Makarios orders release of Turkish Cypriot prisoners
Greek Cypriots free hostages to ease tensions as fighting rages in northern Kyrenia threatening a renewed collapse of the Cyprus truce before a U N peace force arrives. Makarios says release is a first step and urges a similar move from Turks. U Thant struggles to recruit a UN contingent, with nations hesitant to pledge troops.
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Nicosia, Cyprus
UPE
Makarios
Kyrenia
United Nations
Cyprus
U.N
Red Cross
Nicosia
U Thant
U. N
Thant
Brazil
Ireland
Sweden
Canada
Finland
Austria
18 Missing In Tanker Explosion
ANACORTES Wash AP An empty tanker exploded and sank 15 miles from its destination off Whidbey Island. Coast Guard rescued 26 survivors. 18 of 44 crewmen aboard the Bunker Hill remain unaccounted for. Survivors were taken to area hospitals. Cause unknown. Vessel sank about 15 miles from Anacortes and 80 miles north of Seattle. Survival time in winter Puget Sound waters is brief.
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Anacortes
Wash
Whidbey Island
Puget Sound
Coast Guard
Bunker Hill
Whidbey Island Naval Air Station
Sheldon Phillips
Seattle
Sheill
Tacoma
Dundee Firemen Seek Council Hire After Tanker Scrub Role
Fire brigade in Dundee asks the city council to hire crew after a Keystone Tankship tanker owned by Shell Oil Co carried petroleum products. Firemen claim the ship spent much of its time scrubbing and polishing floors, reducing readiness.
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Dundee
Scotland
UPS
Thelscrab
Keystone Tankship Corp
Wilmen
Toomington
Del
Buck- Oil Co
Ets
Ruby in Court Sees Oswald Film for First Time
Dallas AP reports Jack Ruby, awaiting trial for Oswald’s murder, watched a live TV film of the shooting in Dallas police HQ. Ruby sat with head on hands as the blurry image showed a man in a black suit moving in, firing once at Oswald.
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Dallas
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Ruby
Oswald
Kennedy
D. R. Archer
Kremlin Seeks Long Term Trade Pact With U S
In Moscow first deputy premier Kosygin told a U S delegation led by Clarence Martin of commerce that the Kremlin desires a long term trade agreement with the United States. The visit followed an accord allowing large American ships to unload wheat at Odessa.
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Moscow
Alexei Kosygin
Kremlin
United States
U.S
Clarence D. Martin
Black Sea
Odessa
Martin
Kosygin
Soviet Union
Western Europe
Richard Fankhauser
Fankhauser
Five Day Forecast Notes Temperature Swing This Week
The forecast projects five days averaging three degrees above the seasonal normal of 28 degrees. It calls for colder weather Sunday followed by warmer conditions Monday and Tuesday, then a cooler Wednesday. Rain or snow is possible Monday.
Nixon Bows to Party Would Run for Veep
Former Vice President Richard M Nixon told NBC Today he is ready to accept the Republican nomination for vice president again but not a candidacy for president or vice president. He urged the party to upgrade the vice office and said he would do what the party asks. He noted the NH primary could feature a Democratic surprise and predicted a large writers vote for Robert F Kennedy as Democratic vp hopeful, possibly winning a second slot on the ticket.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
NBCTV
Hugh Downs
Lyndon Johnson
MacArthur Free Of Cancer After Gall Bladder Operation
Washington AP reports Army surgeons removed General Douglas MacArthur's gall bladder and found no cancer. The 84 year old, hero of two world wars, is described as satisfactory. Surgeons also removed gall stones from the common bile duct after an eight o'clock operation.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Candidates Differ On Social Security
In New Hampshire a debate over Social Security pits Goldwater who backs strengthening the program against Rockefeller who warns a voluntary system would wreck benefits for millions. Rockefeller cites actuarial figures and recalls expanding coverage during Eisenhower era as he argues for a secure, universal pension mix.
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Manchester
N.H
Republiccan
Barry Goldwater
New Hampshire
New York
Nelfeet A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Goldwater
Deerfield Town Hall
Rochester
Social Security Administration
Eisenhower
Cook Wins Biggest U S Horse Payoff at Gulfstream Park
Danny Tuzon a Filipino cook claimed the largest U S horse racing payoff of 84114 dollars on Gulfstream Park twin double. Les Smith WIOD phoned Tuzon at the Crown Hotel after a tip. Tuzon sought no publicity and left for the afternoon. Jerry Coogan noted the ticket was bought for Tuzon by a friend.
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Miami
Fla
Danny Tuzon
U.S
Gulfstream Park
Les Smith
WIOD
Tuzon
Crown Hotel
Goodby
Jerry Coogan
Sentencing Set for Hoffa March 12 in Chattanooga
Federal Judge Frank Wilson overruled defense motions to throw out the jury tampering conviction of Teamsters President James R. Hoffa. Sentencing is set for March 12. Hoffa faces up to 10 years in prison after a seven week trial. The court rejected mistrial bids tied to claims of government spying during the 1962 conspiracy case.
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Chattanooga
Hoffa
Rusk Rejects Neutralization Talk in Vietnam War
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said de Gaulle's neutralization idea would undermine South Vietnamese morale. He rejected neutralization as long as North Vietnam and Red China continue aggression, while McNamara began a new South Vietnam inspection trip to assess Khanh's government and aid. He noted increased North Vietnamese supplies from Red China and outlined aims to boost local resistance without discussing widening the war.
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Washington
UPD
Dean Rusk
Southeast Asia
Charles de Gaulle
Rusk
North Viet Nam
Red China
South Viet Nam
Lagos
de Gaulle
Viet Nam
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
United States
McNamara
Red
China
U.S
Khanh
North
Johnson
U. S
King Paul of Greece Dies at 62 in Athens
King Paul I of Greece died at Tatoi Palace at 4 12 p m local time after a serious stomach operation. He was 62 and his 23 year old son Constantine was to be sworn in as king almost immediately. Queen Frederika rushed back from an American tour to his bedside as the royal family mourned and a four hour operation gave way to a steady decline.
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Athens
UPI
Paul I
Greece
Tatoi
Constantine
Paul
Frederika
Thomas Doxides
Raine
Hellenes
George
Alexander
George II
United States
Naval Academy
Royal Hellenic Air Force
Officials weigh raids on North Viet Nam war targets
Saigon reports high ranking U S officials are said to press for major sabotage raids against North Viet Nam to curb guerrilla strength in the south. Defense Secretary McNamara cites rising North Vietnamese support but declines to say if retaliation will strike north. Soviet and Chinese warnings of serious consequences accompany the talks.
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McNamara
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Honolulu
John A. McCone
Central Intelligence Agency
Adm
Harry D. Felt
U. S
Pacific
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Johnson
Nguyen Khanh
North Viet Nam
UPI
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Washington
United States
Soviet Union
China
Red Guerrillas Seen Most Active in Feb
UPI reports communist Viet Cong activity in South Vietnam peaked in February with 2,240 attacks and violent incidents. Most were small scale while government forces suffered 1,593 killed, captured, wounded, or missing. Previous high marks came after last November’s coup that toppled Ngo Dinh Diem regime. Some high ranking U.S. officials were later reported warning of war in the south.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
UPI
U.S
Ngo Dinh Diem
Viet Nam
Dead Hand Operation Feared Failure
An Ecuadorian sailor with a dead man's hand grafted to his arm left for Boston with a medical team for emergency surgery. His condition worsened as gangrene set in and doctors fear possible amputation. He travels to Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston with two doctors and a male nurse aboard.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
UPI
Boston
Julio Luna
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
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J. R. Leavelle
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Leavelle
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Western Allied Command
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