Indian Backing for Soviet Nuclear Umbrella Surprises West
At Geneva the Indian disarmament negotiator V. Trevedi endorsed the Soviet call for a nuclear umbrella plan to abolish nearly all nuclear weapons at the start of disarmament. The plan would keep limited US and Soviet weapons on home soil for protection, a detail Washington rejects due to undefined inspection and weapon retention specifics. Western delegates expressed surprise as India’s stance contrasted with expectations tied to border tensions with China.
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Soviet Union
V. €. Trevedi
Moscow
United States
China
Tory Split Narrowly Defeats Price-Fixing Bill
Britain's Conservative government barely survived a 204 to 203 vote on a bill to abolish price fixing as Labor opposition pressed for resignation. Many Conservatives abstained, fearing moral pressure and potential loss of support from 300,000 small shopkeepers worried about chains dominating retail prices. The note also reported Britain proposing four nation talks with Cambodia and Southeast Asia to discuss neutrality and tensions, rejecting a 14 nation conference without key participants.
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Southeast Asia
Moscow
Italy Rules Out Scotch Label in Milan Court
Milan court barred an Italian whisky company from using the word Scotch on its labels. The ruling, sought by the Edinburgh Whisky Assn. and two other British groups, deemed Scotch for Salian-made whisky as unfair competition and ordered removal of Scotch labels from all unsold bottles.
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Italy
UPI
Edinburgh Whisky Assn
Pakistani Border Clash Kills 24 Near Srinagar
Official sources say twenty four Pakistanis were killed in a border clash near Uli fifty miles west of Srinagar Kashmir. Pakistani volunteers reportedly crossed the cease fire line Monday night and opened fire on Indian border patrols.
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1200 Foreign Aid Workers Face Job Loss by 1964
Washington AP reports David E Fell head of the Agency for International Development seeks authority to fire 1,200 employees over two years. Most cuts would hit upper ranks as he aims to improve top personnel handling of billions for developing nations. Bell argues the move is not merely savings but quality control.
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David E. Fell
Congress
Bell
Agency For International Development
AID
House Foreign Affairs Committee
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Lowa
Johnson
Queen Elizabeth Receives First Public Visitors Since Birth
In London Queen Elizabeth II resumed official receptions Tuesday after the birth of her fourth child two weeks earlier. Lord Cobbold and Graeme Finley delivered congratulations from the House of Lords and the House of Commons on the birth of her third son.
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UPI
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Graeme Finley
House of Lords
House of Commons
Helicopter Crashes Over Vietnamese Province
In Quant Tin Province north of Saigon a U S Army helicopter carrying five Americans and a Vietnamese observer was struck by ground fire during a supply mission. The craft lost its motor and tail but the crew avoided heavier losses. One American serviceman was wounded and listed in fair condition. Names were withheld.
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South Viet Nam
UPS
Quant Tin Province
U.S
State Budget Debate Starts In Massachusetts House
BOSTON The Massachusetts House opened a day and night session over a 587.5 million dollar state budget, about 20 million above last year’s expenditures. Republican chairman Frederic C. Dumaine Jr fired the opening shot, saying the bill will cost families at least 32 dollars more in taxes. The Ways and Means panel approved 587,495,867, about 279,000 over the governor’s January request. House leaders anticipate a long debate into Holy Thursday and Good Friday. The panel warned of possible gas tax hikes next year while trimming some requests and boosting others. The session also covered education funding, tax issues, police pay, party nomination rules, and youth education programs.
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Toomey
Mrs Johnson Back From Busy Trip
Mrs Lyndon B Johnson returns to the White House after a Alabama journey visiting the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville. She witnessed the Saturn I test firing and praised the Apollo moon project while noting its impact on the South and women in science.
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UPL
Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
Alabama
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville
Ala
Moon
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