Heavy Raids and Escalating Actions Across Vietnam Weekend
U S jet bombers carried out round the clock strikes against North Viet Nam targets while a jet was downed and crews reported captured. In South Viet Nam, Ky handed over B57 bombers to the air force and U S forces announced 82,400 troops in country. Viet Cong attacks near Saigon and in the Mekong Delta continued, with Say reports of siege at Duc Co camp and multiple skirmishes leaving several casualties on both sides.
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Gis Under 18 Being Moved From Viet Nam
AP reports younger members of the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Vietnam are being screened and those under 18 will be transferred out. About 100 youths may be sent home due to age. The unit, deployed May 5, operates around Bien Hoa north of Saigon. Spokesman says under 18s will be sent to Okinawa or the United States, noting enlistment rules allow overseas transfer but not to combat zones.
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First Combat Unit Returns From Viet Nam Mission
SAN DIEGO CALIF. AP The first U.S. combat unit to land in Viet Nam for combat duty is home. About 1,600 Marines from 3rd Battalion 5th Marine Regiment returned after over a year abroad. They were greeted by families a Marine band and 30 days leave. One Marine carried a bag with Its all over now. The article notes 13 months overseas including 100 days at sea and four months near Da Nang air base.
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U S Extends Voting Rights Effort to More Counties
The Justice Department will designate counties for federal registrar use in the third phase of enforcing the voting rights bill. About 45 of 75 federal examiners who are Civil Service Commission staff will begin registering voters in 10 to 15 counties. Litigation planned against poll tax in Texas, Alabama, and Virginia. Literacy tests suspended in several states and counties where prior voter registration was under 50 percent. The attorney general will designate counties needing federal action to enforce the constitutional right to vote.
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Five Day Forecast Near Seasonal Normal With Rain Outlook
The forecast says temperatures through Saturday average near 68 degrees with cooler conditions tomorrow through Thursday. It will warm again Friday and Saturday with a chance of showers around Saturday.
Lightning and Spiked Shoes Kill Two Golfers in Shed
In Louisville, a doctor testified that metallic spiked golf shoes may have grounded a lightning strike that killed Jerrold J. Quinn and Joe L. Gay as they sheltered in a shed. He noted the bolt appeared to arc from a nearby tree to the shed and then to an umbrella the men held.
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President Johnson Signs NIH Health Grants Bill
President Johnson travels by helicopter to NIH in Bethesda to sign a bill authorizing up to 280 million dollars over three years for construction of health research facilities. He notes NIH research aided his own recovery from a 1955 heart attack and highlights expansion of the program from 50 million dollars annually.
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Elephant ride ad sparks curiosity at Long Beach pageant
A Sunday ad in the Long Beach Independent Press Telegram and the Los Angeles Times asked to borrow an elephant for Jane Barkley, 1965 Miss New Zealand, in Long Beach. Barkley said callers mostly inquired why she wanted an elephant, with one man offering his father.
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Newlyweds Eyed in Draft Boost
Washington report on U S military manpower indicates the draft pool remains ample for Viet Nam plans and that newly married men without children may face lower call orders. Officials note college deferment remains intact, with married men lacking children currently at a lower call tier. The high marriage rate among 20 and 21 year olds is cited as a factor in reviewing deferment policy.
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Byrd Fears Housing Plan Will Enable Backdoor Spending
UPI reports Senator Harry F. Byrd of West Virginia argues that Johnson’s proposed cabinet level department of housing and urban affairs would become a $225 billion spender by 1978. Byrd, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, warns the measure could mirror HEW’s growth since its 1953 creation and says the Senate will debate the proposal next Tuesday.
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Forced Out Premier Declares Singapore Split
Riot police guard Malay sections as Singapore becomes independent after leaving the Federation of Malaysia. Lee Kuan Yew sobs as he confirms the split. Parliament approves the constitutional amendment with Singapore ceasing to be a state of Malaysia on August 9 1963 and becoming an independent nation.
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Storms Boost Rainfall Ahead of Same Date in '64
Chief meteorologist George J Bulgarelli reports that last night’s heavy rain pushes the year to date total above last year’s on this date. Measured 0.73 inch with some areas receiving more, and more rain is expected as a cold front lingers offshore. Highs near 90 with a lingering heat wave and humidity, five day forecast calls for more rain and possible end to heat by midweek.
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Newsman Sails Close to England
Falmouth England A Royal Air Force plane sighted Cleveland newsman sailor Robert Manry about 275 miles off the English coast on his 3200 mile solo voyage across the Atlantic The Shackleton plane said Manry was off Land s End near Falmouth and had covered about 49 miles northeast in his 1344 foot sailboat Tinkerbelle He looked well and waved as the RAF crew reported. CHICAGO UPI Mrs John Dammareki 20 bride of an associate minister from Silverton Ore has won the annual collegiate oratorical contest of the Women's Christian Temperance Union Her topic Hit me again.
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Greek Majority Party Backs Papandreou Amid Crisis
Center Union leaders backed ousted Premier George Papandreou by 116 of 142 deputies, rejecting Stephanos Stephanopoulos bid to form a government as 10,000 protesters gathered in Athens. King Constantine faces a choice between bowing to Papandreou or seeking another path.
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