Viet Nam Air War Seen Failing to Stop North Strikes
U S air and naval forces dropped about 10 000 tons of bombs on North Vietnam over six months of near continuous strikes. Some 50 U S aircraft were lost as raids extended toward Hanoi with targets in Laos and along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Officials say Viet Cong supply routes remain resilient and Hanoi remains out of reach of negotiation.
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Hiroshima marks 20th anniversary of atomic bombing
Hiroshima observed the 20th anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombing with a one minute silence at 8 15 a m. More than 30 000 attended a service at Peace Memorial Park as typhoon Jean delayed rains. Mayor Shinzo Hawai announced 469 new names of identified victims placed in the cenotaph.
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Viet Cong suffer heaviest July casualties in war
A U S spokesman reported Viet Cong casualties in July at 3050 killed and 500 captured with total Viet Cong losses possibly 14000 including wounded and defectors. Government casualties reached 3850 with 1335 killed. no American figures released. Aiu. A B57 jet bomber crashed at Nha Trang killing 12 Vietnamese and injuring Americans.
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Ford Seeks Direct Talk With Johnson Over Leaked Information
Ford, the Republican Leader, asks President Johnson for a private conference to discuss his views and the Viet Nam leak charges. The White House says no meeting is planned and Moyers defends the President's comments while Ford awaits a direct Johnson reply.
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LBJ Signs Voting Rights Measure in Lincoln Room
President Johnson returns to the President's Room near the Senate to sign the voting rights bill. The ceremony echoes Lincoln's 1861 act freeing slaves in the Civil War era and aims to authorize enforcement of Negro voting rights in the South. Johnson has pursued the issue through several Capitol Hill trips amid ongoing demonstrations.
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Draft Call Is No Longer Final: If Lucky You May Flunk Tests
The Army surgeon general’s office reports 1964 pre induction exams of 847,511 youths show 47 percent accepted and 53 percent rejected for medical, mental or training abilities reasons or administrative disqualification. The piece notes the odds favor rejection if drafted. It also references Johnson on voting rights and federal action to challenge poll taxes in four states.
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Republican leadersAttack spending over inflation and jobless rise
Senate GOP Leader Everett M Dirksen charged that administration spending failed to cut unemployment and instead pushed up the cost of living for the third straight month. He argued inflation offsets billions spent on the war on poverty.
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Connally Says Latin unrest natural in development race
Texas Governor John B. Connally told a Mexico City banquet that political unrest in Latin America should not surprise or worry anyone. He said it is a natural result of efforts to keep economic development ahead of population growth.
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Gurkha Soldiers Die in Clash With Indonesian Guerrillas
In Sarawak Borneo two Gurkha soldiers are killed and three wounded after a two hour firefight with an estimated 50 to 60 guerrillas 350 miles northeast of Kuching. The incident occurred in a remote mountainous area Thursday, according to a military spokesman.
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Sudan Slaughter Report Hits July Massacre in South Sudan
The Universe cites Father Joseph reporting that Arabs killed over 1400 Africans in clashes with government troops on July 8 across southern towns. Cathedrals at Juda were machine gunned but no injuries. fears of ethnic cleansing and swift colonization schemes are raised as world attention centers on Viet Nam.
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Viet Nam Peace Hint From Ghana Leader to Johnson
Ghana's Kwame Nkrumah sent a special message to President Johnson via Foreign Minister Alex Quaison-Sackey after meeting Ho Chi Minh. Sources doubt it signals a peace breakthrough as Hanoi and Washington circle on four point terms and U S forces withdrawal.
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King Predicts 900000 Votes in South After Rights Bill
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr said his workers, with the new voting rights act, would register over 900000 Southern Negroes by month end. He announced 800 workers in six states and 34 counties, and cautioned that demonstrations may fall with proper enforcement, while Northern protests could rise. He met President Johnson on the eve of the bill’s signing, with federal examiners to move promptly after enactment.
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Weather Outlook for Saturday With Scattered Thunderstorms
Partly cloudy and hot with scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Highs in the 90s and lows in the 70s.
Dairy Farmer Plans Migration to Australia
Herschel Wical a 38 year old dairy farmer from the Shelby Auglaized County line says he and his wife Betty 37 and their five children plan to move to Australia if visas arrive. He cites vanishing small farms and rising costs and risks in U S farming as a brick wall driving them to seek a new life Down Under.
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Seoul plans curbs on Japanese religious and cultural influence
Seoul announced legislation to curb an influx of Japanese religious and cultural influences amid criticism of its amity treaty with Japan. The move targets perceived cultural and ideological impact and seeks to address public concerns.
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Five Day Forecast for Ohio Cities
Temperatures will average normal to two degrees below normal with daily highs around 87 in Cincinnati 66 in Columbus and 82 in Cleveland. Warm spells near Saturday give way to a cooler start next week then warm again midweek. Scattered showers near the weekend may total about one half inch.
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Fortas Denies Communist Ties and Johnson Link
Abe Fortas told the Senate committee there is nothing in his past that could bias his judicial work. Marjorie Shearon claimed Fortas was connected with Communists and fronts, while Fortas said his adviser role to Johnson was greatly exaggerated. The Judiciary Committee recessed and plans to meet again and possibly vote on Fortas’s nomination.
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