Infiltration poured into South Vietnam from North Viet Nam
Ambassador Tran Thien Khiem said 30 000 to 40 000 infiltrators entered South Vietnam over three years, with the Ho Chi Minh Trail as the main route. He noted the mix of military cadres and civilian organizers, and stressed slowing infiltration remains essential.
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Spencer Davis Washington
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Tran Thien Khiem
South
Viet Nam
Laos
Khiem
Nguyen Khanh
Duong van Minh
White House
Johnson
U. S
Maxwell D. Taylor
State Department
Can U S Bombers Win War
A AP analysis discusses three wartime options for the United States in Vietnam and assesses the prospects of direct military action against North Vietnam or China. It weighs staying the course with aid, withdrawing, or escalating to aerial or ground war, noting divisions among strategists about effectiveness and risks.
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Malcolm W. Browne
Saigon
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North Viet Nam
Washington
America
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China
France
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Korea
Indochina
Fall
United States
Viet Nam
North
Hanoi
California sit-in ends with 800 UC students arrested
In Berkeley, more than 800 University of California students defied pleas and occupied Sproul Hall through the night. Highway patrol and local police moved in, arresting leaders including Mario Savio as Gov. Brown ordered action.
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Berkeley
Calif
University of California
Sproul Hall
Mario Savio
Edmund G. Brown
Savio
Goldberg
Jackie
Brian Turner
University
Johnson undergoes hand growth removal at White House
President Lyndon B. Johnson had a small growth on his right hand removed at the White House. Dr. Gustave T. Anderson and Dr. Peter Horvath led the dermatology team with press secretary George E. Reedy noting the lesion was a hyperkeratosis linked to sun exposure and not aggravated by campaign handshakes. The president will wear a dressing on the hand but remains not disabled.
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Johnson
White House
George E. Reedy
Reedy
Naval
Gustave T. Anderson
Bethesda
Peron Returns to Spain After Short Argentine Return Bid
Juan D. Peron resumed exile in Spain after a brief failed bid to reenter South America and return to Argentina. Brazilian authorities ordered his diversion back to Seville where he stays under police guard as Madrid weighs unclear political steps.
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Spain
Juan D. Peron
South America
Argentina
Brazil
Peron
Madrid
Rio de Janeiro
Atlantic
Andalucia
Panama
Paraguay
Juan Domingo Peron
Johnson urges unity with Europe on nuclear issue
President Johnson at Georgetown calls Western Allies to unity and dialogue over nuclear weapons, stressing communication and avoid dictation. He cites NATO strains with France and Britain and frames the convocation as part of Georgetown University’s 175th anniversary events.
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Johnson
Western Alliance
United States
Georgetown University
Western Europe
NATO Alliance
France
Britain
John F. Kennedy
The
Universe Principality
Georgetown
Kennedy
Governors Gather as Goldwater Factions Clash in Denver
Republican governors meet amid a split party over Goldwater. Babcock remains loyal to Goldwater while Rockefeller supporters converge in Denver for a session that could produce statements and push for unity ahead of the next national committee vote. Governor Nelson Rockefeller led a contingent critical of Goldwater’s nominee.
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Jack Bell
Goldwater
Tona
San Francisco
Babcock
Rockefellers
Denver
Burch
National Committee
Chicago
Paul Fanning
Arizona
Senate
Congress
F. Clifton White
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Shouting Match Erupts at Baker Hearings
In Washington the Bobby Baker hearings saw a heated exchange as Rules Committee counsel Lennox P. McLendon accused Sen. John J. Williams of lying after Williams claimed to have more information on government contracts tied to McCloskey Construction. The confrontation followed Williams saying McLendon would not pursue details unless Baker and others were involved.
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Washington
Bobby Baker
Special Rules Committee
Lennox P. McLendon
John J. Williams
R-Del
McLendon
Williams
McCloskey Construction Co
Carl T. Curtis
R-Neb
Eope
Curtis
Sen
Claiborne Pell
D-R.i
Pell
Rules Committee
Baker
Meg Company
William K. Stewart
McCloskey Co
Don B. Reynolds
Silver Reynolds
Matthew H. McCloskey
Stewart
Ave Saave
McCloskey Pany
U Thant Seeks U N Financing Pact amid talks
Negotiators at the United Nations, led by Secretary General U Thant, pursue a financing and constitutional agreement to resolve the UN crisis. The three hour meeting among U S Secretary of State Rusk, Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko, and UN ministers yielded cautious, partial accord.
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Lewis Gulick
United Nations, N.Y
United Nations
World Organization
U! Thant
U.N
United States
Soviet Union
Dean Rusky
Andrei A. Gromyko
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Thant
Rusk
Congo
Middle East
General Assembly
Ringo Starr's Nails Removed Drama Grips Britain
London AP reports Ringo Starr had toenails removed this morning stirring fan panic and BBC misreadings. Announcer Roy Williams apologized after confusion as thousands rang the BBC switchboard seeking updates on the drummer's health at University College Hospital.
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London
Ringo Starr
British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC
Roy Williams
Ringo
Post Office
Britain
Red Palace
Woman Revives While In Morgue After Apparent Overdose
In Glasgow Scotland Catherine Leask 35 was pronounced dead at Royal Infirmary and sent to the city morgue. An ambulance worker detected a faint pulse after applying oxygen and she was moved to intensive care.
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