Johnson reshuffles USIA and Air Force top posts
President Johnson announced major personnel changes including the resignation of Carl T. Rowan as USIA director and the replacement of Air Force secretary Eugene M. Zuckert by Harold Brown. Rowan's exit leaves USIA with vacancies. Time-Life and Voice of America officials also depart amid policy disputes.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
U.S. Information Agency
USIA
Air Force
Carl T. Rowan
Rowan
Eugene M. Zuckert
Kennedy Administration
Harold Brown
Defense Research and Engineering
Donald M. Wilson
Time- Life International
Henry Loomis
Voice of America
Rown
Search Called Off For Kidnapped Girl
Police halted the five day hunt for Denise Clinton after eight helicopters and over 60 horsemen failed to find the 9 year old during the motel robbery near Kansas City. The search ended with no major developments and the investigation moved to FBI and local offices. Robbery suspect Robert Lee Hays, 32, remained sought for questioning on a separate Topeka federal fugitive warrant.
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Kansas City
UPI
Denise Clinton
Towa
Denise
Great Plains
FBI
Robert Lee Hays
Hays
Topeka
Kan
U S Troop Expansion Open Ended Says LBJ
UPI reports the United States plans to raise troops in Vietnam to 100000 or more by late summer or early fall, an increase of at least 33000, with thousands in Army combat units. Saigon authorities showed current strength at 67000 last week amid ongoing buildup.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Viet Nam
Saigon
U.S
Johnson
North
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Henry Cabot Lodge
South
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Maxwell D. Taylor
Pentagon
Governor Rockefeller Hurt in Venezuela Horse Fall
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller was treated for a sprained left leg and minor bruises after being thrown from a horse during a tour of his ranch near Valencia, Venezuela. He planned to return to New York on Wednesday.
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Caracas
Venezuela
UPI
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Valencia
Pedro Weisberg
Valencia Medical Center
Albany
N.Y
Rockefeller
Robert McManus
Carabobo State
Happy
Lawrence Rockefeller Jr
Mariner 4 Near Date With Mars
Mars mission advances toward closeup photos as Mariner 4 nears Mars after a record pace launch from Cape Kennedy. The 575 pound craft has sent back data on cosmic rays while awaiting telephoto images to begin. A rival probe's contact was lost two days after launch.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPD
America
Mariner 4
Mars
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Earth
Red Planet
Martian
California Institute of Technology
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
JPL
Public Apathy Toward Drought Deplored by Bay State Group
Boston news report on Massachusetts drought concerns. A state commission led by Charles H. W. Foster urges immediate plans to create large regional water sources. Malcolm Graf notes public indifference. large timber piles at Ambassooksus Lake and Black Pond amid Chesus cook Lake tributaries.
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New England
Maine
Aroostook
Piscataquis
Bay State Group
State Commissioner of Natural Resources
Charles H.W. Foster
Volpe
Great Northern Paper Co
Ambassooksus Lake
Black Pond
Chesuscook Lake
Scott Paper Co
Roach River
Moosehead Lake
Javits urges federal drought task force for Northeast
Senator Jacob K. Javits called on President Johnson to form a special federal task force to relieve drought conditions in the parched Northeast. He said water shortages plagued many large cities and hurt farms across 11 states and argued the task force would marshal resources of diverse federal water programs to mitigate the drought effects.
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Washington
UPI
Jacob K. Javits
Johnson
New York
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Paramount
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