Johnson says Viet war will worsen before it improves
President Johnson warned at a news conference that the Vietnam war will get worse before it gets better as U S manpower needs rise beyond 75 000 and will be supplied as required He backed Lodge as ambassador and denied any policy rift with Gen Maxwell Taylor noting upcoming policy conferences in Saigon with McNamara Lodge and Vietnamese officials
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UGN Adopts Drive Goal Of 817 840 For 1966
The United Good Neighbors board set a 1966 campaign goal of 817 840, two percent over last year’s 801 804. The new goal is 9 922 higher than the 1965 target of 807 240, with budget committee allocations approved, except Camp Fire Girls that faced debate before approval.
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United Good Neighbors Board of Directors
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Camp Fire! Girls
Minuteman Leader DePugh Sought on Kidnapping Charge
Lawrence County prosecutor says two young women have signed statements accusing Robert Bolivar DePugh 42 leader of the Minutemen militant right wing group of holding them prisoner for two weeks and attempting to enlist them to seduce officials and communists. A state kidnapping charge was filed and kept secret during the search for DePugh who was believed to be aware he was wanted. The case unfolds amid a broader budget and LEAP CAP funding context and a separate weapons find linked to the Minuteman movement.
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Kansas City
Robert Bolivar DePugh
Minutemen
Independence
Mother Pleads For Girl Safety in Politics Clash
AP dispatch reports the House rejected a Republican voting rights bill and moved toward passage of an administration backed measure to bar discrimination. The tumult included the resignation of Senator Taylor and personal appeals from a mother, with notes of Johnson writing to Taylor. The piece notes other general fund increases and references a hotel robbery kidnapping in Avila.
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White House
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Kansas City
Lodge
Nanton Clinton
Prison break drama and ransom talk swirl in Britain
Reports from London and Birmingham describe ongoing discussion of a prison break and a ransom motive. Police and officials urge swift action to recapture Ronald Biggs and resolve the Denise problem while Parliament weighs troop deployment for security. Evidence from the incident remains unclear as details emerge.
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Itate
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Scotland Yard
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Britain
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Mishawaka
House of Commons
Tornadoes Rip Through Midwest and Midwest Area Tornadoes Lash Several States
Tornadoes swept through Kansas Missouri Wisconsin and Illinois causing property damage and injuries. The storms followed early morning activity in the Kansas City region with wind gusts around 67 miles per hour. In Mishawaka Indiana officials reported a separate medical death linked to the day’s weather.
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Kidnapers Surrender meekly after three day spree
Two murder kidnap suspects Wilbur Grey and Carl Bowles surrendered to California and Nevada highway patrols in Tonopah after a three day chase that included a bank robbery and the slaying of a deputy sheriff. They released two hostages, Mrs Hale Champion and her 19 month old daughter, and surrendered near the California Nevada line at 3 37 a.m. The victim Champion described the gunmen as courteous and the men demanded safe conduct before surrendering.
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Oregon
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Benton Agricultural Inspection Station
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Brunswick, Ga
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Amarillo
Texas
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Thunderstorm Drops Heavy Rain Across Eastern Iowa
A 2.70 inch downpour drenched Marenga between 12:45 and 1:30 a.m. Friday triggering Hilton Creek overflow and the Iowa River reaching bankfull. The rain stemmed from a thunderstorm sweeping across Eastern Iowa overnight.
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Iowa River
Iowa
Marines land on island near Chu Lai in Vietnam fight
U S Marines amphibiously landed on an island near Chu Lai and pressed into An Hoa coastal headquarters. The battle ended with a collapse of Viet Cong assault forces as Marines encircled the enemy. Marines reported eight Viet Cong killed and 16 captured, with 52 suspects detained.
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Chu Lai
An Hoa
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U. S. Navy
D-zone
Cedar Rapids School Tax Increase Sets 1965-66 Budget
The Cedar Rapids Community School District adopts a 16.87 million dollar budget for 1965-66 with a three mill tax increase to 63.55 mills. Public hearing on the budget is set for 7 30 p m Monday July 26.
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Cedar Rapids
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