Federal law favored in rights killings, Harris survey
Louis Harris reports 4 to 3 support for federal charges in civil rights murder cases. Johnson and King advocate federal intervention. South opposes, but national majority persists. Wilkins case and recent acquittals fuel concerns about southern juries’ fairness in civil rights crimes.
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Johnson
Martin Luther King Jr
South
Collie Leroy Wilkins
KKK
Wilkins
James Reed
Two GIs Charged With Aiding Enemy In Viet War Captivity
NAHA Okinawa AP US Army says two GIs George E. Smith of Chester West Virginia and Claude McClure of Chattanooga Tennessee are charged with aiding the enemy for documents and writings sent to Viet Cong during two years of captivity. They were captured November 1963 near Saigon and released last month. Cases await final decision on court martial as defense attorneys are provided.
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Naha
Okinawa
US Army
George E. Smith
Chester
W.va
Claude McClure
Chattanooga
Tenn
United States
U.S
Smith
McClure
Hiep Hoa
Saigon
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Bangkok
George B. Smith
Claude E. McClure
Ground fighting reported as bombing halt nears third day
United States planes stayed out of North Viet Nam for a third day while Marines killed 63 Viet Cong in ground skirmishes around Da Nang. In two noted engagements near Quang Ha No. 1 and No. 4, 41 and 15 enemy were killed, with light American casualties. Additional mine blasts wounded several near Saigon and Sa Dee, with two American soldiers and an American civilian killed. Air losses rose to 10 planes. Some commanders worry the pause could aid North Vietnamese movement via the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
United States
North Viet Nam
U. S
da Nang
Quang Ha No. 1
Quang Ha No. 4
U. S. 1St Infantry Division
Sa Dee
U. S. Army
North
Viet Nam
Bac Cau
Hanoi
Ho Chi- Minh Trail
Johnson Hopes Viet Nam Fighting Won't Resume
President Johnson clung to hope that hostilities in Vietnam would not return to pre-Christmas fury as U S bombings of North Vietnam remained halted after the cease fire. He kept silent publicly while signaling a preference for a peaceful settlement and observed a Sunday service in Johnson City. A deer hunter incident with a Secret Service chase near his boyhood home added to a day of tense coincidences.
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Austin
Tex
Johnson
Viet Nam
United States
South Viet Nam
Saigon
Texas
White House
Hanoi
State Department
First Baptist Church
Johnson City
Secret Service
Cliff Hill
Jon F. Kennedy
Dallas
Humphrey Heads Far East on Vice Presidential Trip
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey leaves for a week long Asian journey to the Philippines, Japan, South Korea and Nationalist China. He plans private talks on Viet Nam amid concerns about his status and future leadership.
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Washington
Humbert H. Humphrey
Far East
Philippines
Japan
South Korea
China
Viet Nam
Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Earl Warren
United States
Winston Churchill
White House
Congress
Cuban Officers Seek Asylum After Defecting From Cuban Freighter
Four Cuban officers from the Aracelio Iglesias deserted in Osaka and sought political asylum in the United States. They alleged orders to transport weapons to North Vietnam and opposed the policy of aiding communist aggression. A Cuban Embassy spokesman denied cargo to North Vietnam and called the men traitors. The foursome were granted asylum and handed to Japanese police for voluntary-departure verification.
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Gsaka
Japan
U.S
Viet Nam
Frantisco Cobas Oses
Aracelio Iglesias
Tokyo
Escalation in Viet Nam Signals Tougher War Ahead
Johnson faces a new phase as bombing and ground offensives fail to force North Viet Nam to the conference table. The article outlines risks of widening battle zones into Cambodia and Laos, potential troop increases toward half a million, possible US-Chinese confrontation, and the likelihood the conflict will worsen before any settlement.
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United States
Viet Nam
Johnson
America
John M. Hightower
Washington
Jungin
Cambodia
Laos
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
Haiphong
Red China
Teading
Soviet Union
China
North
U.S
Robert S. MecNa
Scientists Clash On Missiles In Civil Defense Debate
BERKELEY CALIF. AP two top scientists sparred over antimissile spending and shelters at the AAAS meeting briefing. Dr Barry Commoner warned defense systems risk safety and warned of epidemics crop destruction and climatic change from nuclear war. Dr Edward Teller urged strong civil defense as best protection against attack.
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Berkeley
Calif
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Harry Kelly
Osaka
Shanghai
Cuba
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