Protestant union push sparks immediate drafting effort
Dayton reports a call by ten major Protestant denominations for an immediate drafting plan for church union to be reviewed by governing assemblies after a morning Lord's Supper celebration. Chicago notes William G. Clark's Senate bid and Vietnam policy concerns, seen as a possible trial balloon. Warsaw reports a student protest organizer arrested and faculty linked to unrest, while Czslovak leaders cite concern over liberalization in Prague. East Berlin and Budapest ideologists issue critical statements but Italy's Communist leader voices approval.
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Dayton
Ohio
Chicago
William G. Clark
U. S. Senate
U. S
Vietnam
Clark
Warsaw
Poland
Warsaw University
Prague
Alexander Dubcek
Dresden
East Germany
East Berlin
Budapest
Hungary
Joan Baez Weds Draft Resister in Mod Ceremony
Joan Baez 27 and draft resister David Harris 22 wed at St. Clement’s Church Manhattan with guests in mod dress. Ceremony honored resisters as the couple stood and sang gospel numbers, marking a pacifist union amid draft tensions.
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New York
Joan Baez
Miss Baez
David Harris
St. Clement’s Episcopal Church
Manhattan
West Side
Yanks Battle VC For Hamlet Control Near Saigon
American infantry with tanks artillery and planes fought the Viet Cong for control of Ap Long Muc hamlet about 30 miles northwest of Saigon in a four day battle. U S and South Vietnamese forces report 396 enemy killed in Trang Bang area since Sunday plus 69 Americans and 92 South Vietnamese killed or wounded.
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Saigon
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Ap Long Muc
Trang Bang
U.S
al Chang
Associated Press
Ap Long Mac
25Th Division
Quyet Thang
Central Highlands
Ban Me Thuot
Senate Delays Aid Bill Over Clifford Testimony
Washington AP reports the Senate Foreign Relations Committee suspends action on the foreign aid bill awaiting public testimony from Defense Secretary Clark M. Clifford on military aid provisions worth 420 million dollars. A committee source says Clifford is likely to testify in about a month and no other witnesses are planned.
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Washington
Johnson Administration
Treasury
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Clark M. Clifford
Clifford
Reveal CIA Role In Viet Nam Pacification Effort
An informed official says the CIA provides a substantial portion of equipment and funds for South Vietnam’s pacification program. The source notes CIA support is public knowledge and that funding and supervision are being transferred to the Department of Defense.
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Saigon
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
South Vietnam
U.S
CIA
Department of Defense
Kennedy Heads For Iowa and Turns Guns On Nixon
Sen Robert F Kennedy campaigned into Idaho and Utah attacking Nixon as having no new ideas. Nixon may shape his platform at the Republican convention while Kennedy and McCarthy push anti war messages on campuses. Wallace continues third party bid into three southern states. Draft issue split between Kennedy and McCarthy with Hershey controversy. Kennedy questioned draft fairness for the poor as the war continues.
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Iowa
Nixon
Associated Press
Robert F. Kennedy
Idaho
Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Pocatello
Old E. Hughes
Eugene J. McCarthy
McCarthy
Seymour Hersh
Mary Lou Oates
Richard N. Goodwin
GOP
Everett M. Dirksen
Riil
Platform Committee
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Civil Servants Pressured for Democratic Dinner Gifts
A veteran civil servant said Maritime Administration leaders summoned 79 staff to a business hours meeting and urged contributions to a $250 plate fundraiser for President Johnson. Gulick denies coercion. officials from the Civil Service Commission say they will investigate if warranted. Invitations went to GS-15+ federal employees. meeting held in the General Accounting Office building with GS-15+ staff told to choose how to contribute.
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Gulick
John J. McCarthy
Civil Service Commission
Michael Kirwan
Ohio
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Johnson
General Accounting Office
Carl C. Davis
C. R. Smith
Howard Samuels
Bob Lee
Commerce
C.R. Smith
Firefighters forced to battle blaze amid angry mob
HIGH RIDGE Mo AP volunteer firemen faced a crowd armed with guns and clubs as they were ordered to extinguish a house fire. Assistant chief Robert Ellison said the crew could not confirm a required 7 tag and about 75 people surrounded them. They were threatened and the hose was grabbed. The fire was near a separately left to burn home that lacked a tag. Firefighters may not fight a fire at an untagged home unless a life is at risk.
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High Ridge
Robert Ellison
Ellison
Abrams in Washington fuels secrecy over Vietnam command swap
General Creighton W. Abrams arrived in Washington for talks on strengthening and modernizing the South Vietnamese army amid persistent secrecy. Abrams, Westmoreland’s deputy, is seen as the likely successor to command in Vietnam by July, with White House and Pentagon meetings noted with Clarke Clifford Wheeler and Johnson aides.
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Washington
Creighton W. Abrams
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Abrams
Westmoreland
Pentagon
Defense Department
White House
Johnson
Abe
Army
Pacific
Tax plan faces House hurdle amid Senate push
In Washington AP reports sponsors expect the Senate to approve a plan combining President Johnsons 10 percent income tax surcharge with a $6 billion spending cut, but House resistance looms. Wilbur Mills opposes the tax hike and keeps tax legislation in the House, while Ways and Means votes Thursday seek final action and a conference with the House.
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Senate
Johnson
House
Ces
George A. Smathers
Dfla
Ways and Means Committee
Wilbur D. Mills
House Committee
Congress
Ways and Means
Western Hemisphere
Nue
Department
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