Navy fuel stop at segregated South Africa Provokes Uproar
Congress and civil rights leaders urge cancellation of the Franklin D. Roosevelt visit to Cape Town amid protests over racial segregation. Officials defend the stop as a necessary refueling leg on the Vietnam voyage, noting faster routing and a convenient port. The carrier is en route to Mayport after six months in the Western Pacific.
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North Vietnam Expands Jet Force to About 200 MIGs
Intelligence notes North Vietnam increased its MIG fleet to roughly 200 aircraft, with reports of 40 to 50 MIGs delivered by the Soviets and later additions including MIG21D interceptors. Despite losses, Hanoi sustains a 200-strong air arm as fields fill and no room remains for further growth. U.S. officials credit air power with slowing infiltration and vow to pursue night targeting and defoliation efforts against Viet Cong zones.
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Pakistan Troops Fire on Strikers At Lahore Station
Army opens fire on striking railroad workers in Lahore injuring one person as troops take over the railway station. Strike enters third day paralyzing area communications and spreading. Workers demand open food depots at cheap rates, a 50 rupee monthly allowance, better pensions, and education for their children.
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Resignation of Honolulu conductor amid U.S. constitutional debate
George endment and Iwo Baratt, longtime conductor of the Honolulu Symphony since 1950, resign to focus on composition amid an amendment and succession discussion. Oregon and other states move toward ratification as the AP reports turmoil in national governance and arts leadership.
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Digest Excerpt Questions Who Joins Trending Religion
A Reader's Digest February feature asks why people convert to a demanding religion and who can join. It notes the group claims it makes adherents better able to withstand modern pressures and lives.
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North Vietnamese POWs Freed Amid Dividing Line Ceremony
Thirty North Vietnamese prisoners of war were released near the demilitarized zone three miles south of the border, while two chose to stay. They walked away in undershorts as spectators cheered, then crossed the Ben Hai River on the freedom bridge toward Communist territory. Amputees and crutch users among the group endured frigid 54 degree weather as guards and officials explained the amnesty before the release ceremony led by Information Minister Nguyen Bao Tri.
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North Korean Raid Probed On Truce Front
North Korean troops launched two sneak raids on a South Korean outpost along the 38 mile truce line. Allied spokesmen said the communists denied the body’s recovery at an armistice panel.UN officials called the incident a fabrication and no South Korean casualties were reported.
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