GOP de escalation plan seeks phased halt in Vietnam war
Eight Republican congressmen unveil a face saving de escalation proposal linking a 60 day halt to U S bombing north of the 21st parallel with matched North Vietnamese steps. They urge gradual moves to the 20th and 17th parallels while urging restraint and avoiding a face losing shift for either side. Senate Republicans Case Javits echo concerns about troop increases and insist on using influence to prevent escalation.
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UPI
House
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Haiphong
United States
North
Sout
Vietnam
GOP
F. Bradford Morse
Rmass
Johnson
Morse
Javits
Case
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Saigon
South Vietnam
Red China backs Burma revolt claim amid guerrilla warfare tone
Hong Kong dispatch reports China’s official press declaring a Vietnam style rebellion in Burma led by the Burmese Communist party. It portrays Ne Win’s government as a fascist regime serving foreign powers and frames anti-Chinese riots in Rangoon as provoked by pro Mao activity.
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UPI
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Burma
Southeast Asia
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Chinese Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
Revolutionary Peoples War
Ne Win
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Britain
Soviet Union
Burmese Communist Party
Peking
South
Vietnam
Laos
Thailand
Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
Rangoon
Peoples Daily Report
Arab leaders gather in Cairo amid summit talks and shifting loyalties
Arab leaders including King Hussein of Jordan, Egyptian President Nasser, and Houari Boumedienne converge in Cairo for summit talks following Israel's six day war defeat. Moscow plans a goodwill naval visit as Beirut reports Hussein wavering toward leftist allies amid stalled peace prospects.
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Jordan
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United Nations Security Council
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Jerusalem
Middle East
Beirut
Jordan River
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Abdel Rahman Aref
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Aref
Levi Eshkol
Egypt
Syria
McNamara Eyes Expanded U.S. Troops in Mekong Delta
Defense Secretary McNamara visited the USS Benewah and U S units in Vietnam to assess joint river force operations and the potential redeployment of more American troops into the Mekong Delta. He noted progress in pacification but slow overall advancement. Meanwhile air and naval strikes targeted North Vietnamese oil dumps and artillery positions near the DMZ as pilots faced heavy anti aircraft fire.
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UPI
Robert S. McNamara
Mekong Delta
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9Th Infantry Division
199Th Light Infantry Brigade
Mekong
South Vietnam
Haiphong
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Reuther's Billion-Dollar Contract Demands Stir Auto Talks
UAW President Walter P. Reuther carries a proposed package worth about a billion dollars into tense bargaining with GM, Ford, Chrysler, and American Motors. He seeks substantial raises for 750,000 production workers and 150,000 skilled trades, a guaranteed annual income, weekly pay status, parity for Canadian workers, and limits on subcontracting and supplier purchases.
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UPI
United Auto Workers
Walter P. Reuther
Louis G. Seaton
Earl R. Bramblett
Auto Union
Ford
Chrysler Corp
American Motors
UAW
Cave Fire Traps Teens. Two Rescued Near Shippensburg
In Carnegie Cave near Shippensburg Pennsylvania three area youths entered the cave. A candle toppled tar ignited a wall of flames trapping Charles Richter Jerry Kyle and Nancy Vanderleffke. Kyle and the girl escaped while Richter suffered extensive burns and was hospitalized after rescue efforts took hours.
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UPI
Pennsylvania
New York
Washington
Edison
N.J
Shippensburg
Carnegie
Charles Richter
Jerry Kyle
Newville
Nacy J. Vanderleffke
Kyle
Richter
Simon Alleman
Here
Chambersburg Hospital
John Snyder
Western Pennsylvania Weather Outlook
Variable cloudiness with warm humid conditions through today tonight and Tuesday. Early morning fog on both days followed by scattered showers and thundershowers especially late afternoon and evening. Highs around 85 to 89 with lows 65 to 70.
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Pennsylvania
Shenango Jars New Castle Legion Baseball Lead
Shenango jumps to league lead as New Castle American Legion baseball team shows strong performance. Pirates paradox noted with no batting support from Major's best hitting team. coverage continues on Page 15 and Page 16.
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Pirates
Shenango Jars
New Castle American Legion
IAM Extends Deadline for Rail Strike Legislation
Union leaders press Congress to act within a week as the International Association of Machinists warns against indefinite delay. In Congo, three U.S. Air Force C130s arrive with 150 personnel to reinforce Mobutu’s forces, including 45 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne.
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International Association of Machinists Iam
Congress
P. L. Roy Siemiller
United Press International
Kinsha
Congo
U.S. Air Force
Joseph D. Mobutu
82Nd Airborne Division
Fort Bragg
N. C
Typhoon Billie Mortality Rises Across Japan
In Japan's worst flooding in a decade, Typhoon Billie leaves hundreds dead and many missing across Kyushu Honshu and Shikoku. Kyodo reports 239 killed 120 missing 446 injured with towns like Hiroshima's Kure and Sasebo hit hard by landslides and floods.
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Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Kyodo
Kyushu
Honshu
Shikoku
Kure
Sasebo
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