President Johnson Secretly Visited Viet Nam and Manila Return
President Johnson made a secret trip to Viet Nam, visiting Cam Ranh Bay and meeting Gen. Thieu and Premier Ky before returning to Manila. He toured harbor and logistics bases, visited a forward hospital, and spoke with reporters after the trip.
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Johnson
Viet Nam
Cam Ranh Bay
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U.S
Dean Rusk
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Man
Harbor
U.S. Army
Thieu
Sao
John F. Kenn Johnson
Philippines
International Rice Institute
Los Banos
Johnson makes secret Vietnam visit to boost troops
President Johnson flew into Cam Ranh Bay, met thousands of U S troops, ate with the wounded, pinned medals, and urged leaders to return home with the wall’s coonskin as he praised their courage and dedication during the high security stop in Vietnam.
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Corregidor Island
Manila Bay
Corregidor
Abraham Lincoln
Johnson
Fire cripples U.S. carrier Oriskany killing 43
Aboard the carrier Oriskany in the Gulf of Tonkin a major fire killed 43 sailors and wounded 16. The blaze started near dawn in a flares locker, engulfed five decks, and damaged aircraft including two helicopters and several Skyhawk jets. The ship was set to Subic Bay for repairs and an official probe was opened.
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Viet Nam
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Subic Bay
Philippines
Constellation
Reds Keep Official Silence on Manila Conference Troop Offer
North Viet Nam and Red China stayed silent on the Manila conference troop withdrawal proposal. Pravda and Tass discounted the plan while reactions varied at the UN, in Tokyo, London, and Saigon with limited optimism and no clear changes. The Viet Nam News Agency released Chen Yi's three day old statement urging immediate U.S. withdrawal. Tass said allied positions remain essentially unchanged.
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North Viet Nam
Red China
Manila
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Tass
U.S
Hanoi
Viet Nam
Today
Chen Yi
Chen
United States
New Kind Of Headache Moscow Overwhelmed By Wheat Surplus
Moscow faces a wheat surplus after a year described as the biggest grain year in Soviet history. Russia ordered $800 million in wheat from Canada last spring, now negotiating lower prices for 1967 and 1968 to avoid breaking trade deals. Tass cites harvests near 160 million tons of grain, with wheat around 88 to 90 million tons, well above earlier records.
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Canadian Wheat Board
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Tass
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Russia
Bethlehem Earns Best Third Quarter in Firm History
Bethlehem Steel, the nation’s second largest steel maker, posts its highest third quarter earnings ever with 46.196 million dollars or 1.01 a share. Nine months end Sept 30 total 137.398 million dollars or 2.99 a share, best since 1957. U S Steel raises dividend to 60 cents.
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Bethlehem Steel
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Ond
Roger M. Blough
Hydrogen Fueled Atlas Centaur Achieves Double Ignition
The Atlas Centaur rocket achieves the first double ignition of a hydrogen fueled engine in space, enabling longer mission windows and year round capability. The test supports unmanned probes to the Moon Mars and Venus and boosts confidence in the Apollo program.
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Southeast Asia
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Mars
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