Air Force Takes the Brunt of U.S. Missile Stress
Washington reports that in McNamara plan the Air Force bears the largest savings, eliminating 150 ballistic missiles and closing six Strategic Air Command bases as part of a shift to Minuteman missiles. Overall annual savings reach 348.8 million with additional overseas base cuts.
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Robert S. McNamara
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De Gaulle Warns He'll Move Closer to Reds
Paris reports that President Charles de Gaulle signaled a potential shift toward closer ties with the Soviet bloc. He warned that France might sacrifice NATO and European defense unity if necessary to pursue independent security policy and national interests.
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U.S
Hoff Urges Full Vermont Manpower Retraining Support
Montpelier United Press International Gov Philip Hoff is urged by his Manpower Advisory Committee to keep retraining programs fully funded under 100 percent federal sponsorship. Congress moves to a matching fund system next July 1, threatening the program’s future in Vermont despite its substantial success and 17 training sites with 24 occupations.
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Hoff
Vermont
Journalists criticize LBJ news conferences and DoD info flow
Sigma Delta Chi's annual Freedom of Information Committee report condemns President Johnson's frequent unscheduled press conferences that deter specialists in foreign affairs defense and politics. It also blasts Defense Secretary McNamara and Asst. Sec. Sylvester for centralizing information, causing delays for reporters at Guantanamo and the Gulf of Tonkin.
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Freedom of Information Committee
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Washington
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Arthur Sylvester
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Rebel Plane Tries To Kill Castro in Cuban Attack
Cuban exile MIRR claims a B26 bomber attempted to assassinate Fidel Castro during a baseball stadium speech in Havana. Ground fire struck the World War II aircraft nine times, wounding a crewman, as MIRR labeled the attack Operation John F. Kennedy and vowed further action.
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Fidel Castro
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Caribbean
Castro
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Europe’s First Quints Born in Paris
In suburban Asnieres near Paris, five newborns three boys and two girls known as Europe’s first quintuplets arrived at Bourguignon Clinic then moved to a larger hospital in southern Paris. Parents Monique and Raymond Senbor age 29 and 35 already have two children. Doctors reported the births took 90 minutes starting at 2 pm with weights ranging from 2 pounds 8 ounces to 2 pounds 12 ounces.
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Bourguignon
Boulevard Voltaire
Raymond and
Roger Chasques
Fernando Manhoua
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