Vietnam and Middle East conflicts dominate brief roundup
The week saw U.S. casualties in Vietnam reach 363 killed, with enemy losses up and U.S. personnel in South Vietnam totaling 522,000. Jordan reports 21 border clashes with Israel since February. Betty Furness warns editors the poor face swindles in slums. Greece's Pandopoudes defies house arrest calling for international isolation of the junta. McNamara reveals Pueblo seizure included intact equipment. Rockefellers urges $150 billion urban rebuilding via credit in a national commitment speech.
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U. S
South Vietnam
Amman
Jordan
Israel
al Majami Bridge
Sea of Gallilee
Romney attends breakfast as GOP leaders draft Rockefeller
Michigan Governor George Romney, a former presidential contender, attends a breakfast with Republican leaders in Washington as they discuss backing New York Governor Nelson A Rockefeller for the GOP nomination. Romney declines to reveal whether he will support Rockefeller over former Vice President Richard M. Nixon.
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George Romney
Michigan
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Romney
Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Two Men Die in Stunt Plane Crash Near Jackson
William C. Sprinkles 38 of Wellston, Jackson County commissioner, piloted a four seater Cessna 170B that crashed into a hillside about 8 14 miles west of Jackson. Irving Triplett 51, also of Wellston, a contractor, was killed. The plane, registered to Sprinkles, departed Sky Park Airport Chillicothe for Winters Airport Wellston.
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Here
Ohio Highway Patrol
William C. Sprinkles
Wellston
Jackson County
Irving Triplett
Sprinkles
Sky Park
Chillicothe
Winters
Galt Charged With Murder Of King
Memphis Tennessee FBI says Eric Starve Galt, 36, charged with conspiracy and murder in the April 4 King assassination. First degree murder carries death penalty in Tennessee. federal conspiracy carries up to 5,000 dollar fine and 10 years in prison. FBI released photo of Galt, sought public aid, and warned he is armed and dangerous.
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Tenn
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Martin Luther King Jr
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Ala
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J. Edgar Hoover
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U. S
Ramsey Clark
Reds Demand Agreement On Site For Peace Talks
North Vietnam urged the United States to agree without delay to Phnom Penh or Warsaw as the site for preliminary peace talks and to stop all attacks on North Vietnamese territory. The Communist party newspaper Nhan Dan accused Johnson of trying to shift public opinion and noted Hanoi had agreed to talks despite limited bombing. The paper said Phnom Penh or Warsaw would be suitable locations for contacts and criticized U.S. blame perceptions.
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Warsaw
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Nhan Dan
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Democratic Republic of Vietnam
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Honolulu
Vietnam
B52s Hit Valley In Record Blows
SAIGON RP Waves of American B52s dropped over 1 500 tons of bombs in the A Shau Valley in the war s heaviest 24 hour aerial blows. Some 60 eight engine Stratofortresses bombed truck parks storage areas and troop concentrations as North Vietnamese forces use the valley as a staging area near Hue.
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South Vietnam
A Shau
Thailand
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Khe Sanh
Mekong
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Universe Destruction Predicted by Navy Researchers
Navy researchers report evidence the universe is a curved closed system and doomed to fiery destruction about 10 billion years hence. Dr. Richard C. Henry and a five member team at NRL say Aerobee rocket data indicate the universe will fall inward, condense galaxies into one fireball, and that there is far more intergalactic matter than in galaxies.
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White Sands
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Sources Predict Committee Will Beat Back Muzzle Attempt
Washington sources predict the House Government Operations Committee will resist Rep. William L. Dawson's move to abolish the watchdog Government Information subcommittee. Dawson, 81, can reorganize panels but a committee majority could overturn him. The subcommittee seeks Republican and some Democratic support to block the plan.
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William L. Dawson
U.S
Vietnam
Ogden R. Reid
New York
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Dawson
Chicago
Mansfield questions Viet Cong as Reds in Vietnam debate
Honolulu AP report quotes Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield calling the Viet Cong perhaps not a Communist organization and expressing doubt about U S aims in Vietnam He cites a split view on Communist China between President Johnson and Secretary of State Rusk and urges withdrawal from Vietnam as soon as possible due to lack of vital U S interest.
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Senate
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China
Johnson
Dean Rusk Mansfield
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Vietnam
United States
London Bridge Sold To McCulloch Oil Corp for Arizona rebuild
London Bridge, 136 years old, is sold by London City Corporation to McCulloch Oil Corp of California for $2,460,000. The bridge will be rebuilt at Lake Havasu City, Arizona, ending its days as a tourist attraction.
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Arizona
London City Corporation Today
McCulloch Oil Corp
California
Lake Havasu City
Ariz
Johnson Returns To U S After Talks With Park
President Johnson flew back to Texas from Hawaii after meetings with South Korea's Park Chung Hee at Kaiser estate. The eight hour session covered Vietnam and Korea with Park publicly backing Johnsons bombing reduction and diplomacy. The joint communique urged a diplomatic path to peace while maintaining allied resolve.
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Chung Hee Park
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Palm Desert
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Hawaii
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U. S
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Henry J. Kaiser
Korea
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