Officials delay Johnson aides trip to Vietnam over unrest
President Johnson's assistant Robert Komer and press secretary Bill Moyers postpone their planned Vietnam visit due to student and Buddhist demonstrations and potential anti American sentiment. Deputy Secretary Cyrus Vance proceeds on a military mission with government officials noting the delay.
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Washington
South Vietnam
Johnson
Robert Komer
Vietnam
Bill Moyers
Cyrus Vance
Vance
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Marines Battle North Vietnamese in Quang Ngai Province
U S forces pressed a multi frontline push in Vietnam with Marine units engaging North Vietnamese regulars in Quang Ngai province during Operation Indiana. An estimated 150 enemy were killed in a three hour coast battle as air and artillery supported the ground fight. Premier Ky warned of strong measures amid rising Buddhist demonstrations in Saigon as 1 000 students protested.
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Saigon
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Vietnam
Indiana
Quang Ngai
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Senate approves tire safety bill 79 to 0
The Senate voted 79 to 0 for Johnson’s tire safety bill. It moves to the House with a two year deadline for a uniform quality grading order and new minimum safety standards for tires and retreads to be issued by January 31, 1969 based on two years of study.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Johnson
House
Commerce Secretary
Federal Register
February CPI Shows Sharp Food Price Jump
Washington AP report: consumer prices rose 0.5 percent in February the largest February increase in 15 years driven by food costs. Fresh vegetables up 10.5 percent meat eggs and poultry higher, CPI at 111.6 with costs 2.5 percent above a year ago. Chase says inflation psychology not evident and worst increases may be over.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Sioner
Arnold Chase
Chase
Would-Be Plane Hijacker Kills Two in Cuba Incident
Cuban radio reports a flight engineer Angel Maria Betancourt Cueto and accomplices attempted a hijack on a Santiago de Cuba to Havana flight. Guard Edel Reyes Diaz was killed and co pilot Fernando Alvarez Perez hurt in the struggle. The plane diverted toward Miami but landed back in Havana after a ruse near Key West.
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Cuba
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Jroadcast
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U.S. Navy
Angel Maria Betancourt Cueto
Santiago de Cuba
Varadero
Edel Reyes Diaz
Interior Ministry
Fernando Alvarez Perez
Alvarez
President urges business curbs on capital outlay
President Johnson has phoned 25 to 30 business leaders urging a slow approach to capital spending to curb inflation. Deputy Press Secretary Fleming says the president wants reviews of spending plans and agency programs, noting high money costs and material shortages. He backs private home building, citing a 25 percent drop in housing starts since December and February declines.
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Washington
Johnson
Robert H. Fleming
Fleming
Atlas Centaur Launch Delayed By Engine Failure
CAPE KENNEDY AP Failure of Atlas Centaur booster engines prevented ignition delaying the first double ignition of a hydrogen powered engine in space. Winds reached 132 mph eight mile high halted the countdown. A new date was not set immediately.
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Kidnapped Miami Teen Linked to Grudge Against Father
Detective says Daniel Goldman, 18, possibly abducted by a man with a business grievance against his father Aaron Goldman, a bank director who failed earlier this year. Goldman was described as studious and well-liked, with a quiet life near Biscayne Bay.
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Miami
Daniel Goldman
Aaron Goldman
Warren Dalrymple
Goldman
Walter Schwitzer
Daniel
Brezhnev Calls for Settlement with China at Congress
Moscow report says First Secretary Brezhnev opened the 23rd Congress urging renewed efforts to resolve the rift with China. He accused the U S of aggravating the international scene and affirmed Soviet readiness to seek a settlement. The speech framed a broader push for unity among world communists and withdrawal of U S troops in Vietnam.
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Leonid Brezhnev
Soviet Communist Party
Red China
China
Brezhnev
U. S
Soviet Union
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South
Florida
Mrs Johnson Trip Postponed By Laryngitis
The First Lady Mrs Johnson delayed a Texas visit due to viral laryngitis. She will rest for two days under White House physicians care and cancel or postpone Austin and Big Bend tours while reporters note a tape conversation with Mrs Carpenter and the detectives. Brezhnev remarks on US aggression and peaceful coexistence are summarized with Soviet aims to improve relations, possible top level talks with China, and calls for a world communist meeting when conditions ripen.
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Lyndon Johnson
Texas
White House
Big Bend
National Park
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Moscow
Peking
Brezhnev
China
Alaska Legislature Faces Power Outage Caused by Snow Slide
Juneau AP reports the Alaska legislature operated by candlelight and battery-powered lamps when a snowslide cut Capitol power for about ninety minutes on Monday.
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Juneau
Alaska
Capitol
Nest egg or goose egg depend on husband’s wife
A quip from a daily humor column notes outcomes hinge on the chosen spouse. It plays on marriage as a gamble where fortune or misfortune follows life choices.
Shortfalls Hit U.S. Armys Frontline Divisions in Vietnam War Effort
A Los Angeles Times report cites a secret Pentagon memo showing four of six emergency combat divisions based in the United States far below readiness. The shortages affect captains and majors, rely on recruits, and leave equipment in administrative storage as a 340,000 man buildup proceeds.
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