Johnson says Rusk led 1968 bombing halt decision
Former president Lyndon B. Johnson asserts his secretary of state Dean Rusk, not defense chief Clark Clifford, drove the 1968 move to halt bombing North Vietnam without enemy concessions. Johnson says Rusk rejected conditional terms and ordered a halt after advisor reviews.
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Johnson
Rusk
Clifford
Washington (Ap
Lynon B. Johnson
Dean Rusk
Defense
Clark Clifford
Ard Johnson
Walter Cronkite
CBS
Lbj Panch
Texas
U.N
Arthur Goldberg
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
South Vietnam
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Vietnam
Marines May Have Caused Grenade Blast In Enlisted Men’s Club
An explosion at the Maintenance Battalion enlisted men’s club near Da Nang killed one Marine and wounded 62. Marine officials suggested the blast may have been caused by a fellow American rather than Viet Cong, with investigators considering possible racial motives. Fifty-two injuries required hospitalization.
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Saigon
da Nang
Marine Corps
Associated
Michael Putzel
Maintenance Battalion
Force Logistics Command
3Rd Marine Amphibious Force Criminal Investigation Division
U.S
Maddox Urges Students To Deflate Tires
Gov. Lester Maddox proposed that students deflate school bus tires to resist desegregation busing. He urged children to return to their old schools and avoid the first bus, saying some should let the air out of them after a Bibb County ruling against freedom of choice plans.
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Atlanta, Ga
Lester Maddox
Bibb County
Maddox
Four Snowshoers Missing on Vermont Long Trail
State police and game wardens search at dawn for four hikers missing after an overnight snowshoe trip from Bromley Mountain toward Danby. The party, three men and a woman, started Friday and have not been heard from. snowmobiles and a plane aided the effort but were hampered by darkness and zero overnight temperatures.
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Manchester
Here
Danby
Bromley Mountain
Rumor resigns Italy's minority government in 1960s crisis
Premier Mario Rumor and his Christian Democrat minority cabinet quit amid labor strikes and student unrest. President Saragat will consult on a new government, with elections possible if a center-left coalition cannot be rebuilt. The PSI shows cautious openness to talks, while right-wing elements resist.
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Italy
Rome
Mariano Rumor
Naw
Cvalion
Italian Socialist Party
PSI
Quirinal Palace
Giuseppe Saragat
Saragat
Christian Democrat Party
Republican
Formua
Plane Hijackers Foiled in Chile Gun Battle
In Santiago two students 19 year old Pedro Lenin Valenzuela Bravo and 20 year old Omar Marcelo Vasquez hijacked a LAN Chile Caravelle bound for Cuba. Police wearing disguises stormed the plane as it refueled, freeing 21 passengers. Valenzuela was killed and two police officers plus a crew member and a mechanic were wounded.
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Santiago
Chile
Cuba
Pedro Lenin Valenzuela Bravo
Omar Marcelo Vasquez
Valenzuela
Liweteewy
Village water leak unsolved for week
Theresa a village 20 miles from Watertown suffers a week without water or heat as a 100,000 gallon daily leak remains unfound. Water is hauled in from Ogdensburg about 30 miles away. One resident even offered a quart of liquor for a gallon of water.
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Watertown
N.Y
Theresa
Ogdensburg
Violence erupts as troops bolster patrols in Northern Ireland
Security officials said extra British troops would be on duty today at civil rights demonstrations in Belfast and five other towns after Friday night violence. Demonstrations planned for Londonderry and two other towns were canceled after the flareup in Londonderry where five soldiers and one civilian were injured.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Asyut
Nile River
Cairo
Tel el-Kabir
Ismailia
Suez Canal
U S Reconnaissance Plane Shot Down Near Hanoi
Hanoi radio reports a U S unmanned reconnaissance aircraft was shot down Saturday in Ha Bac province northeast of Hanoi, Vietnam. The incident adds to rising tensions in the region.
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Tokyo
U.S
Ha Bac
Hanoi
Hanoi Radio
Five children die in Tampa house fire
Five children perished when a frame home in Tampa was swept by flames in the early hours. Fire officials say a faulty flue on an oil heater sparked the blaze, which had engulfed the house before firefighters arrived.
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Tampa, Fla
Tampa
Malcolm Gilbert
Government sued for up to 800 million over Santa Barbara oil spill
Federal government faces two lawsuits filed in U S District Court stemming from the January 28, 1969 seepage at Platform A offshore drilling site. Shoreline property owners seek about 300 million in damages, while California state, Santa Barbara County and the cities of Santa Barbara and Carpinteria seek 500 million for public agencies.
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Los Angeles
Santa Barbara Channel
U.S
Union Oil Co
California
Santa Barbara
San Diego
State of California
County of
Carpinteria
Fog Closes 52-Mile Thruway Stretch in New York
A 52 mile section of the New York State Thruway from Spring Valley to New Paltz was closed this morning due to heavy fog. State Police said there were some accidents in the area but no serious injuries were reported.
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New Paltz, N.Y
Spring Valley
New Paltz
Walter Winchell's Wife Dies in Scottsdale
Mrs. Walter Winchell, 64, wife of the retired columnist, died Thursday after a short illness. The Winchells had recently moved to Scottsdale from New York.
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Walter Winchell
Arabs and Israelis clash as war escalates across fronts
Israeli forces and Egyptian aircraft renewed heavy fighting along the Suez Canal and Red Sea area. Egyptian planes hit an Israeli outpost near the canal while both sides reported exchanges of artillery and air strikes, with ships mined and a sank vessel contested by both sides. The Soviet Union urged an unconditional Israeli troop withdrawal as U Thant sought an arms embargo.
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Suez Canal
Cairo
Haim Bar-Lev
Bar-Lev
Red Sea
Egypt
al Ahram
Gulf of Suez
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Shadwan Islands
Middle East
Soviet Union
Israel
United States
Communist Party
Pravda
Moscow
U.S
Alexei N. Kosygin
Kosygin
U.N
U Thant
New York
Philippine students demand Marcos ouster amid rioting risk
In Manila the student movement pushes for President Ferdinand Marcos to resign as protests intensify next week after a fifth student death. Former University of the Philippines leader Pastelero calls for labor groups to join the push, signaling broad opposition. Police head Raval resigns amid the crisis and meets Marcos.
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Manila
Philippines
Ferdinand Marcos
Marcos
Antonio Pastelero
University of the Philippines
Pastelero
Fernando Barican
Cente Raval
National Police
Philippine Constabulary
Raval
Nine Escape From House Of Detention
Nine inmates including seven bank robbery suspects fled the Federal House of Detention in Manhattan Friday night. They escaped from third-floor cells to the roof using a key, cut through wire fencing, and jumped to adjacent roofs. FBI police and federal marshals issued a nationwide alarm. none were armed per Warden Fitzpatrick.
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New York
Federal House of Detention
Manhattan
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Walter J. Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick
FBI
House of Detention
Rogers starts 16 nation Africa tour to shape policy
Secretary of State William P. Rogers leaves for a 16 nation African tour with Nixon urging him to gather facts and recommendations for a new U S Africa policy. Rogers plans to listen and report findings to the American people and the National Security Council after visiting African leaders.
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Africa
Rogers
Washington
William P. Rogers
Nixon
White House
Andrews Air Force Base
National Security Council
United States
Syracuse University Raises Undergraduate Tuition to 2300
Syracuse University announced a 200 increase in undergraduate tuition bringing yearly costs to 2300 and effective after the current semester. Acting provost Ralph A. Galbraith cited budget balancing as the reason with no planned hikes in other general fees or room and board.
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N.Y
Syracuse University
Ralph A. Galbraith
University
General University
Galbraith
Nixon to Unveil Plan to Fight Pollution Tuesday
President Nixon plans a Tuesday message to Congress detailing a broad anti pollution program. He outlines aims to tackle air and water pollution and acquire open space, stressing total mobilization and a rebalanced federal state and local role.
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Congress
Washington
Chicago
State of the Union
United States
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