Fulbright cites VC as peace talks stumbling block
Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas urged the Johnson administration to recognize the Viet Cong as a major participant in peace negotiations. He called for an indefinite halt to bombing North Vietnam and said the Christmas lull, now in its 32nd day, is too brief for all sides to consider negotiations.
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Dean
Johnson Budget Sees Growth Backed By Viet Nam Effort
President Johnson champions a budget of 112.8 billion for the coming year linking defense and great society goals. Key items include a second nuclear carrier at about 400 million, Minuteman II missiles, a space program cut to 5.3 billion, and airline tax increases to 6 percent with new air freight levies.
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Washington Telephone Directory
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State of the Union
Congress
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Far East
Defense
Viet Nam
Two Boys Die From Exposure After Late Night Drinking
County medical examiner said one boy died accidentally from exposure after a late night outing. A 15 year old Lee High School student was found at West Springfield Golf and Country Club lake, nearly buried in snow. Patrolman Hartman revived him and he was taken to Fairfax Hospital in serious condition with possible frostbite risks. Parents said he left a dance with friends carrying a bottle of whisky and planned to return by 11 p.m. The other youths had left when the officer arrived.
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Fairfax Hospital
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Country Club Lake
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Johnson’s Defense Plan Expands Budget For New Aircraft and Missiles
President Johnson details a defense package to fund procurement of the FB111 bomber and Nike X antimissile system development, expand helicopter units, and begin a lightweight battlefield missile Lance. He stresses two aims: aid South Viet Nam to independence and sustain balanced strategic forces amid ongoing cold war tensions. The plan includes $14.9 billion in Southeast Asia special expenditures and projects $57.15 billion in the next period.
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Viet Nam
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Southeast Asia
Draft Change Is Announced
Washington AP reports the Selective Service instructs local draft boards that men under induction orders cannot enlist in the National Guard or Reserves. They may cancel induction orders to enlist in regular forces. appeals go to the national director. The policy updates Aug 5 guidelines, targeting Viet Nam era manpower.
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Gandhi Sees Tashkent Pact Improving India Pakistan Ties
New Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi urged that the Tashkent declaration create a fresh climate for better relations with neighbors, especially Pakistan, and said it could help resolve broader international issues. A high level Indian delegation will visit Pakistan next month to discuss cargo releases and draft a model trade agreement. The move follows criticism from opposition in both countries and protests in Pakistan.
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India
Indira Gandhi
Tashkent
Pakistan
Gandhi
Swaran Singh
Manubhai Shah
Sanjiva Reddy
Jawaharlal Nehru
Freighter SOS Shifts Wool Cargo Off Massachusetts Coast
The 9,500 ton freighter South African Victory reported to the Coast Guard that its wool cargo had shifted and it lay dead in the water 20 miles northeast of Provincetown. The master restarted engines and headed into the storm as ships and an amphibious plane stood by.
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South African Marine Corp. Ltd
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Alphonse Belliveau
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Belliveau
Venezuela
Portland
Maine
Viet Nam Air Strikes Amid Lunar Truce Ends Near Saigon
After the three day ally lunar new year truce expired at 6 p.m. Sunday U S Air Force jets hit a Viet Cong encampment about 90 miles southwest of Saigon. An estimated 190 Communists were killed and 30 buildings damaged while 35 more were damaged and a possible fuel or ammunition dump exploded. Viet Cong warned they would hold U S prisoners to account for any executions. Marines faced mortar attacks near Da Nang injuring several in the 1st Battalion of the 9th Marine Regiment and Seabees housing near Marble Mountain. Staff Sgt Norris Denton described a mortar strike near the bulk storage area at the airbase.
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Saigon
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South Viet Nam
Wilson Plans Carrot and Big Stick for Rhodesia
London AP report says Prime Minister Harold Wilson will unveil a carrot and big stick strategy Tuesday to restore constitutional rule in Rhodesia. He aims a twin program of tough sanctions and diplomatic steps while Parliament meets after Christmas, facing Labour and Conservative opposition and a pivotal Hull by election that could shrink his majority. Rebel Labour members push anti US policy stances as Conservatives press Rhodesia hard.
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Harold Wilson
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Labor Party
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House of Commons
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Mott jailed in Murmansk to labor camp after suicide
Mott, serving 18 months for illegal entry into the Soviet Union from northern Norway, reportedly killed himself in a Murmansk jail after a berserk episode on a train. Soviet sources claimed self harm. embassy officials await firsthand accounts and plan to repatriate Mott to his parents.
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Norway
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William T. Shinn Jr
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James W. Bizzell
Virginia lawmakers push emergency education funding amid tax debate
The assembly pressed an emergency $34 million package for college and mental hospital facilities as senators, House members, and Gov. Godwin hashed out sales tax distribution and local tax options. Del. Daniel led swift passage while Mann warned of future needs and potential surpluses, citing 3,000 graduates denied entry this year and possibly 5,000 next year.
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Congress shelved motion deadline shifts debate
Mansfield must renew his motion Tuesday to bring the bill up. If he does so in the first two hours, the motion is not debatable. If opponents fill the two hours with other business, such as reading Monday's journal, any later motion can be debated.
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Journal of Proceedings
Budget debate highlights GOP aims and bipartisan praise
Republicans vow maximum effort to curb nonmilitary spending while Democrats praise a balanced budget. Ford faces questions on price controls as McCormack challenges the guns versus butter debate. Senators Randolph and Fulbright laud the plan, calling it fiscally responsible and a landmark achievement.
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Hale Boggs
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D-W.va
George H. Mahon
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D-Ark
Plane Crash On Mont Blanc Claims Nerve Expert and Sailors
A Air India Constellation crashed on Mont Blanc near Geneva killing noted Indian nuclear scientist Dr. Homi Bhabha and 46 Indian sailors en route to Paris. Rescue teams found no survivors as heavy snowfall and mist hampered efforts. authorities noted explosion possibilities during the crash and recalled the 1950s disaster in the same area.
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J. T. D’souza
Air India
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la Tourmelle
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Pees Savoie
Bernard Patou
French
Mountain Rescue Service
Pierre Dartigue
Chamonix
Rene Payot
Spaceflight plans outline Gemini crews and early astronauts
The report details mid March spacewalks by Maj. David Scott and Maj. Charles Bassett on Gemini missions, Armstrong as Gemini 8 command pilot, and unconfirmed crews for Gemini 11 and 12. It notes Young and Collins as backups with Lovell and Aleidin as backers, and recalls Carpenter facing arm surgery after a motorcycle accident and his career shift to Apollo planning and Sealab duties.
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David R. Scott
Neil A. Armstrong
Elliot M. Lee Jr
Charles A. Bassett
Jl. Bassett
Young
Collins
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James A. Lovell Jr
Edwin E. Aledrin
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Mannid Space Center
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Tex
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Boulder
Colo
Pacific
California
Scalab
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Walter M. Schirra Jr
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Virgil T. Grissom
John H. Glenn Jr
Donald K. Slayton
Alan B. Shepard Jr
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