State Dept Claims Cold War Margin
The State Department reports the United States is winning the Cold War overall, with major gains against the Soviet bloc and unity among allies, though trouble persists in poorer regions. It cites Cuba missile crisis, Berlin, and UN troika as failures for Communists, while noting pressures in Africa Latin America and Vietnam.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee
Free World
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Near East
Africa
Latin America
Brazil
Ihe Re Pert
Viet Nam
U. S
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Kennedy
Vienna
Berlin
Berlin Wall
United Nations
U.S
Viet Cong Killed in Battle by Viet Rangers
A South Vietnamese Ranger battalion killed 32 Viet Cong guerrillas in a three hour battle about 30 miles north of Saigon. Ranger losses were seven killed and 31 wounded, according to U S military sources.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Spring Floods Threaten Russian Industrial Cities
Moscow reports rising floodwaters from melting snow threatening northern Donets River cities Severo Donetsk and Rubezhny in the Donbas region. Authorities evacuated 7,000 families from Slavyansk Karamatorsk Druzhkovka Konstantinovka and Lugansk as floods grew, with no casualties reported.
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Russia
Aevestia
Donets
Severo
Donetsk
Rubezhny
Donbas
Vestia
Slavyansk
Karamatorsk
Druzhkovka
Konstantinovka
Lugansk
Tzvestia
Tass
Syrians Hang 3 On Spy Charges in Damascus
In Damascus, a Lebanese Protestant churchman Jamil El iharh and two Syrians, Jamil Haddad and Yusef Laktineh, were hanged for spying for Israel after a trial that left bodies hanging for hours while thousands watched. Seven fugitives were sentenced to death in absentia and the minister's wife received 15 years hard labor.
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Damascus
Syria
Israel
Jamil el’ Iharh
Jamil Haddad
Yusef Lakti’ Neh
Castro Aide Praises Fulbright Speech On Cuba
Ernesto Guevara, Cuba's economics minister, praised Sen. Fulbright's talk on Cuba at a Geneva news conference. He said the speech could have eased Havana Washington tensions if not for Secretary Rusk's rejection. Guevara added the blockade was once effective but now mainly a nuisance.
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Cuba
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Sen. J. William Fulbright
Havana
Washington
Dean Rusk
Sen. Fulbright
United States
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Rusk
Arkansas Democrat
U.S
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U.N
Cuba uses death on wheels to punish anti Castroites
Washington AP reports a new Cuban device called death on wheels uses a touring military court to punish dissidents. The Citizens Committee for a Free Cuba says squads shoot peasants in cane fields to terrorize communities and suppress anti regime activity. The group cites Havana’s increasing repressive measures as Cuba’s discontent grows.
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Cuba
Death On Wheels
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Citizens Committee For A Free
Paul Bethet
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Ciliit
Zems Committee
Goulart Defies Opposition Amid Brazil Crisis
President Joao Goulart, addressing the nation, vows to push reform programs despite foreign funding claims and warns against punishing mutinous sailors. He accuses opponents of seeking dictatorship and cites foreign influence while U.S. officials note Communist gains and a deteriorating Brazil situation.
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Joao Goulart
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Rio
Sao Paulo
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Joulart
U.S. State Department
Washington
He's Dangerous James Neuman Found Hiding Under Bed
Terre Haute Indiana James Neuman 51 who was wanted for questioning in a robbery described as extremely dangerous was found hiding under his mother's bed this weekend by authorities.
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Ind
UPI
James Neuman
Vienna Archbishop Koenig Begins U S Lecture Tour
Franz Cardinal Koenig, archbishop of Vienna, has arrived in Boston to start a two week lecture tour across the United States.
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Boston
UPI
Franz Cardinal Koenig
Vienna
United States
Alaska Toll Continues as Anchorage Races to Rebuild
Emergency supplies move to struck cities as Fifteen Air Force Globe Masters head to Anchorage with diapers and electrical gear. Anchorage regains commercial flights. back country roads, earthslips, and wrecked bridges hinder access. Port facilities in the Gulf of Alaska remain largely unusable. Mayor Sharrock says geologists will survey the city for safe relocation of business areas. Gov. Egan praises resilience and seeks federal aid, estimating $350 to $500 million in damage. Johnson disaster chief McDermott urges federal legislation for funds while noting most rebuilding must proceed locally.
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Air Force Globemasters
Anchorage
Gulf of Alaska
George Sharrock
William A. Egan
Alaska
Edward A. McDermott
Johnson
Washington
Egan
McDermott
Discovery in Deep Space Alters Ideas of Universe
Dr. Maarten Schmidt and Thomas Matthews report a remarkable discovery in Pasadena. An object dubbed 3-147 appears to be an exploding galaxy or cluster, moving at about half the speed of light. This far distant source challenges red shift based distance estimates and suggests a larger, younger universe.
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Pasadena
Calif
Maarten Schmidt
Mount Wilson
Palomar
Schmidt
Thomas A. Matthews
Senator Case Calls Senate Poll On Baker Dealings
Senator Clifford Case urged the Senate Rules Committee to query all senators about dealings with Bobby Baker or offers of campaign help. He argued the Senate must disclose such information to the public, criticizing the committee for ducking the issue. Case suggested investigators could obtain the data by directly asking each senator.
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Case
Washington
UPI
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Senate Rules Committee
Bobby Baker
Senate
Rules Committee
Japan Ambassador Reischauer Improves After Stabbing
U S ambassador Edwin O Reischauer in Tokyo shows improving condition after being stabbed in the thigh by a mentally deranged Japanese youth. At Teransmon Hospital doctors reported initial internal bleeding began healing with blood transfusions and the hemorrhaging later stopped.
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Edwin O. Reischauer
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Japan
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