Long compares Dodd to Christ in call to spare him
Senatorial debate over Tom Dodd’s censure features Senator Russell Long likening Dodd to Jesus Christ and urging the Senate to spare him from crucifixion. Long attacked witnesses and bookkeeper Michael O’Hare while praising Dodd’s integrity, as the Ethics Committee’s censure push nears a floor vote and potential defendant-advocacy strategy unfolds.
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Nationist China to manufacture U.S. rifle for Formosa troops
Washington reports reliable sources say Nationalist China will begin producing the M14 rifle for Chinese troops on Formosa. The move marks a major shift in American arms aid policy as the United States licenses a strictly American rifle for foreign manufacture. The M14, adopted in the 1950s for NATO standard 7.62 mm ammunition, is still used by U.S. forces except in Vietnam where the M16 is replacing it.
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Viet Cong Threatens Prisoner Executions Amid Saigon Court
UPI report from Saigon notes Viet Cong broadcasts warning they would execute American prisoners if South Vietnamese authorities carry out death sentences for three convicted terrorists. Heavy fighting persists as Marines launch two ground sweeps, suffering 15 dead and 31 wounded, while artillery shells carry leaflets offering amnesty to those who surrender.
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