4 000 Paratroopers Arrive to Bolster South Vietnam Forces
A 4000 man brigade from the 82nd Airborne landed in Vietnam joining Americal Division amid renewed jungle fighting and Communist pressure on Saigon. The reinforcements lift U S troop strength toward 504 000 as North Vietnamese threats grow at Khe Sanh and along the northern frontier.
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Saigon
U.S
82Nd Airborne
Vietnam
82Nd
President Johnson
United States
William C. Westmoreland
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
Earle G. Wheeler
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Westmoreland
Johnson
Ateast
U.S. Americal Division
da Nang
Americal Division
U.S. Command
Quang Tri
Thua Thien
Demilitarized Zone
Fort Bragg
N.C
Pope Air Force Base
North Carolina
Bien Hoa
Kennedy urges draft lottery overhaul to spread Vietnam risk
Senator Edward M Kennedy argues a biased draft skews casualties toward draftees in Vietnam and urges a full Selective Service Act revision with a lottery system. He backs 19 year olds first, limits student deferments, and a president set plan with uniform draft board standards and possible four year student deferrals. Senator Clifford Case also urges random selection and younger induction.
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Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Vietnam
Massachusetts Democrat
Senate
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Johnson
Kennedy
Congress
Boards of Induction
Nedy
Case
Maine Mailing List Flap Reveals Public Property Rules
An Associated Press survey shows how national mailing lists reveal names and addresses as public property. New England states sell or share lists with brokers, including Maine which passes its list to Hood's Mailing Service for free copies.
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Boston
Associated Press
New England
Maine
Connecticut
Rhode Island
James W. Williamson
R.L. Polk Co
Detroit
Polk
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Vermont
Hood
Biddeford Police Expand Force Add Two Patrolmen
Biddeford police commission authorized two 90 day probationary patrolmen Leon Labonte and Edward Dupont to join the force. A special officer Forward Neault was named. The night shift was boosted to improve city coverage. School crossing guards Maurice Cordeau Henry Jacques Adelard Daudier also appointed. Chairman Richard Binette led the session.
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Biddeford
Foward Neault
Labonte
U.S. Army
Dupont
Binette
Maruice Cordeau
Henry Jacques
Adelard Daudier
Richard Binette
Albert Lessard Sr
Norman Poirier
Soviet Harassment Reported Off Korea Amid Pueblo Crisis
About a dozen harassments by Soviet destroyers and intelligence vessels occurred off Korea since the Pueblo seizure. One reported collision involved USS Rowan and Kapitan Viselbokov. other incidents were near misses. The US-Navy buildup shrank from 14 warships to five to six destroyers and intel ships as carriers shift between Korea and Vietnam zones. The Enterprise left Korean waters for Gulf of Tonkin duties, while Ranger and Coral Sea stay near Korea with escorts. The dual Korea Vietnam strain tightens carrier availability, risking longer combat tours and less upkeep time for crews.
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Washington
U.S. Navy
Korea
U.S
Soviet Union
Sea of Japan
Pueblo
Rowan
Kapitan Viselbokov
Vladivostok
Far East
Enterprise
Korean
Gulf of Tonkin
North Vietnam
Ranger
Coral Sea
Vietnam
Subic Bay
Philippines
Hong Kong
Hedonism Prompts Packard to Warn of Modern Consumerism
Social critic Vance Packard spoke to about 500 at Thorn ton Academy on how technology reshapes national character. He warned of urban dominance, mobile families, and a culture driven by Madison Avenue advertising that fuels hed onism, planned obsolescence, and rising consumption.
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Peg Hendrick
Vance Packard
Thornton Academy
Linnell Gymnasium
Packard
America
Madison Avenue
Los Angeles
Secret Report Seeks More Negro Members in Guard
Pentagon sources say a secret report estimates $77 million to meet a riot commission recommendation to substantially increase Negro membership in National Guard units. A three year nationwide recruiting effort is under debate for Congress funding. The New Jersey pilot program has recruited 489 Negroes with over $30,000 spent on ads and outreach.
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Washington
Pentagon
Congress
Johnson
Newark
Detroit
Advisory Commission On Civil Disorders
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
R.M. Williams
Army
Guard
Williams
Harold Johnson
Army Chief of Staff
National Guard Bureau
New Jersey
New Jersey Guard
Winston P. Wilson
James F. Cantwell
Vietnam Today Saigon Government Faces Broad Dangers
AP correspondents assess South Vietnam a month after the Communist offensives, noting U.S. belief that defeat is unlikely but warning the Saigon government must rally support, curb corruption, repair morale, and rebuild dialogue with Washington. The Tet attacks exposed gaps between U.S. and Saigon actions and raised doubts about the regime’s ability to stand on its own.
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South
Vietnam
Willam L. Ryan
Peter Arnest
Ryan
Arnett
Saigon
William L. Ryan
Peter Arnett
U.S
Inietnam
South Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
United States
Detroit
Saigon Daily News
Hue
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