Rusk Defends 1954 Southeast Asia Treaty Support
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the 1954 Southeast Asia Treaty obliges the United States to defend South Vietnam and cites broad, bipartisan support from committee members who approved ratification with only Sen. Lan d dissenting. He noted past senators who supported the treaty and referenced current debates on Vietnam policy.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Senate
South Viet Nam
William Lan
R-N.d
Rusk
Johnson
Lw, Fulbright
D-Ark
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Rusk, Taylor, and Viet Nam policy in Senate hearings
Fighting in Viet Nam with Mansfield Gore and Johnson policy clash as Rusk defends U.S. SEATO commitment. Maxwell Taylor, under fire, cautions against Washington d possibly undermining gains in South Viet Nam amid Johnson bombing resumption and cross party scrutiny. Continued on Page Six.
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Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Albert Gore
D-Tonn
Rusk
Senate
Johnson
North Viet Nam
Honolulu
Maxwell D. Taylor
France
Indochina
South Viet Nam
Washington
U.S
Viet Nam
Britain
Australia
New Zealand
Philippines
Thailand
Pakistan
Secret Service nails counterfeiting ring in two states
Secret Service agents broke a counterfeit operation that produced very good one million dollar reproductions of $1, $5, $10 and $20 bills. Seven men were arrested in two states, five on Thursday and two earlier. Printing equipment was found at an unidentified Camden New Jersey home. Federal tips led to two Brooklyn suspects, Joe Miles and Louis Phillips, both released on bail.
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New York
Secret Service
Areee Wetceetay
Ee Ae
Philadelphia
Camden
N.J
U.S
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Phu Hai
25Th
Cu Chi
North
Viet Nam
U S
Dien Bien Phu
Hanoi
North Viet Nam
Vinh
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Veep in Australia and Dallas police chief to resign
Vice President Hubert Humphrey arrived in Canberra after a long Asia Pacific tour and voiced optimism about global freedom. In Dallas, Police Chief Jesse Curry announced terminal leave with resignation effective March 10, Assistant Chief Charles Batchelor set to serve as acting chief.
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Canberra
Australia
Hubert
Humphrey
New Delhi
Mad ‘Sal Island
Phiippine
Cebu
Ferdinand Magellan
Harold Halt
Léome
Free Persea
United States
Asia
Dallas
Tex
Jesse Curry
John F. Kenne
Curry
Charles Batchelor
Do It Yourself Plan Maps Downtown Facelift Renewal
The Chamber of Commerce evaluates a do it yourself downtown renewal program tied to city plans for Fourth Ward uplift. Milton S. Osborne, former Penn State architect professor, leads the effort, citing 25 downtown rehabilitation projects. The plan envisions storefront remodeling without structural changes, aiming to modernize the district at minimal cost as part of broader urban renewal.
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City Council
Corry
Fourth Ward
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Milton S. Osborne
Pennsylvania State University
Osborne
Milton
Huntington
Hollidaysburg
Carlisle
Gettysburg
Middletown
Ohio
Co Steel Corp
Modernisa
Ion
Lis Mai
Houston
Tex
Works
Love Letter Evidence in Mossler Case Seeks Admittance
Miami AP report details prosecutors pressing to admit a purported nine page love letter from Melvin Powers to his aunt Candace Mossler as evidence in the Mossler murder trial. The letter allegedly shows an ongoing affair and motive, with testimony from a Matamoros hotel employee and the timeline spanning before and after the 1964 slaying of Jacques Mossler.
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Miami
Fla
Melvin Lane Powers
Candace Mossler
George Schulz
Powers
Houston
Gerald Kogan
Matamoros
Mexico
Matamorosa
Julio Hernandez
Hitz
Aspirin and rest urged as flu paralyzes California
Los Angeles health officials urged aspirin, liquids, and rest as the Asian flu epidemic hit over 300,000 bedridden Californians. Eight per elementary schools closed due to teacher shortages, with absenteeism up to 37 percent. more than 140,000 students were absent statewide. Health officials predicted the outbreak would last seven to 10 days. The epidemic began in Northern California on January 27.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
California
Only Seven Paid With Their Lives
Only seven Americans were put to death by legal authorities last year marking the first record of executions dropping below ten. All seven were convicted murderers. Kansas hanged four. Missouri and Wyoming executed two. one Alabama killer died in the electric chair.
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Kansas
Missouri
Wye
Alabama
Seat Belt Reform Proposed by Auto Safety Expert
Andrew J. White, a 60 year old NH safety researcher and president of Motor Vehicle Research of New Hampshire Inc., claims regular seat belts offer no protection and can worsen injuries in crashes. He promotes a harness design that he says is far safer, demonstrated by a test crash where he remained uninjured after colliding with a brick wall at 50 mph. The V shaped yoke harness attaches to the car roof and can be fastened in about three seconds.
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Lee
Andrew J. White
White
Motor Vehicle Research of New Hampshire Inc
Penelec Unveils $50 Million 1966 Construction Plan
Penelec announces a $50 million 1966 program expanding Elgin to Sparta lines and new service centers. The plan includes a First Avenue service center, new high power facilities, and uprates at Sayre Substation along with 15 mile Cedar Ledge to Liberty and 11 mile Athens to Bentley lines. Homer City Generating Station work begins with a $4 million start and a $140 million mine mouth project jointly owned with NYSEG.
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First Avenue
Pennsylvania Electric Co
Louis J. Re Jr
Penelee
Roddis
Corry
Elgin
Alsa
Burg
Tthis
Sayre
Bradford Central
Ini
Warren
Cedar Ledge
Liberty
Athens
Bentley
Homer City
Indiana
$50,000 annual prize to track hardening arteries and hypertension
The Vernon Stouffer Foundation announced a $50,000 annual prize—the largest medical award of its kind—to find the cause, prevention, and treatment of hardening of the arteries and high blood pressure. Stouffer Foods Corp founder Vernon Stouffer funds the award along with a medal and chalice.
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Cleveland
Vernon Stouffer
Fire Blamed for Carbondale Boy’s Death
In Carbondale a furnace explosion sparked a flash fire that engulfed a house, injuring a woman and killing a boy. Firefighters battled the blaze as investigators began to determine the exact cause and any contributing factors.
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Carbondale
Talled
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Penelec
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