U S backs South Viet Nam govt while keeping Taylor
Washington signals continued support for the civilian based Saigon government under Nguyen Xuan Oanh as long as it fights Communist subversion. The administration backs Ambassador Maxwell D. Taylor despite some Buddhist and anti American sentiment and cites Khanh’s leadership challenges and uncertainties. Rep Zablocki says Taylor should stay, noting no deal with British leaders to neutralize South Vietnam.
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Washington
United States
South Viet Nam
Maxwell D. Taylor
White House
State Department
Johnson
Saigon
Nguyen Xuan Oanh
U. S
U.S
Clement J. Zablocki
D-Wis
House
Far East
William P. Bundy
Zablocki
Nguyen Khanh
Viet Nam
Khanh
Wisconsin
Taylor
Tran van Huong
Huong
Firing Squad Executes Young Rebel in Saigon Market
In Saigon a 17 year old Vietnamese youth was executed at sunrise by firing squad in the National Railroad Building area as a warning against Communist violence. He carried a hazardous device and was tied blindfolded before the volley. Paratroopers guarded the procession from Chi Hoa Prison to the market.
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Vine woMgepee
Saigon
le van Khuyen
National Railroad
Chi Hoa
Oregon Rivers Flood Again Threatens Mapleton and Portland
Oregon faces renewed floods as Neely Mountain debris damps Mapleton and rivers advance toward flood stage. Post office destroyed, Ida Mae Love rescued. 150 families evacuated and 25 cars scattered amid debris. Gov Hatfield warns danger but not at Christmas flood level. Weather Bureau expects ongoing rain and rising Willamette levels through weekend.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Mapleton
Neely
Ida Mae Love
Leslie Benscoter
Florence
Vernon VanCurler
Willamette River
Weather Bureau
Pacific
Cascade Mountains
Toledo
Mark Hatfield
Chris Wheeler
Cripple Hired His Assassin Police Believe
A paralyzed man found shot to death in a canyon is linked to a prior self inflicted wound and police speculate he hired an assassin. Raymond Flager, 36, was discovered near Carbon Canyon dam in a wheelchair, shot with a .410 gauge shotgun. Detectives connect past incidents in Ohio and Michigan to the case.
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Brea
Calif
Raymond Flager
Carbon Canyon Dam
Tiffin
Ohio
Flager
Henry Ford Community College
Dearborn
Mich
Toledo
Opal Phliager
Republicans Unveil Sweeping Health Plan for 65 Plus
Six Republicans on the Ways and Means Committee propose an alternative to Johnson's health bill. The GOP plan would cover all 65 and older with up to 1000 dollars in hospital services and 80 percent of other costs with a 50 dollar deductible, funded mainly by Treasury and premiums averaging six dollars monthly. The plan requires premiums or welfare payments for eligibility and costs more than the administration proposal.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Johnson
GOP
Treasury
Gypsy Arrested in Miami Beach With Stolen Stocks Worth Millions
Miami Beach police found hundreds of thousands of dollars in negotiable stocks and bonds in a hotel room tied to a 29 year old man who tried to cash a check. The suspect Stephen Tene gave his tribal name Bimbo and confessed the stocks were stolen from a New York office. Stolen securities valued at about 650000 to 1 million dollars and a brown tobacco case with marijuana were recovered. FBI to charge him with interstate transportation of stolen securities.
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Miami Beach
Fla
New York
Stephen Tene
FBI
Bimbo
S. C. Gluck
Albert Bible
Todawy Chuckle Highlights Selfless Helpers
Todawy notes that in service to others some people will go to great lengths. He praises acts of generosity and resilience, urging supportive efforts and community spirit.
U S Delegation Honors Churchill at Westminster Hall
The American delegation led by Secretary of State Rusk and Chief Justice Warren paid homage to Sir Winston Churchill with a five minute silence beside the flag draped coffin. Eisenhower did not join the delegation as a private guest of the Churchill family.
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Sir Winston Churchill
Westminster Hall
Dean Rusk
Dwight D. Fisenhower
Bier
W. Averell Harriman
Moscow
Churchill
Earl Warren
Eisenhower
U.S
David Bruce
Duke of Norfolk
St. Paul's Cathedral
Winston
Britain
Earl Marshal
Westminister Hall
Catafalque
George VI
Rusk
Vigil Ends as Two Maestas Children Wake From Coma
In Clovis New Mexico after a five day vigil Arturo Maestas and his wife Julia watched their year old son David and 21 month old Ramona awaken from coma at Clovis Memorial Hospital Irene 4 years old sister was released earlier. The children may have ingested as many as 80 aspirin after finding a bottle in a dresser drawer. Ramona and David improved though still listed as critical.
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Clovis
N. M
David
Ramona
Arturo Maestas
Clovis Memorial Hospital
Irene
Julia
Maestas
Cold Wave Grips Nation Amid Frigid Temperatures
A massive Arctic cold front sent temperatures to zero or below in at least 27 states. Bitter air from the North blanketed the Midwest and East as snow fell from Minnesota to New York and power outages affected parts of the Midwest.
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Appalachians
International Falls
Chicago
St. Louis
Missouri
Iowa
Kentucky
Cleveland
New England
New York State
West Virginia
Southland
Arkansas
Fort Randall
S.D
South Dakota
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Tllinois
Fire Victims' Bodies Sought in Mansfield Hotel Fire
Heavy equipment started overturning debris at the DeSoto Hotel in Mansfield to recover more bodies after a three story transient hotel fire. The death toll is believed to be six with one body found but not identified. Five others are missing while fire crews clear wall sections to reach the wreckage.
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Mansfield
Ohio
DeSoto Hotel
Leonard Boebel
Dock Strike Nearing End Expected by Weekend
Secretary of Labor Wirtz says the Maine to Texas dock tieup should end by early next week with 60 000 longshoremen returning to work. He avoided confirming a basis for optimism and said no compulsory arbitration or federal seizure. The New York Shipping Association endorsed presidential action and cited a $1 billion cost to the economy.
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Malcolm Stephenson
New York
W. Willard Wirtz
Texas
Johnson
New York Shipping Association
Maritime Administration
Atlantic
Gulf
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