Maritime Unions Plan Boycott of Ships Over Viet Nam Trade
In a telegram to John son union officials of AFL CIO Maritime trades urge a boycott of ships from nations trading with North Viet Nam. Paul Hall Thomas Gleason and Joseph Curran sign that members will protest on waterfronts nationwide. two years earlier they boycotted U S wheat to Russia until White House interceded.
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Johnson aims to strengthen federal school desegregation laws
President Johnson plans to request Congress to give tougher bite to federal laws protecting tiny public schools. He also seeks to add about 100 schools to the desegregation actions rather than wait and face lawsuits by African American students.
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Cavalry Reach Viet Cong Base Near Bong Son
U S cavalrymen pushed deep into enemy lines 10 miles south of Bong Son killing 34 in a night combat. Casualties were light for Americans. Separate reports note seven Americans died in two helicopter crashes and one heroically sacrificed himself on a grenade to save others.
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Rusk Defends SEATO Commitments On Viet Nam Policy
Secretary of State Rusk, testifying before a Senate probe, defended U S SEATO obligations and the South Viet Nam commitment. He cited 1954 Indochina shifts, Langer’s lone dissent, and a five point summary asserting the United States will keep its word and aid South Viet Nam against North Viet Nam aggression.
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Communists Falter Under Allied Pressure in Vietnam War
An American spokesman reports about 20,000 armed Viet Cong or North Vietnamese in each of four corps areas, plus an estimated 100,000 guerrillas and 40,000 political cadres. Defections rise as US troop movements and allied offensives disrupt enemy plans, with no sign of a breaking point or Chinese entry. Washington reiterates aims are not the destruction of Hanoi.
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Hunger Striker Proves Himself On Battlefield
Winster R. Belton who staged a seven day hunger strike to avoid the draft in Fort Benning Ga later earned a battlefield promotion to private first class in South Vietnam. His company commander Capt R E Spriggs praised him while others recalled his courage under fire. Belton, once mocked, now served with the U S Army 1st Cavalry Airmobile Division near Trung Lap where he aided a radioman under heavy fire helping to reach the captain up front.
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Five Men Sentenced to Die in Shelby County Rape Case
Shelby County's landmark trial in Memphis produced five death sentences for raping a young white girl. Three other defendants received nine-year terms while two were acquitted. Tennessee officials note the five sentences are among the harshest in the state.
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State tax increases considered by legislatures this year
State tax increases totaling more than 1.1 billion dollars are under review by legislatures this year. They would add to last year's near record 1.3 billion in new or raised taxes and come as existing taxes began to take effect January 1.
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