Kennedy Viet Nam criticism sparks Senate clash
Senate leaders Dirksen and Mansfield spar over Sen Kennedy's claim that Hamburger Hill actions were senseless and harmful to morale. Dirksen accuses Kennedy of undermining commanders and calls for him to urge dismissal or resign. Mansfield defends Kennedy's right to speak and questions tactics. Kennedy absent as remarks occur.
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Sens
Dirksen
Mansfield
Kennedy
Vietnam
Washington
Senate
Edward M. Kennedy
Hamburger Hill
Everett M. Dirksen
Rhll
Nixon
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Paris
Massachusetts
Hanoi
Thieu Warns Against Pressure for Quick Vietnam Peace
Thieu urges patience amid demands for rapid talks on Vietnam, saying durable peace requires Communist recognition that force fails and punishment awaits aggression. He credits allied solidarity for Vietnam’s growing strength and calls for continued global understanding and support.
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Thieu
Republic of Vietnam
No Survivors Found After Goodwill Sinking
An all sea search pursued for survivors from the 17 foot Goodwill racing yacht after it sank on a Baja California reef. Coast Guard planes and a Mexican navy ship scoured 180 miles south of San Diego and 344 miles from shore but found no one alive. The 1.5 million vessel, one of the largest under US registry, was identified by part owner Marlow Marrs of Los Angeles. Skip ber Ralph F E Larrabee, 68, of Newport Beach, guided the cruise that began last February and a missing couple aboard prompted a Coast Guard alert from Capistrano Beach residents.
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United States
Marlow Marrs
Los Angeles
Coast Guard
Goodwill
Ralph FE. Larrabee
Newport Beach
Bernard Stark
Capistrano Beach
The
Baja California
Ensenada
Mexico
Melbourne destroys Voyager collision shocks Australia
In a night collision on Feb 10, 1964 the Australian destroyer Voyager was cut in two by the cruiser Melbourne. The bow sank with Evans, while the Voyager's aft section floated for three hours. Voyager captain Capt. Duncan M. Stevens died. Prime Minister John Gorton expressed distress and condolences to American casualties. The Melbourne, recently refitted for 7.8 million dollars, carried Skyhawks and Grumman antisubmarine aircraft as part of a SEATO exercise with more than 40 warships from six nations.
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Grumman
Melbourne
Voyager
Evans
Australia
Duncan M. Stevens
John Gorton
SEATO
Manila Bay
Gulf of Thailand
United States
Frank &. Evans
U.S. Marine Corps
Bethlehem
Staten Island
N.Y
Tevats
Hugh W. Uadley
Okinawa
Ny Navy
Cleveland Urges Negotiated Settlements on German Ties
Cleveland argues for settlements on Germany's eastern borders by Germans and Poles, expanding East West exchanges such as teacher and student transfers, with World War II allies involved. He notes progress with Russians elsewhere aids peace hopes in Vietnam and cooperation in the Middle East.
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Czechoslovakia
Cleveland
Germany
Willy Prandt
West Germany
Vietnam
Middle East
Power debate over Safeguard and Soviet missile buildup growth
Discussion centers on Safeguard antimissile system and Soviet ICBM expansion from 250 to over 1,000. Intelligence claims Russia is producing the 245 megaton SS9 at 40 to 50 per year. US builds no new ICBMs. USSR could threaten most US missiles by 1974. Both sides maintain large conventional forces near parity.
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U.S
Russia
United States
SSO
Soviet Union
Italy Bonn Vatican Join to Free 18 Executed in Biafra
Italy and West Germany joined the Vatican in a push to save 18 foreign oil workers sentenced to death by Biafra. The case drew shock as 11 more foreign oilmen were killed, with Italy, Germany and Lebanon among those fearing harsher actions. The Vatican pledged aid and embassies pressed Biafran officials. Bonn urged regional leaders to intervene through the OAU. Germany also cited relief efforts totaling 23.5 million dollars while condemning calls for armed action.
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Italy
Bonn
Vatican
Rome
West Germany
Foreign Ministry
Lisbon
Paris
Geneva
Italian Chamber of Deputies
Holy See
Fausto Vallaine
Angelo Cardinal Dell’ Acqua
Italini
TV Tempo
Mary
Okpai
Nigeria
AGIT
Dit Exploration Company
Italian State Petroleum Corporation
Phillins Co
Bartlesville
Oklo
AGIP
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Haile Selasse
Organization of African Unity
Willy Prandt
Diallo Telli
Guinea
OAU
Red Cross
Biafra
Biafrain
CC. Odumegwu
Long May Draft Measure To Help Divert Tobacco
Washington Senator Russell Long signaled possible legislation to divert tobacco industry efforts from cigarettes to other lines. He suggested inducements like grants loans or subsidies and proposed using cigarette tax revenue to compensate the industry for losses if advertising on TV radio or other media is curtailed.
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Long
Washington
Russell B. Long
D-Law
Senate
Tax Writing Finance Committee
Congress
Senators Muse on 72 Democratic Presidential Run
Analysis notes Edmund Muskie and George McGovern as potential 1972 candidates who stay neutral in debate. Kennedy attacks military actions as delaying peace talks and urges Thieu to cooperate. Humphrey criticizes focus on military missions and prioritizes urban crisis relief while expressing belief Nixon seeks peace in Vietnam.
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Edmund S&s. Muskie
Maine
Kennedy
U.S
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
Paris
Emmanuel College
Boston
University of Massachusetts
Amherst
Massachusetts Democrat
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Humphrey
Nixon
Vietnam
Poher’s Withdrawal Pressure Rises in French Race
Poher faces mounting calls to withdraw as Le Monde and other moderates urge him to bow out. Beuve-Méry warns his candidacy could push France toward fascism or controlled socialism, while Centrist Bertrand Motte hints Poher might quit if Pompidou backs centrist platform. The Communist Party unexpectedly adopts a neutral stance, shifting the race dynamics.
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Page One
Pompidou
Poher
France
de Gaulle
le Figaro
le Monde
Hubert Beuve Meury
Neuve-Meury
Bertrand Motte
Motte
Veo
Communist Party
Court ruling extends federal reach to recreation areas interstate
The court found sufficient evidence that Lake Nixon engaged in interstate commerce through food sourcing, boat leasing, and national advertising. The case involved the sale of the property to a Baptist church for a Christian family recreation ministry. Justice Brennan praised broad Civil Rights Act interpretation. Justice Black dissented warning of federal overreach on private clubs. The decision did not extend Tile II to private clubs, and the case raises questions for whites only clubs like Little Munting Park in Fairfax County.
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Lake Nixon
Brennan
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Euell Paul Jr
Second Baptist Church of
Little Rock
Dale Cowling
Paul
Greenberg
Little Munting Park Swim
Fairfax County
Black
Rockefeller Says Latin Trip a Fact-Finding Success
New York AP Governor Rockefeller, finishing a six day Latin American tour, called the mission a tremendous fact finding success. He cited demonstrations and a curtailed Bolivia visit but said the trip clarified Latin American feelings and potential steps to improve U.S. relations. He noted regional markets ideas and warned against anti-American forces impacting hemispheric friendship.
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New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Kennedy
Nixon
Venezuela
Peru
Rockefeller
Latin America
Cuba
Bolivia
Colombia
Ecuador
Trinidad
Kennedy Airport
United States
Valencia
Caracas
Baslivia
la Paz
Argentina
Chile
Paraguay
Uruguay
Brazil
Port of Spain
U.S
OEO Extension Sparks Debate Over Innovation and Evaluation
Rumsfeld argues a two year extension for OEO is not mere continuation but a test of what works and what does not with a push for innovation coupled to thorough evaluation. Perkins backs a five year extension while confirming a three month continuance to await new antipoverty legislation.
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Rumsfeld
O&o
Carl D. Perkins
D-Ky
Congress
OEO
Viet Nam rockets hit Marine positions and bases
U.S. headquarters reported four major rocket or mortar attacks overnight affecting Marine posts in the northern provinces and the 1st Air Cavalry base camp 35 miles northeast of Saigon. Casualties were light. South Vietnamese bases reported two civilian injuries from five mortar rounds in a district town 65 miles southwest of Saigon. US 25th Infantry killed six North Vietnamese two miles southwest of Tay Ninh. Aerial caches were found, including 700 pounds of rice and weapons, near Bo Lo Woods and a 10-ton rice cache southeast of Dau Tieng.
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Gon
Tay Ninh
U.S
1St Air Cavalry Division
Saigon
25Th Infantry Division
Bo Ld
1St Infantry Division
Dau Tieng
Coeds Leave Ocean City Tourist Home After Missing Report
The two girls, described by owner Walter Syben as cheerful and from good families, left the Sy Ben House in Ocean City at 4 30 a.m. Friday to beat traffic. Their fathers Wesley Davis and Ray Perry had reported them missing, fearing foul play as they planned a Durham North Carolina trip for Davis' brother's Duke University graduation.
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Syben
Ocean City
Walter Syben
Wesley 5. Davis
Ray Perry
Davis
Durham
N.C
Miss Davis
Duke University
Student Turns Science Passion Into Early Lab Drive
Robert, a keen self driven student, pursued chemistry and physics at home after reading science fiction in early grades. Influenced by Theodore H. Schupbach, Skelly High School’s science head, he bypassed regular schooling to focus on learning. He looks forward to study at Ottawa campus where he hopes to explore hydrogen fusion control.
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Robert
Theodore H.schupbach
Skelly
Schupbach
Ottawa
New York City Drenched by Thunderstorm Delays Hit Trains
A two hour thunderstorm drenched New York City dumping 2.35 inches of rain and flooding subways and tunnels. Police logged 1200 flood calls in an hour as normal volume falls to near zero. Exchanges delayed trading as lines failed and humidity rose to 93 percent while temperatures hovered at 68 degrees.
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New York
New York City
Weather Bureau
Police Department
Subway
Central Park
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Queens
American Exchange
Western Union Lines
Times Square
Felix Vernandez
Bronx
Brooklyn Bridge
Japan Minister Presses Nuclear Issue in Okinawa Return Talks
Washington AP report on Foreign Minister Kiichi Aichi urging Nixon to speed Okinawa’s return to Japan while stressing Japan’s opposition to nuclear weapons. U S and Japan discuss broader security and trade as Okinawa remains a central strategic base with potential nuclear considerations.
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Japan
Okinawa
Washington
Kiichi Aichi
Nixon
U.S
Western Pacific
White House
William P. Rogers
United States
U.S. Japan
Pacific
Aichi
Eisaku Sato
Sato
Tokyo
Priem
Nobusuke Kishi
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