New Peace Proposals Signal U S Viet Nam Policy Shift
Washington reports that the Johnson administration outlined three points on Viet Nam to present a more positive U S stance and counter criticism at the United Nations and abroad. Senator Fulbright praised the spirit of compromise while noting the proposals echo earlier U S statements and reiterate conditions for peace and a phased withdrawal synchronized with North Vietnamese steps.
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UPI
U.S
Sen
J. William Fulbright
United Nations
Arthur J. Goldberg
Johnson
Paul VI
U.N
Thant
United States
Southeast Asia
Goldberg
North Viet Nam
Viet Nam
North
McNamara orders $700 million boost in combat aircraft production
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara announced a $700 million increase in Viet Nam War aircraft production, starting July 1, adding about 280 fighter and attack planes. The Navy will receive a majority of the new craft as losses are reassessed and production plans aim to exceed losses.
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Washington
UPI
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Viet Nam
Navy
McNamara
North
Guessing Game On Katzenbach Successor Begins
Washington speculation swirled over President Johnson's next Attorney General choice after Nicholas Katzenbach's departure with no clear frontrunner.
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Katzenbach
Washington
UPI
Johnson
Nicholas Katzenbach
Cost of Living Squeezes Workers
Rising living costs and lower spendable earnings tighten the squeeze on U S factory workers. August CPI rose four tenths of 1 percent led by food and medical costs. Net spendable earnings of 13.6 million production workers fell 20 cents weekly from July. CPI stood at 113.8, up 3.5 percent from a year ago and 13.8 percent from 1957-59 base.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Labor Department
Crippled Surveyor Crashes On Moon At 5800 MPH
The $65 million Surveyor 2 moon explorer crashed into the lunar surface at 5800 mph after a steering engine failed. JPL officials noted repeated rotation attempts failed and retro rocket firings may have torn the craft apart, ending its 63 hour flight from Cape Kennedy.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
JPL
California Institute of Technology
Moon
Surveyor
Imo
Cape Kennedy
Powell Faces Yet Another Challenge in Powell Fallout
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell, subject of a new payroll inquiry and reduced powers as Education and Labor chair, faces further scrutiny from a special House payroll subcommittee led by Rep. Wayne L. Hays. The probe centers on Powell’s employment of his wife Yvette and broader questions about congressional staffing amid partisan tensions.
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UPI
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
House Education and Labor Committee
Adam-smasher
House Administration
House
Powell
Education and Labor Committee
Wayne L. Hays
Ohio
Joe D. Waggonner Jr
Paul C. Jones
Frank Thompson Jr
N.J
William L. Dickinson
Ala
Samuel L. Devine
Thompson
Yvette
Man returns cash from mistaken restaurant pickup
A Long Beach construction worker ordered two chicken dinners and received a sack containing the day's receipts worth $825. Realizing the mix up at Newport Beach, he returned to the shop where the grateful manager prepared a police report. He asked that his name remain private and said the woman with him was not his wife.
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Calif
UPI
Newport Beach
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