Egyptian jets clash along Suez Canal fight over Port Said
An Egyptian Israeli air engagement around Port Fuad and Port Said escalated along the Suez Canal with Israeli jets reportedly downing a MIG21. Cairo reports and Arab leaders discuss retaliation, unity, and oil strategy as Boumedienne visits, while Jordan eyes a five nation summit and King Hassan II critiques Arab cohesion.
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Soviets Accused of Sparking Mideast War in News Report
Washington AP reports U S News & World Report said the Soviet Union fed faked intelligence to Egypt and Syria claiming Israel planned to attack, triggering Arab move into Sinai and a Gulf of Aqaba blockade. Johnson reportedly understood the risk and steered a cautious course.
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Javits urges US aid to Israel as arms race grows
Senator Javits urged Washington to help Israel rearm if Soviet arms to Arabs continue. He accused the USSR of irresponsibly arming Arab forces after the six day war and said Israel must not be disadvantaged. He backed refugee relocation and international aid, and favored a permanently united Jerusalem under Israeli control.
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Cardinal Cushing Addresses Camp Drum Crowd
Richard Cardinal Cushing of Boston told about 3,000 members of the 26th Yankee Division at Camp Drum that they are peace-makers not war-makers. He proposed priests serve in the field with U S fighting men for practical experience as Massachusetts National Guard trains at the Upstate Army facility.
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Bombay planning panel urges ban on further industrialization
In a city grappling with rapid growth, a special planning committee recommends halting new industries and shifting some heavy industry away from Bombay as part of a broader effort to manage development.
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U S Plans In Congo Amid Exile and Extradition Dispute
U S officials note transport planes aided Congo government during 1960s UN mission and after. Tshombe, exiled since 1985, was kidnapped on a flight and held in Algeria as Congo seeks extradition for treason. Earlier 1964 operation ferried Belgian troops to Stanleyville to rescue missionaries and residents, sparking controversy over motive.
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Mother of U S Vietnam commander Westmoreland dies
Mrs. James Ripley Westmoreland, 81, mother of Gen. William C Westmoreland, commander of U S forces in Vietnam, died at her Columbia, South Carolina home. Funeral planned for Wednesday in Columbia. Gen Westmoreland notified in Saigon. She had a brief December hospitalization for heart ailment.
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Newport News Shipyard Workers Vote to Strike
Newport News Va AP reports union employees at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co voted 5,253 to 1,299 to strike despite a court order to stay on the job. The Peninsula Shipbuilders Association provided the figures.
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Soviet Built Big Guns Fire Near DMZ in Vietnam Clash
Soviet built long range guns fired above the DMZ as Marine units fight near Con Thien. Casualties ran high with Marines reporting heavy losses while U S forces bombed Haiphong area targets and Khien Dong fuel dumps. McNamara witnessed battles from a helicopter as 152mm and 175mm artillery reshaped the frontline.
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Floods and Landslides Kill 128 in Japan
Flash floods and landslides from a weekend tropical storm killed 128 people in southwestern Japan. Police report over 250 homes destroyed and nearly 10,000 flooded across Kyushu and western prefectures including Yamaguchi, Hiroshima, Okayama. More than 100 remain missing or injured.
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