McNamara Says Viet Nam War is Grave but Not Hopeless
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara told Congress that the situation in South Viet Nam is grave yet not hopeless and that the outcome there is crucial to stopping Communist expansion in Southeast Asia and beyond. He warned against imagining a nuclear-first strike would spare cities, and noted China’s long-range threat without labeling it an immediate menace.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
South Viet Nam
McNamara
Southeast Asia
Robert 9. McNamara
Congress
United States
Soviet Union
U. S
House Armed Services Committee
Red China
U.S
North Viet Nam
Milk inquiry showdown looms for Pennsylvania House
In Harrisburg the House faces a Monday showdown over a Senate backed plan to probe the milk industry and alleged rebates in Western Pennsylvania. Rep. Mills leads a rebel faction favoring a House only inquiry, while caucus wrangles delay action to urge broader input before the 11 member body. The session also covers the student loan program and tuition inquiry by the Committee on Higher Education as House leaders defend momentum.
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House
Senate
Pennsylvania
Charles J. Mills
Westmoreland
Mills
Scranton
Rep
K. Leroy—Irvis
Attorney General's Office
Joshua Tilberg
Philadelphia
Eilberg
House Democrats
Committee On Higher Education
House Rules Committee
Corry Area May Benefit From State Highway Plans
The Pennsylvania highway expansion aims to a 10 year, 10 billion program under Governor Scranton. Even with a six year, 250 million per year plan launching in June, Corry is slated for several Route 6 improvements including a dedicated bypass. Erie Crawford Warren counties feature multiple projects with Corry motorists to gain direct benefits as Route 6 gains priority.
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Pennsylvania
William Scranton
State Highway Department
Harold Reslink
Erie
State Highway Commission
Commission 1
Ae ‘Commission
Reslink
Corty
Highway Department
Route 6
Ie Corry
Ohio “State Line
Warren County
Henry Harral
Erie County
Crawford County
Corry
Dirksen warns against negotiated settlement in South Viet Nam
Sen. Everett M Dirksen asserts a negotiated settlement in South Viet Nam would be dangerous to U S security and allied interests. He counters calls by Sens. Church and McGovern for cease fire steps, arguing the Communists have a long record of broken pledges and urging continued air strikes and firm stance.
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Washington
Everett M Dirksen
South Viet Nam
Senate
Frank Church
D-Idaho
George S. McGovern
Johnson
National Bee Conference Board
Viet Nam
South
Dirksen
Geneva
Dihasan
Russell B. Long
Louisidha
U S Faces Foreign Attacks On Embassies Abroad
U S losses of face and damage rise as leftist attacks on American embassies and government buildings abroad increase. Since Johnson's Jan 4 State of the Union, more than a dozen assaults have occurred, with 53 recorded incidents in 24 percent of 1964.
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U.S
Johnson
Dean Rusk
State of the Union
State Department
Community of Nations
Rusk
Moscow
United States
Congo
Cairo
North Viet Nam Blames Attacks On Commando Ships Of U S
North Viet Nam accused four South Vietnamese commando boats of shelling a North Vietnamese village at 12 30 a m and said two raiders were damaged by North Vietnamese patrol boats. Hanoi called the action a serious provocation and a violation of the Geneva accords. A U S spokesman in Saigon declined comment on the report.
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U. S
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Thhat
United States
Quynh Lap
Nghe An
Ha van Lau
Trenternational Armistice Commission
Hanoi
Hanoi Radio
Democratic Republic of
Viet Nam
Quynn Lap
Quynh
South
U.S
Hit and run driver sought after Mill Village crash
State Police hunt a hit and run driver after a car struck a parked vehicle in Mill Village, causing about 300 damage. John Carr, 33, Mill Village, found his left side dented yesterday morning. Paint on the damaged vehicle matched the other car's color as investigators work the case.
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Richard Wargo
Focal State Police
John Carr
Carr
Wargo
Trial delayed in Pittsburgh asks for stay in child neglect case
Mrs. Dorothy Collins of Pittsburgh faces trial on child neglect charges. The case stalled yesterday when her estranged husband Edgar Collins 49 a key witness appeared in court and was deemed intoxicated by Judge Robert Van der Voort. He was jailed until Tuesday when the trial will resume.
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Pittsburgh
Dorothy Collins
Edgar Collins
Robert van der Voort
Collins
Nineteen Nominating Petitions Filed For May Primaries
At the Erie County courthouse nineteen petitions were picked up for the May 18 primaries, two for county offices. Dorothy M. Hermann seeks jury commissioner as a Democrat, while Benjamin F. Lydeck also files for the same post. Earl E. Quinlan, another Democrat, picked up a petition Tuesday but withdrew yesterday. Corry shows reluctance with no declarations from major parties, while Titusville also reports no interest in city offices. Corry lists three school board posts, two City Council seats, and the mayoralty as potential races.
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Erie County
Erie
Dorothy M. Hermann
R. D
Waterford
Benjamin FR. Lydeck
Titusville
Corry
Dems
Burches Return Home as Bliss Takes GOP Chair
Dean Burch, Republican national chairman, brings his family back to Tucson from Washington. He plans to resume work at his Tucson law firm as Ray Bliss of Ohio assumes the GOP chair. The move coincides with Bliss taking over party leadership.
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Burches
Tueson, Ariz
Dean Burch
Waring
Washington, D.C
Ait Burch
Tucson
Oeist
Ray Bliss
Ohio
GOP
Quads Live Less Than Day
In Ventura California a newborn quadruplets three boys and a girl born yesterday to Mrs J Gary Gwilliam 28 died within a day weighing about 1 pound each. The Gwilliams married five years and doctors cited immaturity rather than prematurity as the cause, the Ventura County deputy district attorney said.
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Ventura
Calif
J. Gary Gwilliam
Johnson Signals Broader Vietnam War Strikes
President Johnson indicated the United States would strike North Vietnamese targets without waiting for South Vietnamese incidents. He argued the South is under outside attack and outlined continuing US actions as justified by communist aggression. Officials hope negotiations may later end the Communist push and secure Vietnam’s independence.
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United ‘States
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Johnson
U.S
United States
Grill Man Who Admits Two Killings
Theodore A. Duisen, 25, a former barber, was arrested after his wife claimed he killed two young prostitutes in the St. Louis area last summer. Authorities found a stolen Illinois car in his garage as his wife Glenda Duisen, 20, was returned to St. Louis with detectives.
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Theodore A. Duisen
Missouri Highway Patrol
Illinois
Glenda
Kansas City
Duisen
Robert O3wald
Jackson County
Left for Dead Survivor Aims Occupational Therapy Career
Lisa Schuh, 13 when abducted in 1961, told a Wichita civic group she can swim and dance now, aiming to become an occupational therapist. She was beaten, brain exposed, left in a ditch. executed suspect Charles Odom faced justice. Lisa spent months in brain surgery and rehab.
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Kan
Lisa Schuh
Lisa
Joplin
Charles Harvey Odom
Wellington
Odom
Springfield
Margaret Schuh
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