Johnson cites Marine Medal of Honor heroes as wartime example
President Johnson honored Maj. Robert J. Modrejewski of Annapolis and 2nd Lt. John J. McGinty III of Laurel Bay with Medals of Honor at the White House ceremony. He urged steadiness, patience, and courage to meet Vietnam challenges, linking the tribute to national resolve amid scrutiny of war policy.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Vietnam
White House
Dean Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Foreign Relations Committee
Rusk
Pennsylvania Avenue
Maj
Robert J. Modrejewski
Annapolis, Md
John J. McGinty Ili
Laurel
Bay
Armored Carrier Sinks at Fort Hood Killing Three Soldiers
An armored personnel carrier sank in Lake Larned near Fort Hood Texas during a routine fording drill killing three soldiers. Names known include Richard Jones 26 Rosa Jones wife of Killeen and John Kortum 20 son of Vaughn Kortum of Seattle. Two other troops Anthony Salamone and Ronald Alford survived and were hospitalized for exposure. Army explains the vehicle failed to float during the incident and an investigation is underway.
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Richard Jones
Rosa
Killeen
Tex
Ft. Hood
John F. Kortum
Vaughn F. Kortum
Seattle
Wash
Army
Anthony Salamone
Ronald Alford
46Th Infantry
First
Nebraska Secretary Marsh Won’t Reenter Rockefeller on May Ballot
Secretary of State Frank Marsh said he will not reenter Governor Rockefeller’s name in Nebraska’s May 14 GOP primary. He will honor Rockefeller’s Feb 19 withdrawal affidavit and noted Rockefeller plans to discourage write-in efforts.
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Lincoln
Neb
UPI
Nebraska
Frank Marsh
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Marsh
Rockefeller
Jury Dodges Trial in Dahmer Firebomb Case
In Hattiesburg Mississippi UPI reports jurors refuse duty and the Sessum murder trial stalls as racial bloc avoidance reduces eligible jurors. Prosecutor Jim Finch notes a strained pool with 11 white jurors seated amid calls about Klansman suspects and key witnesses including Billy Roy Pitts and Lawrence Byrd.
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Hattiesburg, Miss
UPI
Vernon Dahmer
Mississippi
Jim Finch
Klea
White Knights of
Ku Klux Klan
Disaster Exercise Cancelled by Winston-Salem Officials
Civil defense officials in Winston-Salem North Carolina called off a disaster exercise due to rain. The item mentions SUN Classified Ads offering around the clock sale of household goods and an ad writer contact. It also references Axis Sally and Tokyo Rose as World War I propagandists.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
Civil Defense
SUN
Tokyo Rose
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