Johnson orders bombing of North Vietnamese oil depots
President Johnson and aides had debated options since last winter before ordering strikes on oil dumps near Hanoi and Hai Phong. Merriman Smith explains the decision-making process from the White House to San Antonio as the UPI report details the long, careful deliberations behind the action.
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Johnson
Hanoi
Halphong
UPI
White House
Merriman Smith
San Antonio
Haiphong
Johnson weighs deeper strikes against Communists in Cold War
The article portrays Johnson deciding to intensify actions against Communist forces while avoiding total destruction. He anticipates domestic protests from doves and a mixed international reaction from Moscow Peking Britain and France, believing time will clarify U.S. aims.
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Johnson
Moscow
Peking
Britain
France
U.S
Johnson Uses Cowboy Metaphor In War Policy Debate
The piece portrays President Johnson describing U.S. strategy in Vietnam as a staged pressure, likening it to pressing a foe to withdraw. It notes his decision pace after raids began, his tours in Omaha and Des Moines, and his insistence that North Vietnam’s invasion is the core issue.
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Johnson
Haiphong
United States
White House
U.S
Omaha
Des Moines
Texas, ‘Ranch
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
South Korea seeks greater voice on Viet Nam policy
South Korea with 45,000 troops urges a regional allies meeting to shape war policy and insists on a military victory before peace talks. The stance follows meetings with Dean Rusk and Korean leaders who seek ongoing Korean input on policy changes and a strengthened bilateral cooperation.
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Seoul
South Korea
Asia
Dean Rusk
Chung Il-Kwon
Lee Tong- Won
Rusk
Tokyo
Lee
Viet
Healo
America
China
U.N. General Assembly
U.N
Peking
U.s.korea
U.S
Korea
Tests On Weapon From Motel Tied To Two Murders In Texas
Lab tests were run on a gun found in a motel room linked to three men charged with the Breckenridge service station murder. Investigators seek to connect the weapon to the San Antonio killing of attendant Alvin Karnes. The suspects Dean Edwards Ronald Wilhelm and Gene McCain are held without bail in Bexar County Jail.
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San Antonio
Bexar County
Dean Edwards
Ranger
Ronald Wilhelm
Gene McCain
Eastland
Clarence Swaim
Breckenridge
Three Port Huron Boys Arrested in Radium Vault Break-In
Three youths ages 8 and 12 were arrested as suspects in a break-in at Since Inspection Co. They pried open a vault with radium, stole $150 in tools, but blood tests showed no radiation injury. Police issued broadcasts and the mother of one boy helped trigger the confession.
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Port Huron
Mich
Since Inspection Co
Police Helicopter Officer Drops Into Traffic Jam
In St Louis a traffic observation helicopter was hovering above a stalled car when Officer Don Miller ordered the pilot to descend and direct motorists around the blockage. The incident disrupted the morning commute as bystanders watched the maneuver.
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ST. Louis
Don Miller
Miller
Rampage at Maryland prison sparks inquiry and riot
Inmates rioted at a Maryland prison after a guard restrained a Black inmate. Warden Copinger praised by some inmates while others alleged brutality and favoritism toward Black prisoners. Gov Tawes asked James V. Bennett to survey state corrections procedures, focusing on work release. Jordan suffered smoke inhalation. riot followed a worker subduing an inmate away from his post.
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Roger B. Copinger
J. Millard Tawes
James V. Bennett
U.S. Bureau of Prisons
Maryland Correctional System
Bennett
Copinger
James Jordan
Jordan
Bogota Man Cleared in Texas Slaying Case
A Red River County jury found Lewis Bulin of Bogota Texas not guilty of the shotgun killing of Henry Ferguson in his Bogota home. The trial included Bulin's testimony denying the jealousy motive and Mrs. Juanita Potter as a key witness who described events surrounding the night of August 12 1965.
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Clarksville
UPI
Red River
Lewis Bulin
Bogota
Tex
Henry Ferguson
Bulin
Ferguson
Jhours
Juanita Potter
Mrs. Potter
Spectacular Blazes in New York Harbor Oil Depot Fire
A waterfront oil depot in Perth Amboy New Jersey and a tank area near the Staten Island coast fed a fierce fire. Four tanks burned and 600 drums exploded while the Arthur Kill channel was closed. Five injured, one critically, as evacuations and a tanker removal followed.
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Preas Erth
Coast Guard
Newark Bay
Harold Gast
Petroleum Company
Staten Island
Sacramento Police adopt secrecy policy after shooting killings
In Sacramento three carloads of youths shot two men on skid row. Sixteen suspects were arrested as officials enforce a new policy to withhold details before trial. Police claim the crime was not racially motivated. Local papers pursue background via interviews with relatives.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
U.S. Supreme Court
Wells
Stevenson Family Contests Financial Affairs Court Appoints Conservator
A Circuit Court jury ruled Mrs. Stevenson incompetent to manage her finances. Her mother and three sons asked for a conservator as assets reportedly fell from 400000 to 100000. The sons led by Adlai E. Stevenson II testified their efforts to provide suitable living quarters and support for their mother.
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Stevenson
Hher
Ilinois
Woman Found Dead In Pool At Pecos Motel
A coroner ruled the motel pool death a drowning and said the woman was alive when she entered the water. A man who checked in with her remains unidentified and is being sought after by investigators across West Texas. Witnesses heard a scream before finding the body in the pool Tuesday.
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Pecos
UPI
Texas
Trustees Defeat Move to Eliminate Library Clerks
School trustees rejected a 4 2 vote to remove 19 elementary school library clerks and related furniture and equipment. The budget shows clerks at 36 100 dollars yearly and library expansion with 19 new clerks under a plan plus adjustments to admin and instructional costs. A public hearing on the budget is set for Wednesday in the School Administration Building.
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Doyle
Kingsbery
Carlock
Cochran
26Th St
Loch Ness Monster Sightings Reported by Four
Four witnesses in Glasgow reported seeing the Loch Ness monster on Friday describing a creature with three large humps ten feet apart moving at great speed and leaving two foot waves as it dived.
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Glasgow
UPI
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