Italy Premier Moro Resigns Amid Coalition Crisis
Premier Aldo Moro quit after an undercover rebellion within his Christian Democrat party and defection by Socialists and allies over a state nursery school bill. The secret ballot defeat exposed rifts, risking a long standing Atlantic Alliance government and prompting leadership upheaval in Rome.
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Christian Democrat
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Chamber of Deputies
Hesac
Atlantic Alliance
Amintore Fanfani
New York
U.N. General Assembly
Fanfani
Christian Democrat Party
U.S. combat toll in Viet Nam tops Spanish and Mexican wars
The Pentagon confirms 1,750 Americans killed in Viet Nam combat, exceeding totals from the Mexican and Spanish-American wars. Last week alone added 63 combat deaths. New York reports the Red Cross will spend 120 million dollars this fiscal year, about 44 million for U.S. fighting men in Viet Nam.
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New York
UPI
American Red Cross
Russell Predicts Congress OK for War Aid Funds
Sen. Richard B. Russell forecast Congress would approve virtually all of the 312.76 billion supplemental request to fund the Vietnam War. McNamara prepared to resume testimony as he outlined plans for greater fire power and possible deployment of more forces if Communist operations expand. Page continues on 11. Col. 1.
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Richard B. Russell
Congress
Johnson
Georgia Democrat
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McNamara
Senate
Armed Services Committee
Defense Appropriations
Russell
Viet Nam
Police Say Man Admits Fatal Shots
CASEYVILLE Illinois AP George A Stormy Harvill 4 a close associate of reputed Southern Illinois gangland figure Frank Buster Wortman was shot to death early today outside the Caseyville home of his former wife. Harvill was found in a driveway with gunshot wounds of the neck left arm and back. Caseyville officers arrested John J Rooney 31 of Chicago at the scene. Miskell said Rooney told him he shot Harvill but gave no explanation. Rooney held for the coroner in the County Jail at Belleville. Harvill was the third associate of Wortman gunned down in three years. Dowling and Beckman Wortman lieutenants were found shot near Belleville in 1962.
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Caseyville
George A
Stormy) Harvill
Harvill
Rooney
Belleville
Wortman
Elmer
Dutch) Dowling
Melvin Beckman
Viet Cong Attack Kills Two Marines Near Da Nang
AP reports during the lunar New Year ceasefire Viet Cong forces attacked near Da Nang and Tuy Hoa. Two US Marines were killed along with 46 Viet Cong. Korean Marines repelled a dawn assault with 46 enemy killed. Reinforcements were called in as both sides exchanged fire.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
da Nang
U.S
New Zealand
Liberation Front
Tuy Hoa
Minnesota Senator Seeks CIA Probe by Senate Panel
Senator Eugene J. McCarthy of Minnesota calls on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to investigate the CIA. He notes past efforts have faced administration resistance as a subcommittee secretly oversees hundreds of millions in CIA funding annually.
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CIA
Washington
UPD
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Central Intelligence Agency
British Industry Struggles Amid Severe Cold Wave
London reports crippling cold weather chills British industry. Gas supply cuts hit Midlands plants, forcing layoffs and halted assembly lines in autos and engineering. Hospitals report hundreds of fracture cases from icy streets as the political crisis looms over Prime Minister Harold Wilson's government.
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Harold Wilson
English Midlands
Brighton
Norway
Body of Boy Identified in Toledo Murder Case
Police name Eddie Montalvo as the two year old found beaten to death on an abandoned Michigan farm. Alberto Sanchez is sought on a first degree murder warrant, with Miss Carolina Montalvo identified as his accomplice or mother. Investigators trace the pair to Texas as they pursue getaway to Mexico.
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Toledo
Ohio
Lucas County
Harry Friberg
Alberto Sanchez
Texas
Carolina Montalvo
Sanchez
Eddie
Andrew Gonzales
Ohio City
Gonzaleses
Eddie Montalvo
Adrian
Mich
Michigan
Gonzales
Miss Montalvo
Summerfield Township
Intensified Warfare Seen After Truce
The Johnson administration outlines steps to strengthen the armed forces with two clear signals against calling Reservists. McNamara tells Congress extra support units for the regular Army are needed to deploy forces without mobilizing Reservists. A new 18,000-man Marine division is planned. Continued on Page 14, Col. 4.
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Johnson
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Congress
Marine Corps
U.S
Rusk Warns of Intensified Viet Nam Activity After Tet
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said there are indications the Communist side will intensify its Viet Nam activity after the Tet holiday. He noted Johnson’s peace offensive failed to win a positive response but drew broad global support. Rusk avoided committing to resuming bombing and warned of possible spread of the war, citing ongoing pause in bombing North Viet Nam.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Viet Nam
Rusk
Johnson
United States
Keller Dies Former Chrysler Leader At 80 In London
K T Keller former president and chairman of Chrysler Motor Corp died of coronary thrombosis in a London hotel at age 80 He arrived with Detroit Institute of Arts Museum trustees Keller began in auto work at 20 cents an hour and later led missiles program under General Marshall He is survived by two sons Robert and Richard and was married to Adelaide who died in 1961
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API
K. T. Keller
Chrysler Motor Corp
Keller
Detroit
Institute of Arts Museum
George C. Marshall
Defense
Adelaide
Robert
Richard
Bedford Cage Bird Society Officers Named
ALL TOGETHER BEDFORD England reports Mrs Finch and Mrs Partridge among the officers of the Bedford Cage Bird Society with local club leadership noted.
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Bedford
England
The
Bedford Cage Bird Society
Shiina Fails In Peace Bid With Soviet Union
Japanese Foreign Minister Etsusaburo Shiina reported no progress with the Soviet Union on peace talks for Vietnam. He described Kosygin and Gromyko as saying the USSR is not a mediator since not directly involved. Shiina also noted no resolution on Soviet Japanese territorial issues including the Etorefu and Kunashiri islands.
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Etsusaburo Shiina
Japan
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
Andrei A. Gromyko
Shiina
Kosyain
Ojay
Shira
Eisaku Sato
Gromko
Etorefu
Kunashiri
Rosygin
Kosygin
Sato
Shina
Tokyo
Southwest Snow Hits Southwest Region and Plains
A fresh storm moves southward across the southern Rockies bringing near zero temperatures and heavy snow to the Southwest. Snow and severe cold hit the north central while light snow falls in the Midwest and Northeast. five inches reported around Amarillo and Childress with more expected in the heavy snow belt.
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Associated Press
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Childress
Tex
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Dumas
Fexas Panhandle
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Colorado
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Iowa
Wisconsin
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Dickinson
Dakotas
Devils Lake
N.D
Lemmon
S.D
New Mexico
Texas
Weather Bureau
Senate backs European space tracking station in Alaska
The Senate approved creating an international group named the European Space Research Organization and exempting it from import duties for building a tracking station at Fairbanks Alaska. Eleven nations join the group.
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Washington
UPS
Senate
Alaska
White House
European Space Research Organization
Fairbanks
Space Budget Seen Likely Similar to Last Year
Washington AP report notes Rep. George P. Miller says despite Vietnam War costs the administration’s space budget should stay in the same ballpark as last year modestly below. Last year’s budget was 5.31 billion, with 5.17 billion appropriated this year. Miller awaits a budget summary this weekend and expects no major cuts.
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House Space Committee
George P. Miller
Calif
Miller
Viet Nam
Johnson
Co Congress
Defense
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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