Escalating ground war plans ripple through Vietnam
Military sources say U S and Allied commanders draw up multi division sweeps across South Vietnam. Operation Junction City under way in War Zone C as ground fighting intensifies with U S 4th Division near Bong Son and a Marine helicopter shot down. Interlinked reports cover China Shanghai unrest, Britain German talks, and Soviet nuclear doctrine warnings.
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South Vietnam
Junction City
U.S
Bong Son
North Vietnam
da Nang Air Base
Johnson
Vietnam
US. Treasury Department
Humphrey
Afl-Cio
War-Peace Report
Hhe U8
Hanoi
Warsaw
Sen. Ferey
Congress Probes LRJ Road Freeze and Home Rule Probe
The Senate and House public works committees opened a joint inquiry into the Administration’s freeze of up to 1.1 billion dollars for highway construction while President Johnson began releasing funds. Johnson pledged to unfreeze 225 million more by July 2 and move to curb crime while proposing to bypass opposition on home rule for Washington and to use executive powers to create a framework for elected municipal government. Also reports space agency head Webb suggested Apollo delays could push manned lunar landing into 1970, with work on an escape hatch underway.
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Washington
Senate
House Public Works
Johnnson
Congress
Johnson
District of Columbia
House of ‘Representatives
Draft changes urged to favor younger men first
A congressionally appointed panel headed by Gen. Mark W. Clark urged draft revisions to call younger men first, end college deferments, and limit graduate student breaks while rejecting a lottery. The AFL CIO also pushed ending educational deferments, citing bias against lower income families. The Supreme Court denied a challenge to the draft law. Continental Oil to trim gasoline price increases effective March 1.
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Washington
Mark W. Clark
House Armed Services Committee
Clark
Miarai Beach
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Hoffa faces prison as Supreme Court clears path
Hoffa near prison in a battle over jury tampering after the Supreme Court refused a second hearing. The Court let the 1964 conviction stand and upheld a three year sentence and $10,000 fine. Meantime, other items include a student protest fast, a British crackdown on American gambling interests, and the Cappolino murder trial date set for Naples Florida.
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Teamsters
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Supreme Court
Velalni
Fanoogga
Tenns
Iris Hoffa
Stewart
Chattahooge
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Ohio
Iloffa
Dino Cellini
Britain
Cellini
Colony Sporting Club
Mayfair
Berkeley Square
George Rafi
United States
London
Lynn Sil’vertooth
Florida
Carl A. Cappolino
Naples
Sarasota
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Korea
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Robert Levy
Kansas City
Laura Ball
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Richard Franklin Speck
F. Lee Bailey
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Longboat Key
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Harvey C. Barnumar
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Marine Barracks
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Heidelberg
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