Critics Hit Gas Attacks in Viet Nam Controversy
The Johnson administration faced pressure to halt what critics call gas warfare against Viet Cong guerrillas. Officials insist nonlethal riot-centrol gases were used to save lives, while White House aides say Johnson was not consulted.
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Saigon
Europeans Split Over American Gas War Plans
LONDON AP reports mixed British reaction to U S gas warfare in South Vietnam. Three papers criticize the idea as worse than killing while others praise it as a step toward nonlethal war. Daily Mirror questions moral choices and proposes a world-tilting view on pacifism. Daily Mail and Telegraph offer warmer terms, with Bernard Levin calling it potentially the most important and beneficial development in human history.
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Hanoi threats as Viet Cong pledge Asian forces response
Saigon reports Viet Cong broadcast warning of hundreds of millions of Asians entering Vietnam if U S raids continue. Meanwhile South Vietnamese and U S jets target radar stations near Dong Hoi and Quang Tri areas, with Tass claiming several American planes were downed. No planes were officially reported lost.
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Hanoi
South China Sea
Appalachi a Program Set for New England States
Providence AP reports President Johnson will announce plans for a New England version of the Appalachian Program. Dr Edwin W Webber of the New England Council describes fast tracking regional sharing of services, with six states involved and boundaries without regard to counties cities or states. The administration proposal may be released Thursday. Also listed are navigation and flood control projects in Rhode Island Massachusetts Massachusetts and Connecticut with costs from 4.9 to 14 million dollars.
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Muskie
Maine
Webber
Seven Brothers Sisters Die in Night Fire Belchertown
In Belchertown Massachusetts seven sleeping siblings aged seven months to nine years died when a wooden home burned late Tuesday. A mother and two children perished in a nearby frame farmhouse blaze before dawn. Authorities investigate causes, with frigid temps suspected to overheat space heaters. Father asleep on first floor could not reach upstairs children. Linda Berthiaume survived, saying there were eight of them, now one. The dead were Alice nine Barbara five Mary Jane seven Donna four Susan two Arthur Jr one and Michael seven months. All parents and Linda, nine, escaped with minor injuries.
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Mr Driscoll Drives Classified Ad Showdown
James Driscoll of 33 Euclid Avenue reports high demand after placing ads in the local paper. He says his stove and sink sold quickly and the phone stayed busy all night. he invites readers to call 447-7311 to place ads.
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Five Day Forecast Sees 10 Degree Below Normal
The forecast projects temperatures averaging ten degrees below seasonal normal through Monday. Mixed precipitation expected Thursday night and Friday, with a repeat pattern early next week as snow and rain mix.
Contraction Sure If Armory Remains Running
Boston report notes remarks by Defense Secretary McNamara relayed to John A. Volpe that Springfield Armory would need a space contraction if kept open. McNamara stated he would finalize plans only after confirming all facts before deciding on closing the historic facility.
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Engineers Ask Funds For New England Projects
Washington UPI reports the Army Corps of Engineers asked Congress to authorize five new construction projects in New England with a total federal and state cost of 45 million dollars.
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Selma Train Delayed En Route to Freedom March
A group of 117 civil rights workers were stranded in Atlanta for about six hours when railroaders did not report. They finally joined a regular passenger run toward Alabama to connect with the Selma to Montgomery freedom march. Rev. R G Williams, pastor of Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Washington, D C, said workers reported sick calls and other excuses as police maintained rhythm, while the group sang freedom songs and heard civil rights talks at the terminal.
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Ranger 9 Flashes Live Moon Shots
Ranger 9, the U S lunar probe, transmitted live television images from the moon showing Alphonsus crater and unseen craters. It completed 25 earth radio commands to approach within four miles and ended the $270 million program with a successful impact at 9 08 am EST.
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Civil Rights March Nears Montgomery
Hundreds of additional demonstrators join a 300 man march on Montgomery along U S Highway 80 from Selma to the Alabama capital. The route draws growing crowds, air support, and plans to meet Gov George Wallace amid calls for voter rights. King is set to rejoin the march later today.
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Space Walker Returns Without Ill Effects
Moscow AP reports cosmonaut Alexei Leonov completed a 10 minute space walk and returned in good condition. Soviet doctors found no muscle strain and noted no noticeable changes in his physical state after the mission.
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Earth
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Tarzan Cleared Over Teotihuacan Scene in Mexico City
AP report says the government found Tarzan did not insult Mexican culture by filming a lion scene at Teotihuacan. A local censor may still cut parts deemed derogatory when shown in Mexico.
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Marcher limits set by court on highway lanes
Federal court order permits large turnout on the four-lane highway to emphasize Negro voter registration grievances while restricting the two-lane segment to 300 marchers. Army units guard the marchers as the protest proceeds along the route.
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Hartsville Hatchery To Be Run by the State
Hartsville federal hatchery in New Marlboro will stay open as the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Game takes interim control. Rep. Turner said 18000 pounds of trout annual production will be allocated to state lakes and streams. Hatchery manager Bickford remains on federal payroll with two state assistants and a delivery truck provided by the state.
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