World War Viet Nam updates on war plans and diplomacy
The Associated Press report covers shifts in Viet Nam strategy with a resumed allied “normal operations” pause in bombing and notes on negotiations. It cites U S and Soviet views, Hariman remarks, and Gen Wheeler testimony, plus other international items from Moscow to India and Alabama politics.
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Associated Press
Viet Nam
U.S
U.S Marine
Washington
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Hanoi
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
Soviet Union
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
North
Pentagon
Wheeler
Sala
James Gavin
Newcomb Mott. 27
Sheffield
Mass
Murmansk
Norway
Winter Storm Packs Eastern U S with Snow and Freezing Rain
A weekend snow and freezing rain blitz battered most of the United States, especially the East, with gale winds and record cold inland. At least 12 deaths occurred from heart attacks while shoveling or pushing cars. Coastal flooding, power outages, and travel disruptions followed as New York and New Jersey declared emergencies and evacuations rose in several states.
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Associated Press
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Lancaster
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Lower Bay
Chelwood Beacon
Sandy Hook
N.J
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Staten Island
Connecticut
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New England
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Upstate
Ohio
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Virginia
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Fargo
Minot N.D
Minneapolis
Penu
Iavdis
Ohne Negro Spirituals
Three Arkansas Counties Named in Diversion Program
Three Arkansas counties Boofie Cle burne and Fulton are among the nations picks for the 1966 cropland diversion program. The Agriculture Department will provide financial aid to farmers to convert land from producing surplus crops to conservation use.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Boofie
Cleburne
Fulton
Agriculture Department
Viet Cong attacks pace Mekong Delta air strike
Otfeat reports two waves of F100 Supersabers hitting a Community campment 35 miles southwest of Saigon at 6:25 PM and 7:46 PM. Heavy ground fire but no losses. 40 buildings destroyed and 85 damaged. a possible fuel dump hit. Viet Cong cease fire ends. skirmishes follow. VC threaten U S prisoners over terrorist plots. Hanoi says US and South Vietnam bear responsibility if prisoners harmed.
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Saigon
Mekong
U. S
Hanoi
United States
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam War Effort Resumes After Lunar Truce Ends
U S and South Vietnamese forces renew drives against Communists in major operations as the 30 day Allied truce expires. Air strikes hit a Viet Cong main force while ground offensives begin with search and destroy missions, initial reports show limited contact.
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Thomas A. Reedy
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
Viet Nam
Watts Plea Rejected by High Court
The Supreme Court rejected an appeal by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund arguing that hundreds arrested after last August’s Watts unrest in Los Angeles were not guaranteed adequate counsel. The brief said LA County public defenders were overwhelmed and many defendants had no counsel during bond hearings. A separate stay motion for all California state court proceedings was denied. General Lafayette’s land grants were largely sold by him and his heirs after Congress granted them.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Fleling
Watts
Los Angeles
Legal Defense Fund
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Defense Fund
California
General Lafayette
Florida
Congress
Supreme Court Allows Senators to Finish Terms
Arkansas Supreme Court rules that nine state senators whose districts remained unchanged by reapportionment may serve the remaining two years of their four year terms. The ruling upholds a Pulaski Chancery Court decision and cites federal directives ensuring representation aligns with last summers reapportionment plan. Justice George Rose Smith wrote the brief opinion.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
Nmne
Pulaski Chancery Court
Senatota
Supreme Court
U.S. District Court
George Rose Smith
Federal Court
State Board of Apportionment
Smith
Senators sue over reapportionment in Arkansas politics
A group of nine Arkansas Democrats led by Knox Nelson and Gathright filed suit against Leon Catlett, chairman of the Democratic Party, arguing lawmakers need not redraw districts if they remain hot. The filing names W. K. Ingram, J. L. Bearden, and others from Pine Bluff to Siloam Springs in a bid to shape district lines amid reapportionment disputes. Last Run by Flyer ends Evansville to Atlanta passenger service after 81 years, money losses cited. TV instruction for college students to begin in spring under New York City's cooperative pilot program by the Council of Higher Education Institutions.
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Smit
Oklahoma
Georgia
Leon Catlett
Dettoer
Knox Nelson
Motralist Gathright
Pine Bluff
Guy Jones
Conway
Cecil McNa
Piggott
Dorothy Altea
Brinkley
Clarence B. Belly
Parkin
W. K. Ingram
W Memphis
J. Lee Bearden
Leachville
Russell Rhodees Siloam Springs
Flyer
Atlanta, Ga
Thezagy
Evansville
Ind
Atlanta
Midwest
Florida
New York
Council of High Educational Institutions
New York City
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H. Martindale
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Hope, Arkanisan
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South E . Arkansas
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Edwards
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