Wedding stampede as couples rush to wed before draft deadline
Hundreds of couples flocked to Las Vegas to wed before midnight to dodge the draft as President Johnson’s order said ceremonies after midnight wouldn’t avert conscription. Clark County courthouses and wedding chapels faced chaotic scenes with long lines, taxis, and frantic couples from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and beyond. The license bureau issued over 100 licenses in just over three hours.
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Las Vegas
Nev
UPI
Sam
West
Johnson
Clark County
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New York
Las V. Johnson
Three Government Posts Attacked By Vietnamese Communists
AP report from Saigon notes Communist guerrillas attacked three government posts near Saigon within an hour. Tan Nhut post overrun. Long An road clear, Ban Me Thuot supply convoys resumed. Casualties reported light to heavy. coastal fortress actions ongoing. 2,000+ U.S. logistic troops landed this week.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Tan Nhut
Longan
Nha Trang
Ban Me Thuot
Freeaman
Chu Lai
van Tueng
Hue-Phu Bai
Binh Duong
An Hoa
Quang Nam
U.S. Moves Toward Viet Talks Reported by Times
The New York Times says the United States is secretly offering signals to Hanoi to slow the war, with North Vietnam receiving third party approaches and potential withdrawal of the 325th Division in exchange for reduced U.S. actions. A week or two may reveal Hanoi's response as talks appear to edge closer. U.S. officials discuss a halt to bombing if North Vietnam commits to peace negotiations, while Rusk faces questions on endgame. A San Francisco fireman later reveals a heat allergy as the source of a long recurring rash.
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New York
Viet Nam
United States
New York Times
Washington
Johnson
Hanoi
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
U.S
State Department
Rusk
Hanoi Spurned Bid On Peace Says U S
Washington reports that the State Department confirms Hanoi rejected a bid on pe ace. The brief dispatch notes no further details on terms or negotiations and signals no immediate resumption of talks.
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Hanoi
U.S
Washington
State Department
Marriage for Life Army Only 2 Years Says State Draft
Boston report quotes Col. Paul Feeney deputy director of Selective Service Massachusetts on marriage as a draft dodge. He says two year service remains standard, marriage is not a quick fix and blood test and religious waiting periods limit rapid nuptials. He notes no surge in marriages despite expanding Vietnam war effort.
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Boston
UPD
Paul F. Feeney
Selective Service
Massachusetts
Feeney
Johnson
Viet Nam
North Carolina schools integrate amid uneasy quiet
In New Bern area many previously all white schools admit Black students. At Ernul Craven County four Negroes failed to report amid fears provoked by parked white men in white-supplied cars. Bridgeton Elementary enrolled 24 Negro pupils without incident as patrols and investigators observed.
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New Bern
N.C
North Carolina
State Bureau of Investigation
David Lambert
Highway Patrol
Ernul
Craven County
Vernice Knight
Bridgeton
Singapore Cracks Down On Assassination Plot
Singapore police shield Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and cabinet after revealing a Communist Indonesian plot to topple the government. Two People's Revolutionary Party members were arrested. leader Lim Siew Lin carried coded correspondence with Indonesian intelligence and planned a route into Singapore. Lim linked to a failed July bicycle lime bomb at the U.S. Consulate. Police had raided a sugar plantation, seizing weapons before Lim’s return to regroup. The revolt aimed to secure weapons shipment from Indonesia after Singapore’s Aug 9 separation from Malaysia.
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Singapore
Lee Kuan Yew
Lee
People’s Revolutionary Party
Lim Siew Lin
Lim
U.S
Sim
Jakarta
Revolution Party
Federation of Malaysia
Revolutionary Party
Indonesia
Gemini 5 Aboard Struggles With Steering Rockets
Gemini 5 astronauts report weakness in two steering rockets while enduring a cramped, cold craft on their seventh day. New instructions set splashdown for Sunday in the Atlantic as engineers monitor maneuvers and fuel cell water, with orbit 107 under way.
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Cooper
Charles Conrad
James McDigitt
John Hodge
Allantice
Conrad
Gemini Control
Atlantic
Bahama
Fichtner
Natick
Lake Champlain
Atlantic Ocean
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Pete
Springfield Brutality Hearings Set After 12 Are Convicted
In Springfield Massachusetts the Police Commission plans to reopen hearings on alleged police brutality after 17 Negro men and one white woman were convicted of breach of peace over a barroom disturbance at the Octagon Lounge. Civil rights leaders allege excessive force and warn of further protests.
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Springfield
Mass
UPI
Springfield Police Commission
Ortagon
James F. Williams
William S. Bulkley
Police Commission
Henry Weissman
Weissman
Walter Allen
Nicknamed Tweedie Bird: Navy pilot Conrad
NATICK Mass AP Lt Cmdr Charles Conrad Jr the Gemini 5 flyer once carried the nickname Tweedie Bird from fellow trainee Herman Fichtner who flew with him at Jacksonville Naval Air Training. Fichtner recalls Conrad as a serious aviator with a sharp wit and strong lecturing skills about aerodynamics.
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Natick, Mass
Navy
Charles Conrad Jr
Tweedie Bird
Conrad
Herman Fichtner
Jacksonville, Fla., Naval Air Training Station
Pete
Fichtner
Five Day Forecast Notes Temperatures Near Normal
The forecast shows temperatures averaging 63 degrees through Wednesday with cooler conditions on Saturday and Sunday and a rise again on Wednesday. Precipitation is expected around half to three quarters of an inch with showers Saturday and broader rain likely Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Houston Control
AL Rossiter JR
Vienna
Austria
National
OV Conrad
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