B52 Bombers Strike VC Installation Near Da Nang
U S airmen launched a B52 raid on a Viet Cong installation 55 miles south of Da Nang in Quang Tin Province. The number of planes and bombs were not disclosed under new security rules. Viet Cong mortared Bien Hoa air base, damaging aircraft but with no fatalities reported.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Strategic Air Command
Big da Nang Air Base
Quang Tin Province
Bien Hoa
Cape Kennedy
Air Force
South Atlantic
Protest Marches Disgust Ex Captive Army Sergeant Voices View
Army sergeant J C Isaac Camacho who escaped Viet Cong captivity says peace marches against U S involvement in Viet Nam hurt troop morale. He criticizes protests as disheartening while noting his escape and experiences as a prisoner in South Vietnam. He served ten years in the Army and was the first American to escape the guerrillas.
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EL Paso
Tex
Viet Nam
U.S
J. C. Isaac Camacho
Johnson
Camacho
South
Gemini 5 Extends World Record Flight To Eight Days
Gemini 5 astronauts receive approval for a fourth day of their eight day mission while Com mand Pilot L Gordon Cooper Jr sets a new American space time record of 98 hours in space. They monitor ground aids near Texas and Florida as cooling issues in their suits are corrected and Cooper fixes a floating orientation device.
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Cooper
Armed youths hold couple hostage near Fernley
In Fernley Nevada two heavily armed young men seized a San Jose California couple. The hostage pair Omar Dean Ponder 20 and Wanda 19 were held at a farmhouse about 40 miles east of Reno.
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Fernley, Nev
San Jose
Calif
Fernsey
Reno
Omar Dean Ponder
Wanda
13 Survive Accident On Takeoff
In Hong Kong harbor a C130 Hercules crashed after takeoff killing most aboard. Officials say 13 survived and 20 to 30 more may be trapped in the wreckage. 71 aboard including 65 passengers and 6 crew were en route from Hong Kong to Da Nang and Saigon with Marines returning to duty.
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Royal Air Force
A Kong
Kaitak
da Nang
Saigon
Hong Kong
Marine Crops
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Kowloon
Next of Kin
Red China Keeps Distance in Vietnam Debates
Secretary of State Dean Rusk says Red China talks tough but avoids entering the Vietnam war. He cites caution in Communist actions and notes President Johnson aims to prevent a broader war, with Bundy and Goldberg joining a CBS News Special Report discussion.
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Dean Rusk
Red China
Viet Nam
Peking
Rusk
Bundy
U.N
Arthur J. Goldberg
CBS News Special Report
Secretary cites Red Chinese caution on Southeast Asia conflict
The secretary of state notes China fears large risks if war expands but China still desires Southeast Asia. US policy leaders say peace requires North Vietnam's withdrawal of guerrilla infiltrators, though Hanoi shows no peace talks interest. The United States seeks Geneva line peace with unconditional negotiations despite setbacks. Goldberg rejects a long war, saying Ho Chi Minh favors immediate negotiated peace.
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China
Southeast Asia
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
United States
Goldberg
Ho Chi Minh
Immigration Battle Is Set
House Republicans move to cap immigration from Canada Mexico and other Western Hemisphere nations in a bill to overhaul U S immigration policy and end the 41 year old national origins quota system based on the 1920 population.
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Washington
House
Canada
Mexico
U.S
Western Hemisphere
Steel Deadlock Persists as Strike Deadline Looms
Pittsburgh AP report says eight days remain before USW strike authority. Top negotiators for the union and 10 major steel firms met for an hour with both sides sticking to positions. Industry seeks a two percent cap. union seeks 17.9 cents an hour in wage and benefits. William E. Simkin of FMCS did not attend the meeting.
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U.S
Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers Union
USW
William E. Simkin
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Simkin
Ambassador to Quit Post in Viet Nam
U Alexis Johnson deputy ambassador will leave his post in South Viet Nam soon according to informed sources.
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Viet Nam
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U_ Alexis Johnson
Courageous barge foreman saves seven Marines in Hong Kong crash
Ng Kame-shing, a 29 year old Chinese barge foreman aboard a Hong Kong vessel, rescued seven of the 13 known survivors from a C130 crash in Hong Kong Bay. He swam amid burning oil to pull four Marines to shore and returned to salvage three more, aided by two barge workers. Eyewitnesses say others perished in the burning water.
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Hong Kong
U.S
Ng Kame-shing
Hong Kong Bay
Peace Makers Hopeful as Dominican Junta studies peace plan
The Dominican Republic civilian-military junta agreed to study changes in the inter American peace formula. Junta President Antonio Imbert Barrera said a final settlement could come in three days to nine months. Rebels accepted part of the plan which includes civilian disarmament and a provisional government ahead of elections.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Antonio Imbert Barrera
Organization of American States
Chuckle A Husband Is A Man Who Lost His Liberty
A quip notes that a husband is a man who sacrificed liberty in pursuit of happiness, framing marriage as a humorous trade between freedom and companionship.
Foreign Aid At Showdown
The Senate faces a final showdown vote on the one year $3.36 billion foreign aid authorization bill. Sen. Wayne Morse urges rejection, calling it a vehicle for another year of a blank check by the aid agency and the State and Defense Departments for unspecified purposes.
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Washington
Senate
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Foreign Aid Agency
State and Defense Departments
House
Weather forecast Fair and cool tonight with rising showers risk
Tonight will be fair and cool with a low around 63. Tomorrow turns warmer with a chance of evening showers. The high yesterday reached 8 and the low earlier today was 59.
Johnson Beats GOP To Punch With Viet Nam White Paper
President Johnson’s administration released a 27 page Why Viet Nam pamphlet challenging Republican white paper plans. The piece cites Eisenhower letters to Churchill and Diem from 1954 and 1960 describing U.S. commitment to South Viet Nam.
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Johnson
Gop
Harry Kelly Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Churchill
Diem
South Viet Nam
United States
Viet Nam
Charles E. Goodell
New York
House
Republican Planning and Research Committee
White Paper on Viet Nam Delivers Economic Commitment Claim
The draft white paper, titled Viet Nam Some Neglected Aspects of the Historical Records, signals a congressional clash over Johnson policies. After talks with GOP leaders, Eisenhower downplayed military aims, insisting his Viet Nam pledge was economic and from a past era.
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White House
GOP
Viet Nam
House
Washington
Eisenhower
U.S
Johnson
Getty Farm
Freee
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