McNamara pushes Vietnam build up amid strikes and talks
McNamara met Saigon leaders after flying from Washington to outline a possible U.S. troop and Vietnamese expansion. Vietnam’s Ky and Thieu urged social reform while officials discussed force levels, with estimates of 75,000 U.S. troops in country and possible increases toward 179,000 by year end. American and Australian patrols near Saigon reported limited activity as air strikes hit targets near Thanh Hoa and Ha Tinh with casualties described as light.
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Bien Hoa
South Viet Nam
Stevenson Honored in Illinois Return After London Death
Illinois pays final tribute to Adlai Stevenson, the former governor and U.S. envoy, after his heart attack death in London at 65. His casket lies in state at the Capitol before burial in Bloomington. Notables including Willard Wirtz, J. Edward Day, Jake Arvey and William McCormick Blair Jr. attend. President and Mrs. Johnson, and Vice President Humphrey, join mourners as services emphasize Stevenson’s reasoned diplomacy and civilizational mission.
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William McCormick Blair Jr
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Ernest L. Ives
Adlai
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John Fell
Carl McGowan
Adlai Stevenson
United Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
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Princeton Club
Hubert H.humphrey
Escaped Toom Soldier's Family Remains Hopeful
Camacho, an athletic youth who entered the Army after his father’s death, spent 18 months abroad and returned for a 60 day furlough before volunteering again to serve in Viet Nam. His sister and mother express longing to see him and fear for his safety amid ongoing deployment.
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Toom
Camacho
John Losey
California
Rockefeller Javits fanfare spurs VP bid chatter in NY politics
Reported split tensions surface as Sen. Javits signals possible future vice presidency while publicly backing Rockefeller for re election. Rockefeller denies a rift, notes Javits favors VP prospects, and upstate political encouragement hints at a gubernatorial clash that never materialized.
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Greece Crisis Forces Premier Change During Reign Start
Greece faced a political crisis as Papandreou demanded Defense Minister Garoufalias resign amid an army purge dispute. Constantine named a new premier after refusing the demand, then dismissed Garoufalias to avoid favoritism. Papandreou vowed renewed democratic struggle and to return to office as Denmark reacts to the royal family.
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Greece
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Athanasiades Novas
Athanasiladis Novas
Biracial town of Crawfordville hosts Negro police chief
In Crawfordville Georgia Taliaferro County with about 3,370 people sits as a biracial community where the town of 800 houses a Negro police chief amid a dozen stores around a stately three story courthouse with a clock tower. Meanwhile in Greece a political crisis names Athanasiadis Novas as premier, with officials later preferring Athanasiadis Novas.
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Los Alamos bomb site's open house draws 20000 visitors
The New Mexican notes the Alamogordo Trinity test site on White Sands range and the Los Alamos secret city. It recalls fear and curiosity among Santa Fe residents about the plateau area and the open house planned for the bomb’s anniversary drawing over twenty thousand visitors including many families from outside the restricted area.
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Pajarito Plateau
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Polar caps mariner water photos to be released at noon
The second and third pictures were announced to be made public at a news conference at noon Saturday. No information was provided on when further shots would be released.
De Gaulle Savaget meet at Alpine tunnel opening
De Gaulle and Savaget met in Courmayeur as talks on the Common Market stalled. Italian and French sources report no progress, while the tunnel opening drew appeals for European unity from a young Italian federalist. Security was unusually tight as officials prepared for traffic to begin later.
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Savaget
Courmay
Eur
Paul VI
European Unity
European Federalist Movement
Europe
Alps
Italy
France
Sunny Haly
Unmanned Sputnik Series Begins Orbit Runs in 1962
The Tass report notes five Sputniks launched in March 1962 entered near circular orbits with all systems functioning normally.
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Tass
Soviet leaders face pressure over defense budget shift
The passage notes influential Soviet military elements pushing for a larger share of the budget for manpower and conventional forces, complicating Kosygin and Brezhnev. Brezhnev signals that more money for defense will come at the expense of domestic economic growth, amid concern over U S reliance on nuclear strategy and Southeast Asia involvement.
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Moscow
Southeast Asia
Baton Rouge Leaders Meet to Ease Racial Tensions
The Bogalusa Civic and Voters League has demonstrated for six months demanding an end to segregation in public facilities and job discrimination. Governor John McKeithen met with 16 state business and civic leaders and then with state Negro leaders to curb tensions spreading from Bogalusa.
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Baton Rouge
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