McNamara May Halve Draft Calls For Next Year
Secretary of Defense McNamara told President Johnson at the LBJ ranch that draft calls may be cut in half next year due to a planned slowdown in the Vietnam buildup. He projected U.S. forces in Vietnam at about 385,000 by month’s end, with increases not matching 1966 levels, and signaled cuts in air craft bombs and ammunition purchases. Johnson cited higher federal revenues and debated supplemental defense funding as factors delaying a possible tax increase. Both said war progress and the budget shape policy, with Johnson planning rest and surgery at Brooke Army Medical Center before Thanksgiving.
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Johnson City, Texas
Defense McNamara
Johnson
Vietnam
McNamara
U.S
Congress
George Christian
White House
San Antonio
Brooke Army Medical Center
Christian
Brooke
Holiday
Lawrence Near Death After Heart Attack at Pittsburgh Rally
David Lawrence, 77, veteran Democratic kingpin and former Pennsylvania governor, lay near death after a heart attack at a Syria Mosque rally. The longtime Pittsburgh mayor and JFK ally helped deliver Pennsylvania for Kennedy in 1960 and backed Democratic nominees since 1928.
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Pittsburgh
David Lawrence
Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Syria
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Adlai Stevenson
Four bodies found as Panama flood toll rises
Panama officials report four bodies recovered after floods in eastern Panama. At least 49 people remain missing as the search continues in the affected area amid rising concern.
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Panama
Joseph Kennedy Returns Home After Minor Surgery
Hyannis Port reports Joseph P. Kennedy 78 father of the late President is back home Saturday following a minor Boston surgery.
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Hyannis Port
Joseph P. Kennedy
Boston
Dark-Haired Pair Battle To Adopt Blonde Girl
In Kingston New York Mr and Mrs Michael Lioni seek to adopt Elizabeth a four year old girl with blue eyes and dark hair The Lioni case challenges county welfare refusals based on ethnic background and coloring The fight includes court actions and politics with Rep Joseph Resnick contesting the ruling and County Attorney Richard Griggs accusing him of inflammatory remarks The county previously placed Elizabeth with the Lioni family after three other foster placements were returned to the county
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Kingston
N.Y
Michael Lioni
Elizabeth
Joseph Fitzsimmons
Lionis
Joseph Resnick
Richard Griggs
Resnick
Cormer
Youth Gives Life for Dog in Duck Hunt Mishap
In Willmar Minnesota authorities report 19 year old Paul Asche died after rescuing a dog that fell through thin ice on Solomon Lake. Asche removed his boots and jacket and entered the water to save the animal.
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Willmar
Minn
Paul Asche
Solomon Lake
Asche
Boy Walks Miles to Seek Help After Auto Crash
In LONG BEACH Mississippi a 6 year old boy walked two miles barefoot in near freezing weather to summon aid after his mother Doris Elsworth 43 died when her car ran off a county road into a drainage canal. The child aged in pajamas reached the home of Mr and Mrs C L Flenniken and asked them to call an ambulance. He suffered a head knot and frost bitten feet but escaped serious injury. Mrs Elsworth ran a Gulfport welding supply business and helped with oxygen deliveries.
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Elizabeth
Liunis
Lionis
Long Beach
Miss
Doris Elsworth
Clyde
C. L. Flenniken
Mme
Flenniken
Ferry capsizes off Sumatra. 20 missing after 28 aboard
Jakarta AP reports a ferry carrying 28 people to outer islands off Sumatra capsized on Oct 23. Twenty people remain missing as rescue efforts continue.
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Jakarta
Sumatra
Attacks by Trapped Foe Repulsed by Gis
In thick jungle near Tay Ninh the Viet Cong launched six counterattacks against U S infantrymen supported by helicopters. About 10 000 Americans fought around 2 000 Viet Cong with possible larger forces nearby. North of Saigon air losses rose as two U S planes were downed.
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Gis
Saigon
U. S
Tay Ninh
Song
U.S
Anamosa Taverns Close Weeks After Underage Drinking Complaint
Four Anamosa taverns shut for a week following a complaint by a 20 year old man who had been served liquor while under age. The voluntary action occurred after a meeting with Mayor Henry Furino and Police Chief Don Turner, prompted by the youth's arrest and a sheriff report.
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Henry Furino
Don Turner
Anamelia
Jones County
Ralph Albaugh
Hotel
Al’s Place
Albaugh
John Hoyt
Springville
Hoyt
Wolfhounds Hold Ground in Fay Ninh Battle
In Fay Ninh Vietnam the First battalion 27th infantry, Wolfhounds, fought six Viet Cong human wave attacks. Major Guy Meloy was wounded but refused evacuation while commander Weyand and Capt Garrett praised the unit. The fight, part of a broader 25th Infantry Division operation, continued as reinforcements arrived and linked with surrounded Wolfhounds.
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U. S
North Vietnam
U.S
Guy Meloy
College Station
Texas
Meloy
Fay Ninh
Michelin
196Th Light Infantry Brigade
U.S. First Infantry Division
Robert Garrett
del Rio
Boyd Bashore
Toledo
Ohio
25Th Division
Vietnam
25Th
Frederick Weyand
George Alameida
Waianae
Oahu
Hawaii
Flood Waters Fall in Flood City Marvels of Mud Envelop Florence and Venice
Floods recede from Florence and Venice after causing widespread mud, debris, and damage to public services. Arno waters drop as Venice sees Adriatic outflow, with over 100000 Italians displaced and more than 40 deaths across Europe.
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Florence
Italy
Venice
Piero Bargellini
Europe
U. S
Rome
Austria
Gift From Gi Follows Word He Was Killed
MEMPHIS AP reports Michael Pugh twenty sent his October pay from Vietnam to his parents with a note to buy Christmas presents. They received the letter Friday shortly after telegram confirming his death in combat near Saigon Tuesday.
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Memphis
Michael Pugh
Vietnam
Saigon
Two-Car Crash Kills Four, Stillborn Infant Highlighted
Four persons including two children and an unborn infant died after a two-car crash at a county road intersection north of Independence. Larry Rassmussen, 23, and his 2-year-old son Berry died. Jerry Price, 2, and Mrs. Price survived with injuries. Mrs. Rassmussen gave birth to a stillborn at 6:15 a.m. and another child, William, 1, remained in critical condition. Police say Rassmussen ran a stop sign. the other car struck broadside. The toll added to Buchanan county and state traffic deaths for 1966.
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Independence
Here
Larry Rassmussen
Quasqueton
Berry
Jerry Price
Tom Price
Rassmussen
William
Independence Hospital
Price
Diane
Iowa Highway Patrol
Rassmussens
Bernie Haven
White
Buchanan County
Associated Press
Des Moines Woman Killed In West Des Moines Crash
Sandra Fay Good, 27, of Des Moines, died when the car she drove lost control in West Des Moines and struck a telephone pole. A motorist pulled her from the car as flames erupted. she had been slumped over the steering wheel. Relatives say she once lived in Cherokee.
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West Des Moines
Sandra Fay Good
Des Moines
Raymond Fidler
Miss Good
Cherokee
Two-Car Crashes Kill Two in Midwest Regions
In Iowa near Schleswig a 79 year old woman and a 76 year old man were injured and killed in a two car collision at a county road junction on highway 4. In Minnesota near Laverne two people died and three were injured in a separate two car crash 2 1/2 miles north of town, with Harold Meester Jr. and Anthony Klooster identified among the deceased.
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Kiron
Albert Stoltenberg
Schleswig
Iowa
Stoltenberg
Denison
John David Hunt
Chuckle on Jobs for New Graduates
A light note on the job market for fresh college graduates noting plenty of openings but not enough positions to fill them. The piece hints at broader employment themes with a humorous tone.
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