Week's Viet Toll: U S Dead in Viet Nam Week
U S military reports 28 American soldiers killed in action in Viet Nam last week with 100 wounded and seven missing or captured. South Vietnamese losses reach 735 with 240 killed. Viet Cong casualties tallied at 419 killed and 28 captured amid air raids by B52 bombers near Saigon and Bu Dop.
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South Viet Nam
U. S
Viet Nam
U.S
Bau Bang
Spe
Cial
Bu Dop
1St Division
Bien Hoa
McNamara urges building U S forces in Viet Nam
Secretary of Defense McNamara returned from Vietnam saying the Viet Cong to government force ratio is totally unacceptable. He signaled plans to recommend President Johnson approve an increase in U S strength in South Vietnam to offset the imbalance. He, Ambassador-designate Lodge and Gen Wheeler would report to government officials today.
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Defense
Robert S. McNamara
D” Zone
Bien Hoa
McNamara
Viet Nam
U.S
Washington
Johnson
U. S
South Viet Nam
Henry Cabot Lodge
Earle G. Wheeler
Army Chief of Staff
Guard Volunteers Proposed for Air Duty in Viet Nam
National Guard officials floated using volunteers to meet rising air transport needs in a Viet Nam buildup. Guard pilots could fly soldiers and cargo to the Far East, relieving active units. The Air Guard operates 25 heavy transport squadrons with about 200 planes and has recently increased overseas missions to 130 monthly.
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Washington —P National Guard
Viet Nam
Air Force
Defense Department
Far East
Military Air Transport Service
Air Guard
Okinawa
Philippines
Conferees Reach Medicare Bill Agreement On Expansion
Washington conferees pledged a historic Medicare program after sixth talks to resolve House and Senate differences. Key decision sets the first 6600 of income as taxable to fund the expanded Social Security, with final action anticipated after experts finish detail work.
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Washington
Senate
House
George Smathers
D-Fla
Rhodes Urges Bipartisan War on Unemployment
Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes told 12 Midwestern state representatives that Republicans and Democrats must unite to boost economic development. He praised the Ohio General Assembly for providing tools to package merchandise and market the state, and noted Ohio leaders are turning to data processing to cut government waste.
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Columbus
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Rhodes
Midwest
The
Council of State Governments
General Assembly
Donald E. Smeltzer
State Finance Department
Londoner Confesses Art Theft The Goya Portrait Theft
Kempton Bunton the 61 year old Newcastle man arrested after turning himself in confessed to stealing the Goya portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery on August 22 1961. He was released on 350 pounds bail and set for August 22 pending further hearing.
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London
Britain
Duke of Wellington
Kempton Bunton
Newcastle
National Gallery
Birmingham
Floods Leave 7 Dead In Northwest Missouri
Seven people are confirmed dead as floods sweep northwest Missouri. The Platte River crest reached 16 feet above flood stage at Agency with the Little Platte rising to 15 feet at Smithville. Gov. Hearnes sought federal aid. SBA declared a disaster area. widespread evacuations occurred in Smithville Tracy and Fairley as dikes failed and water flooded homes.
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Missouri
Iowa Line
Kansas City
Platte
Agency
Smithville
Warren E. Hearnes
White House
Small Business Administration
Tracy
Fairley
Five More Join New Greek Government
In Athens King Constantine’s crisis deepened as five more ex-Papandreou party members joined the cabinet, enlarging the monarch’s hand-picked government to 20 ministers led by George Athanasiadis Novas. Papandreou warned traitors, while his party still controls 170 of 300 seats and the king seeks a parliamentary confidence vote.
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Greece
Constantine
George Papandreou
George Athanasiadis Novas
Center Union
Papandreou
Athanasiadis
KKK Plans Rally Near Bogalusa
The Ku Klux Klan plans a second rally within five days near Bogalusa Louisiana. Imperial Wizard Robert M. Shelton of United Klans of America said he would speak at the pasture gathering across the Pearl River in Mississippi. Bogalusa police adopt a tougher policy after a federal suit seeks to cite top officials for contempt.
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Bogalusa
Ku Klux Klan
Justice Department
Robert M. Shelton
Tuscaloosa
Ala
The
United Klans of America
Mississippi
Pearl River
Stock Haul Shocks Wall Street Messengers
New York police say Gerald Mulcahy, 18, a Wall Street messenger, was robbed of over 2 million in negotiable stock certificates. The thieves fled with Mulcahy’s wallet and the stock in a manila envelope, while Goodbody Co issued a stop order to block sale. An NYSE spokesman noted the certificates are negotiable but likely unusable to the robbers.
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New York
Gerald Mulcahy
Wall Street
Mulcahy
Goodbody Co
New York Stock Exchange
Court Appointment Speculation Is Rising
Washington reports rising speculation about President Johnson potentially reshaping the Supreme Court with a landmark appointment. The vacancy follows Justice Goldberg's move to ambassador, with talk of Thurgood Marshall possibly shifting from solicitor general to the high court and attention to leading women lawyers like Sarah Hughes.
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Goldberg
Johnson
Arthur Goldberg
White House
Supreme Court
Adlai Stevenson
United Nations
Arthur J. Goldberg
U.S
Thurgood Marshall
Sarah Hughes
John F. Kennedy
Athens City Parking Lot Self Supports Proposed Bond
The Messenger notes a 10 year bond issue for the Tri County Vacation School to be placed on the nonpartisan ballot. Logan planning commission gives a development firm 10 days to comply with a 1962 street standards order. Page references indicate features on Page 6 13 and 15 with sports and editorial sections.
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Athens City
Tri- County
Logan Planning Commission
Earthquake Disaster Prediction Sparks Santa Barbara Alert
Athens researcher Elvin R. Morgan ordered Civil Defense to stand by after a letter from J. Douglas Stewart warned of a July 21 disaster in Santa Barbara. The missive cited Mrs Jeane Dixon and Mrs Grace Conrad as prophets and noted a rapid Colorado River rise. Stewart, a Ohio University photography assistant, said authorities should be warned and that he remains alert through July.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Athens
Associated Press
Elvin R. Morgan
Stewart
Ohio University
Santa Barbara County
Morgan
Jeane Dixon
Washington
Dixon
John F. Kennedy
California
Ann Arbor
Mich
Grace Conrad
Bayside
Colorado River
Falling Pole Pierces Head of Secretary in New York
Frances Levin, 45, remains in critical condition after a metal tipped window pole fell nine stories from an employment agency office and pierced her skull. She was among bystanders near 42nd Street and Broadway as police acted after an arrest. During a six hour operation at St. Clare's Hospital doctors removed the pole and stabilized her condition.
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New York
Frances Levin
Miss Levin
42Nd Street
Broadway
St. Clare’s Hospital
Jet Crash Lands at Pease Air Force Base in Newington
A six engine Air Force jet bomber crash lands safely on a foam covered runway at Pease Base after circling for nearly five hours with a jammed landing gear. The incident follows a broader slate of world and national brief items.
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Newington
N. H
Air Force
Pease Air Force Base
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