conference backing a White House drive by the US Junior Chamber of Commerce the Young Republicans and Young Democrats to raise 100 million dollars for South Viet Nam.
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Washington
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Russia
Vu van Thai
U.S
Bogus Doctor Arrested for Fatal Operation
David Wicks of Marblehead was arrested in Lynn on a man slaughter charge after an inquest found he performed a racheotomy on innkeeper Martin J. Connors at Rockaway Inn. Connors, 56, fell ill September 23. Wicks, 31, claimed no medical license and held $25,000 bond for January 12 hearing.
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Mass
David Wicks
Marblehead
Wicks
Lynn District Court
Martin J. Connors
Rockaway Inn
Connors
Europe
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