Known To Everyone But American People War In Vietnam
The United States is now involved in an undeclared war in South Vietnam with Gen Paul D Harkins and Maj Gen Richard G Weede taking over the new military assistance command. Reports from field journalists describe U S helicopter support and combat involvement while Republicans question President Kennedy’s candor and the scope of American commitment amid secrecy and debate over policy and casualties.
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United States
South Vietnam
Paul D. Harkins
Saigon
Richard G. Weede
U. S. Military Assistance Command
U. S
Associated Press
Washngton
Republican National Committee
Kennedy
Korea
Truman
Greece
Laos
U.S
North Vietnam
Congress
Chi
Powers Declines Question On U2 Downing And Release
President Kennedy said U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers is cooperating with government interviewers and will be free to testify to congressional committees and attend a news conference. Powers was captured after a May 1960 flight over Russia and later exchanged for Soviet spy Rudolf Abel in a Berlin bridge trade. The White House gave the only word on his whereabouts, hinting at a reunion at Ashford Farms near Easton Maryland.
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Kennedy
Francis Gary Powers
Powers
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Abel
U.S
Over
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Congress
Alv
West Berlin
East Germany
White House
Ashford Farms
Choptank River
Here
Bellevue
Maryland
Easton
RFK Dodges Fried Egg During Indonesia Visit
Robert F Kennedy ducked a fried egg tossed at a student assembly in Jakarta while meeting President Sukarno to discuss West New Guinea. He then continued with a three day tour of Indonesian hinterlands aboard a Soviet built Ilyushin aircraft with his wife.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Robert F. Kennedy
Sukarno
West New Guinea
U.S
Bali
Kennedy
University of Indonesia
Peoria Votes Merger Plan Survives Council Clash
Peoria city council approves a plan to partially merge police and fire departments despite loud protests. Mayor Day’s 5-5 vote break will implement the merger on July 1 and trim some fire department jobs amid student disturbance and questions about U.S. policy on West New Guinea.
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Peoria
Robert G. Day
Continued cool and cloudy with rain likely Thursday
A weather note expects continued cool conditions tonight with low 30s, increasing clouds late tonight and early Thursday. Rain is likely during the day with a high near 45 to 53. A separate quote cites a speaker addressing 1,200 students about negotiations and efforts to bring two parties together.
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Ilinois
United States
You v
Holland
Summit Talks Delayed as Powers Seek Lower Level Prep
President Kennedy and Prime Minister Macmillan rejected Khrushchev's March summit idea but left open a disarmament meeting before June 1. An 11 nation disarmament session starts in Geneva March 14, with Gromyko urged to meet Home and Rusk. Powers and Pryor releases improve ties. Kennedy ready to participate if it aids an effective disarmament treaty.
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John M. Hightower
Associated Press
Washington
Kennedy
Macmillan
Kkhrushchev
U. S
Moscow
Geneva
United Nations
Khrushchev
Andrei Gromyko
Lord Home
Dean Rusk
Francis Gary Powers
Rudolf Abel
Powers
Frederick Pryor
East Germany
Cuba Quits OAS Walkout Over Punta del Este Move
Cuba walked out of the Organization of American States after protests over the Punta del Este resolution. Cuban delegate Lechuga accused the session of illegality and said Cuba would retire from the organization. OAS actions followed a council push to study the expulsion with debate unresolved.
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Washington
Cuba
OAS Council
Alberto Zuleta Angel
Colombia
Punta del Este
Council
Uruguay
OAS
Carlos M
Lechuga
Delayed by Weather Glenn May Orbit Likely Friday
Weather conditions defer the Glenn May Atlas launch. Officials await calmer seas and reliable recovery conditions before lifting off. NASA forecasts an intense low pressure east of Bermuda may push the ninth post movement announcement to midafternoon today.
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Glenn
NASA
Bermuda
Hoffa Promises Piggy Back Fee Strike if Contracts Violated
James R. Hoffa, head of the Teamsters, warned in San Francisco that workers will strike carriers in Illinois and Texas who refuse to pay the 35 fee per trailer shipped by rail under the piggy-back clause. He predicted employers would start paying in March despite state laws he said conflict with federal Wagner labor standards. The Chicago Sun-Times had reported Teamster lawyers preparing to test those statutes.
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San Francisco
James R. Hoffa
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Associated Press
Ilinois
Texas
Teamsters
Hoffa
Texas Legislatures Have Declared It Illegal For An Employer To Pay the Teamsters
Teamster
Taiois
Geneva meeting talks urged by 1% nations
The third message in a week long exchange between Moscow and Western capitals discusses opening the first round of negotiations in Geneva one month away. Marmillan and Kennedy asked Bleushehev to have foreign ministers of the 1% nations attend the initial talks and proposed a pre conference meeting among U S Britain and France ministers at the opening session.
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Kennedy
United Nations
Macmillin
Khrushchev
Tollantic
Geneva
John H. Glenn Salve Appeal, Jr
Glenn
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Moscow
Marmillan
Bleushehev
U.S
Kennedy Press Conference Outlines Nuclear Accord Needs
President Kennedy stated any arms agreement with Russia must include China and the broader world to hold value. He addressed topics from Geneva summit reactions by neutralist states to Macmillan’s Christmas Island tests, censorship of war aims, postal rates, reservists, automation’s labor impact, and CIA budget concealment for security reasons.
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Russia
China
Kennedy
India
Geneva
Khrushchev
Harold Macmillan
Christmas Island
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Arleigh Burke
Naval Operations
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Tme
Burke
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Senate
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Congress
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