Effective Allied Fight Impossible in Vietnam War
Saigon reports allied forces cannot sustain a prioritized push against the Viet Cong. Troop use is diverted to security tasks, limiting search operations, as North Vietnamese reinforcements shift the balance. Analysts expect McNamara to push for a troop surge, with discussions of up to 300,000 U.S. forces and ongoing base defense needs.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U. S
Red North Vietnam
New Zealand
U.S. Navy
South China Sea
South Vietnam
Chu Lai
An Khe
Ben Cat
U.S. Defense
McNamara
Johnson
U.S
U.S. Army
First Cavalry Division
la Drang
Red
Eisenhower Begins Short Daily Walks in Walter Reed Recovery
In the third week of convalescence from a heart attack General Eisenhower is walking short periods daily in his Walter Reed hospital suite. He remains under care and continues to improved mobility while his doctors monitor progress.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Utah to test nine children for thyroid effects from Nevada blasts
Nine Utah children aged 10 to 18 with nodules on their thyroids will be examined at the University of Utah medical center in Salt Lake City. Health officials say Nevada atmospheric nuclear tests may have caused the nodules as radioactive fallout drifted into southern Utah. Tests are federally funded and aim to assess thyroid function and metabolism, with parental privacy protected.
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Salt Lake City
Nevada
Utah
University of Utah
G. D. Carlyle Thompson
Public Health Service
U.S
Thompson
Refugee numbers in South Vietnam near one million
Senator Edward Kennedy forecast that South Vietnam will near one million refugees by year end. He cited about 800000 refugees now and noted transport shortages hinder delivering aid to distant war zones.
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Geneva
South Vietnam
Edward Kennedy
Dmass
Kennedy
Vietnam
South
NIH Dog Teeney Stirs Capitol Hill Over Ownership
Teeney the four year old black tipped setter at NIH has sparked a fight between the Humane Society and lawmakers. Senators and representatives push bills to tighten the sale and licensing of dogs and cats used in research as NIH investigates ownership claims involving a Virginia man, a Pennsylvania kennel, and a missing August theft. NIH plans no research use until ownership is settled.
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Washington
Teeney
Humane Society of
U.S
National Institutes of Health
NIH
Pennsylvania
The
Humane Society
Virginia
Congressional
Senator Clark
D-Pa
Rep
Resnick
D-N.y
G. R. Lloyd
Boyce, Va
Society
Lloyd
Pennsylvania Kennel
Lexington
N.C
Boyce
Congress
Johnson
Schwengel Seeks Return to Congress in 1966 GOP Primary
Former U S representative Fred Schwengel announced he will seek re election to his Iowa district seat in the September Republican primary. Schwengel defeated in 1964 by John Schmidhauser, he notes he led GOP in his district by 50 000 votes and by 40 000 nationally, and cites urging from Sen Everett Dirksen and GOP Chair Ray Bliss.
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Davenport
UPI
Fred Schwengel
Schwengel
U. S
House of Representatives
Congress
Iowa
John Schmidhauser
Schmidhauser
G.O.P
Sen
Everett Dirksen
National G.O.P
Ray Bliss
Britain to Supply Planes for Zambia Defense
Prime Minister Harold Wilson announced that Britain will supply RAF planes and the RAF regiment to Zambia for air defense. The move, approved after discussions with President Kenneth Kaunda, aims to deter Rhodesian influence and curb tensions in Central Africa.
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London
Harold Wilson
Kenneth Kaunda
Zambia
Royal Air Force
Wilson
House of Commons
Commonwealth
Arthur Bottomley
Lusaka
Kaunda
United Arab Republic
RAF
U.A.R
Ian Smith
Rhodesia
Bottomley
Britain
Central
Africa
Shrine Leader M M Thompson Dies at 92 in Cedar Rapids
M M Thompson a Cedar Rapids businessman of 55 years and longtime Shriner, died at 9 40 a m Thursday at Hallmar after a stroke in 1957. He was 92. Thompson led El Kahir temple as potentate three times and held multiple Masonic honors including 33rd degree. He lived at 115 Thompson Drive SE and supported Shriners Hospitals.
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Cedar Rapids
M. M. Thompson
Hallmar
Thompson
Thompson Drive
Aetna Life Insurance Co
Mt. Hermon Lodge
Knights Templar
Mystic Shrine
Iowa
el Kahir
Shrine
Shriners
Masonic Supreme Council
Washington, D.C
Imperial Shrine Council
Johnson Urges Guideposts for 1966 Economy
President Johnson addressed U S business leaders via telephone calling for wage price restraint to meet federal guideposts aimed at preventing inflation. He forecast a record 1966 economy, cited Vietnam sacrifices, and offered unconditional talks to end the war while stressing cooperation among industry labor and government.
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Johnson City
Texas
Johnson
Vietnam
November jobless rate hits eight year low at 4.2 percent
The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 4.2 percent in November, a record high employment level of 72.8 million, and non agricultural jobs rose by 500000 to 68.709 million. Analysts note seasonal adjustments. teen and teen-ager unemployment, especially among Negro teens, remains a challenge.
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U.S
Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Harold Goldstein
Bureau
Goldstein
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Center
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Joseph Coyne
Karida
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