Johnson Celebrates 58th Birthday in Texas Longhorn Style
President Johnson marked his 58th birthday in Johnson City Texas praising progress against disease poverty illiteracy and poverty while acknowledging Viet Nam as a tough challenge. He described feeling well after a taxing three weekend speaking tour and noted ongoing efforts for full employment higher housing and better education. He and Mrs Johnson hosted newsmen at their Pedernales River ranch for a later birthday dinner with extra baked beans barbecue and peach ice cream.
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Grand Turk Feels Lash Of Faith
Hurricane Faith battered Grand Turk Island with 38 mph gusts and aimed toward the Bahamas. The 150 crew evacuated antennas and sandbagged sites while officials predicted no danger to installations, as the storm tracked west northwest along the Bahamas.
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Teenage Red Guards Face First Resistance in Beijing
Peking reports 14 youths including four Red Guards were injured by swords and daggers as two Thursday incidents drew Chinese resistance. The movement, praised by Maoist leadership, widens raids across Canton and Hong Kong with stores vandalized and Western-targeted actions condemned.
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Eyewitness accounts of early Mao era celebrations in China
AP dispatch describes festive demonstrations in Peking and Shanghai celebrating Mao Zedong’s leadership, with banners, drums, and mass youth rallies. The reporter notes early signs of violence in Hangzhou where Buddhist temples were desecrated by youths linked to Red Guard activity.
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Landmarks Coming Down as School Prep Begins
Students prepare for the new term amid changes as landmarks are slated for removal. The community watches the process closely while teachers ready classrooms and families plan for the upcoming academic year.
Record Assault Flown As U S Air Bomb North Viet Nam
A Friday air assault with 156 missions returned all planes safely. Reports say Communist supplies push south despite raids on roads rails and barges. Ground actions near Saigon killed 132 Viet Cong and uncovered a major supply cache 40 miles east. A civil bus bombing left 15 dead, 10 wounded, as the 36 mile Freedom Road connects the coal mine region to the outside.
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Soviet Union Demands China Halt Embassy Outrages
Moscow protests to Beijing after Red Guards threaten Soviet diplomats outside the Soviet Embassy in Peking. Tass says the note demands immediate measures to protect officials and prevent further violence as talks risk a diplomatic break.
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Tight Pants Still Issue At Oregon Plant
In Gardiner union members walk out after a woman is sent home for wearing tight pants. About 300 workers protest until Inter national Paper Co reinstates Pat Morris 39 27 39. The plant sues the union for breach of contract seeking 4262 dollars a day.
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Humphrey’s Son Marries Pretty Small-Town Blonde
In Minneapolis the vice president’s son Robert A. Humphrey wed Donna Erickson before 65 guests and hundreds outside St. Olaf’s church. Attended by Minnesota political leaders from the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party, the ceremony followed a postponement due to pneumonia.
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