U.S. Draws Hard Line as China’s War Potential Slips
Washington reports that U S officials see China’s military faltering with worn air force and aging tanks, while the United States plans to deter aggression in Southeast Asia with air power and naval forces. It notes Moscow’s cutoff of aid, the risk of China exploiting Laos and Vietnam, and the limits of ground force commitments, relying on strategic air and sea power instead.
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Mercy Mission Mid-Winter Flight To Antarctic
A U S Navy C130 flight landed at McMurdo Sound for a mid winter mercy mission to reach an injured Seabee. Commander Robert V. Mayer led 15 crew from Quonset Point to Christchurch then to the main US base, aiming for a quick return if conditions hold and the injured man Bethel Lee McMullen from Port Hueneme, California survives.
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Snakes Escape Six Killed When Truck Explodes at Marshalls Creek
A truck carrying ammonium nitrate caught fire and blew up near Marshalls Creek in Monroe County. The blast killed six people and injured about 10, destroying three volunteer fire trucks and scattering venomous snakes after a flat tire sparked the fire. Driver Albert Kuda, of Port Carbon, was uninjured. Fire crews and police killed rattlesnakes, copperheads, and massas in the wreckage area.
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Scranton Criticizes Johnson on Automation Policy
Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton attacked the Johnson administration for delaying automation and harassing industry, calling his fellow Republicans ostriches. He spoke in Detroit ahead of Johnson’s planned appearance at a Democratic fundraiser.
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Scranton Attacks Ostrich Response in GOP Push
Scranton criticized the GOP reaction as burying heads in the prairie, aiming at Senator Barry Goldwater as he campaigns in Michigan. He seeks about 45 Michigan delegates to back his second-ballot bid at the San Francisco convention.
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Joint account pitch from Chuckle Lady to Bankeller
In a playful exchange today, the Chuckle Lady asked a bank teller for a joint account with someone who has plenty of money. The moment highlighted a humorous line about financial partnerships.
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Crater Body Sought At Roadside Near Yonkers
Westchester County authorities dig a grass covered roadside two miles from Yonkers to locate remains of Justice Joseph Force Crater missing since 1930. Sheriff Hoy leads the operation aided by clairvoyant Gerard Croiset who previously suggested two sites without results.
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Holland
United States
Sailors Join In Hunt Of Three Missing Men
Cyprus crisis worsens as sailors join search for three missing men amid Greek Turkish tensions. United Nations urged to help prevent a setback, with Undersecretary Ball reporting to U.N. officials after talks with Ismet Inonu and George Papandreou. Greece seeks self determination. Turkey resists enosis.
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Dulles Says No Likely Explosion In Mississippi Disappearance
President Johnson enlists 200 sailors with FBI and Mississippi troopers to search mud swamps for missing civil rights workers Michael Schwerner Andrew Goodman and James Chaney near Philadelphia Mississippi. Dulles cautions the situation requires careful handling while meeting civil rights leaders and Gov. Johnson in Jackson.
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Johnson presses concessions to avert war and halt Communist advance
Johnson told both men that concessions would be needed but served to prevent a war among NATO allies and stop a new Communist push. The Soviet Union reportedly offered heavy arms aid to the Greek Cypriot government. Inonu, after meetings, left with the impression he would accept negotiations if feasible. Papandreou met the President and refused the appeal.
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House Votes Transit Bill Passed by 23 Margin
Washington AP report notes supporters of a 375 million mass transit bill to aid cities urged safeguards for their victory in the House. The measure passed 212 to 189 led by Rep Albert Rains who said he hopes the Senate will adopt the House version. If a conference is needed another House vote will follow.
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Atlas Centaur Launch Delayed Again at Cape Kennedy
Guidance system trouble forced a second postponement of the Atlas Centaur rocket third test flight from Cape Kennedy Florida. The launch was rescheduled for the same time on Tuesday.
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St Augustine Violence: Gov. Bryant Tours Riot Scene
AP reports Gov. Farris Bryant flew to St. Augustine to inspect a racial revolt that intensified violence. Hundreds of white segregationists surged into a civil rights march, attacking Black residents as King warned that nonviolence prevented a bloody outbreak in the city.
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Jacksonville protest halted as integrationists seek court order
Dozens were arrested as protests were halted while integrationists asked a federal court in Jacksonville to overturn Gov. Bryant's ban on demonstrations after 30 p.m. King said he appealed to the White House for help during Thursday night's melee and was told the matter would be investigated. He has repeatedly called for federal marshals protection.
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State Police Threatened as Whites Seek Prisoner Release
After three weeks of near daily confrontations State Police faced open threats as angry white crowds surrounded troopers and attempted to free imprisoned Black detainees on at least two occasions.
Old Tom Fulton Watches Mississippi Civil Rights Search
In Neshoba County Mississippi a large security presence surrounds the search for three slain civil rights workers Andrew Goodman Michael Schwerner and James Chaney. Locals express suspicion at reporters and the Washington driven politics narrative while a dozen patrol cars guard the area near Fulton's farm and a submerged station wagon.
100 Guerrillas Killed In Fight
Saigon reports say government troops fought a major battle 60 miles northeast of the capital. More than 100 Communist guerrillas may have been killed, but casualty figures were not immediately confirmed and details remained scanty.
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