Ben Gurion Drubbed in Israel Vote
Prime Minister Levi Eshkol wins anew in Israel's general elections as Mapai Labor and Abdul Haavada likely secure 42 of 120 Knesset seats with a left coalition advantage. Ben-Gurion, 78, opposed Eshkol over governance and the Lavon affair, exiting retirement to campaign against him.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Levi Eshkol
David Ben-Gurion
Eshkol
Mapai Labor Party
Abdul Haavada
Mapai-Acdul Haavada
Herat
Liberal
Ben-Gurion
Rafi
Mapai
Conserving Soil and Forests for Drought Relief
Modern practices safeguard soil against erosion and prevent woodland fires to retain water, presenting the best form of drought relief through proactive conservation.
Marine Chief Urges All Out U S Fight To Win Viet War
Maj. Gen. Lewis W. Walt of the 3rd Marine Division argues victory in Southeast Asia requires full commitment by the United States and South Vietnam. He says current policy limits hinder a complete victory, urging the free world to see the effort through despite costs and patience constraints. The letter appeared in Caltrap, the division association publication.
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U.S
Walt
San Diego
Calif
Southeast Asia
United States
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Lewis W. Walt
3Rd Marine Division
Corps
da Nang
Free World
Caltrap
3Rd Marine Division Association
Pacifist Morrison Burns Self Before Pentagon
Norman Morrison, a Baltimore Quaker official, self immolated near the Pentagon to protest U.S. involvement in Vietnam. His 1 year old daughter Emily survived as witnesses recalled his final words and the crowd’s attempts to extinguish the flames. Morrison died en route to a dispensary. his widow issued a statement condemning the war.
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Washington
Pentagon
Viet Nam
Norman Q. Morrison
Baltimore
Emily
Morrison
Defense Department
Norman Morrison
Ft. Myer Dispensary
Stephen Sheehy
Arlington County
Osene
George Webb
Ft. Myer
Webb
Morrisons
Stoney Run
Massachusetts House set to amend Volpe tax bill on floor
Boston Massachusetts House Democrats prepare to amend Governor Volpe s fourth sales tax package to death. Speaker Davoren plans floor debate allowing up to 75 amendments chiefly seeking exemptions. governor accuses leadership of seeking escape hatches while claiming enough Democratic support to pass the measure.
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Boston
Massachusetts
House
Volpe
Senate
John F. X. Davoren
Davoren
Charlotte Ryan
Massachusetts Education Conference Board
Parent- Teacher Association
The
Massachusetts Teachers’ Association
Proton 2 launch fuels space station plans
Moscow reports Proton 2, a 27,000 pound unmanned rocket, orbited Earth as a potential step toward a permanent manned space station. U.S. officials describe it as rehearsal for ferrying cosmonauts to an orbiting station, with possible rendezvous and docking with ferry crafts and up to six cosmonauts.
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Moscow
UPS
Tass
Washington
U.S
Earth
Athens
Raul Castro Hosts Soviet Leaders Dinner in Moscow
Cuban Deputy Prime Minister Raul Castro, Fidel Castro’s brother, met Brezhnev and Gromyko at a dinner in Moscow. He arrived in the USSR on October 7 for talks with Soviet leaders. the meal marked their first known meeting with him.
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Moscow
Raul Castro
Fidel Castro
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Andrei A. Gromyko
Soviet Union
Brezhnev
Gromyko
Nigeria Counts IS Election Dead
In Nigeria's western region at least 15 people died and many were injured this week amid violence tied to a regional vote held three weeks earlier. Police sources say 30 people were arrested as the Nigerian Broadcasting Corp reported the toll.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Nigerian Broadcasting Corp
U S Charges Soviet Breaks Cultural Pact
The United States accuses the Soviet Union of violating the 1958 cultural agreement and threatens retaliation after Moscow blocks a U S musical offering. John Guthrie delivered a note calling the move backward and urging Soviet cooperation.
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U.S
Moscow
United States
Roger Wagner
John C. Guthrie
Mikhail Smirnovsky
Soviet Foreign Ministry
Ban on Gis of 17 For Viet Nam Duty Weighed
Washington AP The Pentagon is studying whether 17 year olds should be used in Viet Nam Current policy assigns most 17 year olds to overseas duty with an exception for those who volunteer for the draft They are withheld from overseas until they reach 18 The Defense Department says a study is under way and no decision has been made
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Washington
Pentagon
Viet Nam
Averstas
Defense Department
Shastri Censure Is Forestalled
Communist members in Parliament tried to censure Prime Minister Shastri for accepting an invitation to visit the United States. Hiren Mukerjee charged U S aid to Pakistan, warning a Washington trip would harm India. Speaker Hukam Singh refused to allow the censure motion.
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Shastri
New Delhi
India
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Johnson
United States
Hiren Mukerjee
Pakistan
Washington
U.S
Hukam Singh
France and Soviet to pursue broader European cooperation talks
French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko agreed to continue high level discussions that could yield a grand plan for Soviet French cooperation in Europe. Murville returned to Paris with an invitation for De Gaulle to meet in Moscow at summit level. A Kremlin pledge said Russia is ready to develop relations with France in political technical cultural and scientific fields. The joint communique framed both nations as European powers seeking greater East West understanding, downplaying U.S. or British roles.
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Moscow
France
Soviet Union
Maurice Souve de Murville
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Louve de Murville
Andrei A. Gromyko
Kremlin
Couve de Murville
Russia
Europe
U.S
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