Bombers Strike Ashau Camp in Vietnam War Update
U S Air Force B52 bombers attacked the Ashau Special Forces camp, with most Americans accounted for and survivors evacuated. Ground action near Saigon ended with 43 Viet Cong killed and 18 captured, while Marines pressed operations near Da Nang and Nha Trang. Air strikes, carrier missions, and road interdiction along Highway 15 continued as pilots faced heavy fire.
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Thomas A. Reedy
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ashau
Guam
Laos
Operaton
Honolulu
U. S
Bich Nam
da” Nang
Air Force
Navy
Navy Aé
Vinh
Highway 15
Panhandle
North
Viet Nam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Soviets accuse Red China of girding for war
A RIAS broadcast cites a Soviet letter to foreign communist parties alleging Red China is preparing for war with the Soviet Union. The document, said to urge a long war in Vietnam to provoke U.S.-Soviet clashes, was reportedly sent to East Germany and other parties. The letter also accuses China of provoking border tensions and rejecting Soviet peace efforts.
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Central Committee
Soviet Communist Party
Socialist Unity Party
East Germany
RIAS
East Berlin
Soviet Union
U.S.S.R
United States
Far East
Viet Nam
U S ready for culture exchange pact in 1966 67
The United States told the Soviet Union it is prepared to sign a one for one cultural exchange agreement for students teachers artists and entertainers for 1966 and 1967. President Johnson reportedly intervened to seek guarantees the Soviets would meet the terms. State Department officials said a couple matters remain unresolved.
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United States
Soviet Union
U.S.S
Johnson
White House
Bill D. Moyers
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
McCloskey
S. K. Romanovsky
Lynda Johnson Hosts Hollywood Birthday Evening
Lynda Bird Johnson, 22, celebrates with an exclusive party hosted by George Hamilton, attended by Tony Curtis, Christine Kaufman, Samantha Eggar, Tom Stern, and others. Eddie Fisher sang to her Friday, and the couple later visited The Daisy disco with Secret Service protection. She plans to return to the University of Texas Monday.
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Hollywood
Lynda Bird Johnson
George Hamilton
Lynda
Eddie Fisher
Tony Curtis
Christine Kaufman
Samantha Eggar
Tom Stern
George
Ann Hamilton Spalding
Bill
David
Lynda Bird
Hamilton
Secret Service
Daisy
Austin
Tex
University of Texas
Chase Through Town Ends With Gunman Killed
AP reports a four hour siege in Eugene Oregon as gunman Harvey LeRoy Baker 33 held three Keeler family members hostage after a failed robbery. A passing motorist Milton Seligman 29 was wounded. Police pursued Baker locking him in a car chase. Lt Pat Larson fired the fatal shot ending the standoff.
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Eugene
Orc
Marvin Keeler
Harvey LeRoy Baker
Keeler
Milton Seligman
Seligman
Baker
Pat Larson
Balanced Hearings Sought Balanced Hearings Sought
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee fights over balance in China hearings. Most witnesses are professors urging openings with the Communist government. Morse and others push for economist J. Kenneth Galbraith and more diverse viewpoints.
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Harry Kelly Washington
Senate
China
Foreign Relations
United States
Sen
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
GOP
Walter Judd
Minnesota
Wayne Morse
D.ore
Southeast Asia
Hickenlooper
J. Kenneth Galbraith
India
John F. Kennedy
Galbraith
Morse
Viet Nam
Kennedy
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Reynolds Cancels Price Hike Under White House Pressure
New York AP report says RJ Reynolds canceled a planned price increase after White House pressure to curb inflation. The firm rolled back Camels to 8.80 per thousand and Winston line to 9.00, with 2 percent cash discounts. Stocks fell for Reynolds and peers American Tobacco Lorillard Liggett & Myers amid the move.
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New York
White House
R.J. Reynolds Co
Reynolds
Winston, Salem
Brandon
Tempe
Cavalier
United States
Johson
New York Stock Exchange
American Tobacco
Lorillard
Liggett & Myers
Astronauts Return To Launch Base
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP Gemini 8 astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott returned to their launch base after a jet flight from Hawaii. They spoke to reporters about the mission, praised the launch, and pledged to review the flight to understand why it veered from a triumphant linkup with another satellite to a dangerous moment.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Neil Armstrong
David Scott
Hawaii
Armstrong
Scott
John G. Albert
Gemini
Air Force
U.S
Neil
Dave
Walter
A.m
M. Schirra Jr
Frank Bornight
Agena Satesman
Pacific
Schirra
Borman
Dehere
Far East
Agena
NASA
Armstrong Nauts
Naland Air Force
Tional
Aeronautics and Space
Cape
Gemini 8 Crew Return Praises First Flight Phase
Neil Armstrong and David Scott returned to Cape Kennedy after a mission that ended early following a successful seven hours in space and a docking with an unmanned Agena vehicle. Armstrong told a small crowd they were pleased with the flight’s outcome.
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Agena
Bomb in Danger Of Slipping Deeper Into Mediterranean
Officials say the long missing H bomb near Palomares Beach Spain remains at risk of sliding deeper into the Mediterranean after a 2500 foot seabed discovery. Navy technicians seek a safer recovery area as alvin and aluminum craft prepare to hoist the weapon from the slope amid favorable weather and a two-week search effort.
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U.S. Navy
Woods Hole
Mass
Said
Reynolds Aluminum Co. Aluminaut
Palomares Beach
Here
Madrid
Hoston
Sunday Enterprise war stories and old Reid plantation feature
The issue presents two main stories about Vietnam combat unseen by many readers and a feature on the Reid plantation in Davidson County, with plans to explore adult leisure games and their complex rules and stakes.
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Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Ae Sunday Enterprise
Reid
Davidson County
Sunday Enterprise
Enterprise Sunday
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Jetter
George Hamilton and
Keeler Heane
Dale Allen
Launch
David B. Scott
Mediterranean
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