Westmoreland Presses For 70,000 More Troops In Vietnam
The Joint Chiefs warn the Johnson administration that without adding 70,000 soldiers and two combat divisions by mid-1968 the ground war in South Vietnam risks losing the initiative. McNamara weighs options, with administration wary of partial mobilization and higher costs. Westmoreland seeks sustained force levels, while critics cite strains on reserves and noncommissioned officers as limits to escalation.
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Ger. Williams. Westmoreland
U.S
South Vietnam
Joint Chiefs
Robert 5. McNamara
Westmoreland
McNamara
U.S. Grant Sharp
Seventh Army
Germany
Vietnam
Fort Hood
Tex
Europe
Middle East
Plane Crashes in Street After Fishing Trip
Long Beach police said a Cessna 182 carrying five men took off from Tunnel Meadows and crash landed in a dirt strip near Bellflower Boulevard. Passengers were scattered. two men were critically injured while others were helped by bystanders and emergency responders on scene.
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Perry
His Brather
Alan Engel
Spring St
Richard Gicking
Long Beach
Thomas
Pan
Tunnel Meadows
Sierra
Bellflower Boulevard
Kids on Tear at Wisconsin Lake Resort
At Lake Geneva Wisconsin thousands of college age youths crowded the resort town as darkness fell. Firecrackers lit up the night while police reported more than 80 arrests for disorderly conduct and related offenses amid the annual influx of revelers. Police Chief Robert Clapper warned the trouble was increasing as the event continued into Sunday night.
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Wisconsin Lake Resort
Lake Geneva
Wis
Robert Clapper
New Arab-Israel Clash Reported Across Med Corridor
Both sides claimed aggression near Port Fuad and Port Said as ceasefire talks lingered. Egypt minimized the clashes while Israel issued brief reports. Each side appealed to U N Secretary General Thant but none sought Security Council action. The U N General Assembly opened to discuss Middle East resolutions. A fog-laden Sunday night reduced visibility in east Long Beach and western Orange County. A thief robbed Ruth Sanders at 1020 Salt Lake Street, taking $23 from her purse.
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Port Said
Mediterranean
U.N
A. Thant
Security Council
Long Beach
Orange County
Ruth Sanders
Salt Lake St
Nile
Vailes Qaller
Coachella
Palma
Opie
Mortara
Enina Lake
Ie Baghele
Meensi
Ceilerne Wlp
Eng Beech
Bi Lake Arrowhead
Bewaert
Anoetes
Riverside Sacramento
San Reynaerding
San Dirgo
San Francisco
Santa Ana
Santa Bar
Wales
Torrance Viderwilleae
Freie
Acto
Ihuauerque
Fatarn
Reachee Hants
Milwaukee
Ima
Orleans
Annneapalis S
New York
Aston
Cis
Wiahama City
Maines
Poeflana
Dresass
Richeod
Joe Ot
Lou
Seatie
Washington
Parkes
Ark
Radium Needle Heist Followed Across U S City
Four dangerous radium needles from a transcontinental shipment were recovered in Los Angeles and Elkhart with nine others found earlier in New York and on the West Coast. The needles were rented from the Radium Chemical Co lab in San Diego and used to treat cancer. Authorities traced the route of the missing container and found a needle on a truck in Elkhart and another on 43rd Street in New York City.
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New York
Los Angeles
Elkhart
Ind
U.S. Naval Hospital
San Diego
Naval Hospital
Radium Chemical Co. Laboratory
California Health Department
U.S. Public Health Service
Atomic Energy Commission
Chicago
N.Y. Health Department
Universal Carloading and Distributing Co. Inc
North Hergen
Radium Chemical Co
Office of Radiation Control
43Rd Street
Tiger Lady terror plot hunted by Saigon and U S forces
South Vietnamese and United States police hunt the so called Tiger Lady, a Viet Cong terrorist linked to killing an Air Force officer and wounding another. The force published alerts for an armed male and female team on bike or sedan. Witnesses report a woman in black firing on servicemen and police believe she killed three Vietnamese policemen before attacks began.
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Saigon
Nyts
Air Force
Armed Forces
Five die as amphibious plane crashes off Searsport
An amphibious plane carrying five people bound for a fishing trip to northern Maine crashed in 35 feet of water off Searsport killing all aboard. Officials delayed recovery until dawn and offered no positive identifications. The craft left Belfast Sunday afternoon for Grand Lake Stream and reportedly sank about 500 feet offshore in rough seas.
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Maine
Belfast
Grand Lake
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Kraft Macaroni Cheese
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