U S Says Troop Drawdown Possible If North Vietnam Steps Back
A U S official told a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing that Washington would consider withdrawing troops if North Vietnam ends its support for the insurgency in the south and ceases attempts to impose its will in South Vietnam. Johnson said withdrawal would be phased or negotiated, with care to avoid undermining the South’s stability. Fulbright pressed for credible withdrawal procedures amid questions about U S bases and long term presence in Asia.
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Washington Post
Washington
United States
North Viet Nam
South Vietnam
Senate Foreign Relations’ Committee
Alexis Johnson
Johnson
Japan
Albert Gore
Dtenn
Gore
State Department
South
William “ Fulbright
D-Ark
Asia
China
Fulbright
Thailand
Sen
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Camranh Bay
Soviets launch unmanned moon laboratory Luna XI
The Soviet Union sent a 3,615-pound unmanned space laboratory toward the moon to photograph Earth’s neighbor from near orbit. The mission Luna XI aims to join the U S Luna orbiter, though officials did not reveal its exact objective.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Earth
Luna XI Aims For Lunar Orbit Over Surface Landing
Tass reports Luna XI likely to orbit the moon at close range rather than land, with the probe heavier than Luna X suggesting more equipment possibly including cameras. Previous Luna X orbited near the moon but sent no images. Luna IX achieved the first controlled lunar landing on Feb. 3.
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Sputnik
Tass
Earth
United States
Moon
Last-ditch effort to stop West Berlin child kidnapping
Police in West Berlin search for Audrey Klewer a four year old Canadian kidnapped with her mother in Wannsee Their assailant demanded 35000 marks in ransom and the crime marked the first child kidnapping for ransom in West Berlin since World War II Audrey’s mother Regina Klewer 28 was hospitalized from shock and the family had just arrived from Ottawa.
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Berlin
Reuters
West Berlin
Regina Klewer
Montreal
Audrey
Klewer
Wannsee
West Berin
Berlin - Suriday
Pearson warns of inflation and rail wage strike risk
Prime Minister Pearson urged rail unions to avoid inflationary wage settlements. He warned that wage and price rises could harm production and public welfare. He suggested possible labor law changes to curb strikes and pledged to curb expenditures to meet national needs.
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Ottawa
Pearson
Cboth
CBC
CTV National
CBC Radio
Steelworkers reject contract at Stelco in Hamilton dispute
Ontario union members vote 4494 to 2937 against a 15 day negotiated deal at Stelco rejecting a pay and pension package that would have raised wages to 2.92 dollars per hour and sparked a potential strike after discontent over the handling of 51 disciplined workers.
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Hamilton
Canada
Steel Co. of Canada Ltd
Walter Little
Parry Sound
Ont
Sterco
Tueay
Stelco
Ontario Labor
Rowntree
Little
U.S
German General Demands Retirement Amid Crisis
AP reports a escalating rift in West Germany as Maj Gen Guenther Pape requests retirement over a defence ministry decision allowing soldiers to join a transport workers union. Earlier Gen Heinz Trettner also resigned over the same policy dispute.
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BOM
West Germany
Defence Ministry
Guenther ‘Pape
Transport Workers Labor
Heinz Trettner
Leaders try to end Canada rail wage dispute mediation
Ottawa reports three party mediation resumes under government sponsorship as a noon Friday strike deadline nears. The talks include about 50 union, management and government officials with wage and fringe issues debated. Prime Minister Pearson appeals for moderation to avert economic damage.
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Ottawa
CFP
Canada
Labor Department
Nicholson
CPR
Ian Sinclair
N. R. Crump
Montreal
CNR
Donald Gordon
Regional Standard
Mr. Nicholson
Police chase false tip on Roberts in London
Detectives rushed to the Soviet Consulate area after a tip that Britain's most wanted man Harry Roberts was injured in a road accident. The crash proved unrelated to Roberts, who is sought for the killing of three detectives. Authorities investigated drug run rumors and possible disguise work as a bricklayer while planning a memorial service for the slain officers.
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London
Britain
Harry Roberts
Kensington
Roberts
Yard
Westminster Abbey
John Duddy
John Edward Witney
CPR Freight Train Derails Near Patricia
A CPR freight train traveling from Empress to Bassano derailed about 3 a.m. Tuesday eight miles east of Patricia. The train of over 100 cars lost 37 grain cars in the center. No injuries reported. officials investigate cause and line clearance continues.
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CPR
Empress
Bassano
Patricia
Mushrooms Grow in Car Floor of Mrs Woo Mustang
Mrs Tak Wood notices mushrooms sprouting on the carpet inside her Mustang after a month of growth. Mechanics report a surprising sight with white and brown umbrella topped fungi about an inch high. She suspects a damp carpet from a possible air conditioning leak and keeps finding new crops.
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Los Angeles
Tak Wood
Last Canadian trains amid strike disruptions
The last westbound CPR train via Medicine Hat will depart at 11 44 a m Friday while the final eastbound Canadian through Medicine Hat will pass at 8 35 p m Friday with endpoints at Toronto and Montreal. Freight into Calgary continues to noon Friday but outbound trains stop Thursday night. Telegram services face suspension Friday noon. private lines run by management.
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Medicine Hat
Toronto
Montreal
Vancouver
Calgary
CPR
Canada
RAF squadron to leave Zambia ahead of Commonwealth talks
Zambia moves include withdrawal of an RAF squadron of Javelin jets radar groups and 600 personnel. President Kaunda may decide on Zambia’s Commonwealth withdrawal by the Sept. 6 London conference, criticizing Britain over Rhodesia and urging intervention.
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Lusaka
Zambia
Commonwealth
London
Kenneth Kaunda
Britain
Rhodesia
Kaunda
Wilson
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