Johnson Seeks Bipartisan U S Backing On Middle East Move
President Johnson wins swift bipartisan support in Congress for a U N Security Council resolution urging Israel and Arab nations to seek peaceful diplomatic settlement in the Middle East crisis. Senate and House leaders praise Ambassador Goldberg's action while questions linger about UN effectiveness and possible arms shipments to Jordan.
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Middle East
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Reppblican
Everett Mirksen
Illinois
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Arthur J. Goldberg
United Nations
Egypt
Gulf of Aqaba
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Security Council
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Jordan
Hussein
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Mideast War Tensions Escalate With Arab Nation Front
War fever grips Cairo and Jordan as Arab alliances tighten. Israel warns of reprisals after Syrian raids while Iraq and Lebanon mobilize troops toward Israel. Turkey warns US bases may not be used. Washington says no request exists. State Department notes no Turkish pledge and Turkey hosts US facilities.
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Strait of Tiran
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Nigeria Faces Biafra Recognition Tensions At UN
Secretary-General U Thant notified UN members that Nigeria would view recognition of Biafra as an unfriendly act. Lagos freezes Eastern bank accounts and mobilizes armed forces as diplomats warn fighting may erupt. Registration of reservists proceeds. Lagos starts with 56 men. The Eastern region, though resource rich, faces economic and social challenges including 17 percent unemployment and 20 percent literacy. Oil exports have grown, with two-thirds from the East, while several palm kernel and palm oil factories show potential amid market uncertainties.
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Menacy
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Katanga
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Stanford University
Soviet criticism of U S support for Israel amid Middle East tension
The analysis notes China and the Arab states criticizing Moscow for backing Israel while the Soviet Union pressures Egypt and Nasser. It highlights U Thant’s UN role, Johnson’s stance on Israel’s passage past Gulf of Aqaba guns, and the shifting Arab-Soviet alignments amid fear of Western political leverage.
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Israel
Moscow
Europe
Washington
United States
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Johnson
Nasser
U Thant
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Thant
jJose Roiz-Bennett
Gulf of Aqaba
Middle East
Army clears Major Marcus Reno honorably for Little Big Horn
The Army Board ruled Maj. Marcus A. Reno, long buried in an unmarked grave, was honorably discharged after 1880 corrections. Secretary Resor ordered records to show an April 1 1800 discharge. Relatives plan possible reburial at Custer National Cemetery, Montana, site of the 1876 battle.
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Little Big Horn
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Stanley Resor
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Charles Reno
New York City
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Montana
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Custer
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Army Board Cemetery
National Cemetery
Vietnam War Adds Divisions as Pressure Grows
Reports indicate Ho Chi Minh may move three new North Vietnamese divisions to ground fighting, potentially boosting U.S. forces in Vietnam from 453,000. American air activity includes 103 missions over North Vietnam with two planes shot down. In the South, 526 sorties were flown, with one plane and a helicopter lost. Major General Robert E. Cushman Jr takes command of 75,000 Marines in Vietnam as Lt. Gen. Lewis W. Walt retires, praised for leadership and awarded the Distinguished Service Medal.
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Highlands
William C. Westmore
Dress Fire Sheds Light On Hazardous Fabric
Health officials reported a dress fire incident injuring Cora Gallego and her two children, Glada and John, on May 20. They, along with a nonhospitalized family, created clothes and crib blankets from a wooly synthetic fabric blamed for chemical exposure and dangerous burns. Dr. Yager described the material as highly hazardous on hot days, noting sweating dissolved chemicals that entered the body, causing bone marrow suppression and resulting in plastic anemia.
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Glada
John
Ager
U.N. urged cooling off as Thant calls for peace guidance
The council weighed a U.S. resolution urging immediate international diplomacy to ease the Middle East crisis. Secretary General Thant pressed for a breathing spell after talks in Cairo with Egyptian President Nasser, seeking a peaceful, just solution and ongoing council review to determine further steps.
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le Council
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Soviet destroyer shadowing U.S. carrier near Crete in Med
On the carrier America in the Mediterranean Soviet destroyer escort No. 215 repeatedly maneuvered within 500 yards, shadowing the ship for a fourth straight day. Captain Engen played it calm while Adm. Martin said the two carrier groups keep training but stay ready for orders.
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Saratoga
Washington
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Doctors weigh generic versus brand name prescription drugs
A presidential task force studies current prescribing patterns, patient payment methods, distribution, and the merits of generic drugs versus brand names. The panel, led by Dr. Philip R. Lee, considers whether Medicare should limit payments to generics, amid rising enrollment and ongoing welfare and health service roles.
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D-La
Senate
Philip R. Lee
Lee
Joseph Stetler
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
W. Coston
Lisle C. Carter Jr
William Gorham
James F. Kelly
Robert 31. Ball
Joseph H. Meyers
William H. Stewart
U.S. Public Health Service
Hoover condemnation of violence sparks public debate
Hoover argues leaders should avoid naming cities as riot hotspots and warns this invites hotheads to act. He notes past law enforcement protected lives and property during riots and urges local authorities to publicly commit to law and order and to reject mob violence.
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Strike, Rent Law Clash as New York City Strikes
Striking Mayor John V Lindsay calls the walkout indefensible amid a rent control clash. The 1943 law shields low income tenants, while landlords push for higher rents in 1947+ buildings. Tenants suffer service cuts and higher costs as supervisors and mail crews join the strike.
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John V. Lindsay
New York
Arthur Rothman
East 16Th Street
Nanetta Biancardi
Margaret Clancy
Castle Village
Upper Manhattan
West 86Th Street
Judi Kesselman
Central Park West
Francesco Moret
Park Avenue
87Th Street
Memorial Day road toll sets four day record
Chicago AP reports Memorial Day weekend traffic fatalities reached 608, with 56 killed in a AP survey. Weather kept travel lower than expected, though drowning and boating deaths added 106 and 36. Howard Pyle cites signs of potential trend reversal amid historically high holiday tolls.
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Southern Baptists re elect Paschall and approve record budget
The Southern Baptist Convention re elected Rev. Dr. H Franklin Paschall of Nashville as president for a second term and adopted a record 26.7 million dollar budget for 1968 mostly for foreign missions. Debates centered on re apportioning six boards of trustees and the Christian Life Commission faced a defeat of a motion to abolish it amid race relations discussions. The congress heard inspirational messages from W A Criswell of Dallas and reported on agency activities.
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Louisiana
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Baton Rouge
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Christian Life Commission
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Vietnam
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