Reserve Units Stepping Up Readiness
Deputy Secretary Cyrus R. Vance told a House subcommittee that the Pentagon will give three Army Reserve divisions six independent brigades and certain support units special attention to raise readiness. The plan aims to have selected reserves ready to respond quickly if a call up becomes necessary, while the active army is strengthened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cyrus R. Vance
Pentagon
Vance
House Armed Services
Army
Viet Nam
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
National Guard
Johnson
Five Day Forecast: Week Temperatures Dip Slightly
The period through Saturday will average four degrees below the seasonal normal of 69 with little daily variation. Showers are expected again on Thursday.
U S Waives Immunity For Double Murder Trial
In Saigon an American spokesman says the United States has waived diplomatic immunity on Robert V. Kimball a 36 year old USAID official charged with the double slaying of Jack Ryan public safety director and Nguyen Thi Hai an employee. The decision allows Kimball's trial in a Vietnamese court with potential life detention or a minimum five year term. The shooting outside Ryan's home July 23 is described as a crime of passion.
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Saigon
United States
Robert V. Kimball
U.S
Kimball
South Viet Nam
Jack Ryan
Nguyen Thi Hai
Ryan
Cardinals Rehire Red Schoendienst To Manage 1966
The St. Louis Cardinals rehire 42 year old Red Schoendienst to manage the defending World Champions in 1966. Schoendienst, a close friend of Cardinal VP Sian Musial, received a vote of confidence as the team sat seventh in the National League standings.
Johnson accuses a Republican of breaking briefing confidence
President Johnson lashes out at an unidentified Republican leader for breaking White House briefing confidences amid Viet Nam policy debates. He cites a man at a White House conference who provided reporters with information but refused to identify as the source. Ford and Dirksen deny involvement.
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Johnson
Johnson City
Tex
Congress
White House
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Washington
Senate
Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Montana
U.S
Viet Nam
Mansfield
Senate Gop
Everett M. Dirksen
Sen
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Dirksen
Hickenlooper
Sen. Mansfield
Smith College to adopt four course semester plan
Smith College in Northampton will implement major curriculum changes starting fall 1966 to allow early specialization. The shift includes a four course semester replacing five, a mid semester week, and a two week independent study period before mid year exams.
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Northampton
Smith College
Smith
Connecticut Valley
Mount Holyoke College
University of Massachusetts
Amherst College
Polaris Sub Honors Negro Dr Carver
The first nuclear submarine named for a Black American will be christened August 14 by Marian Anderson. The USS George Washington Carver honors the scientist known for peanut and sweet potato product research aiding the South’s economy. Launching will occur at Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co.
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Newport News
Marian Anderson
George Washington Carver
Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co
Dog Pastries on Keys Sings in San Bernardino Home
In San Bernardino California Mrs William Wing shares her home with an aged Boston bull terrier named George Bing after Bing Crosby The dog began playing piano at three months and accompanies his growly singing with bold piano riffs locals remark on the unusual talent noting the dog is not the only piano playing canine but his showmanship stands out
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San Bernardino
Calif
William Wing
Governors to Visit Viet Nam In Fall For U S Support
Vermont Governor Hoff announced a 10-member delegation of five Republicans and five Democrats including George Romney John Connolly John Volpe and John Chafee will travel to Viet Nam in late October to show moral support and discuss trade in Japan on a 10-day trip sponsored by the State Department.
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John Chafee
Rhode Island
National Governors Conference
Minneapolis
Minn
Hoff
Japan
Harold Hughes
Iowa
John Burns
Hawaii
Clifford Hansen
Wyoming
Boggs Urges Immediate Blockade of North Viet Nam
Senator J Caleb Boggs urged a U S 7th fleet blockade of North Viet Nam at the Plymouth County Republican Club outing in Bridgewater Mass He argued delays endanger troops and aid the enemy noting brisk trade with North Viet Nam and tying it to the recent US troop commitments.
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Bridgewater
Mass
UPI
J. Caleb Boggs
Rdel
North Viet Nam
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Boggs
Plymouth County Republican Club
Volpe Questions YD Call-Up in Viet Nam War
Governor Volpe says neither the 26th Yankee Division nor the reserves will be called up for duty in Viet Nam. He credits a White House briefing and governors conference notes as basis and calls Johnson's troop buildup the best possible course. The Yankee Division conducts two weeks of field maneuvers at Camp Drum, with heavy equipment and live-fire training underway.
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Boston
Jom A. Volpe
Massachusetts National Guard
Viet Nam
Volpe
Minneapolis
United States
Meanhhile
Camp Drum
N.Y
Defense Department
Johnson
South Viet Nam
Poe
White House
Lost Maine boys spur search after tree clue on Mt Katahdin
Robie Mott 17 and his 3-year-old brother Timmy vanished Friday from Roaring Brook Campsite near Chimney Pond Trail in Millinocket. A tree inscription near the site raised hopes as rescuers intensified a daylong hunt. Robbie’s diabetes added urgency amid concerns of diabetic shock. The Mott family from Rochester, New York, includes two other children Martha and Gregory.
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Mt. Katahdin
Maine
Clayton Gilford
Robbie AL
George Motts
Robbie
Timothy
Millinocket
Robbie M
Roaring Brook
Robbie Mott
Timmy
George Mott
Rochester
N.Y
US Officers See Red Offensive Across Vietnam Front
American warplanes, led by B52s from Midway, hit Viet Cong targets near the 17th parallel and in Vinh barracks as a broad campaign expanded. Aerial raids, artillery and ground forces pressed Viet Cong units south of Saigon while officials warned of a major monsoon offensive within weeks. Casualties were light but both sides prepared for intensified action as forces redeployed to Bien Hoa and Saigon.
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Saigon
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Strategic Air Command
North Viet Nam
Dela
17Th Parallel
U.S
Norld
Vinh Barracks
Midway
Bien Hoa
South
Viet Nam
U. S
Thuom Nhon
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Stennis
Saltonstall
Demur
John C. Stennis
Miss
Senate Armed Services Committee
Leverett Saltonstall
Whitestone Supreme Court
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Tanglewood
BSO
Erich Leinsdorf
Cardinals
Red Schoendienst
Carver
Dog
Red Haven
Govs. Volpe
Euvy
George W. Ball
Ball
Rus
Sia
Wanoi-Haiphong
North
Hanoi-Haiphong
Hanoi
Haiphong
Xerox Corp
Mott
Giuseppi Russo
Bologna
Italy
Costa Nostra
Sicily
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