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...stickpin and black rubbers to fend off the monsoon mud, Souphanouvong was in a well-tailored snit. He greeted his guests with indignant demands for an immediate full-dress conference of the 14 Geneva agreement signatories who had guaranteed Laotian neutrality two years ago. Such a meeting could only confirm the status quo for the Pathet Lao, who have grabbed a lot of territory in recent weeks, and Neutralist Souvanna at U.S. urging had refused any new Geneva-level conference unless the Pathet Lao first withdrew from the Plain of Jars. As Souphanouvong argued his case, the thump of antiaircraft...
Another fishkill in Missouri last month only added to the confusion. Once more PHS was quick to blame insecticides; once more the evidence did not confirm the charge. Only a few fish died, and no poison has been found in them. Suffocation is the more likely cause of death since decomposing raw sewage dumped into the river at Kansas City had used up an inordinate amount of the Missouri's oxygen. Future kills may yet be traced to insecticides, some of which are toxic to fish in amounts that are harmless to humans. If so, Government authorities...
...blamed "a new criminal, vandalistic act by the United States Government." Two days later, Castro's internal radio reported two more landings-one by Artime on the southern coast, and the other by Underground Leader Manolo Ray somewhere in the north. But exile groups in Miami would neither confirm nor deny the new raids...
Herbert A. Shaw, Director of Medical Information, refused last night either to confirm or to deny Crane's statement. He indicated that the Boston Globe story yesterday morning was the first he had heard of the negotiations...
Dean Watson would not comment on the ranking of the Houses. He did confirm, however, that about 80 per cent of the class were accepted by one of their three choices, compared to about 85 per cent last year. 60 per cent will go to their first choice House; 63 per cent did so last year...