Johnson Gathers Eisenhower Visit as Vietnam Tensions Rise
President Johnson recounted a six hour meeting with Dwight D Eisenhower before returning to Washington. He announced troop levels in Vietnam could rise beyond 525 000 if needed and praised Westmoreland’s command. Johnson also noted the Palm Desert meeting included golf and personal farewells to deploying troops.
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Washington
Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Vietnam
Fm Lane Me
Eisenhower
Constellation
California
Pope Air Force Base
N.C
el Toro Marine Air Station
Calif
el Dorado Country Club
Palm Desert
Lewis W. Walt
Marines
Walt W. Rostow
Korea
U.S
William C. Westmoreland
Westmoreland
Europe
LBJ
Lyndon B. Johnson
Palm Springs
UPI
Planes Stray Into North Korean Air Space Cited by United States
The United States admitted two American planes briefly strayed into North Korean air space near Panmunjom on Sunday and expressed regret and assurances against repetition. UN Command officials cited bad weather and navigational errors as causes and denied North Korean claims of additional armistice violations.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United States
North Korea
John W. Smith
U.N. Command
Smith
United Nations Command
Pak Chung Kook
Pak
U.N
Songjon-Ni
Western Front
South Korea
U.S
Pueblo
Second Wave Of Cong Drive Losing Steam
In Hue, Marines with artillery cover pushed 400 yards into rubble toward a remaining Communist stronghold in the Citadel. Viet Cong rockets and mortars hit Saigon and other cities as the second wave appears to ease on day two, a U.S. serviceman killed and 45 wounded at Tan Son Nhut Airport. Civilian casualties include three wounded.
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Saigon
U.S
Hue
Vietnam
Tan Son Nhut
Imperial Palace
Old City
Malcolm A. Sussel
Monterey
Calif
Tan Thoi
North Miami Beach storm damage tops 2.5 million dollars
Tornadic winds hit a 60 block area in North Miami Beach injuring more than a dozen. Damage was estimated at 2.5 million as power lines fell and shops, homes, and cars were damaged along Northeast 167th Street. Police blocked roads to deter looting and keep sightseers away.
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Bob M. Cassaway
Miami Beach
Fla
Atlantic Coast
167Th Street
Beach
Miami
Illinois Plane Crash Kills Rockford Pair
A Rockford man Thomas Ott, 42, and a Rockford woman Patricia Chiles died when their single engine Cessna crashed in a vacant lot in Crestwood Illinois. The plane stalled during approach to How ell Airport and caused adjacent damage to parked cars and a house trailer. Forecaster Raymond Kraft cited a severe thunderstorm as the likely cause with no tornado evidence on radar.
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Crestwood, Ill
Rockford
Thomas Ott
Patricia Chiles
Howell
Nado
Raymond Kraft
Largest single order for Airbus jets by American Airlines
American Airlines announced a firm order for 25 McDonnell Douglas DC10 three engine jetliners worth over 800 million with options for 25 more. The deal, the aviation industry’s largest single order, beats Lockheed for the first Airbus purchase and covers jets to be built for delivery beginning in 1971.
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New York
American Airlines
McDonnell Douglas Corp
Commercial Aviation
American
Airbus
George A. Spater
James S. McDonnell
McDonnell Douglas
Lockheed Aircraft Co
Pan American World Airways
United Air Lines
Florida educators stage unprecedented walkout over funding
Florida public schools shut down as more than 35 000 of 60 000 teachers stayed away amid demands for better funding. The Florida Education Association said 35 000 resignations were filed and mass rallies were held from panhandle to peninsula. They claim the 254.5 million education package is insufficient for quality programs and salaries.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
Florida Education Association
FEA
Associated Press
Florida Panhandle
Claude Kirk
Don Pierce
Dade
Miami
Phil Constans
Kirk
Program to Bring Back Family Doctor Proposed
The University of Minnesota proposes a new program to revive general practice as a specialty, aiming to ease rural doctor shortages. A report to a legislative subcommittee outlines a department of family medical practice and community health, seeking private funding of 100000 for the first year and Senate approval after House support. The plan emphasizes psychology, socio economic issues, and attitudes toward birth control.
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Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
University
Department of Family Medical Practice
House
Appropriations Subcommittee
Senate
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McDonnell
General Electric
Rolls- Royce
Orlando
West Coast
Floyd Christian
Atlantic City
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