Nuclear Test At Amchitka Blasts 80 Kilotons Deep
The United States detonated an 80 kiloton thermonuclear device 2300 feet below Amchitka on Friday. Seismic stations in Montana Alaska Washington and California detected signals within minutes. The blast registered on multiple seismographs and measured about 4 to 5 on the Richter scale, with no radiation detected. Preliminary results noted. full analysis will take months and may influence views on a nuclear test ban treaty.
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Amchitka Island
Alaska
United States
Aleutian
Department of Defense
Washington
Montana
Amchitka
Defense Department
Mt. St. Michael's
Amchilka
Brief Arms Talk By Rusk Dobrynin Gets No Results
Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin met for 13 minutes to discuss disarmament questions. The meeting produced no changes in positions on either side, according to Closkey.
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Rusk
Dobrynin
Washington
Dean Rusk
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Red Cross says no aid solicited for Viet Cong
Washington AP report notes Geneva based International Red Cross did not solicit blood or medical supplies for South Viet Nam rebels. May 2 Movement urged assistance but IC committee urged money instead. State Department says no evidence of shipments. sending funds or goods to North Viet Nam or Viet Cong is illegal under 1964 Treasury rule.
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American Red Cross
International Red Cross
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Viet Nam
U.S
South Viet Nam
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Geneva
Switzerland
West
International Committee
Geneva Group
Southeast Asia
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
North
Treasury Department
Marie McDonald Died Of Mixture Of Drugs
Los Angeles coroner's office ruled actress Marie McDonald 42 died from a mixture of drugs. The death occurred at her home on October 21 and was not immediately determined as accidental or related to personal crisis.
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Los Angeles
Marie McDonald
Miss McDonald
Last-Ditch Bid by Wilson on Rhodesia Independence
British Prime Minister Harold Wilson pressed Rhodesia’s Jan Smith in a last ditch bid to block a white Rhodesian declaration of independence. Informants say Britain warned of constitutional suspension and direct administration if talks failed, with possible economic sanctions and force options to pressure a settlement. Wilson aims for Rhodesia’s independence under majority rule for Africa.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
Harold Wilson
Britain
Jan Smith
Infomants
Wilson
London
Smith
Commonwealth
United Nations
England
Ian Smith
Harald Wilson
U S Copper and Metal Trades Worried by Rhodesian Crisis
U S metal workers from Boston to the West Coast fear Rhodesia's bid for independence could disrupt copper supply and prices. Rhodesia relies on coal and hydro power for neighboring Zambia, and sanctions or violence could affect global trade, with implications for U S mills and employment.
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NANA
Boston
Midwest
San Francisco
Bay Area
Ian D. Smith
Britain
U.S
Rhodesia
Hello Dolly Bids Goodbye To U S Troops In Korea
Mary Martin and the Hello Dolly troupe entertained over 16000 U S servicemen in four Seoul performances. Maj Gen Lawrence Schlasser presented an 8th Army Special Services award as the tour wrapped up with Martin praising the troops and describing the overseas shows as the most spiritually gratifying part of her 26 years in show business.
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Mary Martin
Korea
Lawrence 5. Schlasser
U.S. Army
Miss Martin
South Viet Nam
Okinawa
Left Wing Protest Stopped in Singapore
Riot police and troops used tear gas to break up a march by left wing university students toward Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew's downtown office. The demonstrators from Nanyang University protested the expulsion of 85 left wing students earlier in the week.
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Singapore
Lee Kuan Yew
Nanyang University
Plei Me Battle Admired By US Special Forces Commander
U S Special Forces praised the Plei Me defense as 750 Viet Cong casualties marked a week long fight. Maj Charles Beckwith of Atlanta called the enemy dedicated and well trained while Col Robert McKean vowed never to lose another Special Forces camp as evacuees boarded helicopters for Nha Trang.
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Plei ME
South Viet Nam
U.S
Pie
Eugene Tafoya
Albuquerque
Saigon
Charles Beckwith
Atlanta
Beckwith
Robert McKean
Viet Nam
Central Highlands
Col. McKean
Plei-Me
Maj. Beckwith
Nha Trang
Burundian Legislator Executed for Revolt
Ten Burundian leaders including Emile Burundi president of the National Assembly were executed in Burundi for a revolt dated October 19. Reports reaching Leopoldville said Friday.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Emile Burundi
The
National Assembly
Burundi
Leopoldville
Auditor warns of lost federal funds over mental health overhead
Massachusetts State Auditor Thaddeus Buczko says the Massachusetts Mental Health Research Corp may owe the state thousands of dollars in overhead from federal grants. He accuses the corporation of withholding overhead and urges immediate reimbursement for actual costs attributed to state facilities and services. Buczko notes the issue stems from use of hospital space and utilities without proper accounting and criticizes the administration for inaction.
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Boston
Thaddeus
Buczko
Massachusetts Mental Health Research Corp
John J. McCarthy
Bucziko
Commonwealth
McCarthy
Soldier's Widow Receives State Viet Nam Bonus
Beverly Louise Dexter of Decatur, widow of Maj Herbert J Dexter, received a $1,000 Viet Nam state bonus from Gov Otto Kerner. Dexter, mother of five, said draft card burners do not understand service. her husband died Sept 18 after leading a platoon into heavy fire. He served in Korea and Viet Nam before his death on their 13th wedding anniversary.
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Springfield
Beverly Louise Dexter
Decatur
Otto Kerner
Herbert J. Dexter
Dexter
Korea
Viet Nam
Youth Shot After Alleged Market Robbery in Indianapolis
Indiana police say 18 year old Larry Richard Fidler robbed a food market then pulled a gun at a patrolman who warned him, You're dead. The officer fired, hitting Fidler once, later found to have blanks in the gun. The market owner identified Fidler as the robber who took $15.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Frank Otto
Larry Richard Fidler
Fidler
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