McNamara flags rising Viet Cong support and Chinese weapons
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara said evidence shows North Vietnamese support to the Viet Cong has increased in the last six months. He noted Chinese-made weapons, including 75-mm recoilless artillery and heavy machine guns, have appeared with the guerrillas fighting the Saigon government. He also said a broader U.S. fact-finding trip to Vietnam would study the level and trend of this aid amid a deteriorating and tense Saigon situation.
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Robert 5. McNamara
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
McNamara
North Viet Nam
U.S
Defense
Saigon
Ruby Quoted Police Testimony On Oswald Shooting
Dallas AP report details testimonies from police officers in Jack Ruby’s trial. D A police officer says Ruby claimed he intended to shoot Oswald three times minutes after the murder. Other officers dispute remarks about Oswald and Leavelle’s reaction as Ruby was taken to City Hall basement.
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Lee Harvey Oswald
D. R. Archer
Ruby
Wald
Oswald
J. R. Leavelle
Graves
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Leavelle
Melvin M. Belli
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1000 Cuban Workers Fired At Guantanamo
Washington reports more than 1,000 Cuban workers have been discharged at Guantanamo naval base as the Navy orders U. S. sailors to replace them. The move follows Fidel Castro shutting off freshwater to the base, triggering U. S. measures including plans for a $10 million desalination plant and tanker-shuttle water supply. The base stores about 17 million gallons of water, with 600 Cubans living on base and 600 commuting from Cuba on weekends.
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Guantanamo Naval Base
Navy
U. S
Associated Press
United States
Fidel Castro
Castro
Guantanamo
Florida
Cuba
Bomber cutback ordered by Elton C Fay cutbacks in bomber program
Elton C. Fay ordered a further reduction in the B70 long range bomber program. Only two test planes will be completed instead of three. The action follows a survey and delays now totaling 18 months. The move aligns with a McNamara news conference on secrecy for the project and related advanced aircraft.
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Elton C. Fay Washington
Robert 5. McNamara
McNamara
Johnson
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
MacArthur To Undergo Exploratory Abdominal Surgery
Washington AP Gen Douglas MacArthur is diagnosed with obstructive jaundice of unknown origin. Walter Reed Army Hospital says exploratory abdominal surgery will be performed Friday morning to determine the cause, amid tests since Monday.
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MacArthur
Walter Reed Army Hospital
U S Opens Atomic Plant To Inspection
At a 17 nation disarmament conference in Geneva the United States announced it will place the Rowe Massachusetts nuclear reactor under IAEA inspection to encourage other states, including the Soviet Union, to join a worldwide safeguard system. Fisher said IAEA oversight is voluntary and aims to deter misuse while protecting sovereignty. Rowe is the largest of several reactors the US plans to inspect.
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Adrian S. Fisher
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Cou
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N.Y
Piqua
Ohio
Iits
Tricity
Yankee Atomic Electric Co
New England
Refuge in Polis School as Cypriot siege endures
Turkish families totaling about 700 shelter in a Polis Turkish school after more than a month of civil conflict between Greek and Turkish communities. British officer supervision, 270 pupils formerly in class, with families cooking on portable stoves in crowded rooms, while both sides vow no harm and long for home.
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Cyprus
McKinley
Thej
Prin
Michael Creighton
Cipal
Cavusoglu
Royal Artillery
Twoi
Cavusogiu
Energy fusion device showcased at Oak Ridge lab
A 15 foot hydrogen fusion device at Oak Ridge National Laboratory signals potential for controlled thermonuclear power. Scientists say engineering is the next hurdle as deuterium fuel promises cheaper energy, with broader implications beyond weapons. The report notes isotope supply and test conditions, framing the breakthrough amid caution about safety and scale.
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Oak Ridge
Tenn
Neurosisl
New York Herald Tribune
Earl Abell
Wbiscience
Thermonu
Detisi
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Abell
Wagner Rites In New York Funeral For Mrs Wagner
President Johnson risked a Newark landing in fog to attend Mrs. Wagner widow of New York Mayor. The service drew Cardinal Spellman and Senators Javits Keating, with Gov Rockefeller staying away due to weather. Wagner, 54, died of lung cancer. funeral planned at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church.
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Newark
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Avlouilaaaa Leo
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Congress
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Francis Cardinal Spellman
Jacob Javits
Kenneth Keating
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New Hampshire
Wagner
Richard Pavlik
Gracia
Msgr
Kelly
Suffern
James’ Kellyrs
Kenneth Kinder
Old Calvary Rorman Catholic
Queens
Cardinal Spellman
Third U S Officer Killed in Viet Nam War
In Saigon a third U S Army officer died in two days of fighting with Viet Cong near the borders of Cambodia and Laos. Capt Thomas W McCarthy of Fayetteville N C and Capt Morris P McBride of Columbus Ga were killed in separate ambushes. An unnamed helicopter crewman was wounded. McCarthy received the Medal of Honor posthumously at Saigon airport for valor and duty.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Cambodia
Laos
U.S
Morris P. McBride
Columbus
Thomas W. McCarthy
Fayetteville
N.C
McCarthy
1St Airborne
United States
Viet Nam
New Agency On Poverty Is Planned
Washington AP reports a new federal agency will be created to run President Johnsons war on poverty. The agency will coordinate programs across departments and may take direct control of Youth Conservation Corps and National Service Corps. The poverty message to Congress is due Friday.
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Washington
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National Service Corps
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Walter Heller
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