Maj James Kasler Shot Down Over North Viet Nam
Maj James Kasler, famed as a top Viet Nam pilot and Korean War ace, was shot down Monday over northwest of Hanoi and is presumed captured. His wingman reportedly also went down nearby, and Kasler radioed after bail out before rescue crews could reach him. He has flown over 70 missions and earned the nickname The Destroyer for his precision bombing.
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Maj
James Kasler
Viet Nam
North
Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
AULS
Kasler
Hanoi
U.S
Indianapolis
Ind
Korea
Robinson Risner
Robie” Risner
Risner
Germany
Yen Bai
Thailand
Martha
Airlines Strike Divides House Panel on Wage Pact Vote
The House Labor Committee weighed a pending bill as aviation union leaders and airline spokesmen clashed over wage demands and an escalator clause. AFL CIO opposed legislation, while Curtin urged swift passage to return airlines to bargaining. President Johnson signaled no push for a bill, leaving settlement to labor talks and economic pressures.
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Harley O. Staggers
D-W. Va
People’s’ Representatives
House
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Samuel H. Friedel
Dy Md
Friedel
L.P. Siemiller
Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists
William J. Curtin
Johnson
Ha Ut
Congress
House Committee
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Siemiller
Alres
Curtin
Airlines
White House
Eastern
National
Northwest
Trans Works
United
Johnson touts cost of living stability and wage restraint
President Johnson cites U S consumer price index comparisons since 1960 to claim stable living costs while urging voluntary wage and price controls. He notes industry price increases and discusses open-mindedness toward revising the 3.2 figure and emphasizes a better stabilisation record than in earlier periods.
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Johnson
U.S
Germany
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
Labor Management Advisory Committee
Johnson on domestic reforms and jetset talks reveal priorities
President Johnson defended curbing urban rioting with recreation jobs sprinklers and pools and said federal budget plans concentrate funds for cities He urged Congress to act on Teacher Corps rent supplements and demonstration cities He dodged gun control prospects and avoided committing on civil rights legislation Meanwhile he said no plans exist for an overseas trip though a Pacific itinerary was possible in the year.
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Johnson
Congress
Lynda Johnson
Liynda Bird
New York
Lynda
George Hamilton
House
Auestion
Pacific
Australia
New Zealand
U S Should Find Better Way On Vietnamese Issue Says Envoy
In Tokyo Ambassador Edwin O. Reischauer urged a new approach to Vietnam based on local nationalism and broader international support. He resigned to teach at Harvard, noting past missteps of aiding French colonialism and stressing continued support for U S policy in Vietnam and overall Japan policy as correct. He predicted no crisis like the 1960 security treaty clash and highlighted Japan's political stability and shift toward peaceful world views especially among the youth.
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Japan
U.S
Tokyo
Edwin O. Peischauer
United States
Associated Press
Viet Nam
Reischauer
Harvard University
America
Indochina
Indonesia
United
China
Mosaic Law Excerpt Cites Core Tenets and Warnings
The text presents commandments focusing on worship of God alone, prohibitions on graven images and vain use of the Lord's name, and a call to observe the Sabbath. It notes a citizen contributed the space, suggesting a public ordinance or religious exhortation. The fragmentary form limits precise context or location.
Discovery Of New Comet Kilston First In 66
Cambridge Massachusetts AP reports the discovery announced by the Central Telegram Bureau of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Comet Kilston is named for Stephen Kilston a Harvard graduate working at Lick Observatory. Discovered Aug 7 and visible to observers with telescope in Hercules at midevening magnitude 10.6. It moves southeast with tail potential uncertain. orbit and future brightness require days or weeks of observation.
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Cambridge
Mass
Central Telegram Bureau
Sithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Kilston
Stephen Kilston
Harvard University
Lick Observatory
San Jose
Calif
International Clearing House
Bureau
Smithsonian Astrophysical Ob
Ikeya-Seki
Cambodia-Era Visit Reveals Cambodian Attitudes Toward US Ties
The delegation described Cambodian border activity near Laos and Vietnam, noting Cambodian settlements destroyed, two children killed, and a border outpost. They reported Cambodia willing to restore ties with the United States if three conditions are met, including no border violations and adherence to Geneva accords. Sihanouk indicated Cambodia is not a Chinese satellite and acknowledged substantial U.S. aid, while expressing openness to renewing relations amid a hospitable reception by locals.
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77 Commission
McKissick
Duncan
Stung Treng
Mekong River
Laos
Conthanoukville
Vientiane
Siem Pang
Cambodia
Johnson
Ratanakiri
Viet Nam
Sihanouk
United States
China
Miss Boyle
Multiple crashes kill drivers and passengers in North Carolina and Virginia
A string of traffic fatalities across Mecklenburg and Virginia Beach reports: Edward Joe Sherlock of North Augusta said he stopped due to motor trouble before his southbound car rear ended a parked truck off the road. Bernice Clark Allgood, 27, of La Crosse died from injuries after a two car clash on U S 58 in South Hill. Benjamin Craig Williams, 6, of Virginia Beach, died after a pedestrian collision at a street intersection. Marion G. Sawyer, 56, of Virginia Beach died from injuries from a July 31 collision of two cars and a station wagon. In Cumberland County near Clinton, two sisters Martha Lou Lewis, 18, and Judy Roberta Lewis, 14, and escorts Melvin Averitt, 20, and James Daniel Williams, 22, perished when their car hit a stalled oil truck. The truck driver Calvin Hall, left with no warning devices, walked to telephone nearby. Williams’ car plunged half under the kerosene-laden truck. No charges filed as investigators and a county coroner assess the scene.
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Edward Joe Sherlock
North Augusta
8. C
Barrett
South Hill
Bernice Clark Allgood
la Crosse
U. S. 58
Mecklenburg County
Norfolk
Benjamin Craig] Williams
Virginia Beach
Marion G. Sawyer
Clinton
N. C
Cumberland County
Clinin
Highway Patrol
Martha Lou Lewis
Judy Roberta Lewis
Rt. 1
Godwin
Melvin Harrell Averitt
Fayetteville
James Daniel Williams
Rt. 3
Dunn
John Laughinghouse
Calvin ©. Hall
Autryville
Laughinghouse
Williams
Laughlinghouse
Sampson County
Coleman Carter
Farmers face tax exemption debate in rural sales plan
A debate outlines how farmers might be exempt from sales tax on materials and feed used in production. Delano discusses exemptions tied to minimum gross farm sales and how suppliers could influence exemption status through certificates, amid broader Viet Nam war context and military supply considerations.
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Imum
Delano
Viet Nam
1St Infantry Divi
Saigon
Segregationist Jim Johnson Leads Arkansas Runoff
Jim Johnson, a vocal segregationist and critic of LBJ, led the Arkansas runoff primary with 110,444 votes to Holt’s 93,824 as results from 1,626 of 2,611 precincts came in. Johnson campaigned on reducing state expenses, cutting taxes, and industrial expansion while denouncing federal aid and Washington policies.
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Little Rock
Ark
Jim Johnson
Cnet
Johnson
Holt
aDl
Arkansas
Peared
Cime
Frank Self
Regis Id
Cusine
Faubus
Washington
Mississippi
Bama
Jabnenn
Hol
Orval E. Faubus
White House
David Pryor
Camden
Richard Arnold
Texarkana
Congress
Fryer
Arnold
Lynn Lowe
Oren Harris
Harris
Lyndon B. Johnson
Brooks Gays
Dale Alford
John
Bait strategy in Vietnam costly and risky says Norton
U S commanders defend a moving bait strategy to probe the hidden enemy in central Vietnam as North Vietnamese units reportedly cross the Cambodian border. As many as 50 men may be killed or wounded, and a platoon was overrun before rescue forces could respond. Norton admits the plan risks soldiers but argues its necessity to smoke out the foe.
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U.S
Viet Nam
Norton
Rights and penalties under civil rights expansion bill
The House moved to strengthen federal powers over civil rights violations. The measure would make it a federal crime to use force against a Negro exercising rights or a civil rights worker aiding him, and to cross state lines to incite riots. It also aims to curb discrimination in juries and expands federal injunction authority, while omitting school desegregation suits without a complaint. Debate highlighted tensions over federal aid in desegregation and Office of Education guidelines.
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House
William C. Cramer
Rfls
Basil L. Whitener
Dn.c
Whitener
Wayne L. Hays
Ohio
U.S. Office of Education
Basil Whitener
D-N.c
Viet Nam Battle Updates At Pleiku And Da Nang
U S forces sustained casualties and pressed operations in Pleiku and the I Drang Valley as Marine and Army units clashed with a North Vietnamese battalion near the demilitarized zone The Colorado operation reported 225 enemy dead and Marines pursued retreating forces after air and artillery support In Da Nang area Marine tanks reported kills and Macon operation has claimed 263 enemy killed since it began Multiple air strikes and naval Phantoms targeted Haiphong rail yards and a Haiphong storage area as U S pilots mounted the broadest northern raids yet
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U.S. Air Force
Pleiku
Highlands
Lopen
Iq Drang
U.S
Pie
Mike Allen
Tuscola
Ill
Allen
da Nang
Macon
Viet Nam
Laos
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