Big Lift operation launches air assault to Germany
Bergstrom AFB Texas and several bases launch Exercise Big Lift the largest long range airlift in U.S. history transporting the 2nd Armored Division and supporting units to Europe. About 202 transports plus 29 refueling planes move 14,500 troops and 27,000 tons of equipment over 63 hours 40 minutes. Hurricane Ginny alters routes while officials court allies and deter Soviet threats along the Iron Curtain.
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City Health Head Urges Flu Shots Now
Dr Harald Stein commissioner of the city Health Department urges flu inoculations from family physicians as the influenza season nears. He warns the elderly chronically ill and expectant mothers to vaccinate. A state bulletin warns of a sharp rise in measles soon, but the Berkshires are not expected to be affected. Measles vaccines are effective and parents should consult physicians if children lack immunity.
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Yankees Name Ralph Houk New General Manager
New York Yankees announce Ralph Houk will replace Roy Hamey as general manager under a four year contract. Hamey will stay on until spring training 1984 and then serve five years as a consultant. Dan Topping said a new field manager to replace Houk would be named at noon Thursday.
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Bomber Purchase By Britain For Royal Air Force
London AP reports the Ministry of Aviation will buy an initial three TSR2 supersonic bombers from British Aircraft Corp for RAF use. The TSR2 protects a hedge-hoping design capable of carrying nuclear weapons including free fall bombs and four missile types.
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Eight Subpoenas Focused on Steel Pricing Practices
A U S federal grand jury in New York moved to probe steel price policies dating back seven years, subpoenaing at least eight large companies led by U S Steel to produce price lists, annual reports, and related data. The inquiry follows past government pressure and ongoing concern from President Kennedy about selective price increases across steel products.
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Steinbeck Defends Soviet Writer Ehrenburg in Moscow
Nobel laureate John Steinbeck praised Ilya Ehrenburg as a good and brave man at a Moscow gathering of 500 teachers critics and students amid a heated Soviet literary dispute Khrushchev had accused Ehrenburg of ideological errors Steinbeck urged open discussion asking for a later meeting where he could quiz the writers himself
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U S Aid Cut To Viet Nam Elite Corps
Washington reports the United States will end military and CIA funding for South Vietnam's elite airborne corps of about 8,000. Led by Col Le Quang Tung they aided government raids on Buddhist pagodas and many were used as palace guards for Nhu, with about 4,000 placed on special duty in August.
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Tito urges UN code for peaceful coexistence
President Tito of Yugoslavia called for a UN summit to craft a code for peaceful coexistence among nations. He also proposed Massachusetts style licensing for automobile mechanics to raise vehicle safety, urging state oversight to ensure minimum knowledge and skills. He noted inspections reducing mechanically defective vehicles and supported a future state run vehicle inspection system.
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Castro Asks U S To End Blockade
AP report notes swift er jet fighters in Florida as U2s monitor, US forces worldwide, and a year after the Cuban missile crisis the buildup has grown. Pentagon data show more Soviet supplied military assets in Cuba while no new offensive missiles are detected and old bases remain disused.
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Castro asks US to lift embargo after Flora flooding
Fidel Castro in a three hour Havana speech blamed the embargo for Cuba's hardship after Hurricane Flora. He cited 1457 known dead, warned of broader losses, and said Cuba rejected Yankee aid while seeking relief from international bodies. He announced price hikes to fund a 200 million flood control program and a massive Oriente reconstruction effort.
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Algerian envoy to meet Rusk over border conflict
Mo hamed Yazid, a personal representative of Algerian President Ahmed Ben Bella, is to meet Wednesday with Secretary of State Dean Rusk to discuss the Algerian Moroccan border dispute.
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Monocles Sent to Indonesia After Embassy Riots
In Uniform Again London reports the Foreign Office dispatched two new monocles to Indonesia on Monday to replace one broken by Col. Binky Beck during rioting near the British Embassy in Jakarta. The items were sent via the embassy diplomatic pouch.
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