VIP Tours Sweep Vietnam War Visit Lineup
A flood of U S politicians and officials arrive in Vietnam for four day VIP tours. Congressmen governors and mayors tour major military installations meet troops and view map zones while JFK era style protocol clashes with field reality. Local dynasties and state loyalties add color to the visits.
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South Viet Nam
Congress
Dick Kriegel
United States Operation Mission
Binh Dinh
Sen
Edward Kennedy
D. Mass
Kriegel
George Romney
Michigan
Ticonderoga
West Virginia
Tay Ninh
Cao Dai
Vatican
Sun Yat-sen
Victor Hugo
Pope
Ohio Development Team eyes 16 hot prospects in New York
Gov Rhodes development director reports 16 immediate prospects contacted in NYC for locating new industry in Ohio and 43 with long term plans for plant locations. The brief notes the positive interstate business outreach by the Ohio Development Team.
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Columbus
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
New York City
F. P. Neuenschwander
Marines launch new push to trap Viet Cong in Da Nang Chu Lai area
Leathernecks and Vietnamese troops began a fresh three day battle to seal off retreat routes for a siege force in the Da Nang Chu Lai corridor. American casualties were light as 30 to 40 guerrillas clashed with small arms after being flown in from the Valley Forge and reinforced by road troops and air support.
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Saigon
South
Viet Nam
U. S
da Nang
Chu Lai
Leathernecks
Valley Forge
South China Sea
Battle Escalates in Vietnam Front Near Hue and Duc Pho
U S and allied forces report 206 sorties since Thursday night in the rice paddies shelling 25 targets with rockets bombs and 20mm fire. Lt Col Leon Utter says the enemy retreat is squeezed to the western hills as forces close the loop. A Voice of America relay station near Hue is struck by 60mm mortars. A Viet Cong mine hits a U S convoy 23 miles north of Saigon with heavy casualties. U S Navy and Air Force planes support government units under siege at Duc Pho as Viet Cong engage coastal outpost forces southeast of Quang Ngai. The 7th Fleet and airstrikes continue north of Vietnam with leaflet drops following the attack.
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Miami
Okla
Voice of America
Hue
Saigon
U. S
Philippines
Viet Nam
U.S
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Duc Pho
Quang Ngai City
North
Viet Cong claims U S forces used toxic gas in battle area
Hanoi Radio broadcast a Viet Cong charge alleging U S and South Vietnamese forces dumped 80 tons of hazardous devices on roads near Dien Bien Phu and 90 miles west of Hanoi. The report said a chemical warfare platoon was wiped out on November 22 and that planes were sent to destroy bodies and erase evidence.
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Dien Bien Phu
Hanoi
Leaders Study Soviet Shakeup
Washington analysts say Soviet leadership changes strengthen party control under Leonid Brezhnev with minimal impact on U.S.-Soviet relations. The moves emerged at a three day Supreme Soviet session in Moscow and include Anastas Mikoyan stepping down.
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Washington
Communist Party
Leonord I. Brezhnev
Supreme Soviet
Moscow
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Brother of Juror Testifies in Selma Murder Trial
Defense witnesses including the brother of a juror testified that one of three white defendants was on a telephone call when Rev. James J. Reed was killed in Selma last March. Six defense witnesses followed the prosecution rest in the first degree murder trial of Elmer L. Cook, William Stanley Hoggle, and Namon O Neal Hoggle. Temperatures through midweek to run above normal with scattered showers possible.
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Ala
Boston
James J. Reed
Elmer L. Cook
William Stanley Hoggle
Namon O’neal Hoggle
Reed
Edgar B. Vardaman
Harry C. Vardaman
Vardaman
O’neal Hoggle
Soviet leadership shakeup sees Podgorny sidelined
The Central Committee moves signal Brezhnev consolidates power as Nikita Podgorny is deemed unlikely to return to active politics after a ceremonial post. Mikoyan retires, Shelepin's fate unclear as rumors place him possibly taking Podgorny’s party secretariat role.
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Nikoli V. Podgorny
Mikoyan
Central Committee
The
Communists Party
Podgorny
Shelepin
Party
Brezhny
No Answer To Johnson Wage Plea
In San Francisco AFL CIO leader George Meany tells President Johnson labor supports his Vietnam stance and calls for workers share of wealth. Meany offers no promise on curbing wage demands to prevent inflationary effects.
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Johnson
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Viet Nam
America
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George Meany
Meany
AFL - Cio
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Goodyear to Expand Logan Foam Plant by Million Dollars
Logan A Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co facility will add about 90 000 square feet at the Logan plant to boost production of padded dashboards and interior foam parts. The 1 million dollar expansion includes building and equipment costs with start of construction soon and production slated for April for 1967 model cars. Site work has begun. total employment now about 630 as expansion progresses.
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Logan
Logan Foam Products
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Nathan H. Hurt
Bright Fireball Sparks National Awe Across Nation
Reports of a bright fireball seen from the Northeast to California sparked telephone chatter and rumors. Astronomer Dr. William P. Bidelman called it a fireball, with sightings in Idaho and the Pacific Northwest. a Defense Department spokesman said it may be a natural phenomenon. Fire alarms in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and parts of Canada reported flashes and small fires, all extinguished without major damage. Kecksburg and Elyria witnesses described blue flashes and grass fires near rivers and fields.
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Midwest
William P. Bidelman
University of Michigan
Idaho
Defense Department
Washington
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Canada
Kecksburg
Roy Howard
Johnson Holds Vietnam War Strategy Meeting At Texas Ranch
President Johnson summons top Pentagon leaders including the Joint Chiefs to his Texas ranch for talks on wage and finance Viet Nam. He warns new hard steps may follow if peace efforts fail as Viet Nam costs about 6 billion dollars yearly. Leading advisors present include Robert S. McNamara Cyrus Vance and Gen. Earle Wheeler.
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Tex
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
Texas
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Cyrus R. Vance
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs
Air Force
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Space Epic Maneuver Advances as Gemini 7 Leads
Gemini 7 passed its sixth day in orbit surpassing expectations while Gemini 6 prepares to launch Sunday from Cape Kennedy in a historic chase. Schirra and Stafford aim to close the gap over 103000 miles in formation to within inches for six hours to rehearse lunar landing techniques. Barbara Lovell urged a quick return home for Christmas as the mission proceeds.
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AP Aerospace
Winter Space Center
Houston
James A. Lovell Jr
Lovell
Frank Borman
United States
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Cape Kennedy
Navy
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Schirra
Stafford
Greek freighter Costantis rescued after storm drama
The Costantis, a 7200 ton Greek freighter, drifted 300 miles southwest of Ireland in gale conditions. One crewman is dead, another rescued, a third missing as three ships and the Queen Mary shadowed the scene. The ship, with 29 aboard, was en route to Falmouth England when rescued.
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Falmouth
England
New York
Plymouth
Queen Mary
Costantis
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