Peace talk outlook brighter after LBJ call
Thant seeks to arrange Viet Nam peace talks and urges restraint as Hanoi and Beijing rebuff U.N. efforts. Johnson’s San Francisco speech stimulates momentum but world body faces rejection from Communist China and its ally. Stevenson foresees U.N. role with international guarantees under Security Council approval. The Soviet Union criticizes U.S. policy but has not moved to bring Viet Nam to the council amid North Viet Nam bombing.
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El Toro C135 crash probes fade into cause search
Air Force investigators pressed to determine why the four engine C135 transport crashed near Loma Ridge after takeoff from El Toro. The 84 aboard included 72 Marines bound for Okinawa. The wreck exploded in fog and drizzle, scattering bodies and gear over cactus studded terrain.
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Korea
Nuclear Missiles Reported from Haiphong to Hanoi
Harrisburg Patriot reports US authorities have evidence of launching sites in North Vietnam for Soviet range nuclear missiles. Launch equipment believed transported by ship from Russia and unloaded at Haiphong in recent weeks. The area is said to be heavily armed with Russian jet bombers MIG fighters and ground to air missiles.
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GOP eyes housing bill to curb Johnson win streak
In Washington AP report Republicans aim to pass a $5.5 billion housing bill next week that would subsidize rent for some families in moderate or low cost housing. The measure includes aid for housing built by churches unions or limited dividend groups and targets families paying not more than 26 percent of income. House debate set to begin Tuesday lasting two days amid mixed Democratic support and Republican optimism.
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Johnson
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Dominican Tensions Explode In Deadly Clashes Across Island
In Santo Domingo and surrounding towns, at least 16 people were killed as clashes erupted between rebel factions and junta forces. OAS observers reported heavy fighting around San Francisco de Macoris and San Francisco, with reports of reinforcements and attacks on power facilities. The conflict coincided with efforts by the Organization of American States to broker a transition plan toward a provisional government and general elections within six to nine months.
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Pai
Reward for Reds At UNC
The Chapel Hill Weekly offers a 100 dollar reward for anyone who can name a Communist at the University of North Carolina including students faculty or others. Publisher Orville Campbell said the aim is to interview a Communist to uncover what is happening. Editor James Shumaker said the offer remains while rumors persist about faculty left wing groups and the speaker ban law.
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Storms batter Midwest region across 11 states
The Associated Press reports severe storms with tornadoes, hail up to baseball size, and flooding across 11 states from the Dakotas to Texas. Tornadoes struck in Texas and North Dakota with hail and flash floods warned in Kansas near the Arkansas River watershed. Winds up to 60 mph toppled trees and damaged areas including Levelland, Imperial, Garden City, Hutchinson, and northeastern Colorado.
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Ceasefire Sought by Commonwealth Leaders in Vietnam
London reports the 21 nation Commonwealth chiefs of government urged a ceasefire in Vietnam as a prelude to a peace conference. The four nation Vietnam peace mission is to travel to key capitals to push for U.S. air strikes to end and for Hanoi to restrict movement of forces and material to the South. Prime Minister Harold Wilson said the mission may visit Saigon and Hanoi if possible, as U.S. officials noted questions about the North Vietnamese government’s response and a cited American execution case.
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Viet Nam
Conference of Commonwealth Chiefs of Government
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Kay
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North Vietnam
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He Bennett
Perryville
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Saigon
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Viet Cong Offensive Rolls Through Viet Nam Backlash Flares
Viet Cong forces overran Tou Marong district town north of Kontum and a battalion command post near Duc Hoa west of Saigon. Spokesmen reported 44 Vietnamese infantrymen killed and 40 wounded at Duc Hoa. Five U.S. Marines were presumed drowned after their M48 tank sank. An explosion at Bien Hoa Air Base killed one American and two Australians and wounded about a hundred. A day earlier terrorist bombs hit a Saigon restaurant and an American prisoner was executed.
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South Viet Nam
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Duc Hoa
Tou Marong
Kontum
Central Highlands
U.S
Bien, Hoa
Man Allegedly Threatened LBJ in Federal Probe
The Secret Service announced a nationwide search for 36 year old Walter Davis Hendrickson who allegedly mailed threatening letters to President Johnson. An all points bulletin described him as armed and last seen driving from a Utah motel toward San Francisco. Police noted heightened security as the President prepared to speak at the United Nations anniversary event.
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Walter Davis
Hendrickson
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United Nations
James Tate
Teamsters Meet In Walkout Talk In Philadelphia
Leaders of Teamsters Local 107 call 13 000 members to a special meeting to end a five day wildcat strike. Drivers face 1500 daily fines for contempt as hundreds of trucks shuttle food to supermarkets amid court injunctions and $35 000 daily penalties for the local.
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Teamsters Local 107
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Lee Weinrott
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Roadway Express, Inc
Platform
Outer Banks beauty and town planning hope in North Carolina
A Sunday Enterprise feature describes the Outer Banks with grand natural imagery while noting residents’ ambivalence toward planning programs. The report highlights faint signs of progress in downtown development in Thomasville, reflecting cautious optimism amid broader skepticism. The piece credits Hugh Mulligan and John Baskin as the reporters.
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Sunday Enterprise
Associated Press
Hugh Mulligan
Thomasville
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John Baskin
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