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Newspaper
El Dorado Times
Location
El Dorado, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1965
Page
7
In Santo Domingo the daylong battle between rebels and US forces left 21 Dominicans dead and 24 American paratroopers wounded. Mortar fire continued in the rebel sector after a cease-fire, with both sides blaming the other.
Dr Larkin M Wilson will be guest speaker at a Civitan Club meeting at Rufus Garrett Hall Thursday. He will discuss diseases and illustrate his talk with slides. A Little Rock native, he graduated Cum Laude from the University of Oklahoma and from the Oklahoma School of Medicine in 1968, with Alpha Omega Alpha honors.
Forecasters report clear to cloudy conditions through Thursday with lows around 40 and highs near 80. In Louisiana thundershowers impact the southern fringe of the state, with elevated storm chances in the extreme south.
Astronaut Edward H. White visits San Antonio to celebrate his spaceflight. A crowd greets him at International Airport as a six hour schedule including a downtown motorcade and a wreath at the Alamo unfolds. Ed White Day is proclaimed. he tours Ft. Sam Houston and Brooks AFB. his birthplace and family accompany him.
The House moved toward approving legislation to create a Cabinet level housing and urban development department. An alternative Republican plan to establish a federal office coordinating city affairs was likely to fail amid Democratic and some Republican support for the main housing bill.
Washington AP reports a new program launches to aid students with an emphasis on improving access and breaking barriers. Officials outlined goals and funding while outlining expected benefits for schools and families nationwide.
U S District Judge Frenney sentenced two men for breaching postal regulations in Chichester. William McEaddress and Thurman Coney received multi month terms, while James Franklin Bo Minn bore was ordered to 30 months. Walter Brown is counsel with Bill Nolan appointed to represent Heard. Van Calvin of Dubach remained free on $1000 bond.
AP reports U.S. Ambassador Maxwell D. Taylor met with Maj Gen Nguyen Van Thieu and Brig. Gen Nguyen Cao Ky in Saigon as the junta names Thieu defense minister and Ky air force chief. U.S. stance appears uneasy as the military leadership takes power after a weekend resignation of Phan Huy and the National Legislative Council.
New York reports a resumed rally with first hour volume near 1.1 million shares surpassing Tuesday’s 2.06 million for the period, the heaviest since Oct 19 1887. Prices moved at the open across rails utilities and other sectors by a few cents to over a dollar per share.
An American adviser was captured after a convoy was ambushed 18 miles southwest of Saigon. A relief helicopter was shot down. one crewman killed, three wounded, and the American adviser captured. In a separate incident a US Air Force fighter collided near Plei Ku, one pilot killed. An unofficial death toll rose to 416 combat deaths, 182 from other causes. A terrorist blast at the airport terminal injured 34 Americans and 12 others. New US air strikes targeted North Viet Nam targets including Yen Phu and the Midway area near Hanoi. Parliament discussions in London indicated new attempts to halt US bombings to clear talks.
Secretary McNamara said U S forces in South Vietnam could grow to 70 000 to 75 000 within weeks as six battalions with logistic support move in. He noted 54 000 currently serving, 13 000 in combat, while North Vietnamese regulars press central Vietnam.
A pacifist rally opened on the Pentagon steps in Washington led by Prof Gordon Christiansen who handed a discharge symbol and urged youth to refuse or leave the armed forces. McNamara met five delegates as police kept watch. speakers moved through corridors while workers were told to stay calm.
Senate leaders plan a fast track conference with the House to finalize the 4.7 billion excise tax cut bill. The biggest item is an 8.1 billion annual auto tax cut sought by Johnson, while the House favors a staged repeal and retains 1 percent to fund auto disposal measures.
The Associated Press reports a weather outlook showing a likely two day spell of rainless skies in Arkansas as a cold front lies west of the state. The U S Weather Bureau cautions scattered thundershowers may return Friday or over the weekend with high pressure from Canada influencing the eastern two thirds of the United States on Tuesday.
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