New Troop Technique Tested Across Pacific Depot Ships Moonlight
A 4000 man Army infantry brigade will be airlifted from Hawaii to Okinawa using a new prepositioning method called Quick Release. Depot ships loaded with tanks artillery and stocks travel from Subic Bay to Okinawa to support the move. Previous Big Lift proven the concept with 2nd Armored Division to West Germany, suggesting faster overseas power projection while reducing permanent deployments.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
Pacific
25Th
Hawaii
Okinawa
Globemasters
Oe Military Air Transport Service
Subic Bay
Philippines
West Germany
Texas
2Nd Armored
Germany
U.S
United States
Kennedy arrives in London for briefing on Malaysia mission
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy landed in London to brief British officials on his Malaysia talk. In Bangkok Sukarno urged 15,000 at a youth rally to crush Malaysia while not retracting a cease fire on the 800 mile Malaysia Indonesia border on Borneo.
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Tom Ochiltree
London
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Bangkok
Thailand
Indonesia
Sukarno
Jakarta
Malaysia
Borneo
Johnson Ready For Panama Talks
President Johnson affirms U S willingness to discuss all differences with Panama. Reports say differences are narrowing within the Inter American Peace Committee.
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Washington
Johnson
U.S
Panama
Inter-American Peace Committee
Peace Committee
Organization of American States
Panama Canal Zone
U.s.-Panama
Goldwater Attacks Johnson On Baker Stereo Gift
Sen. Barry Goldwater accuses President Johnson of misleading about the $542 stereo gifted to Johnson by an insurance agent via Robert G. Baker. Johnson defends the gift as a routine courtesy from an old friend and employee, while Senate probes seek the gift’s origin and cost.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Johnson
Robert G. Baker
Senate
Baker
South Carolina
Goldwater
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate Rules Committee
Capitol Hill
White House
Don B. ‘Reynolds
Fire Hits Dallas Medical Arts Building Hospital
A fire in an adjoining Dallas club wing sent smoke into the eight story Medical Arts Building Hospital downtown. Fire officials say the blaze was controlled in under an hour, 78 patients were evacuated to other hospitals, with some mild smoke inhalation cases reported.
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Dallas
Medical Arts Building
Dallas Club
Panama Canal Talks Delayed Over 1903 Treaty Renegotiation
Session postponed this afternoon to allow Panamanian and U.S. delegates to consult governments. Panama refuses to discuss resuming relations unless the United States agrees to renegotiate the 1903 treaty granting rights to construct operate and maintain the canal.
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United States
Panama
U.S
Wance
United Weather
Panama Canal
U.N. Helicopters Aid Americans in Congo Rescue
Two U.N. helicopters launched a mercy flight from Tshikapa to Kandale in Kwilu Province to rescue seven American missionaries and two children from guerrilla danger. A witness said the Kandale mission was burned but the Americans were reported safe by the State Department. Earlier, guerrillas killed three Belgian priests and a four-seat plane evacuated 23 people from Mukedi to Kikwit.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
U.N
Kwilu
Kandale
Tshikapa
Pierre Ele
Antoine Gizenga
Evangelical Congo Inland Mission
Elkhart
Ind
Reuben Short
State Department
Congo
Mukedi
Kikwit
Kwilu Province
Giant stride toward passage for $11.5 billion tax bill
The Senate Finance Committee approved the tax bill 12-5 after extensive sessions. Final floor debate hinges on drafting new language, likely delaying action until early February with a March 1 enactment goal. Johnson supporters seek sizable rate cuts for individuals and corporations.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
Johnson
Paul H. Douglas
Illinois
Albert Gore
Tennessee
Everett M. Dirksen
Organ Proves Too Small First Human Heart Transplant
Surgeons at the University of Mississippi Medical Center transplanted a human heart into a dying patient. The heart beat for over an hour before failing to sustain the recipient, who died early today. Officials said it was the first human heart transplant but gave no names or further details.
Rockefeller Returns To Campaign in New Hampshire
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller resumed his presidential bid in Laconia addressing small business needs. He outlined 11 steps, highlighted credit access, and cited the New Hampshire Development Council loan of 2.455 million to 90 firms while urging continued SBA support and top-level businessman presence.
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Laconia
N.H
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
New Hampshire
Rockefeller
Laconia Chamber of Commerce
New Hampshire Business Development Council
Small Business
Britain Orders Forces To Kenya As East Africa Unrest Grows
Britain dispatched 600 Royal Marine commandos from Plymouth to Kenya at Kenya's request to help restore order amid mutinies in Tanganyika Uganda and upheaval in Zanzibar. Earlier 450 Kenyan troops were sent to Entebbe after Uganda asked for help.
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London
East Africa
Britain
Royal Marine Commando
Kenya
Jomo Kenyatta
Tanganyika
Uganda
Mouth
England
Commonwealth
Duncan Sandys
Zanzibar
Obote
Kampala
Uganda Rifle Regiment
Jinja
Felix Onama
Entebbe
De Gaulle Explains Action on Recognizing Red China
French President Charles de Gaulle told President Johnson he would recognize Red China because ignoring the largest Far East power is unwise in a changing world. He argued U.S. policy to isolate the mainland Communist regime is unproductive and out of date.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Charles de Gaulle
Johnson
China
Far East
de Gaulle
State Department
White House
U.S
Lester B. Pearson
Nixon open to draft if GOP deadlock at convention
Richard M. Nixon told CBS he would accept a draft for the presidential nomination if a deadlock forces the Republican National Convention. He said it would be a great privilege to serve again, though he does not want to be a candidate and expects Goldwater to lead among professional politicians with Scranton gaining Eastern industrial support.
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Ray Kohn
NEW York
Richard M. Nixon
Columbia Broadcasting System Network
Nixon
GOP
San Francisco
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Scranton
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