Wilson Urges Russians To Help End Viet Nam War
In Moscow British Prime Minister Harold Wilson pressed Soviet leaders to help keep the Middle East peaceful and push for a Viet Nam peace parley. He outlined plans to withdraw from Aden by 1968 and proposed a nuclear free zone in the region. Kosygin signaled cautious receptiveness, urging settlement on the 1954 Geneva accords with possible flexibility on peace formulas.
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Wilson
Mideast
Viet Nam
Moscow
Harold Wilson
Middle East
Kremlin
Alexei N. Kosygin
Aden
South Arabia
Soviet Union
Britain
Kosygin
Johnson
Red China
United States
Pham van Dong
Humphrey moves to Asia as troop talks stir debate
In Seoul Humphrey signals bill action after departure and faces opposition to sending more troops. He cites 20 000 plus Korean soldiers in Viet Nam and 200 000 U S forces, with expectations of up to 24 000 more Koreans. In Manila Marcos backs sending about 2 000 engineers and perhaps combat troops, while protests fade in Seoul. Humphrey departs for Washington after a 21 hour stop.
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Humphrey
Viet Nam
U.S
Manila
Ferdinand Marcos
Philippine Congress
Marcos
Philippines
Seoul
Washington
Johnson
Australia
New Zealand
Indonesia's Nasution and Sukarno Clash Over Communists
Indonesia faced a bitter power split as Nasution, once Sukarno's designated heir, opposed Communist posts in government. After October's failed coup, Nasution's crackdown, aided by Moslem moles, allegedly spurred mass killings. Sukarno resisted removing Communists, but the showdown intensified on February 17 as diplomats traced the rift.
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Naustion
Sukarno
Nasution
Nassution
Communist Party
Indonesia
Priests Demand Reforms Amid Transfer Disputes
Father DuBay, moved from a white parish near Anaheim to St John’s Santa Barbara, calls the relocations reprisals while church officials call them routine transfers. He urges ten demands including grievance machinery, open files, and a salary structure freeing priests from nonprofessional chores. Officials could not be reached for comment.
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Father DuBay
Anaheim
St. John's
Santa Barbara
DuBay
Ior
Los Angeles
Chancery
The Shape of the Cross The Tall Cross
In 1966 amid skyscrapers a tall Cross stands as a symbol of Jesus sacrifice and God’s love. The piece questions what people stand for and the risk of condemning truth, urging personal resolve in choosing what to support.
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God
Jesus
GI Bill Enrollments Question 7,000 More Veterans Across Colleges
Wisconsin director Mc Phee estimates GI bill could add about 7,000 entry applications. Regents chair Simpson notes crowded campuses but aims to accommodate GIs. Ohio State plans branch campuses. Miami fears housing shortages. Massachusetts and Texas officials anticipate varying impacts. USC and private colleges expect limited effects. Florida State sees possible growth but draft changes may cut September male enrollments. Catholic Boston College plans no big class size increase this year.
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Wisconsin
Eugene McPhee
McPhee
George L. Simpson Jr
Regents
Georgia
Novice G. Fawcett
Ohio State University
Viet Nam
G. W. Smith
University of Miami
Florida
Smith
William Tunis
University of Massachuetts
Tunis
W. Byron Shipp
University of Texas
Conrad Wedberg
University of Southern California
USC
Wedberg
California State
Los Angeles
Edmond Walsh
Catholc Boston College
Viet Nam War Update From The Front Lines
Troops moved into brush in a major operation described as the division’s largest of the war with two Viet Nam dead. Viet Cong offered token resistance as air and ground forces pushed forward, while ambushes and air strikes targeted Route 1 and nearby districts. North of Quang Ngai, six Viet Cong were killed in an ambush as convoys split toward Chi Lai. Air missions damaged barracks, bridges, and storage near Dien Bien Phu.
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Thien Gian
Saigon
Thien Giao
Quang Ngai
Ahout
Chi Lai
North Viet Nam
Dien Bien Phu
Vinh
17Th Parallel
Kennedy and aides clash on Viet Nam coalition plan
The Kennedy proposal to include Communist Viet Cong in a future Saigon government draws fire from Maxwell Taylor George Ball Bundy and Hubert Humphrey with Taylor urging no coalition while allowing representation via free elections Johnson aides deny preconditions Washington debate centers on whether Communists should gain power through elections or coalition rule amid calls for unity in Vietnam policy
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Maxwell D. Taylor
George W. Ball
Ball
Bundy
Hubert H. Humphrey
New Zealand
Kennedy
Kennnedy
Saigon
Taylor
Johnson
Aolace
NBC
South
Viet Nam
Mayers
U.S
Sen. Kennedy
Moyers
United States
South i Viet Nam
White House
Associated Press
Lar
New York
McGeorge Bundy
Washington
Ball-Bundy
South Viet Nam
Labor leaders mull new party and wage push
AFL-CIO leaders warned the Johnson administration over wage guidelines and demanded increases in the federal minimum wage. Meany and other executives pressed for stronger political bargaining as COPE prepared to weigh out support. They foresee a possible labor party if needed and warn against settling for only $1.40 this year.
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Labor Party
Great Britain
Meany
Johnson
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Afl-Cio
COPE
Council of Economic Advisers
Defense motion to dismiss murder charge overruled
Winston-Salem AP report says defense motion to dismiss the first degree murder charge against missile engineer Robert E. Porth was overruled in Superior Court. The judge allowed the case to proceed as Porth’s defense calls witnesses, including character testimonies.
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Porth
Winston-Salem
Robert E. Porth
George M. Foundain
Thomas W. Moore
Virginia lawmakers debate pay as you go and sales tax plans
Del Durland urges long term borrowing over a sales tax for highway safety. Jenkins condemns debt policy as costly slaughter on highways while Throckmorton backs long range borrowing. Sears bill to cap second mortgage fees faces subcommittee. senators discuss local option tax allocation and its impact on Charlottesville and surrounding counties.
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House
Del
William E. Durland
Virginia
Richmond
James L. Jenkins
India
J. A. Throckmorton
Virginia League of Women Voters
House Insurance and Banking Committee
John R. Sears Jr
Norfolk
Sears
Dell
Kostel
Mann
Bradshaw
Lane
Hill
Senate Finance Committee
Leslie D. Campbel Jr
Hanover
Campbell
Charlottesville
Albemarle County
Williamsburg
James City
E. E. Willey
White House wage guideline faces AFL CIO stand
The AFL-CIO rejected a White House guideline limiting annual wage increases to 3.2 percent and warned against applying it to the nation’s lowest paid workers. The current $1.25 minimum wage yields about $2,600 yearly, well below Johnson’s identified $2,100 poverty line.
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White House
Afte Cio
Johnson
Space up to Thursday Saturn Apollo flight details emerge
Space program updates note ESSA 2 weather satellite launching on an 8 58 a m delta rocket as part of the weather bureau network. The Saturn 1B will boost the Apollo capsule on a 5300 mile ballistic reentry test to evaluate heat shield and systems with Boxer as recovery ship for the Gemini mission timing.
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Weather Bureau
Boxer
Joseph Shea
NASA
Manned Spacecraft Center
Breather Becomes Attorney Despite Health Trials
Breather remained awake and chose law as a career. In 1959 he enrolled at the University of San Diego, aided by his wife Emerald who drove him to class. He learned he had diabetes and later an ulcer, plus a year of fever from a medication reaction, yet earned his diploma and passed the bar. He fears a fatal cold and relies on others for artificial resuscitation when needed.
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New Porth
Ernie Shore
Forsyth County
Porth
Winston-Salem
Virginia
Tesa
University of San Diego
Emerald
Dogs in Space Drive Moon Mission Preparations
Russia's Keldysh says dog testing in orbit informs plan for manned lunar travel. Seven dogs orbited during Vostok tests. Laika died, Belka and Strelka survived, others burned up. Cosmos 110 launched, surfaces vary from 962 miles to 116 miles, data relayed at 19,894 kilocycles.
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Emy
Sciences
Mstislan Kdldysh
Titov
Keldysh
Soviet Union
Yuri Gagarin
Laika
Belka
Strelka
Pchel ‘Ka
Muska
Phere
Chernushka
Zvezdochka
Earth
Moon
Coordination and
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