LBJ and McNamara discuss Viet Nam war moves
Washington sources say intensified helicopter roving strikes will target a rising North Vietnamese influx into South Vietnam. U.S. policy likely stops short of invading Laos or Cambodia, while a defensive strategy may shift to tactical offensives and raids on enemy supply caches.
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Washington
U.S
United States
Laos
South
Viet Nam
Cambodia
South Viet Nam
la Drang
Johnson signals Viet Nam decisions after ranch talks
President Johnson moves closer to Viet Nam policy choices to be announced next month. Defense Secretary McNamara and Secretary of State Rusk joined by national security adviser Bundy for a ranch news conference. Johnson says no big decisions yet and notes readiness to discuss defense needs for the coming year as Congress reconvenes.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Dean Rusk
LBJ
McNamara
Rusk
National Security
McGeorge Bundy
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
U. S
Korea
Congress
US Jets Pound Viet Cong Bases in South Vietnam
U S fighters and bombers hit suspected base areas and supply routes in South Vietnam as ground fighting slackened. In a skirmish near the Miche lin plantation north of Saigon the 1st Infantry Division battled Viet Cong forces while searching for dead from Sunday’s big clash. US casualties were moderate with some units taking heavy losses. Kitty Hawk evacuated fires after fires on deck. two sailors died. A two seat Phantom jet crashed north of Saigon, killing both crew.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Michelin Plantation
U.S
North Viet Nam
Kitty Hawk
Qui Nhon
Help your wife, says home economics editor
A home economics editor urges shared chores at home. She advises couples to wash dishes together and mop floors together to support one another and promote partnership. The guidance emphasizes cooperation and equality in domestic tasks.
Fires Put Out On Flattop Kitty Hawk
AP reports a series of fires aboard the U S aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk in the South China Sea. The 76700 ton ship resumed strikes on North Vietnam after a brief interruption as two sailors died from smoke inhalation and 28 others plus a civilian were overcome. Nine injured returned to duty, others treated aboard.
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Manila
U.S
Kitty Hawk
South China Sea
North Viet Nam
Navy
Dayton P&L Okays Expansion
Dayton Power and Light Co. board approves a $29 million construction program for next year. The 1966 figure is about $10 million higher than this year and funds will build generating units and interconnections with neighboring utilities.
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Dayton Ohio
Dayton Power and Light Co
Soviet Raises Defense Budget Amid International Tension
Moscow reports a 5 percent rise in the 1966 defense budget to 13.4 billion rubles, about 14.8 billion dollars, as Finance Minister Vasily Garbuzov cites “conditions of international danger.” The figure exceeds 1965 by 666 million dollars, with Western experts noting possible gaps in Soviet accounting.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Vasily Garbuzov
Supreme Soviet
U.S
Traffic Toll Climbs Again
CHICAGO AP reports traffic accidents killed 4 820 people in October the highest monthly toll this year. The October total is 5 percent above October 1964 and the first ten months total reaches 39 760 two percent above the 39 050 for the same period in 1964.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Council
Car Skid Fatal for Carrie Ann Houser in Erie Area
Mrs Carrie Ann Houser aged 65 from Urbana Ohio died when her car skidded on snow on Interstate 90 west of Erie. The vehicle crossed the median and struck a tractor trailer, authorities reported.
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Erie
Interstate 90
Here
Carrie Ann Houser
Urbana
Ohio
Ohio bases hardest hit by new defense cutbacks
Wright Patterson Air Force Base will bear the largest numbers with 384 civilians and 1,195 military personnel to leave by Oct 1 1970. The plan also cuts 906th Troop Carrier Group at Clinton County AFB and closes units at Youngstown and Lockbourne AFB, with multi million dollar yearly savings.
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Ohio
Wright - Patterson Air Force Base
Defense Department
Wright-Patterson
WPAFB
Clinton County
Wilmington
905Th
Youngstown Municipal
Vienna
Air Force
910Th
Lockbourne Afb
Columbus
Metals Price Increases Likely in Selective Grades
Dr Stewart G Fletcher president of the American Society for Metals spoke at the Cleveland chapter dinner noting selective price hikes in metals are likely but no broad rise due to government intervention in copper and aluminum industries. Fletcher of Latrobe Steel Co urged modest increases and predicted more firms will favor selective over across the board hikes.
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Cleveland
American Society For Metals
Stewart G. Fletcher
The
Society
Fletcher
Latrobe Steel Co
Latrobe
Johnson and Fed Chair clash over rate hike debate
President Johnson and Federal Reserve Chairman William McChesney Martin Jr. held a two hour meeting at the Texas ranch as Democrats criticize the rate increase. Johnson said no minds were changed while Martin warned inflation remains a real threat and defended the move as anti inflation. Both pledged to meet again regularly as critics prepare for hearings next month.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Johnson
William McChesney Martin Jr
Martin
Texas
Federal Reserve ‘Board
Weather report notes cold night and sunny midweek
Tonight remains cold with a low in the 20s and fair skies. Wednesday is expected to be mostly sunny and warmer. Yesterday’s high reached 40 while this morning’s 8 am low was 20.
Gemini Fliers Spin On Await Chase In Space
In Houston, Frank Borman and James Lovell continue their 4th day in space as Gemini 7 on orbit. Gemini 6 observers debate a Sunday launch to rendezvous with Gemini 7, with Kraft and Schneider weighing odds and possible earlier or later flights.
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Gemini
Christopher C. Kraft Jr
Kraft
Air Force
Borman
Navy
Lovell
Luna 8 Near-Successful Moon Attempt Ends in Crash
Moscow reports Luna 8 crashed during a near soft landing on the moon, Tass announcing the failure two and a half hours after radio contact ended. Jodrell Bank observers suggested a near success, noting the challenge of soft landings on the moon without an atmosphere.
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Moscow
Soviet Unions
Tass
Jodrell Bank Observatory
England
Sir Bernard Lovell
Jodrell Banks
United States
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