Identity Of Two Civil Rights Workers Confirmed
Two of the three bodies found in a Philadelphia Mississippi earthen dam were identified as civil rights workers Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner. The third body was identified as James Chaney. All three disappeared June 2 after being jailed and released near Philadelphia.
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Security Council Calls Urgent Meeting Over Vietnam Attacks
The United States asked the U N Security Council to convene urgently in New York to brief on North Vietnamese torpedo attacks that prompted American air strikes. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson returned from Maine to present the case as the council scheduled a morning session.
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Sivert A. Nielsen
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Nielsen
US Navy strikes North Vietnamese targets after Tonkin Gulf attacks
Secretary McNamara outlined a 64 sortie carrier strike from Ticonderoga and Constellation. Four torpedo bases and one oil depot were damaged with 25 PT boats destroyed or damaged. Two aircraft were downed and two damaged. The action followed attacks on Maddox and Turner Joy, with Johnson calling it a positive reply and a build up of forces in Southeast Asia.
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Saigon War Alert as U S Jets Arrive in Vietnam
Six Delta Dagger F102 jets arrive in Saigon from Okinawa to bolster defenses amid rising tensions in the Tonkin crisis. Da Nang base reinforced. I Corps areas placed under grey alert with curfews. Seoul-style command coordination discussed as regional leaders meet amid possible general war.
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Senate to fast track bipartisan backing for Johnson policy
In Washington bipartisan leaders Mansfield and Dirksen forge an agreement to push a Senate vote on a resolution supporting President Johnson’s Southeast Asia actions. They seek immediate action, saying speed is essential, with no prior committee clearance. Johnson outlined US strikes against North Vietnam in his Tuesday night address.
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Rebels Seize Stanleyville in Congo Conflict
AP report from Leopoldville says Stanleyville, major city in the northeast Congo, is fully in rebel hands with Communist-backed forces in control. A follow up garbled U.N. message confirms the capture as the Congo Army is pushed back.
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Johnson warns aggression invites decisive world response
President Johnson says aggression unchallenged leads to unleashed violence and vows U S action against North Vietnam. He cites Tonkin attacks and cites pledges broken while urging peace and firm stance with allies during Syracuse University speech dedicating a journalism center worth 15 million dollars.
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Hong Kong Paper Warns U S Over Tonkin Gulf Attacks
The Chinese Communist New Evening Post warned the United States it will retaliate against provocative U S attacks in the Tonkin Gulf area. It called the crisis very serious and said the U S will bear all the consequences.
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U S Emphasizes Long Range Peaceful Intentions
He stressed the United States' long range peaceful intentions amid global tensions. The remark signals a cautious diplomatic stance and seeks to reassure allies of nonaggressive aims.
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U.S. Warships Leave Yokosuka for Unknown Destinations
Kyodo News Service reports more than 20 U.S. warships based at Yokosuka near Tokyo departed for unknown destinations tonight. The Navy did not confirm the Kyodo account. All shore leave for servicemen at the base was reportedly cancelled.
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McNamara Outlines U.S. Retaliatory Bombing Targets
Secretary of Defense McNamara said the scope of the retaliatory strike depends on North Vietnam. He summarized four PT boat bases at Hongay Loc Chao Phuc Loi and Quang Khe plus the oil depot at Vinh near Quang Khe attacked by Navy planes. The depot held 14 tanks and accounted for about 10 percent of national storage. roughly nine percent was destroyed.
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Johnson defends air strikes against North Vietnam
McNamara noted no interceptor actions by North Vietnamese aircraft and called damage to four torpedo boat bases very substantial. He said the names of two downed U.S. pilots would be released after kin notification, as Johnson labels the strikes a positive reply to attacks on the destroyers.
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Japan backs Johnson limited and prudent response
Tokyo says Johnson's pledge of a limited and prudent response to North Vietnamese attacks on U S ships is warranted and inevitable under the circumstances. Zenko Suzuki released the comment after Ambassador Reischauer briefed Prime Minister Ikeda. Officials hope a settlement is found before the situation worsens.
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Johnson
Zenko Suzuki
U.S
Edwin D. Reischauer
Hayato Ikeda
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U.S. Officials Discuss Tonkin Attacks With South Vietnam
Ambassador Maxwell D. Taylor met South Vietnamese Premier Nguyen Khanh for thirty minutes to review U S and Vietnamese responses to North Vietnamese PT boat attacks on U S destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin and the retaliatory actions announced by President Johnson and Defense Secretary McNamara.
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Maxwell D. Taylor
Nguyen Khanh
Gulf of Tonkin
Johnson
Robert S. McNamara
Johnson to Act Against North Vietnam Aired by Soviet NY Dispatch
Soviet news agency reports President Johnson announcing U.S. action against North Vietnam in a New York dispatch. No comment followed. A separate AP dispatch notes the United States urging an urgent UN Security Council meeting.
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North Viet Nam
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United Nations Security Council
Westmoreland Holds Talks With South Vietnamese Leaders
Gen William C Westmoreland met separately with South Vietnamese Defense Minister Maj Gen Tran Thien Khiem while the Vietnamese cabinet held an emergency session after Taylor reported to Khanh.
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U. S
South Viet Nam
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Khanh
Crisis Deepens as U.S. Sees No Immediate Evacuation
U S officials say 700 U S civilians dependents in South Vietnam will not be evacuated soon and civilians should take normal precautions. Vietnamese police seek Viet Cong reaction to North Vietnam coastal developments while Saigon shows no unusual activity.
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