Khanh Warns West Nuclear China No. 1 Problem
South Viet Nam commander Lt. Gen. Nguyen Khanh in Qui Nhon warns that Communist China is the world’s top danger. He argues the West must confront Beijing to end the war, cites China’s atomic bomb as shifting power and predicts a U.S. war response or South Viet Nam collapse.
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China
Khanh
West
Hoai Nhon
Saigon
United States
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Asia
North
Defense Chief Calls China Nuclear Test Disturbing Prospect
Secretary McNamara told the House Armed Services Committee that Red China's October detonation shows a determined drive to build modern armaments at high cost. He warned of long-range missiles and thermonuclear warheads in time, noting possible future tests and the psychological impact dominating near-term concerns.
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Washington
China
Robert S. McNamara
House Armed Services Committee
McNamara
State Department
Lap Nor
Sinkiang
Khrushchev
U.S
Red China
Robert McNamara
McNamara rejects no cities nuclear attack theory
Secretary McNamara told Congress a massive Soviet nuclear strike would likely hit American cities alongside military targets. He dismissed the no cities theory, warned China’s potential long term ballistic missiles, and outlined possible U.S. casualties from a Soviet first strike.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Congress
United States
Soviet Union
McNamara says no alternative to U S support for South Vietnam
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara stressed the U S must continue backing South Vietnam to stem Communist expansion in Southeast Asia. He spoke in a closed House session, summarizing a broader report on global strategy and a $49 billion defense budget, warning that victory there would deter broader communist gains.
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Washington
Robert McNamara
South Viet Nam
McNamara
Southeast Asia
United States
House Armed Services Committee
U.S
South
Viet Nam
North
Committee
Laos
Thailand
Actor Charged In Vatican Bombing Case
In Rome two youths including Claudio Valente aged 26 face charges for placing a bomb that heavily damaged a door from Vatican City to Rome. Valente, brother of Gian Maria Volonte, is linked to the far left Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity and has prior bombing-related trouble with police.
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Rome
UPI
Vatican
Claudio Valente
Vatican City
Volonte
Gian Maria Volonte
Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity
NOTHING EVER DONE Port Commission Here Its Dormant
Political editor Sam Hanna reports the Greater Ouachita Port Commission has become dormant after years without activity. Former legislator Gilbert Faulk discusses past hopes, lack of direct funding, and the need for a $50,000 appropriation to reopen offices and survey site locations for a nine foot Ouachita River channel port. Monroe and West Monroe officials weigh in on revived port prospects.
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Sam Hanna
Greater Ouachita Port
Faulk
Curtis Smith
Boc Wheeler
George Weaks
M. C. Carbon
Howard Griffin
Ed Watkins
F. W. Maxwell
Ear K. Long
Department of Public Works
Ninefoot
Ouachita River
West Monroe
Monroe
Paulk
Birthday greetings for Fred Newton in Ruston
Fred Newton of West Monroe now living in Ruston and attending Louisiana Tech celebrates a birthday with a supper party hosted by his wife Jean Atkins of West Monroe. Families Oren Atkins Linda Newton and Elaine Newton will drive to Ruston tonight to join the celebration.
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Fred Newton
West Monroe
Ruston
Louisiana Tech
Jean Atkins
Oren Atkins
Linda
Elaine Newton
Fred
Reggie To Report On Drug Rules In Board Meeting
Baton Rouge AP report says Welfare Commissioner Edmund Reggie will present a review of new drug regulations at a board meeting. The department adopted generic pricing for 19 drugs for elderly welfare recipients and will assess areas of cooperation and resistance.
Black Students Smash Market in New York Protest
About 300 Black student protesters swarmed a crowded New York shopping center smashing store windows and panicking shoppers. Police were knocked down as bricks and bottles were hurled before demonstrators headed to St John’s University where clashes with white students followed.
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New York
UPS
St. John’s University
Johnson Urges Business Leaders to Slash Dollar Drain Abroad
President Johnson called 370 industrialists and bankers to the White House and appealed for a voluntary partnership to reduce the private capital outflow. He warned that $2 billion left abroad last year contributed to a $3 billion payments deficit and urged executives to cut overseas investments and loans, noting small after‑tax gains from such drain versus national losses.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Stevenson Sees No Showdown at U N Over Albania
Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson predicted the United Nations General Assembly would avoid a U.S.-Soviet showdown and adjourn this afternoon after Albania pressed for a return to normal voting procedures. He spoke after a 45 minute session with Assembly President Alex Quaison- Lackey of Ghana as Albania’s Halim Budo urged ending the no-vote truce.
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United Nations, IY
Adlai E. Stevenson
U.N. General Assembly
U.S
Albania
Assembly
Alex Quaison- Lackey
Ghana
Halim Budo
World leaders to discuss Vietnam and peace talks
AP and UPI reports from Paris and Washington note plans for Harold Wilson to visit Paris on April 13 to meet Charles de Gaulle and Georges Pompidou. Dean Rusk and Maurice Couve de Murville discuss broad world problems, including Vietnam.
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Paris
Harold Wilson
Britain
Charles de Gaulle
Georges Pompidou
Washington
UPI
Dean Rusk
Maurice Couve de Murville
Viet Nam
Budget chief defends closing 11 veterans hospitals
A top budget official defended the shutdown of 11 veterans hospitals and signaled more closures to come. He said outdated facilities must yield to modern replacements as new hospitals open.
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Washington
UPI
Seattle U Expels Three Players in Point Shaving Scandal
Seattle University announces the expulsion of three basketball players, including the captain and top scorer, amid a point shaving scandal. The incident prompts an internal investigation and raises questions about team conduct and university oversight.
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Seattle
Seattle University
Sunny Stretch Expected With Warmer Weekend Outlook
Weather forecast calls for continued near normal temperatures rising slowly under sunny skies. A high pressure system has kept rainfall away and pushed pleasant weather in. In Monroe the Wednesday high reached 56 degrees with an overnight low of 38.
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Monroe
Statue of Liberty shipped from France in 1885
The Statue of Liberty, weighing about 225 tons, was shipped to the United States from France in June 1885 in 214 packing cases, according to the World Almanac.
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France
Four South Vietnamese boats shell North Vietnamese village
North Vietnam claimed four South Vietnamese commando boats shelled Quynh Lao commune in Nghe An Province at 12:30 a.m. today. North patrol boats damaged two raiding boats as Col Ha Van Lau of the Communist liaison mission reported to the International Armistice Commission in Hanoi.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
United States
Quynh Lao
Nghe An
Ha van Lau
Communist
International Armistice Commission
Hanoi
Utility and cattle trailer sale ad at fifty dollars
A brief classified line announces a utility and cattle trailer offered for fifty dollars. The listing provides contact FA 2-263 for interested buyers to inquire or arrange purchase.
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Chicago
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