McNamara Faces Capitol Hill Brush Fire Over Surplus Gear
Secretary of Defense McNamara battles a Senate dispute over how surplus military gear is disposed of. Senators allege the Pentagon discards usable, current models while U S forces in Vietnam need them. Gruening leads questions about why best equipment isn’t provided and used gear is sold as surplus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Capitol Hill
Senate
Pentagon
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
Defense Department
South Viet Nam
Greuning
Viet Nam
Gruening
McNamara
Congress
U. S
Southeast Asia
Milward L. Simpson
R-Wyo
Election Plans Formed for South Viet Nam Polls
A 30 member cross section of anti Communists in South Viet Nam met in Saigon to draft an electoral law within a month under Premier Ky's military government. The panel, reduced from 100, includes jurists and key political and religious group representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
B52s Bomb Viet Cong Stronghold for Fifth Day
B52s held the Viet Cong fortress near the Cambodian border for a fifth day as Stratofortress bombers struck a suspected Communist arms factory and training site 75 miles northwest of Saigon. North of Vietnam US forces renewed forceful air raids after a monsoon pause. an F105 Thunderchief was shot down 65 miles northeast of Hanoi, its pilot seen on the ground as a rescue failed amid heavy antiaircraft fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
North
Viet Nam
U. S. Air Force
Navy
U. S
Hanoi
North Viet Nam
U.S
Tay Ninh
U. S. 1St Infantry Division
Replacements Set for Viet Nam War Effort
Army plans to provide over 100000 replacements for Viet Nam this summer and fall to sustain one year tours. Gen Wheeler testified the demand runs July through October as the bulk of deployments proceed. The replacements will come from training pools and personnel drawn from Europe Panama and Alaska, issued individually to Viet Nam rather than as units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Viet Nam
Army
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Congress
Marine Corps
Wheeler
U. S
William C. Westmoreland
United States
Westmoreland
Pic
Tured
Europe
Panama
Alaska
House Appropriations Cuts Over 302 Million From Johnson Request
The House Appropriations Committee slashed more than 302 million from the 14.3 billion requested by President Johnson to fund 24 federal agencies. Major cuts include the full 19.7 million for Project Mohole and a reduced rent subsidy program for low income housing, with new limits aimed at official local approvals. In Minneapolis Lucy Ann Stacken and John W Lucy plan marriage after license. she will become Lucy Lucy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Johnson
House
National Science Foundation
Congress
Bride of eight months greets first Viet Nam letter as husband dies
Greenwich Conn. Mrs Roseann A Pecora reports her husband Pvt Joseph Pecora 21 died in a grenade blast in Saigon the same day a letter arrived to comfort her. The blast also killed Antonine Kecipher 19 of Bridgeport. The Pecoras married Sept 4 last year and he left for Vietnam April 18 after basic and infantry training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwich
Conn
Roseann A. Pecora
Viet Nam
States
Joseph Pecora
Pecora
Cos Cob
Pvt
Pecors
Ft. Dix
N. J
Ft. Polk
Saigon
Josephine
Vote Totals For State Offices In Ohio Election
Unofficial totals from 13,254 polling places list party leads across offices. Republicans Rhodes beats White for Governor. Democrats McIwain and Reams lead respective gubernatorial tallies, with other statewide races headed by Ferguson Pugliese Borror Kinsley Nolan Entinger and C Brown Goldman in various contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Rhodes
White
McIwain
Reams
Coleman
Lynch
McElroy
Sweeney
Ferguson
Pugliese
Borror
Kinsley
Bell
Nolan
E. Brown
Entinger
Supreme Court
C. Brown
Goldman
Federal Reserve Head Proposes Across-the-Board Tax Increase
William McChesney Martin Jr. chairs the Federal Reserve Board and calls for a simple across-the-board tax rise. Columbus observance proclaims School Safety Patrol Week May 8 to 14 by Gov. Rhodes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William McChesney Martin, Jr
Federal Reserve Board
Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Athens City Board names new high school principal
Athens City School Board selects a new high school principal while Ohio University staff discuss Sheltering Arms Hospital Foundation campaign. Alexander School Board hires 22 teachers and releases 13. Randy Harkins wins four events to lead Athens to SEOUL track title amid page references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens City School Board
Ohio University
Sheltering Arms Hospital Foundation
Alexander School Board
Randy Harkins
Athens
Seoul
Ohio River Falls Toward Flood Stage Near Cincinnati
The Ohio River, within seven tenths of a foot of flood stage, begins to fall after cresting at 51.3 feet late Wednesday. Flood stage is 52 feet and the gauge stood at 51 feet at 7 a.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio River
Point Pleasant
Saint Genevieve
West Virginia
Cincinnati
U. S. Weather Bureau
Protest J School Action at Ohio State University
Acting journalism director Paul Barton joined six faculty members in a protest against the selection of Dr William E Hall as permanent director. About 100 faculty and students joined the picket at the administration building while a separate rally drew 200 attendees. An empty chair addressed questions to President Novice Fawcett on journalism and student rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Paul Barton
Ohio State University
Journalism School
William E. Hall
Barton
University
Hall
University of Nebraska
Bar
Ton
Free Student Federation
Ohio State
Novice Fawcett
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tia Rit
Steomwaad “ Datamant
Alabama
St. Louis, Mo
Messenger Newsphoto
Plaster Viet
Cam Ranh Bay
Lucy
Minneapolis
Minn
Lucy Ann Stacken
John W. Lucy
Lucy Lucy
Martin
Cassified Comics
Porte Sc
Folevioh
Ieccics
Middleport
Nelsonville
PT. Pleasant
Pomeroy
Chauncey Glouster
Logan
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!