Bomb Repurchase Shows U S Buys Back 750-Pound Bombs
The Pentagon disclosed that the United States sold 7,562 750-pound bombs to a German firm in 1964 for 12,736 and now buys back 5,570 for 114,500, arguing no Viet Nam bomb shortage. McNamara noted renewed production orders and said costs differ from original sales.
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Rhodesia cuts ties after oil tanker stalemate
Prime Minister Ian Smith announced that the tanker Ioanna V, carrying 18 000 tons of oil, would not pump be cause he would not aggravate Portugal's difficulties and the Greek crew. Rhodesia would sever all remaining diplomatic ties with Britain and recall Rhodesia House staff in London while closing the Salisbury mission amid continuing UN and espionage controversy.
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Bombers Blast North Vietnamese Convoys Across Mu Gia Pass
U.S. Air Force fighters hit several North Vietnamese truck convoys in open terrain and destroyed 42 trucks, the highest total in 14 months of war. Twenty vehicles were trapped in Mu Gia Pass after landslides from last Tuesday’s B52 raids, with others struck on alternate routes toward the Ho Chi Minh Trail through Laos.
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Atlantic Storm Toll Hits Liner Michelangelo
The 49,900-ton luxury liner Michelangelo limped toward Manhattan after a 35-foot wave damaged bow and superstructure killing two passengers and injuring others. A crew member died later. a Coast Guard helicopter evacuated injured crewman Mario Bianchini to a Boston hospital. Other ships also faced peril as storms battered North Atlantic routes including the Silradi, Rokas, and Indian Trader with crew casualties and body transport to New York Bay and Staten Island.
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Ouster Demands Shake Da Nang as Ky Regime Faced Push
About 3,000 demonstrators in Da Nang urged Premier Nguyen Cao Ky to cede to civilian rule. A speaker burned a decree on general elections within three to five months. Buddhist leaders in Saigon reaffirmed support for the election promise, while in Hanoi a state paper accused a moderate Buddhist leader of being a U.S. agent. The day included a grenade attack near Tan Son Nhut, U. S. air strikes on Thanh Hoa and Vinh areas, and new operations by the 101st Airborne and Marines as fighting actions continued near Da Nang and along the 17th parallel.
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Tan Son Nhut
U.S
Quang Tri Province
Hue
3 Nation Body For NATO
In Bonn, the United States Britain and West Germany formed a three nation body to handle France’s withdrawal from NATO. Karl Carstens will join US and UK ambassadors George C McGhee and Sir Frank Roberts in Bonn to continue exchanges of opinions and consult on political military and legal questions arising from France’s decision to withdraw French troops from NATO command.
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Rhodesia expels British envoy amid espionage claims
Smith tied espionage to Neville French's expulsion from Rhodesia, the British mission's first secretary accused of spying. The prime minister thanked the Ioanna V crew for their courage in breaking the Beira blockade, noting Rhodesia's gratitude.
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Beira
Old House Coming Down Grand Farewell At Met Tonight
Tonight marks the Met's last performance in a Broad way at 39th old house before demolition. The gala features nearly thirty artists from the roster with excerpts from masterworks, a society event with $150 and $200 tickets sold out.
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Bolshoi Ballet
Weather warms in Miami Valley with mild highs
The Weather Bureau predicts a slow start to spring with warmer temperatures arriving tomorrow in the Miami Valley. Skies will be partly cloudy with no rain forecast. The high is expected in the mid-60s after a low around 45 tonight.
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Ten Young Republicans Face Bigotry Charges in New Jersey
The New Jersey Young Republican State Committee set disciplinary trials for 10 members after a panel found anti Semitic and anti Negro verses sung at state and national conventions. The panel urged regional judging but the committee voted 39 to 37 to defer to county organizations. Names were withheld to protect libel concerns.
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