Nixon urges US not to shirk Panama Canal duties
Philadelphia report cites former VP Richard M. Nixon calling for a reappraisal of certain foreign policy areas and warning that retreat from the canal zone would undermine global bases. He backed a new Latin American approach, opposed Castro, and suggested a future canal through Mexico or Nicaragua. He also left open endorsing a Republican candidate if one shows clear superiority.
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Philadelphia
Richard M. Nixon
U.S
United States
Panama Canal Zone
Nixon
Benjamin Franklin
Canal
Panama
Latin America
Fidel) Castro
Cuba
Mexico
Nicaragua
Harvard scientists warn polonium in cigarette smoke linked to cancer
Harvard researchers Dr. Edward P. Radford and Dr. Wilma R. Hunt report finding radioactive polonium in cigarette smoke. They say inhalation could affect lungs and bronchial tubes and note further research is needed to prove cancer causation.
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Boston
Harvard
School of Public Health
Edward P. Radford
Wilma R. Hunt
Luther L. Terry
U.S
Radford
Teagarden Died of Bronchial Pneumonia in New Orleans
The coroner's office reports trombonist Jack Teagarden, 58, died of bronchial pneumonia. He was found dead in his motel room on Wednesday with an autopsy performed Thursday. His last shows were at the Dream Room on Bourbon Street.
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New Orleans
Jack Teagarden
Teagarden
Bourbon Street
Farmers of America Use More Petroleum Than Any Other Industry
Farmers of America consume more petroleum than any other U S industry based on available data, highlighting the sector's heavy energy needs and impact on fuel markets.
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Farmers of America
United States
National Geographic Opens New Washington Headquarters and Explorers Hall
The National Geographic Society dedicates a new Washington building with Explorers Hall museum and a large globe display. The glassy 11 foot sphere and rotating exhibit space feature life size and prehistoric displays. Construction began April 20 1961 near the White House.
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Washington
National Geographic Society
Johnson
Museum of Science and Discovery
Explorers Hall
Texas
Alaska
Mississippi
Amazon
Zinjanthropus
National Geographic
Edward Durell Stone
Society
White House
Five U S Servicemen Die in Viet Nam Helicopter War
In the Mekong Delta today five U S servicemen were killed and three wounded in combat helicopter operations. A UH1A turbin e powered helicopter exploded in air killing four and wounding three. One more American, a door gunner on an H21 troop carrier, was killed by a bullet. The deaths raise U S combat fatalities in South Vietnam to 99 since 1961 with total U S service deaths at 173. Saigon reports a Vietnamese force raid near the city left six dead, 31 wounded and 39 missing.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Mekong Delta
South Viet Nam
France May Recognize Red China Regime
Paris reports that President Charles de Gaulle may announce France’s recognition of the Peking regime at a January news conference. De Gaulle’s traditional silence leaves timing as the key question while signaling a shift in policy stance.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
France
China
de Gaulle
Peking
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Lawrence House
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Hote
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