Taylor Sees United States Determination Key to Vietnam War
Retired General Maxwell D Taylor told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that a determined United States at home is essential to success in Vietnam. He warned Communists trust Washington wavering and said the tide is turning in U.S. favor though troop levels remain undecided. He asserted limits on force and predicted an increase beyond present levels, with no major land war in Asia envisioned.
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Washington
Maxwell D. Taylor
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
South
Viet Nam
Taylor
U.S
U. S
Saigon
Johnson
Paris
South Viet Nam
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
Morse
Sen. J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
China
Asia
Long
Sen
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Symington
Humphrey
Mrs Gandhi
Sloan Dies at 90 Former GM Chief Alfred P. Sloan Jr.
Alfred P. Sloan Jr. known as Mr. General Motors died at Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases at 2:35 p.m. He was 90. He led GM from 1923 to 1937 and remained honorary chairman after 1956. He founded the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation supporting education and scientific research in New York City.
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New York
UPI
Alfred P. Sloan Jr
General Motors
Memorial Hospital For
Sloan
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Christ Methodist Church
St. John’s
Cold Spring Harbor
N. Y
Moscow TU114 crash kills 48 on first flight to Brazaville
A TU114 airliner broke apart after striking a snowbank on takeoff from Sheremetevo. Eyewitnesses report 48 of 70 aboard dead, with many survivors burned. The plane was inaugurating a Congo Republic service. a Soviet trade delegation and African officials were aboard.
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Moscow
Sheremyetevo
Brazzaville
Congo Republic
Aeroflot
Tass
Construction Unions Reject Wage Control Plan
AFL-CIO construction unions led by J Haggerty reject the Johnson administration wage policy as unworkable and discriminatory. Seventeen unions representing 3.5 million carpenters plumbers painters and other tradesmen oppose a proposed national contract system citing weather related layoffs and uneven application of controls.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Afl-Cio
Johnson
Cr. J. Haggerty
Construction and Building Trades Department
W. Willard Wirtz
Haggerty
FAA Says 727 Jets Are Safe
The FAA declared Boeing 727 jets completely airworthy after a meeting with nine U.S. and eight foreign airlines. Four fatal crashes were reviewed, with focus on cockpit procedures and visual night approaches, while investigations by the Civil Aeronautics Board continued.
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FAA
Washington
Aps
Federal Aviation Agency
U.S
Clifford Walker
Walker
Civil Aeronautics Board
Gemini 8 Schedule Announced by NASA
NASA announced the Gemini 8 mission with astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott slated for liftoff no earlier than March 15. They will attempt the first docking in space with an Agena target vehicle about five hours after liftoff, followed by a space walk by Maj. Scott during the three day flight.
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Washington
Space Agency
Neil A. Armstrong
David R. Scott
Agena
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Air Force
Maj. Scott
Gemini
U S Rejects Red Charge On Bombs
In Geneva at a disarmament talks session, Russia accused the United States of contaminating the high seas with nuclear bombs in violation of the 1963 test ban treaty and international law. U S negotiators rejected the claim and defended U S positions on German nuclear secrecy and bomber arms limits.
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Geneva
UPI
Russia
United States
High Seas
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
U.S
West Germany
William C. Foster
Foy D. Kohler
Moscow
Kohler
Spain
Tsarapkin
Legislative Cooperation Fails As Senate and Assembly Clash
Senate Majority Leader Earl W Brydges and Assembly Speaker Anthony J Travia announce a plan to move key legislation but fail to agree on a single reapportionment bill. Republicans accuse the Assembly of stalling while Democrats cite lack of governoral necessity as delaying action.
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Senate
Earl W. Brydges
Assembly
Anthony J. Travia
Sen
Brydges
Joseph Zaretzki
Humphrey Announces Indian Loan Amid Tensions
U S Vice President Hubert H Humphrey announced a 100 million dollar loan to India to buy raw materials and spares, the first since aid cuts after the Kashmir crisis. He also announced a 50 million dollar loan to Pakistan, stressing these do not resume development aid. He praised India’s plans to boost agriculture amid drought and food shortages.
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India
U.S
Hubert H. Humphrey
Washington
Pakistan
Kashmir
Humphrey
Karachi
Kerala
Indira Gandhi
United States
Prisoner Guides Troops To Enemy Headquarters
U S Air Cavalrymen, guided by a captured battalion commander, fought through heavy fire to assault a North Vietnamese task force HQ near Bong Son. 126 Communists killed, U S casualties light. Simultaneous suicide-like bombing in Saigon killed 12 Vietnamese, 60 wounded. Guam B 52s bombed Chau Doc storage. Air crews flew 338 missions with no losses.
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U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Bong Son
South Viet Nam
Saigon
UPS
U. S
1St Cavalry Division
U.S
Viet Nam
Mekong Delta
Chau Doc
U.S. Air Force
Navy
Marine
Dien Bien Phu
France Fires First Space Satellite
France launched its first scientific satellite from a Sahara base using a Brigitte launch pad. The 41 pound instrument laden craft entered a near perfect orbit as President Charles de Gaulle hailed the achievement as a milestone for France.
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Hammaguir
Algeria
UPS
France
Brigitte
Sahara
Charles de Gaulle
Space Club
United States
Soviet Union
Long War Forecast for Viet Nam Warns of Prolonged Conflict
A House study mission led by Rep. Clement J. Zablocki says the Vietnam War will be long and costly without a major strategic shift. The eight members toured Viet Nam and Asia and warned against limited escalation, urging caution over actions that could trigger famine by destroying essential dams and rice irrigation. The report notes some photos of alleged prisoner abuse may be staged, a point tied to antiwar arguments.
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Taylor
South Viet Nam
U. S
China
Wayne Morse
Dore
Hanoi
Washington
House
Viet Nam
U.S
Clement J. Zablocki
Dwis
House Foreign Affairs Committee
United States
North Viet Nam
Haiphong
Red River
House Group
Henry Cabot Lodge
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