White House Confirms King Rights Protection Request
President Johnson replied to Martin Luther King’s request for federal protection in Philadelphia. Governor Johnson reassured law and order would hold, while officials debated whether federal personnel would be dispatched. Johnson referenced Mississippi patrols and avoided committing on exact federal troop numbers.
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Washington
White House
Johnson
Martin Luther King
Philadelphia
Mass
Robert Fleming
King
Fleming
Mississippi
Paul Johnson
Justice Department
Charge Negro Shoots White at Civil Rights HQ Incident
Canton Mississippi AP report describes a smoke device thrown near civil rights headquarters and a black leader wounding a white man. City Attorney Robl noted investigations and lab analysis while Elm disease steps strain city arborists and sanitation crews work on diseased trees.
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Canton
Miss
Robl
Goza
del- Goza
William Longgrear
Gardner
City Forestry Department
Dodd Seeks Perjury Action on Klein Testimony in Dodd Case
Cedar Rapids Elm disease toll rises as city forester reports 202 trees slated for removal across property types amid a heavy Cedar Rapids outbreak. Professor Gunderson from Iowa State to assist. prior years show rising losses with 201 years recorded. The article also details senate hearing testimony involving Dodd and Klein payments, with inconsistent statements from Marjorie Carpenter and aides Martin and Zeiller.
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Carpenter
Sen. Dodd
Dodd
West
Germany
Klein Conn
Julius Klein
Colum
West Germnists
Drew Pearson
Jackman
Anderson
Ger Boy
Klein
Marjorie
Stennis
D-Miss
Boyd
Europe
David Martin
Gerard Zeiller
Martin
Zeiller
Cedar Rapids
Bob Gardner
Gardner
Forestry Department
Harold Gunderson
Iowa State University
Red Force Mauled by South Viets in Northern Vietnam
SAIGON AP reports South Vietnam's First Army Division fought three days of hard battle in the northern province, destroying one Red battalion and crippling another after a four month gap since Buddhist unrest sidelined the unit. Officers and men reportedly supported the rebellion amid Buddhist chaplains' agitation.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
US reports week of heavy fighting in Vietnam campaign
The US said 79 Americans were killed, 567 wounded, and eight missing or captured in the June 12 to 18 period. Commanders counted 319 enemy killed and nine captured as advisers praised the battle as a major victory. Marine Major Andersen said the enemy battalion may be nearly annihilated.
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Saigon
US S
North Vietnam
U.S
N. E. Andersen
Cranston, R.I
Draft age debate passe as aviation aid advances
Washington AP reports debate over reducing the draft age ceiling continues, while Pan American Airways tests an inertial navigation system that could replace navigators on overseas flights. Capt. Moss cites tests showing the system keeps aircraft within 39 miles of track, with 99.95 percent accuracy. Hershey urges upgrading selective service evaluation and education standards amid broader national security discussions. A separate Saigon report notes three American military police killed by a Viet Cong terrorist as he fled on a bicycle.
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Cedar Rapids
Washington
of .A
Selective ‘Service
Kakil
Indi- York
Rome
Moss
FAA
William W. Moss
Pan American Airways i
Institute of
Atlantic
Joseph F. Caligiuri
Lewis Hershey
House Armed Services Committee
Sliire Services
Shief
Sperry
Caligiuri
Ucation
Hershey
Pan-Am
Saigon
Lindsay cancels dinner with King Faisal over Jewish backlash
New York Mayor John V. Lindsay canceled a dinner for King Faisal amid protests from the city’s Jewish community over remarks attributed to Faisal about Jews and Israel. Lindsay, in Washington with Secretary of State Dean Rusk, said the dinner would not be feasible under the circumstances. A pro-Arab group threatened retaliation if the event proceeded, while Jewish councilmen and congressmen condemned the invitation as inappropriate and insulting.
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New York
John V. Lindsay
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
Washington
Dean Rusk
Israel
Lindsay
Woody Klein
Rusk
Ott
Klein
Action Committee On
New York City
Blumenthal
Metropolitan Museum of Art
George Blumenthal
Barker
Inii
Hershey
State Department
Harvey Rothenberg
Philan
Vietnam Situation Improves Says U S Senator
Senator Seymour Halpern and Representative Russell voiced cautious optimism on Vietnam progress during official visits. Halpern called the king's remarks a breach of diplomatic courtesy while Russell credited military gains but cautioned that the war is not over and Saigon enjoys improved stability.
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Seymour Halpern
R-N. Y
Washington
Faisal
Russell
D-Ga
U. S
U.S
Halpern
Vietnam
Saigon
Senate Armed Services Committee
Breakthrough Drug Cuts Malaria Cases in Vietnam War
Army researchers report that the drug diamon diphenylsulfone DDS halves malaria cases among troops in Vietnam. Approved by epidemiology boards and the FDA, DDS targets falciparum malaria and could be issued to all troops in danger areas. A one month post deployment course costs about one cent per dose.
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Washington
Vietnam
Surgeon General’s Office
U.S
Armed Forces Epidemiological Board
Food and Drug Administration
Surgeon General's Office
Walter Reed Hospital
Army Institute of Research
Army
Highlands
Chuckle College Years Vacation Between Mother and Wife
A humorous line notes that the only vacation a boy enjoys comes between his mother and his wife, reflecting a lighthearted family-relationship joke from an era of witty quips.
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