Johnson Signs Food for Peace Bill Amid Cautionary Notes
President Johnson signed the Food for Peace bill authorizing sales of U S agricultural commodities to needy nations at bargain prices while urging recipient countries to show willingness to help themselves. The measure allows up to 1.9 billion dollars in sales annually for 1967 and 1968 and permits up to 600 million dollars in annual surplus food donations for famine or emergency needs. It also blocks sales to Cuba and North Vietnam and rejects an exception for Yugoslavia.
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San Antonio
Tex
Johnson
U.S
Congress
Cuba
North
Viet Nam
Yugoslavia
Georgia Governor Election Runoff Fight Heads to Supreme Court
GeorgiaAttorney General Arthur K. Bolton announced the state would appeal a three judge federal court ruling that the legislature cannot choose between Republican Howard H. Callaway and Democrat Maddox for governor. Bolton urged a quick Supreme Court ruling before a potential runoff. Secretary Fortson said write in ballots require court or AG direction.
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Atlanta, Ga
Arthur K. Bolton
U.S. Supreme Court
Howard H. Callaway
Jer G. Maddox
Federal Court
General Assembly
Supreme Court
Ellis G. Arnall
Rar
Ben W. Fortson Jr
Georgia
Atty. Gen
Bolton
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Black Marketeering Flares in Viet Nam War Effort
An Associated Press investigation finds hundreds of millions of U.S. tax dollars wasted through theft, bribery, black marketeering, and waste in South Viet Nam. The report cites losses from 5 to 20 percent in aid and post-exchange economics, with a $1.2 billion aid outlay this past year and potential secret talks on the issue.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Hugh A. Mulligan
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Associated Press
U.S
United States
U.S. Treasury
Viet Nam
Washington
Clash At Hon Quan Wounds Two Americans In Vietnam
An allied dispute sparked Vietnamese government rangers to shoot a U S Green Beret recreation club at Hon Quan, wounding two Americans. The incident followed heavy U S and Viet Cong actions across War Zone C near Saigon, with ongoing air strikes and casualties as Premier Ky weighs changes in military leadership.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Green Beret
Hon Quan
U.S
North Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Dang van Quang
Mekong River
Quang
Hanoi charges church bombing claims amid Vietnam war reports
The Hanoi reports via CTK quoted by Thio Moi claim American pilots bombed nearly 100 churches in raids on North Vietnam. The story notes President Johnson reportedly visits churches to pray for American dead, with no independent confirmation. Catholicism is a minority in Vietnam.
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Vienna
Austria
CTK
Hanoi
Thio Moi
Viet Nam
Johnson
Viet Peaee
Kling Vie
North
South
Gemini 12 astronauts roam space for two hour open hatch
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr and James A. Lovell Jr spent about 2 hours 20 minutes with the hatch open exploring space and taking photos of star fields and a rare solar eclipse from orbit. They exchanged light banter with mission control as they viewed weather fronts over Houston and Texas from aboard the spacecraft.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Edwin E. Buz Aldrin Jr
Aldrin
James A. Lovell Jr
Buzz
Lovell
Mission Control
Texas
Houston
High School Senior Kills Five in Mesa Beauty Shop Shooting
An 18 year old Mesa High student, Robert Benjamin Smith, shot seven women and children at a beauty shop, killing five. He confessed he was inspired by recent mass killings in Chicago and Austin, and said he planned the attack after receiving a .22 pistol from his parents three months earlier. The wounded include Debra Sellers, 3, and Tamara Lynn, 3 months, who escaped. Joyce Sellers, Carol Farme, Teo Olsen, and Bonita Harris were among the others. Smith was taken into custody after the assault.
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Robert Benjamin Smith
Mesa
Gomez
Smith
Sta
Debra Sellers
Debra
Tamara Lynn
Joyce Sellers
Mesa High School
Johnson Skips Deer Shooting Opening Day
President Johnson skipped the deer hunting opener to work on a pending foreign investors bill with riders, leaving his action unclear. He also met with Roving Ambassador W Averell Harriman at his Texas ranch after Harriman's international tour seeking reactions to the Manila conference.
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San Antonio
Tex
Johnson
Congress
W. Averell Harriman
Lbj Ranch
Manila
Republicans Start Picking Contenders for 1968 Nomination
The GOP maps a path to the 1968 convention as Election Day heroes and veteran party figures assess possible nominees. Names like Richard Nixon, George Romney, and Ronald Reagan surface as contenders, with photogenic ambition and cautious campaigning shaping early strategy.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
Eran
Richard M. Nixon
Michigan
George W. Romney
White House
California
Ronald Reagan
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