Two GOP Voices Dissent On Viet Nam Policy
Two Republican governors George Romney of Michigan and Mark Hatfield of Oregon opposed a motion supporting Johnson's Viet Nam policy after his televised address. They urged more specific White House details and questioned the scheduling and timing of announcements on Supreme Court and VOA appointments.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Johnson
U.S
South Viet Nam
GOP
George Romney
Michigan
Mark C. Hatfield
Oregon
Carl E. Sanders
Georgia
Viet Nam
Sanders
White House
Romney
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
John H. Chaffee
Rhode Island
Supreme Court
Voice of America
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Washington
War costs rise emergency fund may be asked
President Johnson will seek a substantial emergency appropriation likely over 1 billion dollars due to Viet Nam war costs. House and Senate acted on temporary financing for agencies with unpassed fiscal 1966 bills as Johnson vows to spend as needed for security while aiming for low costs and greater military economy.
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Johnson
Congress
Viet Nam
House
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
Appliations Committee
Mahon
Senate
Pentagon
Defense Department
Robert S. McNamara
Everett Knowles Breaks Right Arm
Everett Knowles a 15 year old Somerville resident who lost an arm in infancy fractured his right forearm in a fall near a Boston monument He remains hospitalized for weeks with a knee injury while surgeons reassess the long term reimplantation plan They say the break should not affect the prior reimplantation and Knowles can move his fingers only slightly despite lifting up to 15 pounds before the accident
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Everett Knowles
Knowles
Somerville
Mass
Young Knowles
Chancellor Named Head of VOA
President Johnson appointed NBC News executive John W. Chancellor as the new head of the Voice of America, the U.S. government overseas broadcasting service. The move places a familiar journalist at the helm of the VOA amid ongoing international broadcasting efforts.
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Washington
Johnson
NBC
John W. Chancellor
Voice of America
U.S
Ent
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Whale Namu Delights Thousands At Seattle Welcome
Thousands line the Seattle waterfront to greet Namu the killer whale who arrived after a 400 mile tow from British Columbia. The four ton whale will join the Seattle Marine Aquarium as a leading attraction and subject for studies on whale communication and learning.
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Seattle
Namu
British Columbia
Seattle Marine Aquarium
Flooding Rain Spreads Across Piedmont North Carolina
Heavy rains battered Piedmont and Western North Carolina causing widespread local flooding. Greensboro logged 3.25 inches in three hours and Winston-Salem saw floods, with Hickory reaching 3.37 inches. Other heavy totals occurred at Butner north of Durham and Haw River area as a broad storm system loomed.
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Associated Press
Piedmont
North Carolina
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Hickory
Durham
Chips Down For Russians In Viet Nam Missile Bases Hit
AP analysis notes threats to Soviet bases in Vietnam as strike actions target missile sites. The piece weighs potential Kremlin risks amid perceived U S involvement and possible shifts toward a renewed crisis akin to the 1962 Cuban confrontation.
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Viet Nam
William L. Ryan
Nikita Khrushchev
Kremlin
U.S
Asia
Medicare Bill Sent To LBJ
The Senate approved the Social Security health care bill creating universal coverage for Americans 65 and older. The House earlier passed the compromise version 307 to 116, with a $6.5 billion cost and a 7 percent Social Security increase retroactive to January 1 for 20 million beneficiaries. Johnson was expected to sign soon, enabling September benefit boosts.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
House
Congress
Planes Hit Communist Soldiers in North Viet Nam
U S warplanes conducted their first direct attack on North Vietnamese troops 65 miles north of the border to protect a downed pilot. Five Air Force F105s were lost, three shot down and two due to collision. Navy Skyhawks and a helicopter rescued the pilot. Marines killed 12 Viet Cong and captured three.
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Edwin Q. White
Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Midway
President To Double Draft Call
President Johnson announced a 50 000 troop boost to U S forces in Viet Nam doubling the draft call to 35 000 monthly and sending more troops immediately He directed U Thant to use the United Nations to seek peace while McNamara seeks extra funds and no reserve mobilization is planned The move aims to halt aggression and defend South Viet Nam while avoiding a broader U S Soviet clash
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Johnson
U.S
Viet Nam
United Nations
South Viet Nam
Arthur J. Goldberg
New York
Soldberg
Adlai E. Stevenson
U Thant
Robert S. McNamara
Congress
U. S
Fortas Named To Court Fortas Named To Court
President Johnson named Abe Fortas to the Supreme Court, succeeding Arthur Goldberg who resigned to become United Nations ambassador. Fortas, 55, a Washington lawyer and close adviser, was Johnson’s first choice for the vacancy and agreed after initial hesitations.
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Washington
Johnson
Abe Fortas
Supreme Court
Fortas
Arthur J. Goldberg
U. S
United Nations
Adlai E. Stevenson
White House
Bank Robbery Suspect Caught After High Speed Chase
Charleston AP report details a North Charleston Citizens & Southern Bank robbery. A suspect armed with a .32 pistol fled, then was captured after a multi-vehicle pursuit in Charleston outskirts. Police identified the man as Leroy Allen Kimbrel, 24, of Bemis Georgia, claiming a prior October 6,800 dollar robbery.
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North Charleston
Citizens & Southern Bank
Silas Welch
Welch
Leroy Allen Kimbrel
Bemis
W William Skinner
Mickey Whatley
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