Rusk Assures S Vietnam Of Peace Talk
Secretary of State Dean Rusk visited Saigon for talks with President Johnson’s envoy Harriman to reassure South Viet Nam leadership that peace moves will not undercut the Ky Thieu regime. Ky warned against outside deals while pledging democracy and elections in 1967. A lunar New Year truce was approved by the Defense Ministry for Jan 20 to 23, with U.S. support. Madison’s sale ad ends the item.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Dean Rusk
Johnson
Rusk
W. Averell Harriman
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Tran van Do
Viet Nam
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Armed Forces
Congress
Paul VI
United States
Lodge
Defense Ministry
Italians Ready To Back Peace Efforts In Viet Nam
Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro, buoyed by a 325 to 154 confidence vote in the Chamber of Deputies, planned to press ahead on Viet Nam peace efforts. He praised the US diplomatic push and urged patience, negotiations, and mediators as Italy seeks three paths toward peace while defending its backing of Washington.
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Rome
Aldo Moro
Chamber of Deputies
Moro
Johnson
Viet Nam
Italy
John
Pupil Versus Teacher in Illinois Senate Race
CHICAGO AP Paul H Douglas long time Illinois senator and former economics professor faces Charles H Percy a 1964 defeated Republican gubernatorial candidate in a key primary challenge. Douglas praised Percy while Percy called Douglas a courageous opponent as both prepare for a high stakes two party contest. Douglas has earlier run and won the seat in 1948 1954 and 1960 with a narrow margin for Truman's Illinois race. This year he shows he may seek a fourth term despite Percy’s resources and youth. Today marks Mathews Going-out-of-Business Sale closing at 8:30 PM.
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Paul H. Douglas
Illinois
U.S. Senate
Stuent
Charles H. Pere Cy
Senate
Sen
Douglas
Hubert H. Humphrey
Democratic Party
Percy
Otto Kerner
Charles Percy
Stueden
University of Chicago
Wayland Brooks
Harry S. Truman
Tlinois
Weather Summary For Friday And Record Highs
Friday high 58 and today low 23. A year ago today high 42 low 36. Record highs 62 in 1943 and record low 12 in 1927. Hourly temps end at 8 a.m with readings from 34 to 58 through 3 p.m. Barometer 29.84.
Lippmann's Column Too Much For Bugs
A Harvard zoologist reports newsprint contains a mysterious chemical harmful to insects. Dr. Carroll M. Williams states immature bugs walked on Lippmann's column and grew giant before dying. He says the chemical is common in American newsprint from balsam fir sources and resists isolation.
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Washington
Harvard
Carroll M. Williams
Walter Lippmann
Williams
Gunshot Near White House Prompts Mental Health Scrutiny
A Yonkers man, Raul R. Torres, 35, fired a rifle into the air near the White House to attract attention. He carried anti hospital and anti military terms and claimed he appealed to President Johnson for review of his discharge. Secret Service had a warrant for threatening letters. Police described the incident after he was stopped on Pennsylvania Avenue near 16th Street.
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Washington
Yonkers, N.Y
White House
Raul R. Torres
Johnson
Yonkers
Secret Service
Torres
Pennsylvania Avenue
15Th Street
Pennsylvania Ave
Floods Leave 400 Dead In Brazil Toll Rises
Rio de Janeiro and surrounding areas report nearly 400 dead after floods and landslides. Rio’s death count hits 198 with 170 more in the outskirts. Morgue closed as night fell and unreported deaths likely in isolated communities. Many fatalities in favelas. about 40,000 homeless there and 10,000 nearby.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Rio
Favelas
Land For Lease Around Banks Of Lake Pomona
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will open sealed bids at 2 PM January 21 in Kansas City for leasing about 2 700 acres of federal land at Lake Pomona for grazing hay or other agricultural uses for five years starting Jan 1. Bids require a 10 percent bid guarantee.
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Lake Pomona
Kansas City
U.S. Army Engineer District
Corps of Engineers
Federal Building
Missouri voters approve redistricting by bipartisan commission
Missourians voted to amend the state constitution to empower a 20 member bipartisan redistricting commission chosen from a 40 name panel by the governor to reapportion the House. The vote also backed a pension proposal and a school tax increase as the total turnout exceeded 300000. If rejected, the federal court would take over district realignment.
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Missouri
House of Representatives
Warren E. Hearnes
Missouri Senate
City and Counery
Thomas D. Graham
Associated Press
James C. Kirkpatrick
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