Move To Wipe Out Cong From Duc Co Highway
U S and Vietnamese troops lift the 70 day siege of Duc Co as operations push Viet Cong from the jungle along 40 miles of highway near the Cambodian frontier. A2 Skyhawk shot down near Hanoi. pilot presumed killed. six buildings destroyed at target sites. heavy fighting near Can Tho. relief column nears Pleiku. paratroopers clash at Plei Ya Ho with no American casualties.
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Duc CO
Duc Co Highway
Edwin Q. White
Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Hanoi
Washington
J.g
Donald H. Brown Jr
North Viet Nam
Vinh
Ba Binh
Dien Bien Phu
U.S. Navy
Air Force
Mekong
Can Tho
173Rd Airborne Brigade
1St Infantry Division
Plei Ya Ho
Skyhawk
Pentagon
Central Highlands
Musial Declares Fitness Trend Reversed
St Louis fans and former Cardinal Stan Musial asserts American youth are healthier due to the Presidents physical fitness program. A Pentagon report shows boys today as healthy as or healthier than 20 years ago, with military rejection rates for physical reasons at 14.8 percent versus 15.1 percent in World War II.
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ST. Louis
Johnson’s Senate Week: Cabinet, Court Picks, and Budget Moves
The Senate sped through Johnson era measures including a housing and urban development department creating an 11th Cabinet post, a $1 billion pay raise for 4 million service members, and key confirmations. Abe Fortas to the Supreme Court and Thurgood Marshall as solicitor general were approved, along with 15 other nominations. A Pentagon reserve streamlining plan was killed in House Armed Services.
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Housing and Urban Development Department
Johnson
Abe Fortas
Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
John W. Gardner
New York
Senate
Wisconsin officers greet delay of guard reserve merger plan
Wisconsin military leaders reacted to a House subcommittee decision to delay for the year a proposal to merge Army reserve units into the National Guard. Maj. Gen. Dunlap of the 32nd and Brig. Gen. Schulz of the 84th Reserve Division welcomed the pause, while Gov Knowles argued more study was needed amid Vietnam tensions.
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Wisconsin
House
Congress
32Nd National Guard
John A. Dunlap
32Nd
Robert P. Schulz
84Th Army Reserve Division
Warren P. Knowles
Madison
Wisconsin 32Nd National Guard
Defense Department
Armed Services
Red Arrow
Minnesota
47Th National Guard
Ralph J. Olson
84Th Army Reserve
84Th Wisconsin National Guard
Dunlap
Olson
McNamara
Schulz
Riot erupts in Watts after traffic arrest in Los Angeles
In Watts California a riot erupted after police arrested Marquette Frye 21 for drunken driving. A crowd of about 1500 clashed with officers for eight hours injuring 21 and causing extensive property damage. Police say the unrest was spontaneous and involved many youths and bystanders. Authorities booked 26 people on various charges including 11 juveniles.
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Robert W. Cooke
LOS Angeles
Roger E. Murdock
Watts
California Highway Patrol
Lee Minikus
122Nd Street
Avalon Boulevard
Minikus
Marquette Frye
Gemini 5 Aims First Space Rendezvous With Satellite
NASA outlines a six hour rendezvous plan for Gemini 5 as Lt Col L Gordon Cooper Jr and Lt Cmdr Charles Conrad Jr attempt to link with a 76 pound satellite REP in orbit. The mission plans a 191 hour 53 minute flight from Cape Kennedy .
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Howard Benedict Cape Kennedy
Fila
Air Force
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Navy
Cmdr
Charles Conrad Jr
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Thomas P Stafford
The
Space Agency
Cape Kennedy
U.S
Atlantic
Bermuda
Cooper
Conrad
Globe
Gemini 5
Schirra
Stafford
Canada Sells Wheat To Soviet Union
The Canadian Wheat Board announced a cash sale of about 187 million bushels of wheat to the Soviet Union, delivery starting this month and finishing by July next year. Combined with last week’s 27 million-bushel deal, the total value is around 450 million dollars, securing a market for the coming crop.
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Winnipeg, Man
Canadian Wheat Board
Soviet Union
Mitchell Sharp
Sharp
Firemen seek 60 hour week costs under dispute
Fire Fighters Local 127 push for a 60 hour work week with a 20 dollar across the board raise. City Atty Flanagan disputes arithmetic and asserts more personnel needed. Hearings in Circuit Courtroom touched on cost estimates and bargaining good faith.
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John K. Flanagan
Flanagan
Phillip Marshall
Marshall
Robert Jorgenson
Jorgenson
Congress OKs $1 Billion Military Pay Bill for Soldiers
Congress approved a 1 billion dollar pay increase for U S troops sending the measure to President Johnson. The Senate and House backed the bill unanimously ahead of September payments totaling about 80 million dollars monthly. McNamara’s push for Army reserve merger failed as the House and Senate approved the pay plan.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
Senate
House
Senate House
L. Mendel Rivers
D-S. C
House Armed Services Committee
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Armed Services
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
Colleges Targeted as Draft Deferments Tightened
In a widening move during the Viet Nam crisis, draft boards plan stricter reviews of student deferments. Of 20 states surveyed, 13 will reassess 2S students full time amid higher monthly draft calls, with some boards requiring transcripts to prove students’ academic performance.
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Jerry Buck
New York
Selective Service
Associated Press
Wayne Rhodes
Indiana Selective Service System
Johnson
Minnesota
Pentagon
Navy
Lewis B. Hershey
Harry 0. Smith
Georgia
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