Kennedy Urges Inviting China to Geneva Nuclear Talks
Senator Robert F. Kennedy urged inviting Communist China to join Geneva talks on preventing nuclear proliferation. He argued China could help curb spread and urged broader participation including the United Nations. Kennedy also supported nuclear control talks, zones, and extending the test ban, praising Johnson's steps. A separate item notes Benson Williams reporting a stolen Volkswagen with major parts missing.
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Robert F. Kennedy
China
Geneva
Kennedy
New York
Senate
U.S
United Nations
Red China
United States
Warsaw
Russia
Latin America
Aclor
Johnson
White House
Spotlight on Mayoralty as City Votes in Pittsfield
Pittsfield voters lined up at 7 a.m. to decide two mayoral finalists among Roy F. Brown Remo DeGallo Raymond L. Haughey and Richard W. Paul. Voter flow was median in six wards with strength anticipated in wards 4 7 and 1 as candidates vie for council seats and a broad field for council at large.
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General Electric
Roy F. Brown
Remo DeGalto
Raymond L. Haughey
Richard W. Paul
Brown
del Gallo
Haughey
City Hall
Indictment for Bribery Confronts Sullivan
Former Executive Councilor Raymond F. Sullivan of Springfield faces a bribery indictment by a Hampden County grand jury. He and two insurance executives were arraigned in superior court after Sullivan's prior Boston conviction for conspiracy and bribe requests, with several sentences to run concurrently pending appeals.
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Springfield
Mass
UPI
Executive
Raymond F. Sullivan
Hampden County
Sullivan
Boston
Irving J. Goldberg
Hampden Insurance Agency
Irving J. Hirshfield
Longmeadow
Hirshfield Insurance Agency
Holyoke
Goldberg
Hirshfield
Superior Court
Donald M. Macaulay
Macaulay
Executive Council
Joseph Ray Crimmins
Somer
Leifur Eriksson sparked debate over Norse origins claim
Cambridge Massachusetts United Press International report notes Gunnar Tomasson Harvard economist argues Leif Eriksson was Icelandic not Norwegian and that historians overlook Icelandic identity. He cites Leif the Red’s move to Iceland and Iceland’s independence from 930 to 1282 as context for his assertion.
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UPTI
Leif Ericson
Christopher Columbus
America
Gunnar Tomasson
Harvard University
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Tomasson
Eric the Red
Leif
Iceland
Norway
Greenland
Leifur Eriksson
Barrington to Get New Motel Barrington To Get New Motel
The Times Development Corp of Springfield announced plans to build a 60 unit two story motel and restaurant on the Berkshire Inn site in Great Barrington. Construction on the project is set to start in March with completion hoped for July 1. The 126 year old inn will be torn down after a June fire.
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Springfield
Main Street
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Times Development Corp
Wheeler& Taylor, Inc
Jerome J. Forbes
Granby
Norton IH. Goldstein
Clarence
Bill) Potvin
Northfield
Howard Johnson
Forbes
Goldstein
Norton-Jerome Motel Corp
Westover
Westover Afb
Chicopee
William Cullen Bryant
Potvin le
Congo President Ousts Tshombe
President Kasavubu dismissed Premier Moise Tshombe and named Eyaristed Kimba to form a new government. Kimba, Tshombe’s former foreign minister, is a Ba luta tribesman from North Katanga. The action follows weeks of tension over a transitional regime and Tshombe’s resignation stance.
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Leopoldville
Congo
Joseph Kasagubu
Moise Tshombe
Kimba
Katanga
Tshombe
Kasavubu
Freedom Shuttle of Cubans Braving Seas Reaches Key West
Dozens of Cuban refugees crossed stormy Florida Straits in small boats and arrived at Key West as Havana briefly closed the freedom shuttle due to high seas. More than 200 refugees have reached Key West since the policy began, including 140 since Tuesday, with coast guard help guiding boats and rescuing passengers.
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Cuba
Florida Straits
Fidel Castro
Havana Radio
Freedom Port
Conchita II
Coast Guard
Florida
Was &l
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Eloy Gonzalez
Camarioca Debarkation Point
Carl Warner
Cama
Ridha
Castro
Warner
Camarioca
No Room for Birchers at GOP, Case Says
Senator Clifford Case told the Ocean County Republican Club that the Republican party can include conservatives moderates and liberals but not John Birch Society members He urged making clear that Birchers do not represent the party or its future direction at a luncheon in Point Pleasant New Jersey.
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Clifford P. Case
Republican Party
John Birch Society
New Jersey
Ocean County
Jakarta Reds Hit By Fire and Politics
Indonesian officials said President Sukarno may back a new Communist party aligned with Indonesian interests and distancing from Peking while reappraising ties with China. Nasution and Sukarno reportedly agree on a strong anti-Communist stance, with violence erupting as mobs burn PKI offices and bookstores amid ongoing crackdown.
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Indonesia
Sukarno
Indonesia Communist Party
Peking
China
Abdul Haris Nasution
Communist Party
Nasution
PKI
Wilson Briefs Queen on Rhodesia Crisis Report
British Prime Minister Harold Wilson flew to Balmoral to brief Queen Elizabeth II on Rhodesia after a Commonwealth summit mission to avert race clashes. In Salisbury, Rhodesia's cabinet met with Prime Minister Ian Smith amid talks with London, with speculation of independence plans and a possible general election.
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Harold Wilson
Aberdeen
Scotland
Queen Elizabeth II
Wilson
Rhodesia
London
Africa
Balmoral
Commonwealth
Salisbury
Tan Smith
Smith
Evening News
U S Airmobile Unit Winds Up Offensive in Vietnam
U S forces pull back except for one battalion in the Suai Ca Valley near An Khe as Maj. Gen. Kinnard notes Viet Cong likely defending wounded. Four days of action yield 34 VC bodies counted and 93 captured, with at least 44 more killed by artillery or air attack. Paratroopers search the Iron Triangle while air sorties total 220 in 24 hours.
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1St Cavalry Division
Suai Ca
Harry Kinnard
Viet Nam
Kinnard
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West Point
N Y
325Th Division
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Iron Triangle
Saigon
Chu Lai
Thanh Hoa
War Danger Seen Nearer By Pravda
Pravda warned that war danger is rising and the Johnson Doctrine activated. The article accuses imperialism of new aggressions against peace and socialism, notes sparks of war in tense hotspots, and claims American Army divisions suppress liberation movements while urging Western Communist parties to back Soviet policies as a major political force.
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Pravda
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Communist Parties
France
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U S and Soviet Set Up Joint Space Biology Review
NASA said the United States and the Soviet Academy of Sciences agreed to form an editorial board for a joint review of space biology and space medicine research. The two nations also reaffirmed weather satellite data exchange and disclosed a 1963 weather satellite information exchange will begin within months. The U S has launched nine Tiros weather satellites and one Nimbus satellite.
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United States
Soviet Union
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Soviet Academy of Sciences
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Moscow
Russia
Five Day Temperature Outlook From the Normal Basis
The forecast shows temperatures averaging 2 to 4 degrees above the 49 degree normal. Expect cooler conditions tomorrow with rain possible Friday or Saturday and again Monday. Warmer conditions are anticipated by the weekend.
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