Godoy Names New Army Chief Amid Dominican Crisis
President Godoy faces a political military crisis as a strike targets top Dominican army officers. The revolt follows a Dec clash in Santiago and seeks the basic terms negotiators have pursued for two weeks. Four officers named in a presidential decree may be affected.
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Ie Ade ii
Juan Bosch
International Airlines
Jean Santoni Vivoni
Sugar Corporation
Ge Ee
Ernatore Francisco J. Rivera Caminero
Armed Forces
Santiago
Air Cavalry Push Saff with Viet Cong in Eagle's Claw
U S air cavalrymen killed 19 and captured eight Viet Cong during a lightning thrust called Eagle's Claw on the central coast. American casualties rose as the operation expanded to north and south Vietnam with jets pounding targets and a Navy Skyraider shot down. The vice president's Saigon visit aims to bolster Johnson's social and economic reform agenda and reassure troops before a broader trip to Asian capitals.
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R.M.K. Can
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Two Tar Heels Listed Among Casualties
Washington AP reports two North Carolina servicemen among casualties in Vietnam identified as Army Captain James B. Woods, husband of Shenna Woods, and the son of Marvin A. Stansell and his wife.
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Charlotte
Viet Nam
Army
James B. Woods
Shenna Woods
Mason
Marvin A.stansell
Filibuster Cast Shadow on Wage and Unemployment Measures
Senate leaders threaten further filibusters over plans to raise the minimum wage to 1.75 and expand unemployment compensation. Chief opponent Dirksen signaled possible use of cloture blocking tactics on the two additional measures, as the 14B repeal effort remains stalled. The cloture vote fell 50 to 49, short of the two thirds, leaving the bill in doubt.
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Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Mike Mansfield
Mother and three children die in China Grove fire
In China Grove Rowan County a mother Genny Ramsey 31 and her children Nelson 11 Janet 5 Rebecca 8 died in a morning fire that destroyed their one story frame home. The husband Guy Ramsey a Guignard Trucking driver was in Detroit at the time as two Ramsey children from a previous marriage stayed with a grandmother. The fire was found about 7 a.m. by a neighbor.
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Rowan County
Rufus Honeycutt
Genny Ramsey
Nelson Ramsey
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Belmont Police Accommodate A Fractured Request
Belmont North Carolina police accommodated a request after an incident left a person injured. The brief notes officers responded, secured the scene, and assisted those involved while awaiting further details from investigators.
Policy Foes Form Organization Against Vietnam War
AP report from Washington outlines a new left movement built around Students for a Democratic Society led by Paul Booth of Chicago. The coalition, to be named the National Conference for New Politics, aims to influence elections beyond the Vietnam issue and backs Robert Scheer against Cohelan, though Booth notes Cohelan has a decent voting record.
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Washington
U.S
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Cohelsa
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Viet Nam
Paul Booth
Booth
Chicago
Students For A Democratic Society
National Conference For New Politics
Robert Scheer
Cohelan
Chelan
North Viet Nam Pressured to soften demands in peace talks
Washington reports say the United States rejects Ho Chi Minh's call for NLF inclusion in negotiations and urges modification. Arthur Goldberg warns flexibility exists but the January demand is unacceptable, with Kennan and Fulbright warning the Honolulu declaration may hinder a negotiated peace.
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Goldberg
United States
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South Viet Nam
U. N. Head
New York
U Thant
Security Council
George F. Kennan
State Department
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J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Honolulu
LBJ's Plight in Viet Nam Draws Ten Advice Lines
President Lyndon B. Johnson faces conflicting counsel on Vietnam with experts split between drastic bombing, peace talks, and political Recognition. Lt Gen James Gavin and Robert McNamara weigh options while Britain balks at Haiphong bombing and Fulbright urges cautious steps through the UN or Geneva.
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New York
Ten Solutions
Lyndon B. Johnson
Viet Nam
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James Gavin
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