U S Submarine Collides With Lebanese Freighter
The Defense Department confirms the U S submarine Medregal collided with the Lebanese registry SS Rodos on July 13 1965 in international waters of the South China Sea near Hainan. Medregal suffered damage with no casualties and proceeded to Subic Bay for repairs. The incident follows reports of a collision in Chinese waters but Pentagon says it occurred abroad.
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Defense Department
U. S
South China Sea
China
Pentagon
Peking
South China Seas
Rodos
Nan Jin
Hainan
Gulf of Tonkin
Gulf
North Viet. Nam
Subic Bay
Philippines
Department
North
South
Viet Nam
High Seas
Nixon and Hoover remembered in August event at Hoover Park
Nixon pressed a hard line against the Viet Cong while proposing a people to people aid program for North Vietnam and praising Herbert Hoover's humanitarian legacy. A crowd of about 20 000 gathered on a warm August day to hear remarks and tour Hoover Park and birthplace sites.
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Eisenhower
Johnson
Hoover
Hoover Park
Iowa
William Strout
Nixon
American Peoples' Committee
North Viet Nam
International Red Cross
Herbert Hoover
Europe
Viet Nam Briefings Grow More Cautionary
The White House briefings flag a continued high level of war in Viet Nam with a yearend pace, while Sen Inouye calls the conflict the Rhineland of 1965 and officials hint at possible mobilization if peace stalls. Johnson aides cite executive legislative harmony and rising Viet Cong losses as signs of cautious national support.
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White House
Morse
Viet Nam
United Nations
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Thant
Congress
Tam
Asia
Sen
Daniel K. Inouye
McCormack
House
Bill D. Moyers
Viet Cong Offensive Sees Heavy Losses Amid Saigon Area Battles
Viet Cong fighters damaged two tanks one armored personnel carrier and several trucks and a howitzer in heavy clashes near Duc Co and Quang Ngai. U S and Vietnamese air and ground forces battled to rescue a missing Air Force pilot as Montagnard troops deserted. Government troops reported Viet Cong losses while allied forces conducted hundreds of air sorties destroying buildings and barracks.
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Quang Ngai
Saigon
Due Co
United States
U.S
da Nang
Cam Ne
Hue
Air Force
Vin Tuy
Midway
Hanoi
Oriskany
Xom Kreeg
Senate OKs Fortas and Marshall for Supreme Court
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Fortas to become a Supreme Court justice and backed Thurgood Marshall for the bench. Fortas, 55, was Johnson's pick as successor to Chief Justice. Marshall, 57, long an NAACP lawyer and ally of the President, would be the first Black justice. The panel also approved Rep. Oren Harris to be a U.S. district judge in Arkansas.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Fortas
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Everett M. Dirks
Johnson
Deal
Sen
John L. McClell
Abe Fortas
D-Ark
jSupreme
U.N
Arthur J
Thurgood Marshall
Goldberg
Marshall
Supreme Court
Bey
Senate
Archibald Cox
McClellan
James ©. Eastland
D-Miss
Rep
Oren Harris
U.S
Arkansas
Tax Cut Debate Fueled by Viet Nam War Costs
Economists say a new two step plan on incomes may be part of a broader tax cut effort as President Johnson weighs a next tax bill designed to reduce taxes. The plan would offset Social Security tax increases tied to the Viet Nam buildup and fund added medical benefits for the aged. Officials caution there is no clear spending figure yet for Viet Nam.
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Viet Nam
Johnson
U.S
John
Connor
Titan II silo fire survivors describe tunnel escape
Two civilians escaped a Titan II launch silo fire through an underground tunnel linking the launch tube access room and control center. Gary Lay, 18, suffered burns but was listed in satisfactory condition. Hubert Saunders, 59, also survived smoke inhalation and remained in satisfactory condition after escaping from the tunnel area.
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Gary Wayne Lay
Clinton
Lay
Hubert A. Saunders
Conway
Saunders
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