Rusk Rules Out Major U.S. Troop Pullback in Germany
Secretary of State Dean Rusk says NATO forces will stay in Germany as long as needed, while allied talks aim to decide on moving NATO HQs from France. The briefing cites plans to discuss East-West ties in Brussels on June 6 and notes a poll showing some support for reducing U.S. forces in Europe from 225,000.
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Dean Rusk
U.S
Germany
Brussels
Europe
Andrei A. Gromyko
Denmark
London
United States
Var
Erhard
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Associated Press
NATO
West Germany
Larsen Isn’t Arguing About Cambodian Force Buildup
Washington reports say Pentagon contradicted Maj. Gen. Stanley R. Larsen who claimed up to six North Vietnamese regiments massed in Cambodia. Larsen said he stands corrected and will not challenge superiors. Secretaries and officers voiced irritation. Dean Rusk said he knew nothing of the report but criticized Cambodian neutrality violations.
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Washington
Pentagon
Stanley R. Larsen
Cambodia
Larsen
South Viet Nam
Defense Department
Dean Rusk
Rusk
United States
Tragedy as Captor Wounds Family Then Slays Himself
In West End a knife attack left an elderly man and his son stabbed and seriously hurt. A fleeing assailant grabbed a 7 year old girl, rambling incoherently to a crowd of 2000 before he plunged the knife into his own body. Police rushed to hospital with the wounded man who was expected to live.
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West End
Yukon
Atrist
Chuckle The Real Trouble With Money
A humorous quip notes money cannot be spent or reused after its first use. The line plays on financial frustration and the limits of wealth in everyday life.
Evers calls for calm after Fayette shooting
Civil rights leader Charles Evers urged non retaliation after the shooting of 16 year old Charles Knight by a white man. Sheriff Pritchard said K F Dennis 50 was arrested and charged with shooting with intent to kill. Knight injured and in satisfactory condition. Dennis bonded at $5,000 and left town as authorities sought order ahead of the grand jury session. The incident occurred during a civil rights rally as Fayette endures an economic boycott.
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Charles Evers
Evers
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Charles Knight
Jefferson County Hospital
Celia Pritchard
K. F. Dennis
R. T. Pritchard
Dennis
Pritchard
Knight
Pleasant Sunday Weather for Miami Valley
The Weather Bureau predicts a pleasant Sunday in the Miami Valley with cooler air tonight bringing a low around 50. Tomorrow should be mostly sunny and mild with a high in the mid 70s.
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Miami Valley
Weather Bureau
Medal of Honor Recipient Calvin Titus Dies at 85
SAN FRANCISCO AP Lieutenant Colonel Calvin P. Titus United States Army Retired aged 85 died Friday. He earned the Medal of Honor for bravery during the Boxer Rebellion in China.
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San Francisco
Calvin P. Titus
USA
China
Castro orders state of alert amid US Cuba tension
Fidel Castro declares armed aggression threat from the United States and orders a national alert for Cuba's 100000 strong armed forces. He accuses Dean Rusk of threatening war after clashes along the Guantanamo base perimeter. Corticos summons ambassadors from China the Soviet Union and North Vietnam to discuss a Cuban response.
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Fidel Castro
United States
Cuba
Castro
Dean Rusk
U.S
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo
Osvaldo Corticos
China
Soviet Union
North
Viet Nam
South
U.S. Defense Department
Rusk
Defense Department
North Vietnamese regiments massed in Cambodia eye South Viet Nam drive
Reports from Saigon and Washington say up to six North Vietnamese regiments, possibly 10,000 men, are concentrated in the Chu Phong Mountains of Cambodia facing Pleiku in central Vietnam. The Pentagon denies confirmed troop presence though intelligence notes a buildup with plans to move after the rainy season. Two regiments of the 325th Division participated in Ia Drang last November.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Chu Phong
Cambodia
Stanley R. Larsen
Washington
Larsen
U.S. Defense Department
United States Military Assistance Command
Viet Nam
Cambodian
Pleiku
Ia Drang
Marines Attack Viet Cong Positions Near Quang Ngai
About 1500 U S Marines launched a land and air assault 15 miles north of Quang Ngai with three battalions of the 1st Marine Division 7th Regiment. They reported 15 enemy killed and 20 suspects seized while B 52 bombers hit two suspected Viet Cong concentrations 30 miles northwest of Quang Ngai.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Quang Ngai
1St Marine Division
Quang Ngai Province
Quang Ngai City
Gemini 9 to launch even if target fails next week
NASA will launch Gemini 9 Monday with Cernan aiming a 2 hour 25 minute space walk if the ATDA or target satellite fails to orbit. Surveyor also prepares for a 63 hour moonward flight to photograph the Ocean of Storms and assess surface hardness.
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Fla
Navy
Eugene A. Cernan
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
ATDA
Space Agency
Cernon
Surveyor
American Astro
Benjamin Milwitzky
NASA Headquarters
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