Army Not Augmenting Viet Nam Forces With Viet Namese
United States Army will not recruit Vietnamese nationals into current Viet Nam combat units. Army and Marine forces in Viet Nam use South Vietnamese army personnel only as interpreters and advisers, not as enlisted U.S. soldiers. In Korea, Korean Augmentation Troops, U.S.A. known as KATUSA, faced discipline and adaptation issues.
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Washington
United States Army
Korea
Viet Nam
Europe
U.S
South
Ban Me Thuot
Chu Lai
van Tuong
Rights Leaders See Capital Harboring Race Strife Seeds
Washington civil rights leaders told the AP that like other major cities the capital has pockets where racial tension could flare. They urged action as President Johnson warned of possible trouble and discussed the need for home rule to ease grievances. They highlighted poverty, slum housing, and unemployment as core issues facing 470,300 Black residents amid a growing urban risk.
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Washington
Associated Press
Johnson
District of Columbia
Los Angeles
U.S
Sterling Tucker
National Urban League
Harlem
Watts
Tucker
House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
New York
Boston
Johnson City
Tex
Ford
Congress
Clarence Mitchell
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Joseph L. Rauh Jr
Washington Democratic
Chuckle Caption About A Bachelor Fixing One Breakfast
A humor caption from the issue jokes that a bachelor is a man who must fix only one breakfast break fast. The phrase references TM WRR Gen Fea Corp as a playful tag line.
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Fea. Corp
Twisters Hit Wide Areas Of Midwest
Tornadic storms swept Iowa Illinois and Wisconsin with winds near 90 to 100 mph. Chicago area and suburbs faced uprooted trees damaged homes and hospitalizations as expressways crowded and power outages disrupted traffic. Multiple towns including Joliet Park Forest and Downers Grove reported significant damage and injuries.
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Chicago
Midwest
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Park Forest
Loop
Joliet Rockport
Weather Bureau
Crete
Ill
Joliet
Freeport
Stephenson County Fair
Buckley
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Lockport
Plainfield
Silver Cross Hospital
Downers Grove
Wauconda
Waterloo
Dubuque
Rockford
Gemini 5 Treads Toward Eight Day Goal In Space
Space Center Houston AP reports Gemini 5 cleared for seventh day in orbit and pushing toward an eight day objective. Earlier troubles that could have shortened the mission by a day are under control. Washington civil rights leaders warn of potential racial tensions in Negro slums but expect a lower risk of widespread unrest in the capital.
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Washington
The
Space Center
Viet Nam
U.S
Korea
Donald Dawson
Singapore
Johnson
Texas Hill Country
Gemini 5 Cleared For Eight Day Flight In Space
Gemini 5 gains go ahead for an eight day mission as Conrads and Cooper continue orbiting Earth. Crew monitor a tumbling craft and manage limited fuel cells while jet thrusters aid stabilization.
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Charles
Pete) Conrad
Em- Jr
L. Gordon
Cooper Jr
Christopher C. Kraft
Cooper
Conrad Day
Eugene Krantz
Cater James A. McDivitt
Charles Conrad Jr
Gordon Cooper Jr
Rogers Elected AS National Commander
William J. Rogers of Auburn Maine was elected national vice commander of the American Legion on the final day of the 47th annual convention in Portland Oregon. He was one of five elected to head the five districts.
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Portland
Ore
William J. Rogers
Auburn
Maine
American Legion
Rogers
The
Legion
Cape Ann Socony Runs Aground In Fog
The 58 foot tanker Cape Ann Socony based in Rockland ran aground in Penobscot Bay in thick fog. It was refloated about eight hours later with a high tide and sustained no apparent damage. The vessel carried about 4 000 gallons of fuel oil and was bound for Great Spruce Head Island.
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Deer Isle
Cape Ann
Guerrilla Attacks Hit Government Posts Near Saigon
Communist guerrillas attacked three government posts within an hour south of Saigon. The Tan Nhut outpost fell after heavy Vietnamese losses. Long An saw light casualties as government forces repelled the attack. A Viet Cong force also shelled Binh Chanh district town with mortars.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Tan Nhut
Long An
Binh Chanh
Hue-Phu Bai
Binh Duong
An Hoa
Quang Nam
Port Youth Operates Shop In Kennebunk Village
North Carolina youth William Buddy Going, 14, operates a wood craft shop in the lower village near the Kennebunk River. He makes driftwood lamps and crystal wood articles, sells hand crafted items and rugs from blind weavers in Portland, and plans to reopen next summer with a profitable season.
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ED Smith
Going
Kennebunk River
Kennebunkport
Portland
William
Buddy” Going
Kennebunk
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Paul Billing
Commissioners’ Council On Human Relations
Biddeford-Saco Journal
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Camp Ellis
National Steel
Mary Louise McLeod
National Association of Women Lawyers
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Cape Ann Socony
Nha Trang
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