One-Two Punch B52 Raids Hit Viet Cong Near Border
U S B52 bombers used a double strike technique to hit three Viet Cong areas in western Tay Ninh Province near the Cambodian border. The raids targeted an infiltration point a central headquarters area a storage sector and a training ground. North Viet Nam and U S forces continued air campaigns with F105s F4Cs and carrier aircraft pounding targets north of the 17th parallel.
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Tay Ninh
Ho Oi Minh Trail
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Navy
Viet Nam
Hanoi
17Th Parallel
Vinh
Kitty Hawk
Enterprise
Dong Hoi
North Viet Nam
Frigid Air Drops Temperatures Into Ohio Valley
The mass of cold weather moves into the Miami Valley tonight with a low near 5 to 10 above and a Sunday high around 20. Partly cloudy skies bring a chance of snow flurries tonight and tomorrow, while northern Ohio stays mostly fair but colder with lows near zero by morning.
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Miami Valley
Weather Bureau
Ohio
A Big A For Rusk And Taylor After Senate Hearing
Washington AP report on Secretary of State Dean Rusk and General Maxwell Taylor who faced two days of Senate Foreign Relations Committee questioning over Viet Nam policy. They stressed containment without escalation and called for a renewed congressional vote if doubts remained.
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Dean Rusk
Committee
William Fulbright
Chin
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Johnson
Maxwell D. Taylor
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Viet Nam
Rusk
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Morse
U.S
Gulf of Tonkin
Sen
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
Congress
House
Cold Wave Grips Midwest and Northeast Ice and Snow
Record low temperatures sweep the Midwest and Northeast as International Falls drops to 40 below, with subzero readings across nine states. Snow accumulations approach a foot in Milwaukee while seven deaths in Wisconsin are attributed to the storm including shoveling incidents and a fatal crash. Gusty winds worsen driving hazards from Illinois to New England.
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Iowa
Nebraska
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Lower
Great Lakes
Ice Jam Threat Tangles Davenport Mississippi Floods
Davenport Iowa faces an ongoing flood threat as a seven mile ice jam on the Mississippi slows water. Over 150 residents have been evacuated from riverfront areas as engineers weigh options to break the blockage without damaging homes.
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Mississippi
Davenport
Iowa
Rock Island
Ill
Fox River
Mendes-France rejects Taylor on 1954 Geneva Viet Nam talks
Former French Premier Pierre Mendes-France disputes General Taylor's Geneva 1954 Viet Nam account. He says Taylor shows profound ignorance of events and prior US British French consultations. Mendes-France notes he led talks with close US delegation cooperation and declined further comment during US visit.
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Boston
Pierre Mendes- France
Maxwell D. Taylor
France
Geneva
Viet Nam
Mendes-France
Taylor
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Paris
Dien Bien Phu
Washington
U.S
South Viet Nam
Mendes - France
Associated Press
Dough That Sticks To Fingers Prompts Laughs
A humorous observation notes America needs a dough that clings to fingers, highlighting a playful critique of messy baking. The remark points to a craving for a more manageable pastry experience.
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America
U S Steel Raises Plate Prices On Boilers Tanks
United States Steel Corp increased the price of certain steel plate used in boilers large tanks and heavy construction by four dollars per ton. The rise follows Lukens Steel Co raising prices and affects less than three percent of U S Steel plate sales.
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NEW York
United States Steel Corp
Lukens Steel Co
U.S
Australia May Send More Men To Vietnam
In Canberra Prime Minister Harold Holt said Australia may increase its troop commitment in South Vietnam after talks with Vice President Hubert Humphrey. Holt noted no final decision yet while about 1,500 Australian combat troops already served there and antiwar protesters shouted for peace and labeled Humphrey a warmonger.
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Canberra
Australia
Hubert H. Humphrey
Harold Holt
Viet Nam
Holt
Hungary reports large number arrests in alleged anti state conspiracy
Nepszabadsag said many political criminals linked to the 1956 abortive revolution were re arrested after a 1963 amnesty. It accused them of plotting to overthrow the regime with Western help, naming some as Roman Catholic priests and stating contacts abroad aided the plan.
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Hungary
Nepszabadsag
Communist Party
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Eisenhower
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