McNamara hints at slower ABM arms race with Soviets
Defense Secretary McNamara says US intelligence doubts Tallinn ABM effectiveness against missiles and notes limited Moscow ABM progress. He warns against expanding China ABM into a broader Russia-focused system, arguing adversaries could overwhelm any single defense.
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Washington
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Robert S. McNamara
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U.S
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Elvis Presley Full Term Baby Girl Lisa Marie Born
Elvis Presley becomes proud father as Priscilla Presley delivers a 6 pound 15 ounce daughter named Lisa Marie Presley born late Thursday in Memphis. The couple has been married nine months.
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Memphis, Tenn
Upi
Elvis Presley
Lisa Marie Presley
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Death notices for Nardis Gardner and Laszlo
Death records for Joseph Nardis 76 of 325 Hawthorne Street Clarence Gardner Sr 84 of Slippery Rock Road and Julius Laszlo 52 of Ellwood City note their ages and residences with concise obituary style summaries.
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Joseph (Guiseppe) Nardis
Hawthorne St
Slippery Rock RD
Julius A. Laszlo
Ellwood City
Siege-Hit Saigon Still Under Viet Cong Control
Allied leaders report the five day Viet Cong invasion failed to seize Saigon yet the city remains under siege. Hue resists as Marines, U.S. and South Vietnamese forces press strikes with dive bombers and tanks amid heavy casualties and civilian tolls across the 600 mile front.
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Saigon
UPI
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Quang Tri
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Oliver
47 000 Miners Strike Across Five States Closes Mines
A violence marked coal miners strike idled about 47 000 workers in five states. Miners blocked coal yards and threatened Western Pennsylvania distributors while nationwide picketing and mass arrests marked protests near Solar Fuel Co. talks in Harrisburg continued after Gov. Shafer urged a settlement.
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UPI
Pennsylvania
Raymond P. Shafer
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UMW
Kentucky
Virginia
Solar Fuel Co
Hooversville
Solar Co
Weather Outlook for Western Pennsylvania Today
Western Pennsylvania expects rain and wind with a rise to the 50s and 60s. Rain will change to light snow tonight with windy and cooler conditions and lows in the 30s. Saturday brings occasional light snow or flurries with continued wind and colder temperatures.
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Pennsylvania
National Steel Plans $250 Million Expansion Program
National Steel Corp the nation s fourth largest producer announced a 250 million expansion to boost production and widen markets over the next three years. Most work will be at the Weirton Steel Division in Weirton West Virginia and will add about a million tons of finishing capacity.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
National Steel Corp
Weirton Steel Division
Weirton
W. Va
National
Percy charges LBJ over Viet Cong strength claims
Sen. Charles H. Percy accused the Johnson administration of misrepresenting the Viet Cong's strength and joined Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield in demanding President Johnson reassess the U.S. role in Vietnam.
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Steven Gerstel
Washington
UPI
Charles H. Percy
Johnson
Illinois
Senate
Mike Mansfield
U.S
Vietnam
Groundhog sees shadow in Punxsutawney six more weeks of winter
Punxsutawney Pennsylvania marks Groundhog Day as the groundhog sees his shadow at 7 29 a m local time signaling six additional weeks of cold and snow. The ceremony involves the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club and its frock coated entourage confirming the tradition.
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Gobbler’s Knob
Punxsutawney
UPI
Woodchuck
Punxsutawney Groundhog Club
U S destroyer and Russian ship collide in Japan Sea
The U S destroyer Rowan collided with the Soviet merchant Vishlobokov in the Sea of Japan 95 miles off Pohang South Korea at 1 53 p m EST The Rowan reported a three foot hull hole while the Vishlobov signaled damage to its stern two meters The 350 foot Rowan with 250 crew was eastbound while the 511 foot Vishlobokov was on a southerly heading No injuries were reported Cmdr Loren I Moore of Wheat Ridge Colorado commanded the Rowan The incident involved a 3 500 ton vessel and a 10 000 ton ship
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Washington
UPID
Cmdr
Loren I. Moore
Wheat Ridge
Colo
New Castle Budget Seeks Tax Increase for 1959 Presents Plan
City officials unveiled a 2 1/4 mill property tax rise in a 2,459,148 budget. A public hearing is set for Feb 15 with two weeks for residents to comment. The plan includes wage hikes and fringe benefits but omits salaries for a public works and parks director. The mayor said the public works director will earn 7200 dollars. The budget must be adopted by the first March meeting.
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New Castle
Council
Carl A. Cialella Jr
Jack Fritz
Cialella
Gunmen flee with hostages on 300 mile mountain flight
Police set roadblocks as the bolstered force hunted two gunmen who fled an attempted holdup. Five hostages were taken and later released unharmed at various points during a 10 hour flight from Vail to Denver through rugged terrain.
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Denver
America
Vail
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