Vietnam War troop levels rise and fall through 1967
The record notes U S and South Vietnam troop changes from 1965 to 1967 including Johnson asking for aid, increases to 125 000 U S forces, 300 000 total American troops after new divisions arrived, and McNamara’s cautious outlook on deployments during multiple trips to Vietnam.
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South Vietnam
U.S
Johnson
Congress
Vietnam
Saigon
United States
McNamara
Sylvia Hitchcock Crowned Miss Universe at 21
Sylvia Hitchcock, a 21 year old Alabama student, won Miss Universe in Miami Beach. The University of Alabama senior says she hopes classmates forget her pageant title when she returns to school. She edged out runner up Maruela Perez Brangee of Venezuela with England's Jennifer Lewis in third.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Sylvia Hitchcock
Sylvia
University of Ala
Bama
Venezuela
Maruela Perez Brangee
England
Jennifer Lewis
Finland
Ritva Helena Lehto
Israel
Batya Kabiri
Westmoreland cites two Vietnam war progress estimates
Gen William C Westmoreland in Washington offered two views on the war progress. He said we are winning slowly but steadily, while another estimate claimed tremendous progress during the past year.
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William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Washington
McNamara Shifts View On Vietnam War Policy
AP recalls McNamara nine Vietnam trips from 1962 to 1965 and the evolving statements on U S goals. The series shows rising troop levels, optimism and later acknowledgment of setbacks, with press caution on reporting and the balance between morale and enemy leverage.
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New York
Robert S. McNamara
South Vietnam
White House
U.S
New York Times
Saigon
McNamara
Science Shrinks Painful Hemorrhoids with Preparation H
Science reports a special formula that shrinks hemorrhoids stops itching and relieves pain in most cases. Doctors noted shrinkage while gently easing pain as Preparation H soothes irritated tissues and helps prevent infection. Available as ointment or suppository.
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New York, N.Y
Two Die In Maine Crashes And Drowning
One man Ralph H. Draper 75 of Lewiston died when his car collided with another on U S 2 at Mexico Maine. Peter Zafiriou 19 a University of Maine student from Rockland drowned while swimming in Mill Lakes Ponds near Belfast.
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Maine
Ralph H. Draper
Lewiston
U.S. 2
Mexico
Peter Zafiriou
Rockland
University of Maine
Mill Lane Ponds
Belfast
Apples Are Processed With Mass Production Techniques
Workers operate machines that wash polish wrap and pack apples. The plant peels cores slices and squeezes juice as thousands of pounds are cooked and canned annually.
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Jane Anne Jayroe
Connecticut
Carole Ann
Biddeford-Saco
John F. Kennedy
Maxwell D. Taylor
Kennedy
Ngo Dinh Diem
Navy
South
McNamara-Taylor
Lyndon B. Johnson
House Armed Services Committee
Taylor
Biddeford
la France
Black & Decker
Aqua-King
Rdware
First National
Brookside
California
Gia
Minute Maid
Ics
Rome
SCY Abe
Morton
Stouffer
Uae
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Associated Press
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