Allies Catch Cong In Open Heavy Punishment in Vietnam
In Vietnam, U.S. air cavalrymen killed 88 Viet Cong in Operation Eagle's Claw, raising total enemy deaths to 498 in 36 hours. Air and artillery added 150 more, with Bong Son as a focal point. South Vietnamese and South Korean troops reported 1,683 communist dead since Jan. 25, while U.S. Navy Swift boats faced mine losses.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Mekong Delta
Bong Son
1St Air Cavalry Division
U.S. Aie
Mekong
U.S. Navy
Gulf of Thailand
South Viet Nam
FCC Extends Jurisdiction Over CATV Systems
The FCC asserted authority over all community antenna TV systems and scrapped the 15 day nonduplication rule. The commission will require CATV to avoid duplicating local broadcasts on the day of airing, not 15 days before and after as previously. The rule change covers about 1,600 systems including master-antenna setups nationwide.
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FCC
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Commission
Freeman Vows U S Rice Aid to South Viet Nam
Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman said the United States would expand rice acreage to ship South Viet Nam enough staple food. He noted Johnson authorized more U.S. rice, and that South Viet Nam must import some rice due to war. Freeman praised Viet Nam agriculture and stressed fertilizer equal to ammunition.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Orville L. Freeman
U.S
Viet Nam
United States
Freeman
Johnson
Honolulu
Gandhi Faces Censure Fight in New Delhi Parliament
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi confronts a strong censure motion 23 days after taking office. In Parliament the motion accuses her government of not handling the Kerala food riots effectively, backed by more than fifty members. Thousands protest in the capital, demanding action.
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New Delhi
Indira Gandhi
Legislature Turns to Court Over Redistricting Aid
The New York Legislature seeks Court of Appeals guidance to decide who should draw new Senate and Assembly districts. A ruling by Thursday is likely as Republicans and Democrats stay far apart on partisan plans.
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Albany
N.Y
Senate
Assembly
Court of Appeals
Robbers pose as florists to steal $100,000 in cash and jewelry
Two men disguised as flower deliverymen gained entry to a Roslyn Heights home after a fake 50-cent charge, theft of $10,000 cash and $90,000 in jewelry from the Serwitz family. The 17-year-old son Marshall Serwitz and the family maid were tied in a closet. police later arrived after Mrs Serwitz returned with her mother.
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Roslyn Heights
N.Y
Long Island
Marshall Serwitz
Paul Serwitz
Lillian Thomas
Marshall
Corrugated Box Company
Welfare workers threaten strike over transit pay bill
Victor Gotbaum, executive director of District Council 37, AFL-CIO, warned that 12,000 New York welfare workers may strike if Gov. Rockefeller's special bill extending penalties exemption to transit workers is passed. He argued the measure excludes welfare staff and their leaders from penalties under the Condon-Wadlin act, enabling a potential welfare strike. The bill would permit the city to fund raises won by transit workers from last month's settlement.
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New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Victor Gotbaum
American Federation of State
AFL- Clc
Gotbaum
Rockefeller
Handyman Burns Himself to Death in Freeport
Adolph Blake, 48, an unemployed handyman, killed himself by dousing with gasoline on his mother-in-law's lawn in Freeport. He had threatened his wife Juani ta and their infant daughter after she left him for Los Angeles. Patrolman Bryan Sullivan arrived too late to stop the blaze. Neighbors aided. Blake died at the scene.
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Freeport
N.Y
Bryan Sullivan
Adolph Blake
Bay Shore
Sullivan
Lilly Bate
John King
Blake
Rockefeller cites two thirds of New York waters polluted
Gov. Rockefeller told 700 GOP officials and workers in Saratoga Springs that two thirds of New York waters are polluted, but will be cleaned within six years. He linked the $1 billion bond issue approved in November to this goal as a major step forward.
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Saratoga Srings
N. Y
Rockefeller
GOP
McNamara Rules Out U S Use Of A Arms In S Viet
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara told senators the United States does not aim to hold enclaves or crush Ho Chi Minh's regime in North Viet Nam and cannot conceive of using nuclear weapons in South Viet Nam. He cited Viet Cong morale toll from ground and air action, warned North Viet Nam buildup continues, and defended bombing in the North as a means to pressure the North and support South Viet Nam. Eight liberal House Democrats urged a military slowdown and China’s admission to the United Nations. a Senate vote on the defense appropriation was expected.
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Laos
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Tam Ky
South Viet Nam
Charles de Gaulle
Ho Chi Minh
Johnson
Washington
Robert S. McNamara
United States
North
McNamara
Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees
Senate
Joint Chiefs of Staff
House
Benjamin S. Rosenthal
New York
Charles C. Diggs Jr
Michigan
Don Edwards
California
Leonard Farbstein
Donald M. Fraser
Minnesota
Robert W. Kastenmeier
Henry S. Reuss
Wisconsin
William F. Ryan
North Viet Nam
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
United Nations
China
Hanoi Created and Controls Viet Nam NLF Claim
Johnson received an analysis stating the National Liberation Front in Viet Nam is a Hanoi creation and controlled by Hanoi. The report traces the NLF to a 1960 Hanoi Lao Dong congress resolution urging a united front to dominate Viet Nam, with the NLF described as obedient to Hanoi.
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Washington
Johnson
National Liberation Front
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Honolulu
NLF
Viet Cong
Nguyen Cao Ky
Third National Congress
Lao Dong
Communist Party
South
Humphrey Pushes U S Peace Effort in Pakistan Visit
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey arrived in Karachi pledging that the United States will press for negotiated peace in Southeast Asia. He praised the Tashkent accord between Pakistan and India, hinted at possible resumption of aid to Pakistan, and faced anti American protests at the airport.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Hubert H. Humphrey
United States
Viet Nam
Humphrey
Bangkok
U.S
Thailand
Southeast Asia
Tashken
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Lal Bahadur Shastri
India
Kashmir
Merger Plan Approved by ABC and ITT Directors
New York AP report says a merger contract between American Broadcasting Co and International Telephone and Telegraph Corp received approval from directors of both firms on Monday. The agreement goes to stockholders at April annual meetings, with subsequent approval from the mission in December’s announcement.
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NEW York
American Broadcasting Co
International Telephone and Telegraph Corp
Federal Communications Commission
Roosevelt Jr weighs NY governor bid decision soon
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr says he will decide in two or three months whether to seek the New York governor’s seat, following his father’s path from Albany to the White House.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Albany
White House
New York State
Luci Johnson to Wed Nugent in Big Washington Church
The White House announced Luci Johnson and Patrick Nugent will marry August 6 at high noon in the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on Catholic University of America campus. Archbishop O Boyle will preside, with Elizabeth Carpenter noting a family event rather than a state occasion. The church seats up to 3 500, with crowds of 6 000 possible for major services.
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Washington
White House
Luci Johnson
Patrick J. Nugent
Luci
Nugent
National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Catholic University of America
Patrick A
Woman 77 Is Towns Best Paper Boy
Blanchard Iowa residents hail Elva Bean aged 77 as the towns best paper boy and an inspirational figure. She enjoys the work saying the exercise keeps her joints from creaking and she has fun delivering papers. Bean began ten years ago after a young man noted difficulty finding newsboy volunteers.
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Blanchard
Iowa
Elva Bean
Elva
Annabelle Nuckolls
Miss Bean
Hope Crosby Reunion on NBC Color Show Falls Short
Bob Hope and Bing Crosby planned NBC color filming of The Road to Lebanon failed to fully unite as Crosby attended rehearsal with Danny Thomas and Claudine Auger while suffering flu and a 103 degree fever. He planned to stay at St Joseph's Hospital in Burbank. Hope remained bedridden with flu at his North Hollywood home and did not appear.
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Crosby
Hollywood
Bob Hope
Bing Crosby
NBC TV
Lebanon
Danny Thomas
Claudine Auger
St. Joseph's Hospital
Burbank
North Hollywood
Lengthy Space Walk and Docking Planned for Gemini 8 Flight
Cape Kennedy AP reports a near three hour spacewalk planned for Gemini 8 with David Scott clinging to the capsule and Neil Armstrong firing maneuvers to dock with a target satellite. NASA debates using an Agena rocket or ATCA as the unmanned target, with launch set around March 15 from Cape Kennedy.
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Fla
America
Gemini 8
David R. Scott
Neil A. Armstrong
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Space Agency
NASA
ATCA
Gemini Launch Complex 19
Air Force Maj
Scott
Armstrong
Space
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