Viet Cong Forces Hunted in Two Fronts
AP reports US forces pursue Viet Cong on two fronts as B52 bombers strike ahead. 1st Cavalry moves into a triangle south of Bong Son, claiming 1,130 Viet Cong dead since Jan 25. Mastiff operation targets Viet Cong near Saigon as Big Red One advances. Air, sea, and ground actions continue along Route 1 with ambushes across South Vietnam.
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Saigon
South
Viet Nam
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Bong Son
Guam
U.S
Sail
South China Sea
Air Force
North Viet Nam
Dien Bien Phu
Panhandle
Vinh
Wth
Young Space Scientist Shoots Self in Los Angeles
A 4-year-old space scientist, named among 1963's ten outstanding young men by the U S Junior Chamber, died by his own hand in Los Angeles. David D Williams, chief scientist at Hughes Aircraft Communications Satellite Laboratory, shot himself in a bathtub after missing a psychiatry appointment. He left a note bequeathing his possessions to his wife Gloria. Williams helped develop Syncom and Early Bird satellites and devised pulsating jets to position spinning satellites. He studied in Boston area and earned a physics degree at Harvard before joining Hughes.
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Los Angeles
U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce
David D. Williams
Communications Satellite
Hughes Aircraft Co
Williams
Santa Monica
Calif
Gloria
Hughes Laboratory
Boston
Mass
Harvard University
Hughes
Britain shifts to U S jet plan amid navy downgrade
London AP reports Britain selects a U S jet bomber force and abandons a new carrier, with Adm. Sir David Luce resigning in protest alongside Navy Minister Christopher Mayhew. Defense white paper outlines 50 U S FL aircraft for 5.88 million each and withdrawal from Aden by 1968, while keeping Singapore and Malaysia bases.
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London
Britain Today
U. S
Royal Navy
Adm
David Luce
Britain
Sea Ford
Luce
Navy
Christopher Mayhew
United States
Kennedy Enlarges On Views On Viet Nam Peace
New York AP Kennedy expands on Viet Nam policy saying South Vietnamese government will not admit Communist control yet dissident elements must join any peace talks He foresees free elections could involve Viet Cong with strong U S leadership needed to assure fair polls Administration reaction is mixed with criticism and Taylor stands apart.
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New York
Robert FP
Kennedy
D-Ny
United States
Cali
U.S
Viet Nam
Maxwell D. Taylor
South Viet Nam
Nasution Ouster Sparks Indonesian MilitaryTension
SINGAPORE AP In Sukarno move to oust Gen Abdul Haris Nasution as defense minister and armed forces chief diplomats warn of new violence between the regular army and Nasution loyalists. Nasution helped crush the 1965 coup and led anti Communist purges. Maj. Gen. Waji Sarhini named as Nasution’s replacement.
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Singapore
Sukarno
Abdul Haris Nasution
Indonesia
Nasution
Jed
Communist Party
Armer
Nasulion
Nasiulion
Defense Ministry
Waji Sarhini
Wilson Urges Russia To Back Peace Talks
British Prime Minister Harold Wilson urged Soviet Premier Kosygin in Moscow to back unconditional peace talks on Vietnam before the war spreads. Kosygin rejected talks unless North Vietnam terms are met, insisting settlement must reflect the 1954 Geneva accords. Wilson pressed for nuclear restraint and warned of a possible “point of no return” if no treaty on arms control is reached.
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Moscow
Harold Wilson
Britain
Viet Nam
Asia
Alexei N. Kosygin
Wilson
North Viet Nam
Saigon
U.S
Kosygin
Soviet Communist Party
United States
Soviet Union
Westemany
Nether Dinking
Local coroner buys custom coffin from nickels
Roosevelt Young, a 57 year jail janitor and longtime coroner in Chattooga County Georgia, used his nickels saved from soft drink machines to pay for a hand crafted red cedar coffin with spring and mattress. His wife objected to keeping it in the house. The coffin was made by Esstoner Val ry Powell in Powell's basement.
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Summerville
Roosevelt
Chattooga County
Omim Esstoner
Powell
Viet Cong Mines Kill Private in Boi Loi Woods Action
In Vietnam near Saigon, a disturbingly quiet patrol from A Company of the 1st Infantry Division loses several men to a Viet Cong mine and sniper fire in Boi Loi Woods. Among the dead is a young officer who joked about home moments before death. Survivors mourn, reflecting on repeated mine casualties as search for other infiltrators continues.
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Eddie Adams
Boflos Woods
Viet Nam
Pancho
Boing
1St Infantry Division
Saigon
Boi Loi Woods
Fred Gabbin
Colorado Springs
Colo
Boi Loi
67 Year-Old Inventor Wins Supreme Court Battle
Yuma Arizona AP reports Ben Adams a 67 year old engineer and inventor who moved from New York won a Supreme Court ruling that he is entitled to reasonable compensation for a battery invention. Adams built the device in 1939 and patented in 1941 amid government challenges claiming invalidity. He says millions of batteries were used by the government though he received nothing, and he expects a possible windfall after a decade long fight aided by an unnamed benefactor. He recalls personal sacrifices and plans to use potential proceeds to help others.
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Yuma, Ariz
U.S. Supreme Court
Ben Adams
New York
Adams
T Kay
Five Negro picketers shot in Birmingham parking lot
In a Birmingham parking lot five Negro picketers were shot by a white man who said the group blocked his car and refused to move. Victims Douglas Murray 15 Willie Andrews 32 William Maxwell 32 Albert Tate 68 and Simon Armstrong 70 received hospital treatment. The shooter escaped with a woman. police prepared to charge him with assault with intent to murder.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham Super- Imarket
Capri
McDowell
Emory W. McGowan
McGowan
McGowan W
Fred L. Shuttlesworth
Cincinnati
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Liberty Supermarket
University Hospital
Douglas Murray
Willie Andrews
William James Maxwell
Albert Tate
Simon Armstrong
Shuttlesworth
Goldberg Urges Patience on Viet Nam Peace Efforts
Ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg says UN Security Council can help promote an honorable Viet Nam peace while not conducting actual negotiations. He noted debates paused weeks as member nations show interest, and the Geneva Conference reconvening idea gains traction. Fulbright plans a Wednesday panel to weigh China experts and Humphrey testimony.
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Washington
OLN
Arthur J. Goldberg
Security Council
Johnson
Goldberg
United States
United Nations
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Capitol Hut
Arkansas Democrat
China
Fulbright
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
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