African students protest outside Kremlin in Moscow
Hundreds of African students demonstrated for hours in the snow outside the Kremlin and in other Moscow areas. The protest, sparked by reports a Ghanaian medical student was found dead beside a railroad track in suspicious circumstances, drew about 400 marchers to Red Square with anti Soviet placards in subzero weather. The demonstration remained peaceful according to UPI correspondents.
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Johnson backs NATO nuclear navy plan ruled by U S
President Johnson orders full speed ahead on the NATO nuclear navy plan or MLF involving 25 ships and 200 missiles. A demonstration ship is planned with a mixed multinational crew and training to begin early next year, with Britain Italy and other allies weighing participation. The move faces mixed support among allies but U S, West Germany, Greece and Turkey favor the project while Moscow denounces it as a path to West German weaponization.
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Need for aid remains President tells Senate
President Johnson told the Senate that the need for a major foreign aid effort remains and cannot be escaped. He urged approval of maximum funds up to 3.6 billion, with the committee recommending 3.3 billion, as the Senate opened a night session on the aid bill. Leaders limited debate, and the House grain export credit ban was removed from the bill.
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