Won't Strike First Says Chinese General
Tokyo dispatch reports Gen Lo Jui-ching chief of the general staff of the Chinese Communist Army said China will not strike first unless attacked. He warned the United States should not push war on China or it will retaliate on the same scale. He pledged aid to Viet Nam up to limits of capability and hinted negotiations with the United States may be possible under certain conditions.
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Tokyo
UPI
Chiese Communist Army
United States
Msinhua
Lo Jui-ching
China
Gen. Lo
Secredariat
Central Committee
Chinese Communist Parly
Hsinhua
SII
Viet Nam
U.S
Hitler
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Stalin
Kennedy Fights Uphill On Vote Bill In Senate
The Senate faces a clash over an antipoll tax amendment led by Sen. Edward Kennedy. Kennedy claims about 42 senators will back the measure, opposed by Republicans who argue constitutionality. Civil rights groups push for adoption while King campaigns in Selma to rally Negro voting drive.
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Washington
Senate
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Democrat
Johnson Down
Senate Gop
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
Martin Luther King Jr
Selma
Ala
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Rebels Shun OAS Parley
Washington (UPI) Dominican rebel forces boycott OAS peace talks as the provisional government led by Col Francisco Caamano Deno rejects participation while Ambassador Jose Bonilla Aliles remains the Dominican representative. Venezuela and Mexico indicate limited troop contributions and the OAS seeks a committee of wise men to bridge factions.
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Jose Bonilla Atles
OAS
Dominican Républic
Bonilla
Raul Betances
Pan American Union, Right
Gonzalez Machado
Dominican Republic
Associated Press
Washington
UPI
Organization of American States
Francisco Caamano Deno
Ute Oas
Jose Bonilla Aliles
OAS Council
Antonio Rosario
Argentina
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
Committee of Wise Men
New Industries Sought by Ohio In Massachusetts
An Ohio industrial development team visited Massachusetts for four days to attract expansion investments. Assistant director Robert Williams said the aim is growth, not poaching, and noted Ohio studied new York Stock Exchange firms to identify expansion-ready companies.
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Boston
UPL
Ohio
Massachusetts
Boston Globe
Robert R. Williams
Ohio Development Department
Subversion Bills Paid via Cuba, Says U.S. Official
U S State Department official Jack H Vaughn says Communists funnel 600 to 800 million yearly through Cuba to subvert Dominican Republic and other Latin nations. He notes the Dominican Republic is on a Red priority list and cites potential Communist takeovers if intervention had not occurred. Vaughn compares sums to U S Alliance for Progress spending and urges strengthening social justice to counter Red agitation.
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Washington
UPID
State Department
Cuba
Dominican Republic
United States
Jack H. Vaughn
Inter- American Affairs
Vaughn
U.S
Hale Boggs
D-La
New Orleans
Alliance For Progress
Boggs
Minuteman Zooms Across Pacific Test Flight
A Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile launched from Vandenberg AFB California sped about 5,000 miles to a pre selected target. The launch was activated by SAC crews from Whiteman AFB Missouri and Ellsworth AFB South Dakota.
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Vandenberg Afb
Calif
Pacific
Strategic Air Command
SAC
Whiteman Air Force Base
Ellsworth Air Force Base
Gas tax up in Massachusetts after Volpe sign
Gov Volpe signs a bill raising the state gasoline tax to 10.5 cents per gallon tomorrow with 75 percent of the $15.6 million revenue gain directed to highway construction and 25 percent to maintenance. The measure faces Senate delay and was 18 days late, with the current rate at 5.5 cents. A separate issue involves federal education requirements for welfare workers and potential loss of $119 million in aid if standards are not changed by June 30.
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Boston
Volpe
House
Senate
Civil Service
William I. Kilterman
Pittsfield
Legislative Committee On Civil Service
Washington
Kitterman
Th Civil Service
Massachusetts
US Cannot Protect Americans Traveling in Cambodia
State Department warned that it cannot provide protection to Americans traveling in Cambodia after Cambodia broke diplomatic relations with the United States. There are no travel restrictions planned, though 12 or so U S Embassy personnel in Cambodia will be leaving soon.
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Washington
State Department
Cambodia
United States
Robert J. McCloskey
Southeast Asia
McCloskey
U.S
Labor Budget Growth Tax Rise Approved in Commons
London AP The House of Commons approved in principle the Labor government's national budget by 209 to 206 Monday night. Prime Minister Harold Wilson retained leadership with his narrowest major policy victory since taking office last October. The plan raises income, alcohol and tobacco taxes, broadens capital gains levies and adds a tax on corporate profits.
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London
House of Commons
Harold Wilson
Wilson
World’s Fair Attendance Off Half a Million
NEW YORK AP At tendance at the World s Fair for the first 20 days of this second and last season is more than a half million below that of the comparable period last year. Officials are optimistic there will be a sharp upturn when the school vacation begins. Paid attendance through Monday is 1,689,692 versus 2,228,572 last year a drop of 538,881.
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New York
Fair
Berkshire lawmakers back governor bill on emergency sources
Emergency sources for the last of 1965 drew three Berkshire County proponents with no opponents. Wallace B. Crawford spoke for the governor, Sidney Q. Curtiss of Sheffield led the Republicans, and Warren A. Turner of Lee noted the bill extends to all cities and towns a permission he had sought earlier for Lee and Lenox.
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Berkshire County
Wallace B. Crawford
Sidney Q. Curtiss
Sheffield
Warren A. Turner
Lee
Rep. Turner
Lenox
Court Orders Transfusion To Save Infant Life
A Massachusetts judge ordered blood transfusions for newborn Lydia D’Andrea over her Jehovah’s Witness parents’ religious objections. Three transfusions were deemed necessary to save the blue baby’s life and the court stayed involved to authorize any further procedures. The infant, born 5 a.m. EDT, was reported in good condition with likely survival, while parents from Lausanne limit English and oppose blood treatment.
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Boston
UPI
University Hospital
Litle
Lydia D'Andrea
John D'Andrea
Lausanne
Switzerland
Jehovah’s Witnesses
D'Andrea
Superior Court
Felix Forte
Lite
Lydia
Martha M. Constan
Forte
Constan
D'Andreas
North End
Enrica
Italy
Marguerite
Phyllis D'Andrea
Two Gis Killed In Thailand Tractor
In Bangkok US servicemen Pvt. 1 C. James Fernstrom of Fairmont West Virginia and Spec. 5 Willard H. Austin of Exeter RL died north of the capital when a five ton tractor they rode in overturned while towing a 23 ton trailer. The trailer slipped an embankment and the tractor flipped.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Here
U.S
James Fernstrom
Fairmont
W.va
Willard H. Austin
Exeter
609Th Engineer
LBJ Urges Drop Outs to Seek High School Equivalency
President Johnson notes a high school graduate earns about 272000 in lifetime income versus 152000 for grammar school only, a $120000 gap. He highlights a National School of Home Study program offering a no cost path to a High School Equivalency Certificate, with exams and coursework designed for flexible hours.
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Johnson
Committee For Economic Development
National School of Home Study
Mass
National School of Home St . Dept. Pbe
P.O. Boxil
Roo Mass
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Goose Pond
State Department of Public Health
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George D. Hammond
Westfield
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Maurice A. Donahue
McCarthy
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority
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