Administration sees turning point near in Viet Nam war
U S officials say expanding combat in Viet Nam could hasten a turning point as political turmoil in the south fades amid military gains. McNamara and Rusk cite substantial progress while warning against renewed violence and strategic shifts by the Communists.
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Viet Nam
John M. Hightower
Washington —P. High
U. S
South Viet Nam
Robert S. McNamara
Dean Rusk
South
Tragic Findlay child killed by sex psychopath hunter
Tim Trask eight found dead near Blanchard River after disappearing on a summer fishing trip. Police Chief Wayne Ethell described the killer as a sex psychopath who shot the boy and stabbed him, with death ruled a gunshot wound. A large volunteer search and community shock followed the discovery near his home.
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Wayne Ethell
Tim
Ethell
Byron F. Voorhees
Reed Trask
Kevin
Marathon Oul Co
Timmy
US Navy pilot downs MIG as two US planes lost in Vietnam action
In fierce air combat near Hanoi and Haiphong Cmdr. Hal L. Marr from Roseburg Oregon destroyed the 13th Communist MIG with a Sidewinder. Two US planes were reported missing after separate attacks near Mu Gia Pass and Dong Hoi, raising total American losses to 261 and 262 in the north. Buddhist protests erupt in Saigon as tear gas disperses crowds amid pro government and anti Communist demonstrations.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Hanoi
Haiphong
U. S
Cmdr
Hal L. Marr
Roseburg
Ore
Hancock
Mu Gia Pass
Dong Hoi
Ruby's Sanity Hearing Opens In Dallas Court
In Dallas a district court jury will decide if Jack Ruby was sane or insane when he killed Lee Harvey Oswald. Ruby's lawyers may seek delays citing constitutional rights. Judge Louis T. Holland indicated no postponement. Ruby, 55, faces the death penalty and the hearing follows the Nov. 24, 1963, Dallas slaying broadcast nationwide. Two Ruby defense groups will not call witnesses or evidence to support insanity.
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Dallas
Tex
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Ruby
Louis T. Holland
Oswald
Warren Commission
John F. Kennedy
Skinny Nikita Khrushchev Votes in Moscow Polls
In Moscow a thin Khrushchev, 72, voted for his successor as premier Alexei Kosygin amid claims of illness. The former premier and party chief, hospitalized last summer for kidney trouble, appeared at a polling station in a staged display of health.
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Khrushchev
Alexei N. Kosygin
Khruschev
Communist Party
Medal for Heroism by 101st Paratrooper Captain
Captain William C. Carpenter of the 101st Airborne earned the Silver Star after directing a napalm strike that saved his company from a superior North Vietnamese force in South Viet Nam. General Westmoreland praised the Screaming Eagles for their stamina and courage in the central highlands.
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Dak TO
South Viet Nam
William C. Westmoreland
U. S
Viet Nam
West Point
Lonesome End
William C. Carpenter
U. S. 101St Airborne Division
Namese
Screaming Eagles
101St
Westmoreland
Carpenter
Humphrey Calls Mayors to Fight Slumism in Cities
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey urged mayors at the U S Conference of Mayors to back the Johnson plan for a demonstration cities bill. He described slumism as the enemy within and pressed for rebuilding central and slum areas without canceling current urban renewal and antipoverty programs.
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Dallas
Tex
Hubert H. Humphrey
Johnson
America
United States Conference of Mayors
Humphrey
Congress
Athens Receives Federal Grant for Water System Expansion
The Messenger reports a federal grant of 1 030 000 dollars awarded to Athens for water system expansion. The article notes page references and related local coverage on infrastructure improvements and regional impact.
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Athens
Puerto Ricans Riot In Chicago Streets
Violence erupts in a North Side Chicago neighborhood after a police shooting of a Puerto Rican youth Cruz Arcelis. Mob over 10 000 roars through Damen Division area smashing cars injuring officers and bystanders as fire and looting spread.
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Chicago
North Side
Thomas Munyon
Cruz Arcelis
Ex OU Girl Murdered In Cleveland
Louise Manak a 19 year old former Ohio University secretary was found strangled in her Cleveland East Side apartment. A 23 year old East Cleveland man and a 21 year old Cleveland Heights resident are held for investigation.
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Cleveland
Ohio University
Cleveland East Side
Louise Manak
East Cleveland
Cleveland Heights
Miss Manak
Dorothy Manak
Novelty
New York Central Railroad
Court Bans Police Grilling Suspects
The Supreme Court ruled police may not question a suspect who is alone and indicates he does not wish to be interrogated. The ruling bars statements used against him unless safeguards protect self incrimination rights. Dissenting Justices Harlan Stewart White opposed the decision.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Earl Warren
John M. Harlan
Potter Stewart
Byron R. White
Tom C. Clark
Warren
Humbert to appeal second degree murder verdict
Defense attorneys plan to appeal the second degree murder conviction of Ernest Edward Humbert 18 former Defiance College freshman. A common pleas court jury found Humbert guilty of first degree murder in the stabbing death of Phillip Toon 42 father of ten. Ohio peach crop hit by hard freeze last month with yield projected at 200000 bushels down from 500000 last year per USDA statistician James R Kendall.
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Defiance
Ernest Edward Humbert
Defiance College
Common Pleas Court
Humbert
Phillip Toon
Columbus
Ohio
James R. Kendall
U. S. Agriculture Department
Beve rly Hills Investor Weisman Improves After Lounge Incident
Beverly Hills officials report Frederick R. Weisman 54 former Hunt Foods president is improving after a Wednesday Polo Lounge assault at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Separately Hollywood mourns Wallace Ford 68 veteran stage and film actor who died Saturday.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Frederick R. Weisman
Frank Sinatra
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Weisman
Hunt Foods
Beverly Hills Hotel
Hollywood
Wallace Ford
Court Upsets Union Boss Conviction
The Supreme Court voided the contempt of Congress conviction of a former union officer John T. Gojack for refusing to answer House Un American Activities Committee questions in 1955. The ruling by Justice Abe Portas reversed the DC Circuit Court and marked the second time a Gojack conviction was overturned.
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Washington
Supreme Court
House Committee On UN American Activities
Abe Portas
U. S. Circuit Court
District of Columbia
John T. Gojack
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America
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