Stevenson Sent Home For Honors
Adlai Stevenson’s body began the journey home to Washington and Illinois for burial after death at 65. Vice President Hubert Humphrey and Stevenson's sons joined officials at the embassy in London before the coffin was flown to Springfield and Bloomington for memorials and burial.
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London
Adlai Stevenson
Airport
Washington
Ington
Ill
Stevenson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Illinois
Hubert Humphrey
U.S
Springfield
Bloomington
United Nations
Rport
Johnson
Grosvenor
Britain
Adlai III
John
Field
Americans fatally wounded in Saigon ambush
In Vietnam 35 miles northwest of Saigon two of four U S Army advisers were fatally hurt in an ambush last Thursday. The report states two Americans were severely harmed as the Vietnamese government battalion came under attack.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
AWOL Soldier Arrested After Wounding Maryland Driver
Fayetteville North Carolina AP reports sheriff deputies arrested Pfc. Donald Arthur Ashley 21 an AWOL soldier from Fort Jackson South Carolina charged with assault with a deadly weapon after wounding a Maryland motorist at dawn The arrest followed a tip locating Ashley on the second floor of an abandoned filling station near a trail er court He reportedly left Fort Jackson late last month and spent time visiting friends before the incident on I 95 four miles south of Fayetteville Milner commented that robbery motive seemed unlikely and an employee guided officers to a field nearby.
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Fayetteville
N. C
Sheriff's
Maryland
Donald Arthur Ashley
Ft. Jackson
S.C
Thomas Dewper
Ashley
Sheriff's Department
I-95
Signals From Mariner 4 Hailed As Mars Photos Near
Scientists at JPL report Mariner 4 sent line by line signals as it neared Mars. They expect up to 21 pictures showing surface details possibly revealing life. Timing issues and tape data leave uncertainty about whether all frames will be received.
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Ralph Dighton
Pasadena
Calif
Mariner 4
Mars
Camae
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mariner
Earth
Daniel A. Schneiderman
Mariner Project
William H. Pickering
Interplanetary Space
Dr. Pickering
Goldstone
Johannesburg
South Africa
Woomera
Australia
JPL
Mariiner
Harriman in Moscow Talks With Kosygin for Hours
U S roving Ambassador W Averell Harriman met Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin for about three hours in the Kremlin. No announcement was made on topics but Viet Nam was believed discussed. Harriman arrived for a private visit and said he would meet Soviet leaders during the week.
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Moscow
U.S
W. Averell
Harriman
Alexei Kosygin
Kremlin
Viet Nam
Kosygin
Soviet Union
Ae Beerseithan
179 000 Man Force Proposed For Viet Nam
The Joint Chiefs of Staff unanimously urged boosting U S forces in South Viet Nam by 179 000 to end the year. The move would exceed current plans by over 100 000 and include the 1st Infantry Division in the buildup. McNamara’s ongoing Viet Nam inspection will frame official decisions. A brigade from Ft Riley arrived this week as part of the expansion.
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Washington
U.S
South Viet Nam
South Vietam
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U. S
Robert S. McNamara
Viet Nam
McNamara
Associated Press
Joint Chiefs
Ft. Riley
Guardsmen and Reservists Considered for Viet Nam Support
The armed services plan for possible mobilization of guardsmen and reservists to reinforce Vietnam efforts. Preliminary estimates exceed 200000 personnel with about 120000 from six infantry brigades including the 187th Massachusetts the 157th Pennsylvania and the 205th Minnesota. The Marines would add the 4th Marine Division and air wing totaling over 44000 reservists.
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Viet Nam
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
4Th Marine Division
Airman Survives Parachute Failure at Eglin Base
Airman Andre Guillet, jumping from 3000 feet, faced a main chute malfunction on July 2. He used a reserve that opened partially, avoiding serious injury, and recalled prior cases of hard landings. He said he was too busy with emergency procedures to feel fear.
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Eglin Air Force Base
Fla
Andre Guillet
Guillet
Andrew R. Guillet
Elgin Force Base
Judith Ann Phillips
Weekly casualty totals announced for Vietnam war
U S authorities said no further casualty reports will be issued for individual engagements in Vietnam. Casualties will be released as weekly totals without unit identification and correspondents should withhold such figures. The rules arose from an agreement with the Vietnamese government, and formal censorship was not planned.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
Communist Radio
Hanoi
Archie resigns state post to join Delaware University
Dr. William C. Archie resigns as director of the North Carolina Board of Higher Education effective Sept. 1 to become dean of Arts and Sciences at the University of Delaware. Watts Hill Jr. named Howard Boozer acting director. board amid recent state political upheaval and reorganization.
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General Assembly
Dan K. Moore
Archie
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Royce Dale
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Wilson
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Labor
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