Three Bills to Finance War Ond
Washington reports rapid approval in Congress for three measures to fund the U.S. war effort in Viet Nam. President Johnson signed a $4.8 billion hardware-spending bill and urged China and North Vietnam to end their campaigns. The House then passed a $13.1 billion funding bill amid broad backing for the war effort.
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Washington
U.S
Viet Nam
Congress
Johnson
Senate
House
America
Capitol Hill
Senators Tour Central California Farm Camp Conditions
U S senators George Murphy and Harrison Williams visited Linnell Farm Labor Camp in Tulare County as part of a migrant labor inquiry. They called the camp disgraceful while contrasting it with Goshen self help housing and Visalia child care. Rep Hagen noted some camps are substandard but offered housing as the alternative. Monash outlined a six point federal housing plan including rent supplements and low interest loans.
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Visalia
U.S
California
Tulare County
George Murphy
Harrison Williams
Dn.j
Williams
U.S. Senate
Subcommittee On
Migrant Labor
Murphy
Linnel
Harlen Hagen
D-Calif
Linnell
Hagen
Benjamin Aaron
California Farm Labor Panel
Walter Monash
State Department of Housing and Community Development
Monash
Gov. Brown
Gemini 8 Cleared for Launch With Titan 2 Flight
Gemini 8 astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott were cleared for liftoff at Cape Kennedy after technicians fixed propulsion and fueling issues. Officials announced the problems solved shortly before 1 am EST and fuel loading began at 12 50 a.m. with a 1 20 hour delay.
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Cape Kennedy
Police HQ Heavily Guarded in Watts
Los Angeles 103rd Street police station in Watts became a fortress with barricades at Success and Compton avenues and burning flares around the building. Officers stood behind barriers guarding access as the station served as a hub for arriving and departing officers and firefighters through the night.
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Los Angeles
103Rd Street
Watts
Success
Compton Avenues
Outbreak in Watts Claims Two as Violence Surges
Police quickly moved to quell a new Watts flareup sparked near Jordan High School after a rock throwing incident. Two men died, several injured, and cars vandalized as a mob of about 300 youths surrounded vehicles and attacked responders. Police reported rapid intervention but violence persisted into the night.
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Watts
Jordan High School
Laurence Gomez
Gomez
Olga St
Cypress
Wilmington Ave
Oak Park Community Hospital
Maurice J. Michels
Pasadena
103Rd St
Grape St
Daniel C. Harness
Carpenter
Harold Guy
Sixth St
Tustin
Joe Perez
Oak Park
Watts unrest draws White House and California leaders
Government officials from all levels followed Watts events Tuesday night as violence flared. In Washington the White House relayed updates to President Johnson while Mayor Yorty and Gov. Brown urged calm and offered state support. Brown, en route from Washington to San Francisco, learned of the disturbance aboard a plane diverted to Grand Junction Colorado. Police Chief Parker remained hospitalized and uninformed at once, with Yorty noting the situation appeared quiet for now.
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Watts
Washington
D.C
White House
Johnson
Robert H. Fleming
Samuel W. Yorty
Edmund G. Brown
Brown
San Francisco
Grand Junction
Icolo
Harold Sullivan
Yorty
William Parker
Californians Back Johnson Viet Nam Policies In Poll
The State Poll finds California voters backing Johnson's Vietnam policies by a strong margin. Republicans support the president more than Democrats, with a clear tilt toward a middle course between full war and withdrawal.
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California
Johnson
Viet Nam
Therhan
United
LGV Nee
BEL Anges
U.S
South Viet Nam
Repub Derme
United States
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SJR
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