Second Collision Of Warships Intensifies US Soviet Strains
An AP analysis notes a second collision between U S and Soviet warships in the Far East heightening already tense relations amid Vietnam War disputes. US officials view the incidents as deliberate harassment by Soviet destroyers against the Walker and its antisubmarine task force.
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Far East
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United States
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Vladivostok
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Moscow
Dobrynin
Ipn
Yuri Zlukov
Riot Across Lynch Street at Jackson State College
Riots near Jackson State College escalate as Weems is injured, guardsmen mobilize with live ammunition, and police establish barricades. Negro students attack white motorists and demand Lynch Street closure, while Mayor Thompson and Gov. Johnson vow to maintain order amid street battles and gunfire.
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Weems
Paul B. Johnson
Adj
Walter Johnson
Lynch Street
Alien Thompson
Johnson
Thompson
Sou
Brothers of
Jackson State College
Missing Hannibal boys in cave probe expands search
Rescue teams widen around Murphy's Cave as officials note uncertain status of Billy, Joey, and Craig. Local residents crowd the scene while explorers from Quincy, Columbia, Rolla, and St Louis join 50 rescuers in a dangerous crawl through narrow passages. Authorities consider blasting or drilling to aid access and fear the complex cave system may hold the missing youths, who were warned not to roam near the caves.
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Don Myers
Hannibal
Nicholson
Bridges
Billy
Joey
Craig
Murphy’s Cave
Quincy
Columbia
Rolla
St. Louis
Mike Hoag
Craig Dowell
Bill Dean
Mississippi River
Thant warns Vietnam War risks wider world conflict
U Thant warned that continued Vietnam fighting could provoke a broader war. He cautioned a direct clash between Washington and Peking may occur, likening current tensions to an early phase of World War II. He supported King’s antiwar approach while doubting travel to Hanoi or Saigon would help.
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Southeast Asia
Moseny
Peking
Martin Luther King Jr
U.N
Vietnam
Hanoi
Saigon
Clashing Mao Backers and Foes Roil Chinese Power Scene
Tokyo AP reports escalating Maoist struggle across Henan and other provinces as Red Guards clash with rivals, signaling a potential dramatic climax. Tokyo cites wall newspapers in Shandong and Szechwan noting bloody fighting and warnings of a widespread upheaval amid a cultural revolution. Japanese diplomats say Maoist forces have gained control of much of the army and media in the year-long upheaval.
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Peking
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Indone-Szechwan
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Shantung
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Red Guard Wall
Sinkiang
Red China
Dreign
Mao
Communist Party
Lin Piao
Hong Kong
Mos
U S Strikes North Vietnam Bases In Multi Theater Attacks
U S war actions across North and South Vietnam include Stratofortress strikes on Quang Ngai storage and training areas, B57 Canberra bombers hitting truck parks near Mu Gia Pass, Phantom pilots claiming antiaircraft successes, and Navy forces sinking a ferry barge near Vinh. Officials warn U S troop levels may need to expand to sustain pacification efforts as Saigon expands revolutionary development teams with American aid and military support.
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Mu Gia Pass
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Thanh Hoa
Vinh
Saigon
Vietnam
Naval collisions near Japan test U S Soviet tensions
The Walker and a Soviet destroyer collided about 300 nautical miles west southwest of Hokkaido amid heightened naval activity. Six horn blasts signaled danger as the Soviet ship Hull No 025 steered into the American vessel, lightly damaging both sides with no casualties. State and Defense Departments protested what they call harassment on the high seas, with protests lodged in Moscow and Washington.
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North Vietnam
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Tokyo
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Atlantic
Pacific
Mediterranean
United States
Robert J. McCloskey
Yuri N. Chernyakov
John M. Leddy
Department
Leddy
Wewelyn Thompson
McCloskey
Vietnam
Costly decision on reactivating battleship for Vietnam war
Washington sources say cost roughly 25 million and about 18 months are needed to reactivate a World War II battleship for shore bombardment off North Vietnam. Defense officials have not decided. Navy studies are under analysis with Secretary Nitze favoring withdrawing a ship from reserve.
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Defense Department
Cision
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Secretary of the Navy
Paul H. Nitze
Adm
David McDonald
Naval Operations
Defense
Far East
Congress
Robbery at Charlotte Bank Ties to South Carolina Suspect
FBI reports Ray Francis Redfern, 27, of Cheraw S C, arrested in connection with a Charlotte First Citizens Bank robbery. About $8651 recovered, bandit fled in a blue 1963 Chevrolet after demanding cash with a striped bag. Bank teller Dianne Langford described a tense scene as threats were made.
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South Carolina
First Citizens Bank & Trust Co
Robert M. Murphy
FBI
Ray Francis Redfern
Cheraw
S.C
Murphy
Redfern
First Citizens
Florence
Sumter
Pete J. Baches
Amity Garden
Baches
N.C
Dianne
Cookie) Langford
Roxie Diggs
Danville
Langford
Analysis of Common Market access and farm opposition
The article discusses a proposed world grain market plan within the European Common Market and its acceptance by Secretary Orville Freeman. Farm advocates oppose any international sales limits, arguing American grain growers are highly efficient and should not yield market share. It notes tariff barriers remain and feed grains may have better prospects in Western Europe, where livestock demand grows.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
American Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
Western
Europe
Bertha the computer stirs staff resistance and debate
Bertha the computer, praised for efficiency, becomes a source of friction as staff find her demanding, puritanical, and tireless in demanding accurate details. Donnelly notes her rigid, shrewish tendencies and insistence on correct information, reshaping views of staff roles and authority.
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Bertha
Donnelly
Senate Applies Duty Rules to Alien Medical Professionals
The Senate extends compulsory service to alien doctors dentists and specialists entering the country. Inductees may enlist in the reserves or National Guard up to the induction date. An induction notice previously banned this. A proposal to require immediate reserves or guard induction was rejected. The bill keeps the manpower ceiling at 2.7 million despite over 3.7 million on active duty.
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Senate
National Guard
Congress
Shooting near Hough area leaves one wounded
The youth turned and pointed a gun at Bagnell and threatened to shoot him. Bagnell fired, wounding Watson, who is identified as a Black man not believed involved in the burglary. Huber, a white man, was also present as the incident occurred on the fringe of the Hough area, recently scarred by race riots and arson.
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Watson
Huber
Hough Ares
Group Camps On Grounds AE Pentagon
A small group of antiwar demonstrators, twice evicted, camped on the Pentagon grounds aiming to occupy the War Room. Charles Matthei of the Nonviolent Action Committee led the Boston march, while security guards removed the group for loitering and assembly as the Defense Department noted dissent but restricted access. Five women were taken out on stretchers during removals.
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Pentagon
War Room
Charles Matthei
Nonviolent Action Committee
Boston
Military Control Center
Defense Department
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