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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1964

Page

5

Eisenhower Returns to Normandy In D-Day Twenty Years On

The CBS Reports interview with Welter Cronkite features Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower revisiting the Normandy site to recount the D-Day invasion. He recalls German shock at the ships offshore and the confusion of German commands as paratroopers and resistance fighters cut lines.

A. MR. Cronkite Eisenhower Normandy Gen. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower CBS Welter Cronkite New York Herald Tribune Mr. Cronkite Utah Beach Omaha Iceland Dieppe Rundstedt Gerd von ‘Rundstedt Western Europe Cronkite Rommel Hitler France Ha Beach Pas de Calais Cotentin Cherbourg Caen Erwin Rommel Germany

End of Bracero Deal Welcomed by Latin Group

Fresno delegates at the Mexican-American Political Association convention welcomed the end of the bracero program and urged a no vote on the Rumford Housing Act initiative. They noted about 80 percent of California farm laborers are U.S. citizens of Mexican descent and urged cooperation with Neerves on common interests. A Senate endorsement was postponed.

Fresno UPI The Mexican-American Political Association California U. S Congress Rumford U. S. Senate

Rusk Faces Senate Grilling on Viet War Expansion

Secretary of State Dean Rusk told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the United States does not intend to extend the Vietnam conflict into North Vietnam. In a two hour session with Sen. Wayne Morse, Morse called the policy bloody and warned Rusk that it could lead to war with China, prompting world-wide backlash.

Washington Dean Rusk Senate Foreign Relations Committee North Viet Nam Rusk Wayne Morse D-Ore Morse China

US Grants Romania Credit And Mentions Laos Fire Returns

President Johnson announced Romania is eligible to buy U S products on credit as the two countries signed a trade agreement. Secretary Rusk spoke briefly, declining to detail the pact’s implementation. Senator Fulbright questioned Rusk on U S fighter-bombers firing back at Pathet Lao units during reconnaissance over the Plain of Jars in Laos. He argued self defense could justify returning fire.

Romania Washington Johnson United States Rusk Ment Taos Sen J. William Fulbright D-Ark Pathet Lao Plain of Jars Laos Fulbright

Air Attack Drives Off Viet Reds Near Saigon

Vietnamese air force fighter-bombers aided by US transports repelled a large Viet Cong assault on Lap Vo, a district capital about 60 miles southwest of Saigon. A dawn withdrawal followed after the three air drops lit the scene and guided the defenses.

Saigon Aps Lap Vo Tater Carry

Unclear fragment signals casualties in Cam Delta region

A fragmented report mentions Cam bodies and Mekong delta fighting with casualties. The text lacks clear identities or dates, making it hard to confirm who was involved or when the incident occurred.

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