Viet Cong Losses Set At 1 100 In Allied Drive
Allied spokesmen report Viet Cong losses at about 1100 in the Masher operation as air attacks target bridges rail lines truck convoys and storage while U S air cavalry South Vietnamese paratroopers and South Koreans push the ninth day of the Bong Sen battle. US planes hit Ben Thuy port near Vinh for the second day running and casualties for the week include 57 Americans killed 281 wounded and 11 missing or captured. Viet Cong losses are listed as 519 killed and 224 captured with government losses 127 killed and 52 missing.
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Johnson seeks global health and education aid
President Johnson asked Congress to expand international health and education programs. He proposed a Peace Corps reverse with 5,000 foreign volunteers to teach in the United States. Goals include malaria eradication in 10 years, global smallpox elimination by 1975, and widened aid to 150 million children within five years.
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Opposition Fails to Move Viet Nam Peace Agenda at UN
The United States seeks a Security Council debate on Viet Nam peace efforts but Jordanian delegate Waleed Sadi blocks debate by presenting a procedural demand for preparatory talks. Soviet and French opposition sinks the motion, limiting U S hopes to airing ideas and assigning blame for potential failure.
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Viet Nam
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Jordan
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Calla Dar
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France
Goldberg
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Southeast Asia
Kremlin Likely Prepares Split With Red China
Soviet sources say a long circulated letter from the Soviet Union’s leadership accuses China of hindering aid to North Vietnam, subverting Mongolia, stoking border incidents, and aiding a U S containment strategy. Brezhnev and other Presidium members reportedly heard the letter read at meetings. The Chinese party newspaper accuses Soviet leaders of aiding U S containment and imperialism in Asia.
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Moore opposes UNC speaker invitation debate
Governor Dan Moore condemns inviting Communist spokesman Herbert Aptheker to speak at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. He schedules a University trustees meeting to decide if Aptheker and others may address Students for Democratic Society on March 9.
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American Institute For All Studies
New York
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Severe Snowstorms Hit Ohio and Virginia in 50 Year Toll
A large winter storm drenched the Ohio River basin, dumping 12 inches in Cincinnati and 4 to 15 inches across Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri. The blizzard caused 145 deaths nationwide from fires, exposure, traffic crashes, and heart attacks, with schools and stores shuttered and streets blocked by abandoned cars.
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Senators urge renewed talks to settle Vietnam dispute
Senate leaders including Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield called for fresh administration efforts to reconvene the Geneva Conference or pursue UN action to address the Vietnam question. Mansfield noted potential support from Hanoi if Peking agrees, while cautioning the UN vote momentum and Soviet and French opposition.
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