Ice Jam Battle Ramps Up On Mississippi River
The Army Corps orders a multi phase assault to break a nine mile ice jam on the Mississippi using air and water attacks. A helicopter and river boats with ice breaking plows batter the jam while flood controls are boosted at Davenport Bettendorf Rock Island and East Moline. Sandbag volunteers rise to 509 as river levels ease slowly.
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Mississippi River
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Keokuk
Southwestern Petroleum Co
Fort Worth
Col
H. B. Coffman, Jr
Rock Island
Mississippi
Davenport
Bettendorf
Moline
East Moline
Illinois
Red Rift Offers Both Perils and Opportunities
Secretary of Defense McNamara told two Senate committees that the United States is ready to facilitate negotiations for a just settlement in South Vietnam but not to surrender. He said Washington would continue military collaboration with South Vietnamese forces while the communists fight and would cope with further escalation. He also commented on the Chinese Soviet rift, noting the contest between the two communist powers opens up implications.
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Defense McNamara
Senate
U.S
South Vietnam
Senate Armed Services Committee
Appropriations
McNamara
North Vietnam
North Korea
Peking
Moscow
Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vietnam
U S Forces Claim Big Viet Cong Toll In Flood Clash
U S military command reports at least 371 communists killed after 24 hours of bombardment by planes artillery and Seventh fleet destroyers. American casualties rise to 83 dead and 354 wounded with four missing. government losses fall to 197 killed and 77 missing.
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Saigon
U. S
Phan Thiet
Davenport
Bettendorf
Red Cross
Soviet Space Dogs Jump Toward Moon Mission
Soviet scientists launched two dogs, Veterok and Ugolyok, into orbit on Cosmos 110, signaling possible future steps toward lunar exploration. Tass reported a 96 minute orbit with a farthest point over 500 miles, as McNamara warned of continued anti American tone and shifting defense focus to the Far East amid Vietnam and NATO tensions.
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Ugolyok
de Gaulle
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McNamara
France
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Tass
Gher
Manitov
U.S
Belkas
China
Strelkas
Briton Seeks Talks With Viet Red Envoy in Moscow
In Moscow Lord Chalfont Britain's disarmament minister met the North Vietnamese envoy to press for negotiations to end the Vietnam War. Chalfont, with Prime Minister Wilson, aims to gain Soviet assistance to bring the war to a peace conference.
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Moscow
Britain
Lord Chalfont
Vietnam
Chalfont
Wilson
Child recounts ride insults in playful list
A boy reports to his mother that they passed two idiots three morons four darnfools and he cannot count how many knotheads. The remark is a lighthearted display of childish mischief and humor.
Stay of Ban on Poll Tax Denied
Justice Black denied a request for a stay of a lower court ruling that Texas poll taxes violate the Constitution. The decision kept in place the lower court's injunction and added implications for voter eligibility. The AP report notes ongoing constitutional challenges to poll tax practices.
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Washington
Justice Black
The
Supreme Court
Texas
Labor and Johnson in wage dispute threaten party unity
President Johnson faces a collision with AFL-CIO leaders over minimum wage hikes and labor legislation. George Meany warns a split could shake Democratic support, while Labor Secretary Wirtz cautions antagonism may jeopardize labor goals and inflation control.
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Meany
George Meany
Aflcio
Miami Beach
Johnson
Bob Wentworth
al Zack
Afl-Cio
Wee
Labor
Congress
Wirtz
Democratic Party
White’ House
Afl-Clo
U. S
White House
Council of Economic Advisers
President Johnson proposes far reaching river cleanup plan
President Johnson asked Congress to back a $50 million Clean Rivers program to cleanse all U S rivers from source to mouth. He urged stronger water and air pollution controls, moving water pollution authority to Interior, and urged state cooperation with federal funding and technical aid.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
America
Water Pollution Control Administration
Welfare Department
Interior Department
Hope for Apollo Launch Delayed by Weather
Cape Kennedy reports weather officers weighing cloud patterns as they seek a window to reschedule the unmanned Apollo moonship launch. A Saturn 1-B rocket delay follows forecasts of heat, clouds, wind, and rain with fuel transport noted from Africa to Rhodesia in the week.
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Cape Kennedy
Space Agency
Johannesburg
Apollo Intor
Africa
Rhodesia
Debate ends as Johnson policy gains support
Democratic leaders meet with President Johnson and back his Vietnam stance. Senate aides describe the session as decisive with calls to close ranks behind Johnson and the fighting men in Vietnam. A separate crime report notes three masked men robbed a food store of 500 dollars while a possible female accomplice aided their exit.
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Congress
Johnson
Vietnam
Smathers
Fla
Senate Democratic Conference
Senate
Mansfield
Mont
White House
Cedar Rapids
Bill
Moyers
Sec
Jim
Bob
Retary
Johnson Food World Grocery
Jesser
Bob Ferguson
Ferguson
St Negro
Kennedy says no differences with Johnson on Vietnam
The administration and Senator Robert Kennedy appear closer over Vietnam with Kennedy stating at a news conference that no differences remain. He adds he does not advocate excluding communists from an interim government but cautions against shutting doors to their entry before elections.
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Vietnam
Sen
Robert Kennedy
Dn.y
White House
Kennedy
Johnson
McNamara Warns Reserve Call In Case of Vietnam Escalation
Secretary McNamara said the United States might mobilize reserve forces if Communists escalate in Asia. He noted a partial mobilization could be needed with reserves on active duty for at least one year, unless world conditions change and a continuation of the draft is considered unlikely.
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Secre Imer
McNamara
U. S
Vietnam
Nists
Asia
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