U S military manpower nears postwar peak amid Vietnam build up
Pentagon figures show total armed forces at 9.49 million as of April 30 with May drafts and reservist calls boosting numbers. The Vietnam war drives a 550,000 troop ceiling target, and Marine Corps force tops its Korea era high at 300,815 while other services hover near or below their wartime peaks.
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Washington
APY
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Korea
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Primary campaigns heat up as Kennedy attacks in California
McCarthy denounces Kennedy on college talks in Los Angeles while Kennedy tours San Francisco and criticizes Humphrey’s stance on Vietnam. Humphrey addresses a union convention and a management meeting in Washington and New York events. Rockefeller predicts strength to challenge Nixon in Milwaukee as Nixon faces Hurricane Abby grounding in Miami. Wallace campaigns to place his name on Maine ballot amid signature drives after Lurlee Ceunira’s death.
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McCarthy
Los Angeles
Minnesotan
Kennedy
New York
California
San Francisco
Chinatown
Washington
United States
American Management Association
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Nixon
Milwaukee
Wis
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Richard M. Nixon
Miami
Fla
Bahamas
South
James Martin
Alabama
George CO. Wallace
Aiis
Maine
Wallace
Lurlee SE Eunira
Students urged to engage in Southern Baptist Convention
The article notes picketing students welcome at the Southern Baptist Convention as thousands of churches participate during the 15 month effort. Delegates will elect a new president review a $27.6 million budget and vote on the inclusion of Billy Graham at the final session. Registration may surpass 16 053, the Dallas 1965 record.
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Southern Baptist
Routh
Southern Baptist Convention
Billy Graham
Dallas
Heart Transplant Effort Inconclusive Despite Prolonged Operation
A heart transplant procedure extended for hours failed to yield a viable donor match or stable patient outcome. The medical team continued monitoring and prepared for further interventions as officials assess the case.
Hall governs in Connally era and planes join Fort Worth tour
Senator Hall, 44, serves as president pro tempore in the Texas Senate on a day when Governor Connally is away. He praises Connally as a courageous leader and discusses future national politics. General Dynamics plans an F111 display in Fort Worth with open house June 9 from nine to four.
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Tonka
Bill
Hall Ceeree
Hall
Rex Cauble
Denton
Senate
Jim Bates
Edinburg
Connally
John Connally
White House
Hubert Humphrey
Air National Guard
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Air Guard
Capitol
Collin
Cooke
Den‘ton
Grayson
Hunt
Kaufman
Raing
Rockwall
John Hill
Fort Worth
UPD
General Dynamics
Missing Scorpion Search Expands With New Equipment
Navy flew specialized undersea gear to salvage ships Proserter and Hoist near the Azores as the Scorpion rescue entered its second week. Divers will use a four man submersible and a vertical cable elevator while crews survey 300000 square miles of Atlantic waters for the 99 crew members. Two crewmen were ashore in Spain near Rota on May 17 before the last radio message.
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UPD
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Azores
Prosetver
Atlantic
Scorpion
Rota
Spain
Interior Communications
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Round Lake
Tll
G. Bill, Elrod
Houston
Tex
Santa Fe Railway Centennial Program and Milestones
Santa Fe TT plans to feature a vice president executive department speaker and a demonstration of the centennial film. The program includes a church invocation at the First Christian Church and notes on railroad milestones from May 1909 grading to the Lubbock to Texico line completion in 1914. Texas payroll figures for 1967 are cited with 7,578 employees and $58,151,026 in wages. Salton Division payroll was $6,142,183. North Vietnam protests Thailand plans to deploy troops to South Vietnam amid Thai PM Thanom Kittikachorn’s remarks on sending 5,000 troops.
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Minist
Lubbock
Plainview
Lubbock-Coleman
Texico
Santa” Fox
Texas
Salton
HANOS
Tokyo
UPD
North Vietnam
Thailand
South Vietnam
Thanom Kittikachorn
Soldier recalls boot troubles and boot camp footwear
An arson spokesman recounts his Army boot problems at Ft Gordon and Ft Carson. He describes cold wet conditions and nearly freezing feet. He was picked up in April in St Paul and sent to Ft Carson. Officers told him they did not blame him for running away. He currently drives for the chaplain in low cut shoes.
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St. Paul
Minn
Ft. Carson
Afghan King Arrives in Moscow for 10 Day Visit
King Mohammad Zahir Shah of Afghanistan arrived in Moscow on Monday for a ten day stay in the Soviet Union. He is to meet Soviet leaders and discuss bilateral relations during the visit.
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Moscow
Mohammad Zahir Shah
Afghanistan
Soviet Union
Steel unions push for higher wages in 35 month contract
United Steelworkers of America and AFL ICLO outline talks with basic steel producers. Abel says no change in outlook while Cooper supports optimism. February wage averaged 3.67 dollars per hour. management cost 88c per hour. Union seeks substantial increases after settlements with aluminum producers. Copper workers recently won higher pay after a long strike. First National Soldiers' Home founded in 1866 in Dayton Ohio.
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Cooper
Johnson
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National Soldiers’ Home
Dayton
Ohio
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