Clifford Nominee as Defense Secretary Faces War Stance Scrutiny
President Johnson names Clark Clifford, longtime adviser, to head the Defense Department. Clifford refuses to label himself hawk or dove on Vietnam, yet aides view him as a hard liner. Senate confirmation expected soon with reactions divided among hawks and doves.
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Clark Clifford
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Washington
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Arrests in Reno desert killings probe
Three men were arrested and a fourth sought in the murders of two Cedar Rapids men who disappeared from Reno on August 22. Bodies of Larry Olinger and Robert Stucker were found in a shallow grave near Carson City last October. Glen Lucas, Ted Linn, and David Goldsmith were taken into custody in Reno and Jackson, with extradition expected.
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Nev
Larry Olinger
Robert Stucker
Carson City
Lyon County
the Gazette
Glen Lucas
Washoe County
Nevada
Ted Linn
David Goldsmith
Jackson
Wyo
Olinger
Stucker
Bill Olinger
Goldsmith
Alpine Investment, Inc
Moline, Ill
Former C R Man Charged With Murder
Kansas City area gunbattle ends with the death of Sgt. Eldon Miller and the wounding of Henry Floyd Brown, charged with bank robbery and murder after a Metcalf State Bank robbery in Overland Park. Brown held under guard. four-state search ongoing for a fourth suspect. Police recovered 13100 from Brown's apartment. Bud Jackson charged alongside Brown. Jackson escaped.
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Henry Floyd Brown
Cedar Rapids
Brown
Senator Hill To Bow Out Of Congress Next January
Senator Lister Hill of Alabama announced his retirement from Congress next January after 29 years in the Senate and 16 years in the House. At 73 he authored much of the public health legislation now law.
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Washington
UPI
Lister Hill
D-Ala
Congress
Senate
House
Hill
Discount Report of Robbery Suspect In Kansas
Overland Park Kansas FBI dis counted a report that a 45 year old man is involved in the bank robbery. Agents said they expected a federal warrant to be issued against a new suspect. Karl Dissly said the name Fred Jackson came up as a probable diversion from the real criminal. Federal armed robbery charges were expected to be filed late Saturday against the new suspect.
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UPI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Karl Dissly
Kansas City
FBI
Fred Jackson
Bank Robbers With Make Up Execute Heist At Drive In Window
Two masked robbers wearing theatrical makeup entered the bank and forced two men at the cage to surrender cash after moving down a corridor to the drive in window. Simultaneously a small bomb exploded outside Overland Park city hall shattering windows in police offices but causing limited damage. Police responded with patrols to headquarters.
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Overland Park City Hall
Bromwell Declares Run For U S Senate Nomination
James E. Bromwell of Cedar Rapids announced plans to seek the Republican nomination for U S Senate at a 2 PM news conference at the Kirkwood hotel. He said he would run if Bourke Hickenlooper retired after his fourth term. Also cited is Senator Hickenlooper’s December retirement plan and David M. Stanley’s prior entry on the GOP ticket.
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U.S
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Cedar Rapids
White House Corrects Upside Down Tobey Painting
The White House ruled that Mark Tobey's Autumn Fields, on loan from the Smithsonian, was hung upside down in the lobby near the president's office. An internal review and a White House carpenter reversed the display after officials noted the signature and watercolors run uphill.
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Mark Tobey
President Johnson
White House
Tobey
Smithsonian Institution
Japan
Tokyo
Rockets Hit Pleiku HQ In Major Viet War Attack
Communist rockets struck the Pleiku military complex wounding 10 Americans and killing a South Vietnamese patient. Eight others injured plus damage to the airfield and II Corps HQ. Marines fought near the DMZ with 3 killed and 25 wounded in the battle and 25 North Vietnamese reported killed. A helicopter crash killed 41 aboard a rescue mission.
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Pleiku
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South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Iran
Defense Opens in Iowa City Church Trial
Witnesses for the Bakers defense began testifying at noon as the five session trial continues over charges they disturbed the First Presbyterian congregation and opposed building a new church. A seven member Southeast Presbytery panel hears the case with dates and schedules set to finish within a reasonable time.
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Iowa City
Joseph Baker
First Presbyterian Church
Southeast
Presbyterian
19th Day of Life After Transplant
CAPE TOWN AP Philip Blaiberg marked his 19th day with a new heart, surpassing Louis Washkansky as the longest surviving heart transplant patient. Doctors report no rejection or infection signs at Groote Schuur Hospital as Blaiberg’s body recovers and blood flows healthily through his organs.
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Cape Town
Philip Blaiberg
Louis Washkansky
Blaiberg
Christiaan Barnard
Groote Schuur Hospital
Washkansky
Adams hunts hidden bear at Loon Mountain resort
Sherman Adams, former Eisenhower aide and current Loon Mountain general manager, investigated reports of steam on the mountainside and found a hibernating bear. He planned to flush it out in the spring.
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N.H
Sherman Adams
Dwight Eisenhower
Loon Mountain
Adams
Pll
Clifford Named As Presidential Adviser And Possible Defense Chief
The rugged lawyer Clifford heads toward the White House after Johnson’s nomination for secretary of defense is announced. A longtime confidant of Truman Kennedy and Johnson, he built a top Washington law practice and helped shape the 1947 National Security Act and 1948 reelection strategy. He served as Truman’s naval aide and later advised multiple administrations. He lives with his wife and three daughters in Rockville Maryland and is praised by Johnson as a man the government ought to get.
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Robert McNamara
Clifford
Truman
Kennedy
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D-Ga
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Maine
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Manila
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Washington University
St. Louis
Condition of Kasperak Grave
Mike Kasperak remained in extremely critical condition Saturday after surgery for spleen removal. Internal bleeding spread with more than 20 pints of blood transfused while doctors monitor a possible overwhelming infection. he remains semi conscious with a respirator, artificial kidney, and a transplanted heart that still responds normally.
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Stanford
Calif
Mike Kasperak
Kasperak
Indictment City Targets Mail Order Gun Firm
A federal grand jury indicted Lombard's sporting goods and King for Price, Inc. of Nanuet New York on charges of unlawful shipping of pistols. Bernard Lombard 40 of Monsey New York named as owner alongside the mail order operation at the store address. The case marks the first such action against a mail order firearms supplier.
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Nanuet
N.Y
Lombard’s
Bernard Lombard
Monsey
King For Price, Inc
U.S
Robert Morgenthau
Highway Funds Withheld to Fight Inflation
Washington officials say the administration will withhold 600 million dollars in highway funds as a tactic to combat rising inflation. The move aims to curb spending, with details discussed privately on Friday.
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