East West Battleground in Vietnam War
In Saigon and across Southeast Asia an uneasy mix of hope and doubt colors the growing U S role in Vietnam. Gen Paul D Harkins leads a 4000 person command while technicians and support troops operate noncombatantly as Viet Cong forces expand.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
United States
Southeast Asia
Laos
Viet Nam
U.S
Paul D. Harkins
Thailand
Burma
Cambodia
India election nears climax as Nehru faces Menon challenge
AP dispatch from New Delhi notes Nehru’s Congress leading in a Feb 16 25 vote with Menon defending a North Bombay seat against anti Communist and right wing coalitions. Leftists oppose Menon while Gandhi ally J B Kripalani runs as an independent socialist. Thirteen state legislatures also vote.
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New Delhi
India
Nehru
Congress Party
People’s Socialist Party
Bombay
V. K. Krishna Menon
Menon
China
United Nations
Mohandas K. Gandhi
J. B. Kripalani
Calcutta
Kerala
New
Swatantra—freedom—party
Jana Sangh
Bethe Defends Remarks On Soviet Nuclear Tests
Ithaca New York atomic scientist Hans Bethe said a congressman was correct to charge him with sharing information. Bethe noted the details had appeared in newspapers and magazines before his Cornell speech. He said his conclusions about a missile warhead were based on open intelligence and not classified.
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Ithaca
N.Y
Hans Bethe
Bethe
U.S
Atomic Energy Commission
Commission
Blind chess set designed for the blind by Toronto furrier
Toronto furrier Abraham Rubin designed a tactile chess set with cameo tops for the blind. The board uses round holes for white squares and square holes for black, with guide channels for diagonal moves. Rubin spent 17 years developing the pieces at home. Three clubs formed by the Canadian National Institute for the Blind have used Rubin's board, which is also used at the Ontario School for the Blind.
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Toronto
Abraham Rubin
Rubin
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
Ontario School For the Blind
Overseas Deployment Reaches Forty-Two Percent of Army
About 42 percent of U S Army personnel are stationed overseas across some 90 countries or areas, reflecting a broad global footprint and extended assignments for service members.
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U. S
Ten Hurt As Trains Crash Near Ligonier Indiana
About 10 people were injured when the New York Central Chicagoan passenger train collided with a derailed freight train near Ligonier Indiana. Two passengers were hospitalized in Goshen with cuts and bruises. 6 to 8 more likely would be sent there. The freight train with 139 cars was derailed on parallel tracks after being sideswiped by the passenger train en route from Toledo to Elkhart. Fire, detours, and special trains were set to reroute traffic as passengers were moved by bus to Elkhart and then to Chicago.
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Ligonier
Ind
New York Central
Indiana City
Goshen
Chicagoan
Harry Spurrier
Chicago
Toledo
Ohio
Elkhart
South Bend
Fortayne
Jackson
Midh
Memphis Doctor Says Benny Backfired During Christmas
A renowned Memphis physician who addresses all acquaintances as Benny to save memory got overwhelmed by holiday cards all signed Benny, exposing the flaw in his device. The incident highlights memory aids backfiring when reused widely.
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Memphis, Tenn
Memphis
Benny
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