Let Congress Vote On Viet Nam Rusk Backs Johnson Stand
Secretary of State Dean Rusk urged Congress to vote on U.S. policy in South Vietnam and urged members to reflect deeply on peace paths. He defended Johnson’s approach amid security for the testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Senator Morse plans a vote to repeal the 1964 resolution authorizing force.
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Labor says Johnson ignored 14B vows in repeal fight
AFL CIO officials accuse President Johnson of failing to press repeal of 14B in union shop laws. Maritime Trades leaders blame Johnson for Senate filibuster loss while criticizing wage guideline policy and White House maritime actions. They pledge to remind Democrats of 14B in campaigns.
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Sheet Metal Worker Union
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Seafarers Union
Maritime Trades Department
White House
Australians Demonstrate Against Humphrey in Canberra
About 150 protesters shouted warmonger at Vice President Hubert Humphrey as he left Parliament House after talks with Prime Minister Holt. Pickets came from Sydney and Victoria, carrying signs and urging bombing of North Vietnam, cease fire, and withdrawal of U.S. forces. Humphrey, tired but upbeat, had spent time with Sir Robert Menzies and planned to brief Australians on his travels in Asia and the region.
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Viet Nam
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Winston Churchill
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India
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Laos
Pakistan
Two Youths Sentenced In Slaying In Ellaville Georgia
In Ellaville Georgia two teen brothers Charles Hunter age 15 and Willie James Hunter age 18 were sentenced to six years in prison for voluntary manslaughter in the killing of John Harden a 46 year old white policeman. The younger brother was convicted by an 12 jurors including 11 Negroes and one white man. The older brother pleaded guilty to the lesser charge before trial. The case drew attention to civil rights era tensions and featured testimony from Ker mit Greene the officer who witnessed the shooting.
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Troy Reverses Amsterdam 78 71 in Rivalry Thriller
Troy upends Amsterdam 78 to 71 in a closely watched game. Final margin and key plays highlighted as the rivalry heats up on the court.
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Amsterdam
Adm Nimitz in Serious Condition at Home Recovery
Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz aged 80 rests at Yerba Buena Island after a January stroke. A 12th Naval District spokesman said his condition worsened since leaving Oak Knoll Naval Hospital two weeks earlier. Nimitz, who led the Pacific Fleet in World War II, remains hospitalized.
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Machines Arrive in The Netherlands for March 23 Balloting
The first of 7,500 voting machines arrived in Amsterdam from the United States for use in provincial councillor elections on March 23. The machines will streamline voting across the Netherlands as part of the election process.
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United States
US Cavalry Kills 54 Viet Cong in Heavy Contact South of Bong Son
US cavalrymen clashed with Viet Cong near Bong Son killing 54 in a nightlong fight. South Vietnam reports the Tuy Hoa rice harvest near 110000 tons as a joint Allied success led by US 101st Airborne and South Korean troops. American losses include seven in two helicopter crashes, six killed in a separate crash, and a Marine heliopter crash with one dead. A Hero’s Death: a U S 25th Infantry veteran sacrificed himself to save others in Cu Chi. Viet Cong casualty estimates range six to ten.
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Phu Hai
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Cu Chi
Amherst freshman burns draft cards faces possible charges
William H. Draper an 18 year old State University freshman admitted burning two selective service cards and sending ashes to his local board as FBI and Justice Department review proceedings continue. A 22 year old Syracuse man previously became the first person convicted under the federal ban on card destruction.
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Record Marijuana Haul Seized in Pasadena Predawn Raid
Customs agents seized 1,050 pounds of marijuana hidden in a stolen two ton truck smuggled from Sonora into the United States. The shipment, valued at about 600000, is described as the largest marijuana haul recovered in a single raid. Suspects Lloyd Thomas Antonio Solido Veseas and David Rendon Navia, all linked to San Luis Sonora, were jailed on smuggling charges with bonds set at 15000 and 25000 respectively.
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Los Angeles
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Burglars Strike Church Safe Missing Penny Loot
On Long Island a pair of burglars broke into the parish house of a Methodist Church Thursday night and carted off a 400 pound safe. They found only two 50 cent rolls of pennies inside. Local authorities investigate the botched robbery.
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Teddy Bear Tames Escaped Chimp In Paris
Six year old chimp Jonathan escaped from Pierre Belloi’s cage and wandered two hours through Belloi’s estate ending on a neighbor’s roof. Firemen and police responded after residents frightened by the romp. A friend of Bellori used a plush teddy bear to lure Jonathan back to his cage.
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UPI
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Fanfani Weighs Return as Foreign Minister
Rome reports Premier design ate Aldo Moro asked Amintore Fanfani to return as foreign minister in the next center left government. Fanfani, who quit last December amid a Hanoi peace feeler controversy, said he would inform Moro today. Moro forms a new government after a crisis sparked by the January 21 defeat of a government school bill.
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Marcos asks Congress to send Filipino troops to Vietnam
President Ferdinand E. Marcos urged Congress to approve dispatching an engineering battalion and security troops totaling about 2,000 to South Vietnam. He said stopping Communist aggression in Vietnam is essential as allied forces already fight there.
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Vietnamese strength in South Viet Nam reported
An American military spokesman said about 4,000 North Vietnamese troops have infiltrated into the South this year to aid Viet Cong guerrillas. He put Communist strength in South Vietnam at about 237,000, with 17,000 to 20,000 North Vietnamese, while Allied forces total around 850,000, including about 200,000 Americans.
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Mine Toll Reaches 14 In German Coal Mine Blast
The death toll from the explosion in a German coal mine rose to 14 after rescue workers found another body. Two miners remain missing as the blast shattered a shaft deep underground and occurred Wednesday.
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Unions Call Boycott Over North Viet Nam Trade
The AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department urges President Johnson to pressure allied nations to halt trade with North Viet Nam. A 29 union telegram threatens a 30 day boycott targeting foreign ships from Britain Sweden Norway Denmark France Italy Egypt and others.
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Mrs Wallace for Governor Rumor Emerges in Alabama
A source close to Gov. George C. Wallace said Lurleen Wallace, 39, will announce next Thursday her bid for governor in the May 3 Democratic primary. Wallace has said his wife might run since he cannot seek a second term. A succession amendment failed in the Senate last fall.
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Ala
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Senate
Talks on Caribbean independence to start in London
The Colonial Office says talks on independence for Antigua and the Caribbean island region will begin in London on February 28. Antigua has an estimated population of about 40,000.
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White House reporter Merriman Smith's son killed in Viet Nam crash
Capt. Albert M. Smith, 27, son of Merriman Smith, White House correspondent, died in a helicopter crash 10 miles northeast of Saigon. Also killed were co-pilot Capt. Smith, two gunners, a doctor, two nurses, and 2nd Lt. Carol A. E. Drazba, the first nurse killed in Viet Nam. Memorial services planned at Tan Son Nhut. Smith previously served in Germany and trained at Ft. Rucker. He leaves a widow, two children, and surviving family.
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Germany
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Regina the Eagle Is Stolen From London Zoo Cage
Regina the mate of London eagle Goldie was snatched from her zoo cage by suspected thieves. The bird later surfaced in a tea chest near Manchester University 170 miles away, as police investigated and zoo staff retrieved Regina.
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