Reds Eye Gulf As Own Private Lake
The Gulf of Tonkin is described as a private lake by North Viet Nam and Red China, with the 7th Fleet patrolling. The piece notes Hai nan Strait restrictions issued by China and highlights strategic roads from Canton to North Viet Nam and the coast’s islands as PT boat havens.
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Reds Eye Gulf
Associated Press
Gulf of Tonkin
North Viet Nam
Red China
Gulf
South China Sea
China
Hainan Island
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Benthuy
Haiphong
Nan Strait
Luichow Peninsula
Chou En-Lai
Canton
North
Viet Nam
Tonkin
South Viet Nam
White House sees crowds as crisis unfolds over naval attack
Crowds gathered at the White House gates as North Vietnamese PT boats attacked two U.S. destroyers near Tonkin Bay. Secretary of Defense McNamara rushed to the tank with his advisers while Congress and officials at the State Department held urgent meetings. President summons NSC, Cabinet, and Joint Chiefs as dusk settles.
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Washington
White House
Tonkin Bay
Capial
Pentagon
State Department
Capitol Hill
Potomac
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Senate
Dean Rusk
National Security Council
Cabinet
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pennsylvania Avenue
Executive Mansion
Ohio Patrol Fines Totaling 2 972 027 in 1964
Ohio Highway Patrol fines for fiscal year 1964 totaled 2 972 027 with the state receiving 1 337 413.57. The overall collection fell 67 365 from 1963’s record 3 039 392. Liquor fines reached 96 931, up 23 000 from the prior year. The state’s share was 0 percent, with the rest distributed to counties.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Highway Patrol
Roger W. Tracy
Color theory notes on white and black
A concise discussion explains that white and black are not colors in pigment terms. White represents the combination of all colors in light, while black signifies the absence of color.
U S Forces in Pacific Build Up amid Southeast Asia Crisis
The U S military in the Pacific totals about 229000 personnel with 125 ships in the 7th Fleet and roughly 650 aircraft. Forces include 69 000 Army 30 000 Marines 70 000 Air Force 60 000 Navy across carriers destroyers and land bases with replenishment from the continental United States.
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Washington
United States
Pacific
7Th Fleet
Southeast Asia
Robert S. McNamara
Central
Northwest Pacific
Saigon
U.S
South Viet Nam
Clark Air Force Base
Philippines
Okinawa
Japan
Defense Department
Sta
U. S
Ticonderoga
Constellation
Bon Homme Richard
Kearsarge
Hawaii
Guam
Strategic Air Command
Navy
British War Photographers Stir Army Purists In 1914
In 1914 the Royal Flying Corps began photographing German rear positions, provoking complaints from traditionalist British Army officers who deemed the tactic unsporting and unfair, arguing it gave an aerial advantage in warfare.
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Britain
Royal Flying Corps
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Kwangtung Province
Peking
Thailand
Cuma
South Chine See
Gulf U.S
Joe F. Kane
Kennedy
By Elton C. Fay
Marine Corps
Western
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
America
Span
Sale Coatcraft
Coats
Call
Sale
Young Jr. Shop
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