Administration Forces Hit By 200 Million Aid Cut
The Senate narrowly approved a 200 million cut to Johnson's foreign aid bill amid opposition led by Wayne Morse who called the program a mess. Church tried to slash 115 million from military aid, but the panel backed defense needs as Mansfield Smathers argued for full funding and warned against weakening NATO allies amid rising tensions.
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Washington
Johnson
Senate
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Morse
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Frank Church
Idaho
Church
Greece
Turkey
Pakistan
India
Mansfield
George A. Smathers
D-Fla
Robert S. McNamara
George W. Bail
Foreign Relations Committee
Smathers
Defense Administration
John O. Pastore
D-R.i
Fulbright
Viet Cong attack besieges Dong Xoai town
Reports from the battlefield describe heavy combat near Dong Xoai with Vietnamese and U.S. forces reclaiming the town. Casualty claims vary with 126 missing and 46 wounded among Vietnamese, and 8 Vietnamese soldiers found killed as possible human shields. American troops report limited aircraft losses while Viet Cong claims of kills and captures surface.
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Dong Xoai
U.S
Associated Press
Horst Faas
Special Forces
Frank Peterlin
Oglesby
Seabee
Hanoi
Viet Cong
S Liberation Press Agency
U.S. Army
Quang Tri Province
North Viet Nam
Two Williamsburg area brothers die in private pool
In James City County, Donald Ray Stewart seven and Buel Lee Stewart nine drowned Friday in a private pool near U.S. 60, found by neighbor Mrs. Rowe. The pair, sons of Mrs. Vivian Stewart, were missing while reported as playing marbles at Ft. Eustis. A death verdict by drowning was recorded by Deputy Medical Examiner Dr. George J. Oliver Jr.
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Williamsburg
James City County
U.S. 60
Donald Ray Stewart
Buel Lee Stewart
Vivian Stewart
Im. S. Rowe
US 60
Rowe
Stewart
James City
Minutemen drill site found near Route 1 in Virginia
Federal and state investigators probe a guerrilla training camp on private land near Route 1. The Washington Evening Star reports 36 sticks of dynamite and several caps found with rifles, while an FBI spokesman says the site is part of a continuing Minutemen investigation with no federal law violations identified.
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Ft. McNair
FBI
Minutemen
Washington Evening Star
Jack Kelso
Washington Area
Kelso
Virginia
Reading
Star
J. Edgar Hoover
Congress
Minuteman Organization
United States
Far West
Midwest
Robert DePugh
Narborne
Fire damages hotel as flames reach upper story
Fire sweeps a hotel and boarding house sending most permanent guests fleeing downstairs and from windows. Neighbors and firemen battle the blaze with hoses while residents in nightclothes help wet roofs to curb embers as investigators search for the unknown cause.
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Night Battle at Dong Xoai Ends in Heavy Casualties
Survivors recount a fierce firefight as air strikes and jets aid ranger units fighting Viet Cong in Dong Xoai. Fresh recruits faced shock and loss while civilians huddled in trenches. The defense held after brutal hand to hand assaults and helicopters delivered ammo amid ongoing bombardment. Refugees flood in as Vietnamese troops pursue retreating forces.
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Ranger
U. S
Dong Xoai
Gemini Echoes From Space Walk Press Conference
The astronauts described the first space walk and broadcast news conference to millions. White recalled clarity of global lights and cities from orbit and the sensation of flying with the space gun. McDivitt noted fatigue but possible continuation, while officials discussed a possible week-long mission plan and safer re-entry observations.
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White
Pat McDivitt
Pat White
United States
Jim
Sydney
Australia
Texas
Earth
Florida
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Charles A. Berry
McDivitt
Castro testimony casts light on Cuba and U S stance
A Cuban exile testifies about Castro regime abuses from expulsion of clergy to press oppression and religious restrictions while praising U S actions in Vietnam and the Dominican crisis. She recounts fleeing Cuba June 20 via Mexico to the United States and accuses communist rulers of plotting hemispheric takeover.
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Fidel
Cuba
Miss Castro
Americas
Fidel Castro
Hemisphere
Castro
Soviet Union
China
United States
Johnson
Viet Nam
Santo Domingo
Widows Seaman Burned In Fire Aboard Freighter
A 36 year old Colombian seaman Ramon Eraso suffered severe burns when a fire broke out in the engine room of the Ciudad de Nieva off Baltimore. He was rushed ashore to a U S Public Health Service hospital after the ship diverted money and a firefighting foam supply contained the blaze. No other injuries reported. cause under investigation. Ship tied route Santa Marta Colombia to Charleston South Carolina.
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Baltimore
Ramon Eraso
Cartagena
Colombia
Ciudad de Nieva
U.S. Public Health Service
Santa Marta
Charleston
S.C
Taylor Says Viet Cong Suffer More Losses Than Government Forces
Taylor told lawmakers that Viet Cong casualties are double those of government troops and that the guerrillas aim to weaken Saigon morale. He warned the rebels lack strong backup and long-term positions, predicting more hard fighting but no immediate U.S. buildup. He noted North Vietnamese bombing achieved its goals as a corollary to slowing infiltration and boosting morale.
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Tates
United States
South
Viet Nam
Taylor
Saigon
National Security Council
White House
Johnson
Defense
Viet ‘Nam
Phan Huy Quat
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U.S
South Vietnamese
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Sai- Bon
March Continues as Arrests Involving Civil Rights Figures
Police moved swiftly after a protest march. Arrested included James Farmer and Syd Finley of the NAACP. Dick Gregory, active in Negro demonstrations, refused to leave with his child, leading to a struggle as he was handcuffed and placed in a women and children van. The sit-downers included many women and children.
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James Farmer
Congress of Racial Equality
Raby
Chicago
Syd Finley
National Association For theAdvancement of Colored People
Dick Gregory
Gregory
Lvan
Seiz
Big Springs bank rob suspect captured in Kansas City
Duane Pope surrendered in a Kansas City hotel after a bank holdup in Big Springs Nebraska left three dead and one wounded. Investigators said the robber used a .22 caliber revolver and fled in a car, later abandoning a 1939 Buick convertible. Local reactions expressed relief at the capture and hope for a fair trial. Wayne Kjeldgaard, nephew of the bank president killed, praised lawmen and called for calm in the community.
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Franklin Kjeldgaard
Salin
Kan
Wichita
Cpl. Scoville
Pope
Kansas City
FBI
Las Vegas
Nev
Big Spring
Floyd Starr
Big Springs
Paul Collison
Big Springs High School
Neb
Wayne
Kjelgaard
Andreas Kjelgaard
Franklin
Denver
Glenn Hendrickson
Lois Ann Hothan
Devel County
Robert E. Richards
Chappell
Nebraska
Richards
Flood Strikes Sanderson Texas Urgent Aid Sought
Rain isolated Fort Stockton area halting traffic with floods washing out bridges. About 1,600 residents, or 70 percent of Sanderson’s population, received typhoid shots as a temporary morgue and Red Cross disaster center were set up. Trains stalled, rescue crews deployed, and doctors nurses evacuated residents from Alpine toward Sanderson.
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Fort Stockton
iRed Cross
Carl Williams
Alspine
Sanderson
Longfellow
el Paso
San Antonio
Odessa
Amistad
Rio Grande
Devil’s River
Sandersonanyon
Sheffield
Alpine
Langtry
Roy Bean
Lily Langtry
del Rio
Cat
Southern Pacific Railroad i
Sunset Streamliner
Marathon
Darlene Cavness
Brewster County
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