Johnson reviews Vietnam war costs and budget plan
President Johnson advances work on a new budget while reviewing Vietnam war costs and possible peace moves with Defense Secretary McNamara and others. A supplemental defense request near 2 billion dollars is expected, with 1.7 billion already allocated, as he pursues both funding and settlement efforts.
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Austin
Tex
Johnson
Roberts
McNamara
Congress
Viet Nam
White House
Arture
Penn's Boy Asks Gov Health Chief Why About Viet Nam
A twelve year old from Pennsylvania asks why his nineteen year old brother must fight in Vietnam. The response notes the president and Marine Corps stance that exemptions for all aged eighteen to twenty would hinder mission goals, and explains current policy and the booklet Why Viet Nam.
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Penn
Gov't Chief
Chester
Robert Clements
Vinfee Jr
Vietnam
Bex
Marine Corps
Viet Nam
Ten Die As Bus Plunges Into 1000 Foot Ravine
A bus traveling from an unnamed city to Willshermonsa fell into a 1000-foot ravine near Orizaba Mexico killing ten passengers. All believed to be Mexican. Authorities have not released full details.
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Orizaba
Mexico
Ee City
Willshermonsa
Vesday
War effort first foremost in Viet Nam budget debate
Senator Clifford Case urged higher federal outlays for education and domestic programs, arguing that fighting discrimination poverty disease and ignorance remains vital to national security alongside the Vietnam War. He noted the need to balance domestic spending with war costs, calling for no cutback in federal education funding. Senator Robert Kennedy supported keeping Vietnam costs from delaying domestic programs.
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Washington
Clifford P. Case
Viet Nam
Oime
Case
New Jersey
Senate Appropriations Committee
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Viet Cong Tet truce broadcast amid Vietnam combat toll
Government reports show 227 dead and 499 wounded in allied ranks with 987 Viet Cong killed and 137 wounded or captured. U S air forces hit Viet Cong concentrations in Quang Tri and Long An as 276 tons of bombs were dropped in 280 combat sorties while 388 buildings and 365 ammo sites were damaged or destroyed. Viet Cong attacked scattered targets including bridges near Quang Ngai and Minh Long as tactical planes conducted 241 sorties into the area. A militia unit near Saigon suffered heavy losses after Viet Cong forces overran outlying posts.
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U.S
Guam
Quang Tri
Saigon
Viet Nam
Long An
Ticonderoga
Hancock
Enterprise
Quang Ngai
Minh Long
Quang Ngai City
Vinh
Viet Cong
Libera Front
Viet Cong offers Tet cease fire and regional dynamics
A Viet Cong radio broadcast proposed a Tet cease-fire from 11:01 p.m. January 19 to 11 p.m. January 23 Saigon time, inviting military personnel of the puppet government to return home. The offer did not explicitly include U.S. and allied troops, but pledged they would not be fired on if they observed the cease-fire. Officials trade views on propaganda impact, while fears arise of a potential military advantage for the Viet Cong. The situation follows U.S. air strikes after a prior truce, with Soviet and Chinese moves shaping prospects for peace as Hanoi, Beijing, and Moscow jockey for influence.
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Saigon
U. S
Pleiku
Highlands
United States
Average Child Drinks At Age 14 Says AMA
In Falls Ontario AP report Dr Marvin A Block of Buffalo and AMA officials stated the average child now drinks at age 14. He noted about 85 percent of suburban children begin drinking by 14 and roughly 75 percent do so with parental permission. Block spoke at the ninth annual Ontario Youth Conference on Alcohol Problems.
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American Medical Association
Marvin A. Block
Buffalo
U.S
Block
Ontario
ICC Okays Merger Of Pennsy With NY Central
Washington AP reports the ICC denied claims it approved the Pennsy Central merger. The commission said action is pending with no final decision. the Wall Street Journal had earlier claimed approval. merger would create a 19620 mile system linking 14 states and part of Canada.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce
Wall Street Journal
ICC
Commission
Penn-Central
New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Canada
Pennsy- Central
Pennsy
Aero Flow Dynamics promotes Bloom and Scully at Corry division
W F Masler Jr announces C E Bloom as factory Manager overseeing all Corry division operations except sales and engineering under R E Forrester. J T Scully becomes plant superintendent with control of maintenance tool room and manufacturing assembly, moving from general foreman. Journal photo by Johnston.
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W. F. Masler Jr
Aero Corry
Aero-Flow Dynamics, Inc
C. E. Bloom
Bloom
Corry Division
R. E. Forrester
J. T. Scully
Juris
Scully
Johnston
Veep Boosts Peace Efforts in Viet Nam Talks with Sato
Vice President Humphrey told Japanese Prime Minister Sato that the United States seeks peace in Viet Nam and would pull back only when freedom and peace are guaranteed. He urged Japan to give more social and economic aid to Southeast Asia, including refugees, but did not request military involvement. An editor and general manager, Charles J. Lewin of New Bedford Standard-Times, died at Luke's Hospital after collapsing at the office.
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Veep
Viet Nam
U.S
Zurhellen
Humphrey
Sato
Dean Rusk
Rusk
United States
Japan
Southeast Asia
South Viet Nam
New Bedford
Mass
Charles J. Lewin
Newhis Desk
St. Bedford
Hearings on Ku Klux Klan resumes in Washington
House Committee on Un American Activities resumes hearings on the Ku Klux Klan with plans to examine Klan operations in a sixth state. Previously the panel heard testimony on the Klan in Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.
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Washington
House Committee On UN
Bliss
National Committee
Commerce Department
United States
Rhodesia
Great Britain
Grea Britain de
William H. Stewart
U.S
Interior Department
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Texas
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