Engineers Paint Ice Black To Melt Mississippi Jam
The U S corps of engineers began spreading charcoal dust on the lower end of a 10 mile Mississippi river ice jam to accelerate melting. A dusting hopper tested by helicopter worked, with plans to cover the full jam. Tow boats and barges hired at 4500 a day to ram ice, while calcium chloride and explosives are discussed for further action.
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Davenport
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Quad Cities
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Rock Island
Corps
Howard Coffman
Coffman
Joliet
Ill
Keokuk
Illinois River
Wallace Wife Enters Alabama Governor Race
Mrs Wallace 39 wife of Governor Wallace announced she will seek the Democratic nomination for governor. She said if elected her husband will be her No 1 assistant at 1 a year, acting as stand in and dictating policies. He cannot seek another term and was asked to run for the U S Senate but refused.
Humphrey Sees Optimism on Vietnam War Progress
Vice President Humphrey told congressional leaders at the White House he returned from Southeast Asia with restrained optimism and confidence that the communists can be defeated in South Vietnam. He said the tide has turned and the U S and South Vietnam now plan methodical forward moves backed by social and economic reforms, with intensified military operations against guerrillas.
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Washington
Humphrey
Southeast Asia
South Vietnam
White House
Johnson
Johnson Denies Blind Escalation in Vietnam Policy
President Johnson told a Freedom House audience that the United States is not in a blind escalation toward wider war. He asserted the aim is to prevent aggression, not conquer or seek empire, and pledged prudent, controlled use of force without mindless escalation. He denied risking a broader conflict with China and emphasized ongoing discussion with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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New York
Johnson
United States
Freedom House
Vietnam
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
China
Peiping
Washington
South Viet
Hanoi
Nam
Yanks Repel Heavy Viet Cong Assault Near Saigon
In one of the war’s heaviest Viet Cong offensives, U S First Infantry Division repelled a multi hour attack near Tan Binh thirty miles north of Saigon. Mortar and artillery fire killed numerous enemy troops as U S forces reported light overall casualties and some moderate losses in scattered units.
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U.S
U. S
Tan Binh
U. 8 Marine
Ky My
da Nang
Chu Lai
Hanoi
Ghana Coup Prompts Safety Reorganization and Policy Shifts
In Des Moines AP report Gene I Needles, state safety commissioner since January 1, announced reorganization of the ACCHA Ghana and the Iowa highway patrol. Driver licensing, vehicle registration, and dealer licensing will merge under Patrol Chief Ted Mikesch with new assistants Mahnke and Miller. The coup leader Col KoToKa ousted Kwame Nkrumah as Ghana's army seized key centers amid a sweeping power shift. The changes take effect March 1 and aim for clearer authority and efficiency.
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Des Moines
Gene i Needles
Accha
Ghana
Army
Needles
Nkrumah
Iowa Highway Patrol
Nkru
Needlesman
Bill Kendall
World Affairs
Richard F. Houston
Town City
Houston
Safety and Financial Responsibility Division
Highway Patrol
Ted Mikesch
Miller — and Mahnke
Republicans assail Johnson budget as gimmickry and inflation
In a staff study GOP Sen Len Hickenlooper and the policy committee denounce Johnson's budget for gimmicks and inflationary risk. They fault war funding shifts, McNamara forecasts, and suggest White House saving moves mask larger defense shortfalls amid Vietnam. The White House says Honey Fitz yacht overhaul is not at its request.
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Washington
Johnson
Len Hickenlooper
Iowa
G.O.P. Policy Committee
Defense
McNamara
Vietnam
White House
Procedural Snarl To Blame for Growth of Ice
Des Moines editorial questions who should manage the Mississippi ice jam emergency. It asks whether the corps of engineers or another authority should direct action to dynamite a 10 mile long ice mass and outlines the ongoing policy debate.
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Harrison
Poland Orders Albanian Envoy to Quit Overanti State Publications
Poland accused Albanian Ambassador Koco Prifti of distributing anti state publications and demanded his departure after the Polish government charged him on Wednesday. The move heightens tensions between Warsaw and Tirana as Prague AP reports.
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Warsaw
Koco Prifti
Supreme Court restricts use of floor speech in Johnson case
The Supreme Court rules that former Rep. Thomas Johnson cannot have his floor speech used against him in a criminal trial. A new trial is ordered on conspiracy charges, with limitations on examining his motive or authorship of the speech. Justice Harlan emphasizes legislative privilege to protect independence of the legislature. Chief Justice Warren and others support a new trial purged of offensive matter but disagree on overturning seven remaining convictions. Justices Black and White did not participate.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Thomas Johnson
Congress
House
Maryland
Johnson
Justice Harlan
Justice Department
Department
Baltimore
U. S. Circuit Court
Richmond
Executive Branch
Harlan
Warren
Douglas
Brennan
Black
White
Wordy chatter feels like threading a sewing machine
A humorous quip compares chats with chatty folks to threading a sewing machine while the motor runs, highlighting the difficulty of getting a turn to speak.
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China War
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Redeemer
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Peking Radio
Kwame Nkrumah
Revocam
Accra
Puau
Radio Ghana
Dakar
Armi Ag
E. K. Kotoka
Kumasi
Dealer Licensing Division
Ees
Charles Barwah
Nkrumal
Ussher Fort
Kotoka
Cairo
Rangoon
Peking
Harold Wilson
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