North Viet airmen imitate rebel tactics in air duels
North Vietnamese pilots adopt hit and run tactics as they engage U S Phantom jets with MiG17 fighters. In recent clashes near North Viet Nam two MiGs were shot down by Phantoms using Sidewinder missiles while the remaining aircraft retired, underscoring a shift to guerrilla style engagements. The report notes MiG17 speed and cannons give a dangerous bite despite inferior speed to U S jets.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Amie
North Viet Nam
U.S
United States Restores 37 Million Food Aid to Egypt
U S officials expect improved ties with Egypt after President Johnson approved sending 37 million dollars in surplus food held up for six months. The move aims to fulfill a three year aid program, with officials noting recent signs of improved relations and Egypt’s promise to compensate the burned Cairo library.
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Washington
U.S
Egypt
Johnson
Middle Eastern
State Department
Congo
Robert J. McCloskey
U.A.R
United States
Besieged Whites Saved From Massacre in Congo
A group of 25 white Europeans were evacuated from the Nioki jungle village as rebels besieged the settlement. The group included 18 men, 10 women, and 2 children after the attackers slew residents Monday, with the evacuation occurring Tuesday in Leopoldville.
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Congo
Leopoldville, the Congo
UPH
Nioki
Ecuador Terrorists Strike in Guayaquil Bomb Attacks
Anti American terrorists set off homemade bombs at ten sites in Guayaquil injuring no one. One attacker Mario Garces was arrested, tied to a Castro Communist youth group. Five Europeans missing, three believed killed. Belgian workers and families evacuated to Kutú. Concurrent reports describe unrest near Leopoldville and Nioki with relief forces mobilized.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
UPI
Pacific
Mario Garces
Union of Revolutionary Youth
Forescom Timber Exploitation Co
Kutu
Lake Leopold
Nioki
Leopoldville
Mushie
Yale Receives Ford Grant for Urban Law Program
Yale University has been awarded a 1 250 000 dollar grant from the Ford Foundation to establish a major urban law program at Yale Law School. The program aims to teach and conduct research on urban affairs, marking the first large scale effort of its kind at a law school.
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New Haven
Turning Point Seen in Democrats Tax Plan Rally
Boston Mayor John F. Collins appeared in support of the Democratic tax relief program for cities and towns, hailed as a turning point in the battle with Gov. Volpe’s sales tax plan. The Democrats aim to raise 202.2 million mainly via income tax revisions, exempting families under 3,000 dollars income. Collins, a potential 1966 candidate, praised the alternative as meeting cities needs while not abandoning Volpe’s push. A Taxpayers proposal for a credit against income tax was floated, drawing on Indiana and Colorado models.
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Boston
Towns
Volpe
Collins
U.S
John F.X. Davoren
Dominican Rebels Seek Additional Terms in OAS Plan
Dominican rebels say they will meet with the OAS mediation committee to offer complementary proposals to the OAS framework for elections under supervision within six to nine months. A rebel spokesman said the faction is in complete accord with the plan if the additions are included. He refused to specify the extra proposals.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Mediation Committee
The
Organization of American States
OAS
Antonio Imbert Barrera
Pfc
Charles E. Monday
Bessemer
Asia
Maine Declared Emergency Disaster Area Over Drought
The Agriculture Department declared Maine an emergency disaster area Tuesday due to drought. Gov. John Reed had requested designation to permit farmers to use crop land taken out of production under federal programs. Senator Edmund Muskie announced the decision after being advised of the action.
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Washington
Committee on Taxation Delays Report on Crime Records Fate
Crime Records Dispute arises as Crime Commission Chairman Alfred Gardner agrees to testify before the Judiciary Committee amid charges by former investigator Joseph Snow that records were mishandled. The commission expires this week and a bill seeks to impound and burn portions of the records. The session could jeopardize prosecutions if charges hold.
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Crime Records
Crime Commission
Alfred Gardner
Committee On Judiciary
Hardy
Commission
Joseph Snow
Snow
Furcelo
Joseph D. Ward
D-Pitchburg
Gardner
Commonwealth
Volpe
Brooke
Cardinal Cushing Won't Oppose Birth Control Bill
In Boston Archbishop Cardinal Richard Cushing said he would not oppose a Massachusetts birth control bill. He added he could not approve it in conscience but would not seek to impose his view, advising Catholic legislators to vote as their constituents demand. The remarks came during an interview on WNAC radio.
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Andrea F. Nucifore
Pittsfield
George D. Hammond
Westfield
Senate
Volpe
House
Massachusetts
Boston
UPI
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Cardinal Cushing
WNAC
Fulbright says Viet election unlikely and urges Geneva accord path
Senator J W Fulbright of Arkansas argues the Communists would balk at a supervised election uniting North and South Viet Nam. He supports returning to the 1954 Geneva accords and urges the United States to back negotiations with a credible alternative to military victory to deter withdrawal from Southeast Asia.
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Washington
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
North
South
Viet Nam
Fulbright
Johnson
Senate
South Viet Nam
United States
Ngo Dinh Diem
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Southeast Asia
Desegregation Order Imposed on Jackson
The Sth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered Jackson Mississippi to desegregate at least four grades in public schools this fall, stating foot dragging by school boards has passed. Jackson had desegregated first grade last fall under a court order.
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New Orleans
Jackson
Miss
Sth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Auslander Dies at 67 Poet and Critic
In Miami, Joseph Auslander, a renowned poet and critic aged 67, died Tuesday from a heart attack. His anthology Winged Norse is a staple in many poetry courses. he was married to Pulitzer winner Audrey Warden Mann, who passed away five years earlier.
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Miami, Fla
Joseph Auslander
Auslander
Audrey Wardenmann
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