Buddhists Call for Meetings Over Ky’s Extended Rule
In Saigon Buddhists urged strategy meetings after Premier Ky said his military regime may stay in power another year. They demand an early end to military rule. Da Nang Mayor Nguyen Van Man said Ky’s extension would bring trouble and surprise him.
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Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Vietnam
da Nang
Nguyen van Man
Binh Tuy
Mekong River
Can' Tho
Washington
U.S
Defense
Defense Department
Assembly
Que Nhon
Junta
Pentagon cites crackdown on black market in Vietnam
About a dozen Americans and U S civilians working for contractors in South Vietnam were punished for black market activities. A Pentagon spokesman said actions followed efforts to halt illegal post exchange sales pilferage and money manipulation. Some servicemen were courtmartialed and details withheld.
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Fred 8. Hoffman
Washington
U.S
South Vietnam
Pentagon
Defense Department
Westmoreland
William Westmoreland
Vietnam
Defense
McNamara
Saigon
Vance
Daughter’s Boyfriend’s Guitar Becomes Tepossessed
A humorous note reports that a daughter’s boyfriend and his electric guitar have become Tepossessed, adding ongoing comic effect to a family moment.
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Tepossessed
Connally Wins Democratic Nomination for Third Term
Governor Connally easily secured the Democratic renomination for a third term in Dallas, with conservative allies backing him against liberal rivals.
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Gov. Connally
Dallas
UPI
Connally
Six Die in Parachute Plane Crash Near Pottstown
A single engine plane carrying six parachutist enthusiasts and a pilot crashed and burned near Pottstown Pennsylvania after takeoff from New Hanover airport. One of seven aboard survived Walter D McGraw who spoke with state troopers. Experts suspect a power stall at about 1000 feet.
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Pottstown
New Hanover
Walter D. McGraw
Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Harry Crane
McGraw
Satisfying Work Is Dead in Vietnam
Dearborn, Michigan, parents hear their son Navy medical corpsman Charles Trescott, 19, was killed in action in South Vietnam after receiving his letter describing satisfying work. Mrs. Trescott says the message confirms his sacrifice and purpose.
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Dearborn, Mich
Charles Trescott
Navy
South Vietnam
Robert Trescott
Dearborn
Trescolis
Defense Department
If I Had My Way Mom Would Be Honored Daily
Cincinnati area viewers nominated mothers for a Mother of the Year honor at WKRC TV. Respondents joked about daily praise and constant phone calls, with one admirer noting his mother is always on the phone.
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Cinginnati
Ments
Wkrc-Tv
Cincinnati
Ford renews attacks on President and Defense chief in Georgia
Ford, addressing about 2000 Georgia Republicans at the state GOP convention in Macon, blasted Defense Secretary McNamara and Johnson administration inflation policies. He blamed excessive government spending for inflation, denied a split with Everett Dirksen, and urged focus on nonmilitary program costs. He also faulted McNamara for Vietnam bomb shortages and merchant marine neglect.
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Macon
UPI
House
Gerald Ford
Michigan
McNamara
Johnson
Defense Department
Ford
Georgia
Dirksen
Vietnam
Texas Woman Is New Mrs America 1966
Mrs Tex as Joy Noufer of Houston was named Mrs. America of 1966 at the San Diego pageant. The 32 year old, a University of Houston psychology senior, has three children and is married to John Noufer, 41, VP of a farm business. First runner up was Mrs Wyoming Joan Berry, 34, of Lusk, husband James Berry, 37, Ford dealership owner. Second runner up was Mrs Illinois Mary Hamel, 30, of Mattoon.
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Texas
Joy Noufer
Houston
America
Noufer
University of Houston
J Glenn
Lisa
John Noufer
Wyoming
Joan Berry
Lusk
James Berry
Ford
Walter Gifford dies former AT T chief at 81
Walter Gifford, 81, who led American Telephone and Telegraph from 1925 to 1948 and later served as AT&T board chairman, died in a New York hospital. He was U.S. ambassador to Great Britain from 1950 to 1953 and began with the Bell System as a $10 weekly Chicago clerk, retiring after 45 years of active service.
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New York
Walter 8. Gifford
U.S
Great Britain
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Gifford
At&t
Bell System
Chicago
Johnson
Sa J
U.N
Jem
Mass
HelArthur Goldberg
Harvard
Wilson
Washington
Council of National Defense
France
Muntions Council
Johnson urges treaty outlawing military lunar activity
President Johnson proposed a space pact with the United States, Russia, and others to bar military use of the moon and deny lunar sovereignty. He outlined steps for free scientific work, nonmilitary goals, and cooperation among nations, aiming to prevent future space conflicts.
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San Antonio
Johnson
U. S
Russia
Antarctica
U.S
Soviet Union
Robert Fleming
Johnson pushes plan for cabinet level transportation department
AP reports the Johnson administration leads a broad lobbying push for creating a cabinet level Department of Transportation. Testimony has generally supported formal coordination of policy though some witnesses seek to limit agency influence. Critics warn of disrupted ties among industry, Congress, and the corps of engineers.
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Washington
Johnson Administration
Department of Transportation
Coor
Dinate Transportation Policy
Terstate Commerce Commission
Civil Aeronautics Board
Federal Aviation Agency
Commerce Department
Bureau of Roads
The
Maritime Administration
Coast Guard
Treasury Department
Army Corps of Engineers
Cones
Congress
F. A. Mechling
American Waterways Operators Inc
House
Corps of Engineers
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