Viet Nam Seeks More U.S. Forces From McNamara
South Viet Nam's military government urged U S Defense Secretary McNamara to boost American forces, outlining force level estimates during a two hour session. The request comes as U S reports confirm Viet Cong and North Vietnamese activity and ongoing ground engagements near Da Nang and Saigon.
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South Viet Nam
U.S. Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Defense
Arthur Sylvester
McNamara
Sylvester
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen Huu Co
U.S
325Th
da Nang
Henry Cabot Lodge
U. S. Army
Earl E. Wheeler
Lodge
Maxwell D. Taylor
Viet Nam
MacNamara
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Mariner 4 Mars photos fail to hint at life
In Pasadena AP reports Mariner 4’s first close Mars shot shows a desert like region with bright center and possible distant hills. Despite a technical triumph the image lacks detail to confirm life or canals and scientists caution against over interpretation.
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Pasadena
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Mars
Mariner 4
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Earth
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Leighton
Greece bans Athens demonstrations as new premier forms government
Greece’s new premier George Athenasiades-Novas banned demonstrations in Athens while forming a government amid a political crisis. Former premier Papandreou vowed to fight back, urging mass protests and loyalty oaths from cabinet ministers who served under him.
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George Athenasiades - Novas
George Papandreou
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Athenasiades Novas
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Interior
Man On Probation For Loot From Wilton Bank Robbery
A 26 year old Livermore Falls man is on two years probation for receiving part of the $64 000 loot from the Wilton Depositors Trust Co robbery last April. Bruce L Gray pleaded guilty and received a suspended reformatory sentence in Androscoggin Superior Court. Gerard Castonguay, 23, Livermore Falls dairy farmer, continues a federal prison term for the robbery.
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Wilton
Depositors Trust Co
Bruce L. Gray
Androscoggin Superior Court
Gerard Castonguay
Johnson Studying Harriman Report on Soviet Talks
President Johnson reviews a secret Harriman report on a three hour meeting with Premier Kosygin in Moscow. The dispatch notes Soviet views on Viet Nam and world issues, with officials hopeful only for near term progress toward peace talks. Harriman will brief Johnson personally before releasing further details.
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Johnson
W. Averell Harriman
Alexei N. Kosygin
Viet Nam
Harriman
Moscow
Kosygin
Diplomatic Hope Rises On Vietnam War Talks And Geneva
Report to the President via the State Department notes a potential thaw in U S Soviet relations despite Viet Nam disputes. Moscow agrees to restart disarmament talks in Geneva with a July 27 date, while Ho Chi Minh reportedly asks Ghana’s Nkrumah to visit Hanoi as part of a broader peace effort.
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Kosygin
Viet Nam
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Geneva
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London
Ho Chi Minh
Kwame Nkrumah
Ghana
Hanoi
Nkrumah
Harold Wilson
Britain
North Viet Nam
Red China
Stevenson Paid National Tribute
Washington non partisan memorial honors Adlai E Stevenson at the National Cathedral with President Johnson leading mourners. 2000 notables attend as Carl McGowan eulogizes Stevenson seen as friend of mankind and countryman. The service aired nationwide before body flies to Illinois for state rites.
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Richard Graebel
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Dean Rusk
U.N
U Thant
General Assembly
Alex Quaison-Lackey
Andrews Air Force Base
Answers About Viet Nam War From AP Staff
AP provides concise answers on war progress in South Vietnam. Officials describe a stalemate with growing forces on both sides, a war of attrition aiming to outlast opponents, Viet Cong optimism about eventual victory, escalation of terrorism, rice and rubber disruptions, and Saigon power shortages amid Sabotage.
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Johnson
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Associated Press
South Viet Nam
Washington
Viet Cong
Japan
America
da Nhim
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