Battle near Duc Co Camp Draws Heavy Viet Cong Fight
In Saigon a large government force trying to relieve Duc Co camp reported a heavy clash with Viet Cong, with 219 enemy killed and government casualties described as moderate. An American F100 Super Sabre was shot down near Pleiku, and a U.S. F105 Thunderchief was lost but the pilot rescued as air strikes continued over North Vietnam.
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South Viet Nam
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U.S
Due Go
North Viet Nam
South China Sea
Quang Ngai
Two Days Hearings On Speaker Ban In Raleigh
State Senator Robert Morgan will present the American Legion's case for the speaker ban law at a two day series of hearings by a nine member study commission in Raleigh. The panel, led by Rep. David Britt, will hear from Southern Association of Colleges and Schools officials and university grant agencies as it reviews the law barring communists and Fifth Amendment advocates from speaking on state funded campuses.
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Robert Morgan
Harnett County
American Legion
David Britt
Robeson
Morgan
Senate
Special Study Commission
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Association
Dan Moore
Southern Association
Donald Agnew
Atlanta
Gordon Sweet
Commission On Colleges
Emmett Fields
Vanderhilt University
Office of Education
Consolidated University of North Carolina
American Association of University Professors
Battle erupts near Duc Co Vietnam with jet strikes
Smoke from burning vehicles and jet bombers marked a central highlands clash five miles east of a special forces camp near Duc Co. Casualties were heavy on both sides as Viet Cong forces pressed toward Pleiku, with 219 Viet Cong reported dead by U.S. advisers. Evacuation hampered by limited airlift.
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U.S
Pleiku
Ind Corps
du Co
Duc Co
U. S
Cautious Optimism After White House Viet Nam Briefing
House leaders report cautious optimism after a White House briefing on Viet Nam. Speaker McCormack and Leader Albert said the briefing showed complete information and cooperation between executive and legislative branches. They noted no substantial national split over policy and expressed guarded optimism about progress.
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White House
Nam
House
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
McCormack
Johnson
Viet Nam
United States
Vietnam
Marshall And Fortas Approved
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved President Johnson's nominations of Abe Fortas to the Supreme Court and Thurgood Marshall as solicitor general. The panel also backed Rep. Oren Harris for U.S. district judge in Arkansas. Fortas won unanimous approval with no dissent. Marshall's nomination drew some votes against.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
John Olson
Abe Fortas
Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
Senate
Rep
Oren Harris
D-Ark
Arkansas
Everett MM. Dirksert
R TL
John J. McClellan
Forfas
Marshall
Harvard Law School
Archibald Cox
Fortas
Johnson
Arthur J. Goldberg
U.S
United Nations
Ho Ho Yourself Car Hit In London Ont
A man found his parked car damaged after a Monday hit and run in London Ontario. Two notes left on the windshield described the other vehicle, a 1962 green Pontiac four door with an Upper Canada village sticker. Witness note gave occupants: man with dark curly hair about 28 to 30 years old and a blond woman about 26, 5 6 tall. License begins with 8. Police broadcast description of the car and its occupants.
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London
Ont
Upper Canada
Titan II silo blast claims 53 dead near Searcy Arkansas
The Titan II missile silo blast near Searcy Arkansas left 53 dead with early estimates of 48 prisoners, later adjusted to about 86. Rescue teams in asbestos suits pulled bodies from the 185 foot silo as civilians and Air Force personnel escaped unharmed. The 100s foot Titan II was unarmed and posed no nuclear danger.
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Arkansas
Airy Force
Dube
Searcy
Little Rock
Cuban Seaman Admits Killings Aboard Seven Seas
A Cuban seaman confessed to a murder rampage aboard the banana boat Seven Seas near Miami, saying he killed five of eight crewmen and fled as engines died. A survivor hid 18 hours in a small chain locker, while authorities sought motive and located the ship 60 miles south of Miami.
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Fia
Gulf Stream
Coast Guard
Cook
Cmdr
W.C. Wahl
Key West Coast Guard
Associated Press
Gerald Davidson
Roberto Ramirez
Seven Seas
Ramirez
Miami Beach
U.S. Immigration Service
Gines
Elvin Burgwaise
Wahl
Burgwaise
Federal registrars prepare to place Negroes on vote rolls in nine counties
Federal registrars begin registering Black voters in nine Southern counties with no questions asked about intelligence as the Justice Department targets poll taxes in Texas Virginia and Alabama. Attorney General Katzenbach designates counties in Mississippi Alabama and Louisiana where examiners will operate to ensure voting rights under the 1965 act.
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Justice Department
Texas
Virginia
Alabama
Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
Civil Service Commission
Mississippi
Louisiana
Dallas County
Ala
Selma
U.S
Austin
Tex
Richshad Va
Montgomery
Johnson
Katzenbach
John W. Macy
The
Richmond
Leflore
Madison
Dallas
Lowndes
Hale and Merengo
East Caroll
East Felician and Plaquemines Parishes
Underage Soldiers Questioned Over Enlistment in Viet Nam
Army headquarters seeks explanations on how nonregular personnel under 18 served overseas in Viet Nam. The Pentagon notes about 68,000 enlisted under 18 across all services, with Army about 17,000, Marines 5,000, Navy 16,000, Air Force 30,000, including some 17 year olds who petitioned draft boards.
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Army Headquarters
South Viet Nam
Saigon
78Rd Airborne Brigade
Viet Nam
Army
Marines
Navy
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