Rusk Defends SEATO Link to South Viet Nam Policy
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the Southeast Asia Treaty obliges the United States to defend South Vietnam. He warned that weakening any alliance would undermine others and noted the treaty’s broad bipartisan backing, while Sen. Wayne Morse pressed for a political settlement in Southeast Asia and domestically.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
United States
Viet Nam
Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Southeast Asia
Morse
Senate
William Langer
R-N.d
Johnson
J. W. Fulbright
Dark
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Fulbright
Hubert Ho Humphrey
Robert S McNamara
Battle Near Bong Son Intensifies as Cavalry Presses Viet Cong
Near Bong Son in central coast Vietnam, U S cavalrymen from the 1st Battalion 5th Cavalry engaged Viet Cong forces and reported 54 enemy dead with 14 wounded and 17 weapons captured. American losses included seven killed in helicopter crashes and a hero’s sacrifice amid grenade exposure. Air strikes against Dien Bien Phu area destroyed 255 buildings as U S planes hit targets along the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
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Bong Son
Associated Press
Rick Merron
Phu Hat Phuriday
Savon
Dus
Saigon
Cu Chi
2Th
North Viet Nam
U.S
Dien Bien Phu
Hanoi
Viet Nam
Vinh
Laos
Palois
US 1St Cavalry
Bones Son
Salon
Flu Epidemic Forces Absences at Mangham High
At Mangham High School Principal WooC. Lyles reports 460 students enrolled with 125 absent due to a flu outbreak. The overabundance of absenteeism prompted cancellation of two events tonight, the Band Parents pancake supper and the Mangham Winnsboro basketball game.
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Manghamigh School
Wooc
Lyles
Mangham- Winnsboro
Twin Cities Chit Chat Highlights Ouachita Range Rider Tale
The piece recalls Bobbys Bailes, Ouachita Parish range rider, recounting a dramatic escape incident. A horse leaped from his truck, shattered the windshield, and escaped before Bailes recaptured Ele and saw him at a sheriff sale.
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Bobbys Bailes
Bayles
North Viet Nam War Ships Targeted by U S Unions
AFL CIO maritime unions tell President Johnson a boycott will hit ships from Britain Norway Sweden Denmark France Italy and others trading with North Vietnam. They warn waterfront protests will accompany the measure as they refuse to load such vessels entering U S ports.
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Johnson
North
Viet Nam
Aficio Maritime Trades Department
Great Britain
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
France
Italy
Feyp
Bovecott
U.S
Maritime Trades Department
Paul Hall
Thomas W. Gleason
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
Ounions
Soviets
White House
North Viet Nam
Flu Outbreaks Hit East and West Coasts
Public Health Service reports flu concentrated on Atlantic and Pacific coasts with four states on the East and several on the West showing activity. Type AB influenza confirmed in Massachusetts Rhode Island Georgia and Florida while Type A Asian flu clusters appear in California counties including Los Angeles and Santa Clara with Los Angeles area the hardest hit. Younger people recover quickly but the elderly face higher death risk.
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UPD
Atlantic
Pacific
Public Health Service
Health Service
US Commmunicable Disease Center
Atlanta
Massachusetts
Rhode
Georgia
Florida
Maine
Connecticut
Health Department
Los Angeles
Santa Cruz
Santa Clara
Ventura
Sacramento
Alameda
San Mateo
Calif
Dominican President warns of deportations to end terrorism
President Hector Garcia Godoy warned that deportations of extremists may continue as he vows a major government shakeup to quell violence in the Dominican Republic. He said persuasion is ineffective and that military force could be used against all individuals to restore order.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Hector Garcia-Godoy
Garcia Godoy
Treasure recovered by FBI after art museum jewel raid
FBI announced recovery of over 500000 dollars worth of jade jewelry and artifacts from Broward County near Miami. The items, dating to 500 BC and tied to the Stanley Charles Nott collection, were stolen November 22 from the Norton Art Gallery in West Palm Beach. No arrests, and authorities believe all stolen jade items were recovered.
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Fla
FBI
Norton Art Gallery
West Palm Beach
Frohbose
Broward County
Mitsumi
Frohhbose
Stanley Charles
Cloudy Skies Forecast Over Area With Mild Temps
Weather bulletin notes cloudy skies across the area with little temperature change. Daytime highs expected 30 to 56 degrees and tonight lows 34 to 40. Saturday outlook similar with light winds and dry conditions.
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Hoapoh
Congressional Redistricting Suit Is Filed
A federal suit filed in New Orleans seeks realignment of Louisiana congressional districts to meet the one man one vote standard. Plaintiffs urge blocking primary elections on August 13 unless districts are equalized, citing discrepancies between the 2nd and 6th districts and the 1960 census as grounds. The case seeks a three judge panel to review the matter.
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Supreme Court
Lawrence Eustis
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Wilson Shongrue Jr
Jefferson B. Willis Jr
John T. Cap Jr
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St.James
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Grant
LaSalle
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Rapides
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Winn
Ascension
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West Feletina
Iberville
Kavigeston
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Space Walk Set For March 16
NASA announced astronaut David Scott will perform a space walk on March 16 during a three day Germin t mission with command pilot Nell Armstrong. Scott's EVA will last two hours and 20 minutes covering about 17 500 miles, roughly one and a half times around the world.
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Houston
Pex Cap
David Ro Scott
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Scott
Nell Ao Armstrong
LBJ Seeks New Integration Law and FBI Expansion
President Johnson plans to ask Congress to strengthen federal desegregation laws and appoint about 100 new FBI agents to handle rising civil rights cases. The proposal would empower the attorney general to sue for school desegregation and curb intimidation of Black students and families seeking integration. It also includes measures against housing discrimination and extends protections for civil rights workers.
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Johnson
Congress
FBI
Noti
Attorney General
South
Justice
U.S. Commission On Civil Rights
Supreme Court
Nepro
U.S. Steel Increases Plate Prices By Four Dollars
United States Steel Corp raises prices on certain boiler and heavy construction steel plate by four dollars per ton effective February 21. The action follows Lukens Steel and affects less than 65 percent of US Steel plate sales, mainly carbon steel flange and fire box grades. The increase comes amid 32 percent wage and price guideline limits and prior adjustments rolled back under pressure.
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New York
United States Steel Corp
Lukens Steel Co
Vovetchinche
US Steel
Newspaper Jumble Narrows On Work Quality Debate
Readers debate whether the paper is deteriorating or reporters are simply expanding effort. The column notes increased workloads and tougher deadlines as contributing factors.
New Interchange Proposal Near Garrett Road
Monroe group petitions for a Garrett Road Interstate interchange citing benefits to Selman Field traffic and the Selman Industrial Complex. Louisiana DOT officials discuss plans with local leaders in Baton Rouge including Moore and He rov to evaluate an overpass and access points versus Milhaven Road routes for motorists entering and exiting I 20.
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United States Bureau of Road
Masy
Garrett Read
Pot
Dicees
Moore
Charmagd
Louisiana Ilishssas Board
Sme
Todan Moore
Baton Rouge
Frank Herov
Louissana Department of Tichwass
Interchance Moore
Joe Wo Cunt
Heros
Selman
Lakeshore
Sheriff's Office
Selman Field
Louisiana Thyhwas Department
Garrett Road
Setaean
Histhwas Plains
Tangrell Hodd
Milhaven Road
Huenefelds Plantation
Milhaven
Texas Avenue
Garrett Road Wall
Navy To Reopen Gulfport Base
Senator John Stennis announced the Navy Seabees base in Gulfport would be reactivated to train 2,000 men for the Vietnam War. Rear Admiral Fleury Renkin and Captain Spencer Ro Simonth were to inspect the base as renovation begins in March with training starting late summer.
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Sen John
Stennis
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Nai
Fleury R. Renkin
Norfolk
Spencer Ro Simonth
East Greenwich
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