Ky Surprised By Thieu's Presidential Run Announcement
AP dispatch from Saigon reports Premier Ky stunned by Saturday's news that Nguyen Van Thieu will run for president. Ky, an air marshal, had said he might quit the race if Thieu entered, and both leaders could split the military vote as Thieu plans a broad nonmilitary appeal. The Armed Forces Council showed no public endorsement.
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Death in Atlanta Mystery Deepens After Disappearance
Investigation continues into the death case linked to private aircraft owners. Mrs. Little vanished after marrying Roy H. Little Jr. in Georgia. Miss Shields, a Guntersville native, had lived in Atlanta two years and was connected to the case as authorities pursued leads in Charlotte and Raleigh. Gas receipts signed by Mrs. Roy H. Little Oct 15 surfaced, with an attendant recalling a possibly injured woman with a man during a gas stop. The FBI pursued the handwriting match but the trail ran cold.
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Budget outlook hinges on tax, Vietnam, and corporate receipts
Fowler warned an $11 billion baseline deficit assumes no Vietnam escalation, a 6 percent surtax by July 1, and stable corporate taxes. An escalation, no surtax, or bigger corporate profit drops could add $10 to $13 billion, totaling as much as $24 billion, though not all adverse factors would align. House actions on $5 billion in PC sales and VA HUD loans shape the deficit. committee backed $3.235 billion, then cut to $885 million, with remaining PC authority to be decided in future bills.
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Arab League backs Egypt Syria against Israel attack
In Cairo the Arab League Council passed a resolution affirming unity if any Arab nation is attacked, with Tunisia absent. UN Secretary General Thant warned Egypt’s demand for withdrawal of the 3,400 man UN Emergency Force raises Middle East danger. Thant plans a Cairo visit to discuss the crisis and force withdrawal. Troop movements rise. no major offensive seen yet, but line tensions intensify after a decade.
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Student Who Never Went To School To Graduate
Paul Richard Alexander will graduate this spring from Samuel High School in Dallas without ever spending a day in class. He has polio and spends much of the last 15 years in an iron lung. He writes and paints by mouth and earns As and Bs, including a B in science after a lab compromise. He is the district’s first permanently homebound graduate, and he hopes to attend college if feasible.
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Flight to Paris and Middle East tensions outlined
Doctors arrive in Paris after a stormy trip and plan to reach Nice then world tour via Rome Istanbul Tehran Karachi Calcutta Bangkok Hong Kong Tokyo. Officials warn of rising Near East tensions as Israel Egypt and Syria mobilize with U S patrols amid disputed conflict and regional air and maritime activity.
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Lindberg
Vietnam DMZ fighting details and air battles update
Reports describe heavy fighting along Vietnam National Highway 1 from the southern DZ border to the Ben Hai River with 250 North Vietnamese soldiers killed and 26 weapons seized. U S Marines claim progress in the DMZ with hundreds of enemy killed and multiple air engagements including MIG17 and MIG21 losses. Maj Gen Hochmuth notes no confirmed howitzers in the south DMZ half while artillery, mortars target Marine positions.
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Reuther declares we will strike for fair share of benefits
Detroit AP Walter Reuther, UAW president, told 300 Ford delegates and 160,000 UAW members the union will strike if full economic justice and a fair share of benefits are not won. He said summers talks will not be preordained, but prepared to fight for pay, benefits, and job security as the Big Three contract talks near. The UAW targets Ford as prime for this year's bargaining, with aims set to pressure settlements across General Motors and Chrysler. Marines and Vietnamese units operate near the Ben Hai River, 15 miles from the South China Sea, with no push north yet against North Vietnamese positions more than 10,000 away.
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