Vietnam War Escalation and U.S. Troop Increase Debate
U.S. leaders debate bombing SAM-2 sites while acknowledging Soviet technicians in North Vietnam. President Johnson plans 15,000 to 20,000 more troops by August, aiming for 60,000 total, with Joint Chiefs urging up to 100,000 including divisions. Hanoi readies for war with a "Three-Ready Movement," while former Ambassador Lodge reports mixed allied support.
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Joint Chiefs
U.S
South Viet Nam
Johnson
Hanoi
Henry Cabot Lodge
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Massachusetts Republican
Viet Nam
Lodge
Formosa
GOP
Europe
Tudge
Dasiahie
Tedge
Trall to Be Improved at Carnegie Hall
Philhar monic Hall will be erased from Aug 1 to Sept 2 for refurbishing to improve light and sound of its interior. An additional 200 seats will be installed, giving it a seating capacity of 2,858.
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Trall
New York
Philharmonic Hall
Quang Ngai Battlefield Bloodbath and Viet Cong Retreat
In Ba Gia and Quang Ngai Province a major Viet Cong push was repelled after heavy fighting. US air power and Vietnamese units slowed the assault as Rangers and Marines held a hill near Ba Gia. Captured papers revealed VC plans to seize Quang Ngai town.
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South Viet Nam
Sheip
John T. Wheeler
BA Gia
Quang Ngai
Quang Weai
151St Regiment
Quen Ngai
39Th Rangers
Ihe Ard
L1st
U.S
Christopher J. O'Sullivan
Astoria
N.Y
Willie D. Tryone
Abilene
Tex
Tanger
Tyrone
inQuang Ngai
Simashing
Tay Ninh Province Quietly Wins War Without Guns
In Tay Ninh near the Cambodian border, Ed Navarro leads a peaceful mission under USOM to pacify the province. He emphasizes safety, land ownership, education, fair government, and economic development as the villagers’ path to stability and loyalty amid ongoing conflict with Viet Cong forces.
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Tay Ninh
Viet Nam
Ed Navarro
United States Operations Mission
USOM
Navarro
Iso
Saigon
le van Tat
Cau Dai
le van Pat
Cambodia
Ex Missouri Man Sentenced to Death for Navy Wife Slaying
Cary I Nathan Eli, of West Plain MO and Kansas City, was convicted of first degree murder in the choking stabbing and strangling of Constance Dunn 24, a Navy wife. Witnesses said Dunn was assaulted stabbed with a chest wound and strangled with an electric cord on February 20. Eli, a vacuum cleaner salesman, was found guilty as Dunn’s two children awaited at home with her husband overseas.
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San Diego
Caryi Nathan Eli
Navy
K. ‘Rmer
West Plaine
Kaneas City
Constance Dunn
Dunn
Eli
No, Astronauts Don’t Come Down at Night
Albany Times Union received a telephone call Thursday night from a man asking if astronauts James A. McDivitt and Edward H. White would remain aloft for four days and whether they would stay up there at night too.
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Albany
Cap
Albany Tine Union
James A. McDivitt
Edward HH. White
Ohioan to Have Lively Time at His Funeral
Gerald McKinney a 42 year old Springfield Ohio factory worker plans a lively funeral at the Portsmouth fairgrounds hoping several thousand friends will attend. He says he wants roses given while alive rather than after his death and has rented the grounds for the event.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Aps
Gerald McKinney
McKinney
Springfield, Ohio
Fairgrounds
Robbers Succeed At Busy Corner
A chaotic armed holdup occurred at a busy intersection in Kansas City, with two robbers forcing a driver to stop. Police report one vehicle was abandoned and later found to be stolen, as witnesses described the quick escape by the criminals amid traffic.
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Kansas City
Alo
API
Thorsdas
Janes
Gerald Mervin
Seenen Smith
Tea Attier
Taaid
Dela Regatvers Saath Saii
Toeaulal Se Phe Legrets
Raytown Family Receives Unsolicited Duck Gift
In Raytown Missouri an unknown man delivered three pet ducks to the Bert Thompsons while they were away. The Thompsons fear a prank and wonder who left the animals. A neighbor reported a man arrived in a truck, unloaded a milk can with feed, then drove off.
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Raytown
Bert Thompsons
Five Airmen Dead in KC135 Tanker Crash Near Walker AFB
Five airmen were killed when a KC135 tanker of the Air Force crashed near Walker Air Force Base in Roswell, New Mexico during a routine approach. Names were withheld pending next of kin notification. The base said two tanker groups operate from Walker, a Strategic Air Command installation.
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Roswell
N.M
Air Force
Walker Air Force Base
Walker Afb
Walker
Strategic Air Command
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Missouri
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