Johnson signalsU S in Southeast Asia amid Viet Nam tensions
AP columnist James Marlow analyzes President Johnson's tough Viet Nam stance and Gen Maxwell Taylor's ambassadorship as moves to deter Communists while keeping political options open. He notes partisan bets on how a broader U S conflict could affect Johnson's re election and the Republican race. Lodge resignation and Scranton candidacy influence Viet Nam framing as the policy remains cautiously forceful.
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Associated Press
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Viet Nam
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United States
Southeast Asia
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
Henry Cabot Lodge
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
John J. Kennedy
Kennedy
Lodge
Scranton
Republic of Viet Nam
Prince Edward Barrier Opens Public Schools In Prince Edward County
Prince Edward County voters authorize 189000 dollars for public school operations this fall under a federal court mandate to desegregate. The move funds classes for about 1600 Negro students while white families may send children to private schools with 375000 dollars in tuition aid if the injunction is lifted.
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Beon
Prince Edward County
County Board of Supervisors
U.S. Dist
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U.S. Supreme Court
Board of Supervisors
Prince Edward
Lewis
T. J. McIlwaine
Albertis S. Harrison Jr
Thousands Cheer As Explosion Kills Two On Hudson River Barge
A fireworks barge exploded during Macy’s Hudson River display killing two men and injuring others. Spectators cheered thinking it part of the show as 500000 people watched from Manhattan and New Jersey. International Fireworks Co. blamed a low burst igniting shells on deck. Another armory blast hit a National Guard drill in Manhattan injuring nineteen. cause of both blasts was under investigation.
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Richard F. Whalen
NEW York
Hudson River
Manhattan
New Jersey
Macy’s Department Store
96Th Street
John Serpico
International Fireworks Co
North Bergen
N.J
Anthony Amato
Secaucus
Anthony de Francisco
Sparkill
York WWI Hero Alvin York Placed On Critical List
Sgt Alvin York, WWI hero, is on the critical list at Veterans Hospital in Nashville due to pneumonia in his right lung. A hospital spokesman says his blood pressure has fallen and the illness may stem from a prior blood clot or a bloodstream infection. He had shown signs of improvement before the pneumonia.
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Nashville, Tenn
Alvin York
Veterans Hospital
York
Tiny Pall Mall, Tenn
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Nicaragua Largest Central American Republic
Nicaragua is the biggest of the six Central American republics.
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