U S Planes Smash Red Supply Lines
U S fighter bombers have hit Communist supply and reinforcement lines through Laos for at least a month. Route 7, a key road and trail network feeding Pathet Lao in Central Laos and guerrillas in South Viet Nam, was targeted. Captains Vollmer and Ferguson were recovered after missions. Ferguson was initially listed missing. The Pentagon offered limited details on the mission and noted no admission of cross border combat, while indicating a low escalation of the war.
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Washington
U. S
Laos
United States
Red Pathet Lao
Viet Nam
Defense Artment
Arthur Sylvester
Oe Ae Meat
Albert C. Vollmer
Denton
Kan
Pentagon
Charles L. Ferguson
Clovis
N.M
Parma
Idaho
Ferguson
U.S
South Viet Nam
Prosperity Runs Through Southeast in 1964
The Associated Press reports a robust 1964 across South Carolina Georgia and North Carolina with Gov Carl Sanders noting gains in 1964 and 395 new industries listed in their service area. State officials say 14000 new jobs were created in South Carolina in 1964 and business leaders anticipate a favorable 1965.
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Associated Press
South Carolina
Georgia
North Carolina
Chamber of Commerce
Carl E. Sanders
North
Chambers of Commerce
Beaunit Plans Modern Textile Mill in Raleigh
Gov. Dan Moore announced Beaunit Corp plans to build the world’s most modern textile mill in Raleigh with initial employment for more than 100 workers. The project signals a major expansion in North Carolina’s textile industry and local economic development.
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Raleigh, N.C
Dan Moore
Beaunit Corp
Can Tide Be Reversed Binh Gia Symbol Of A Losing War
In Saigon an obscure village Binh Gia becomes a somber symbol as 200 corpses are moved after a fierce Communist assault. As 1965 opens officials acknowledge the war’s tilt toward loss and question prospects to reverse the tide amid shifting control between Saigon, Viet Cong, and neither side.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Binh Gia
United States
U.S
Viet Nam
Burgaw Salesman Slain In Truck Auto Fatality
M. D. Roberts of Atkinson was found dead in his truck off a Burgaw road. Sheriff Powers said two .32 caliber bullets struck the driver’s side window. Roberts had carried large sums and left his wallet in his pocket. The killing appears recent and the suspect flee.
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Burgaw
N. C
Kenchen Powers
M. D. Roberts
Atkinson
Powers
Roberts
Sheriff Powers
State Bureau of Investiga
Sie
Fire destroys St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Charleston
Flames engulfed the interior and roof of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Charleston as thousands watched from Francis Marion Square. The spire collapsed after a long blaze with no immediate damage estimate. mayor called it a tragic city loss. The alarm came from Clarence Bowick, 19, who spotted flames in a stained glass window.
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Charleston
S.C
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
Francis Marion Square
A. James Laughlin Jr
Clarence K. Bowick
Schweitzer Defends Primitive Medical Aid On 90th Birthday
Dr Albert Schweitzer defended his primitive medical approach in Africa on his 90th birthday. He said Africans showed him the way and praised his jungle hospital. President Johnson lauded his work and lifelong commitment to truth and service.
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Schweitzer
Africa
Lambarene
Gabon
Albert Schweitzer
Jungle
New Africa
Johnson
Johnsons Proposal Lowest Since Start of U S Aid Program
President Johnson asked Congress for 3.38 billion in foreign aid for 1965-66 including 1.17 billion in arms and 2.21 billion in economic assistance. He emphasized streamlining the program and noted over 500 million would go to counter Communist forces in Vietnam and Laos with a standby open end authorization. The message left undecided issues on Egypt Indonesia aid and whether bills would come in one package or separate measures.
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Johnson
Congress
Viet Nam
Laos
Egypt
Indonesia
U.S
Senate
House
Searcy & Tees
Additional Patrolmen Favored by Council Report
The State Legislative Council backed a committee report urging increases to the Highway Patrol by 100 to 150 men to boost highway protection and safety in North Carolina. Led by Sen. Irwin Belk, the study reviewed patrol operations under a 1963 mandate and plans to present its findings to the 1965 General Assembly. The panel found no evidence of an arrest quota in the force.
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Raleigh
State Legislative Council
North Corona
Council
Irwin Belk
Charlotte
General Assembly
State Highway Patrol
Film Must Be Real as Rowan Demands Authentic Combat
U.S. Information Agency chief Carl Rowan insisted any battle sounds in a Vietnam war film be real, not staged for propaganda. He seeks Saigon's explanation after reports that Vietnamese troops attacked a village for cameramen, with realism the goal of a $100,000, 30 minute film intended to inform the world about the South Vietnam struggle.
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Washington
South Viet Nam
U.S
US. Information Agency
Carl Rowan
Saigon
Rowan
Associated Press
Peter Arnett
Arnett
Tan Hiep
Hollywood
USIA
Free World
Arsenic Poisoning Probed in Tarboro Family Tragedy
Edgecombe County investigators exhume the bodies of Kimberly Simms and Pamela Sue Simms as part of a probe into the arsenic poisoning death of their father Fred B. Simms, 29, who died January 8 after an autopsy raised suspicions. Kimberly died June 8 and Pamela Sue October 8, both as their father. Mrs. Simms worked at Edgecombe General Hospital as a laboratory technician before marriage.
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Tarboro
N.C
Edgecombe County
J. G. Raby
Fred B. Simms
Simms
Kimberly
Pamela Sue
Edgecombe General Hospital
Raby
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Charles S. C
Wedneston
Malcolm W. Browne
New York
Johnson’s
Buddy Jon Fredericksen
Alf Oleson
Artemas
Boston
Fredericksen
Oleson
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