Senate Leaders Push Medicare Act Toward Action
Senate Democratic leaders pressed for final action on the Social Security health bill after discarding 14 amendments. Republican proposals include limiting debate and seeking changes to benefits and financing. The plan would give elderly 65 plus a basic hospitalization right and a voluntary supplemental plan with a $3 monthly premium.
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Washington
Senate
Russell B. Long
D-La
Johnson
Winston L. Prouty
R-Vt
Carl T. Curtis
R-Neb
Finance Committee
Curtis
Long
Ribicoff
Johnson Administration
House
Marines beef up in Saigon amid safety move
The U S military confirms the landing of 8000 more Marines in South Vietnam to bolster forces against anticipated Communist activity in the central highlands. Gen Westmoreland requested the reinforcement from Okinawa to allow rapid redeployment, while no immediate crisis is cited despite talks of larger confrontations. House Republican Leader Ford calls for bombing Soviet built missile sites in North Vietnam.
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Washington
South Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
South China Sea
Iam C. Westmoreland
Okinawa
United States
Westmoreland
Hawaii
Honolulu
House
Gerald R. Ford
Bathing Beauty Description Skill Promoted
A humorous note praises a new “Chuckle Education” that teaches describing a bathing beauty without using hands. The spoof preface suggests this is a feature from WRR Gen. Fea. Corp. The line echoes a tongue in cheek training motto.
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Fea. Corp
Reedy sidelined for months due to foot disease
President Johnson's press secretary George E. Reedy announced he is suffering a painful foot disease and will step aside for at least six months. Bill Moyers, a top Johnson aide, will perform press secretary duties in his absence while officials weigh a longer-term plan.
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Washington (Ap
George E. Reedy
Johnson
White House
Reedy
Bill D. Moyers
Moyers
Reward Offered for Information on Berwick Fatal Beating
North Berwick town officials posted a 500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who killed 83 year old Harry J. Staples. Staples was beaten June 13 and died two weeks later from head injuries in a Portland hospital.
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North Berwick
Harry J. Staples
Board of Selectmen
Staples
Portland
Paratroopers Hit Viet Cong in Major D Zone Clash
U S paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade engaged the Viet Cong in D Zone 25 miles northeast of Saigon with more than 100 guerrilla casualties reported. An ambush against a Vietnamese government battalion near Xom Dua in Binh Duong Province left heavy losses, with about 300 troops involved and four U S advisers missing.
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Viet Nam
U.S
Xom Dua
Binh Duong
Tri Tam
173Rd Airborne Brigade
D” Zone
Vietnamese Paratroopers report biggest kill in Viet Nam
U S paratroopers claim twenty five Viet Cong killed in a D zone sweep. Landing more Marines in South Viet Nam signals bolstered American force against a possible major thrust.
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U.S
Viet Nam
South
Kremlin
Third Escapee Nabbed After Wounding in Gorham Woods
The third Augusta State Hospital escapee, Ernest B. Shackford Jr., 17, was wounded by birdshot in a wooded area near Routes 25 and 112 and brought to a Portland hospital for examination. He was later jailed in Augusta. Earlier, Richard Miller, 33, of Machiasport, was arrested at his parents home in Machiasport, facing an escape charge. The remaining escapee Erwin A. Damon, 33, of Stockton Springs, surrendered in Belfast.
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Augusta
Shackford
Washington County
Machiasport
David Clemons
Richard Miller
Clemons
Miller
Machias
State Hospital
Hospital
Erwin A. Damon
Stockton Springs
Belfast
New Shakeup In Kremlin Rumored
AP News analysis notes a Kremlin shakeup possibility as signs surface. Four high officials long associated with Khrushchev are absent from major gatherings, sparking talk of power struggles between Brezhnev and Kosygin and a clash over economic reforms and party authority.
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William L. Ryan
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Communist Party
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Alexei N. Kosygin
Lpinion
Brezhnev
Kosygin
Nikolai N. Podgorny
Ukraine
Confusion Over U S Balance Of Payments And Gold
New York AP reports growing confusion from contradictory government statements on the U S balance of payments and gold. Officials cite ongoing deficits despite claims the voluntary program is working, while the Fed notes a large weekly gold outflow as the stock declines to prewar levels.
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U.S
American Bar Association
Diana of the Woods
Phoenix
New York
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Federal Reserve
United States
Reed Presses Florida Route for Northeast Airlines
Gov. Reed of Maine urged Civil Aeronautics Board examiners to grant Northeast Airlines a permanent certificate for New York to Florida flights. He said continuing NEA as a trunk carrier serves New England interests and Maine air service and spoke for the New England Governors Conference in testimony prepared for a pre hearing conference.
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Reed
Maine
Northeast Airlines
Florida
New England
Maine Air Service
Civil Aeronautics Board
Consid
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NEA
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