U S Viet Troops Break Through Duc Co Siege
U S and Vietnamese forces broke the 70 day siege at Duc Co Special Forces outpost near the Cambodian frontier. Air strikes hit Viet Cong targets in Laos and North Viet Nam with one U S Skyhawk shot down outside known SAM sites. Fighting reported near Can Tho and Pleiku as relief columns advance while five missile sites around Hanoi are located.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U. S
Duc Co
Hanoi
North Viet Nam
Vinh
Ba Binh
Dien Bien Phu
Hanoii
Congress Rejects McNamara Plan to Merge Army Reserves
Congress blocks the proposed Army reserves merger despite Defense Secretary McNamara urging it. The House subcommittee kills the plan citing loss of combat readiness. Senate backs a $1 billion military pay bill, vastly larger than McNamara’s request. Army leaders warn realignment would strain units and pull more men from civilian life.
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Washington
Congress
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Capitol Hill
Senate
House
Defense Department
Secretary of the Army
Stanley R. Resor
Harold K. Johnson
Army
Exile Faces U S Court In Slayings
Cuban exile Roberto Ramirez, 35, accused of piracy on the freighter Seven Seas and murder of five crew members, is isolated in a single cell for protection as a U S commissioner sets a hearing after federal jurisdiction is declared. The captain and four crew were killed amid a dispute over reporting Ramirez to Castro supporters. Burgwise Elwin, 17, survived by hiding in a chain locker.
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Miami
Fla
Roberto Ramirez
Harold Adams
Ramirez
U.S
Seven Seas
Fidel Castro
Burgwise Elwin
Johnson Eyes National Speaking Tour After Congress Adjourns
President Johnson plans no foreign travel this year but hopes to schedule a series of speaking engagements across the country after Congress adjourns. White House aides say the trips are exploratory and no invitations have been accepted as officials discuss a "report to the people" program.
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Washington
Johnson
Wedensday
Congress
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Tougher Draft Rules Faced by Collegians
New York reports that several draft boards plan to tighten deferral rules for college students amid rising draft calls. AP sampling across 20 states shows 13 boards reviewing deferments, with some requiring transcripts to prove full courses and good grades. The push follows President Johnson’s order raising monthly draft figures and firmer college classroom scrutiny.
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New York
The
Associa
Ted Press
Wayne Rhodes
Indiana Selective Service System
Race Troubles Hit Watts Riot In Los Angeles Suburb
In Watts California 1500 rioters mostly youths clashed with helmeted police. More than 100 officers fought crowds causing injuries on both sides and 15 arrests. Looting and shattered storefronts followed hours of fighting before calm returned. A youth questioned blamed recurring unrest.
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Los Angeles
Gemini 5 aims for world space rendezvous with REP satellite
NASA outlines a six hour window for L. Gordon Cooper Jr and Charles Conrad Jr to chase the REP radar pod in the Gemini 5 mission. The plan calls for a 191 hour 53 minute flight, 121 orbits, and a potential record if the rendezvous succeeds within orbit four.
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Space Rendezvous
Globe
Arms of Cooper
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Navy
Cmdr
Charles Conrad Jr
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Space Agency
Conrad
Valery Bykovsky
Cooper
Senate approves Fortas nomination and sweeping Johnson bills
The Senate rushed through major Johnson administration measures including a $1 billion pay raise for 4 million service personnel and creation of a housing and urban development department. Abe Fortas is confirmed to the Supreme Court along with Thurgood Marshall as solicitor general and John W. Gardner as HEW secretary. A Peace Corps authorization was approved but without a provision limiting director Sargent Shriver's involvement.
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Senate House
Peace Corps
Sargent Shriver
Johnson
Abe Fortas
Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
John W. Gardner
New York
Dirksen Presses New Reapportionment Bill After Defeat
Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen reintroduced a revised constitutional amendment opposing the Supreme Court ruling on legislative apportionment. The measure seeks multi factor seat allocation using population geography and political subdivisions with a 10 year census basis and a clause to insure effective representation.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Supreme Court
Agreement Seen on Bill to Create Housing Department
Senate approval advances plan to form a Cabinet Department of Housing and Urban Development. President Johnson hailed bipartisan support as House and Senate differences likely vanish quickly after votes 57 to 33 and 217 to 184 respectively. Critics warn of expanding federal government while supporters cite urban growth and decay problems.
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Housing and Urban Development Department
Bill
Housing Department
Johnson
Washington
Department of Housing and Urban Development
House
Senate
America
Everett M. Dirksen
U.S. Seeks New Policy On UN Peacekeeping Dues
Ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg opened talks as the United States weighs revising policy over refusing to pay 62.2 million dollars in UN peacekeeping assessments. The crisis involves Russia and 11 other nations withholding dues, with Johnson expected to decide on Article 19 application by Monday.
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United Nations
N.Y
Arthur J. Goldberg
United States
Soviet Union
General Assembly
Goldsberg
U.S
Congress
Goldberg
Delestates
Russia
France
Washington
Johnson
Assembly
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Gail Karen Krielow
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