Captive Officers Reveal North Viet Namese Views On Bombings
Two captured North Vietnamese officers say many in their country blame Hanoi for U S bombing in Laos and South Viet Nam. They describe civilian casualties, food shortages, and fear of opposing leaders while noting military targets hidden in forests and mountains. They were captured near Thakhek after a Mekong battle.
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John Cantwell
Vientiane
Laos
Hanoi
U.S
Pham Dinh Thao
Pham
America
South Viet Nam
South
North Viet Nam
Vinh
Quynh Luu
Viet Nam
Mekong
Thakhek
Korean Viet Cong Drive From Cave Hideouts Near Tuy Hoa
South Korean Marines and Vietnamese paratroopers flushed a large Viet Cong force from hundreds of caves near Tuy Hoa in Phu Yen Province with artillery and air support. Eight Marines and a master sergeant among LUT of Viet Cong casualties, while U.S. forces reported 278 enemy killed in five days and one helicopter crane loss with all aboard killed at Mang Yang Pass. U.S. aid to South Vietnam to rise to 400 million dollars in 1966.
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Saigon
Tuy Hoa
Skyraider
Phu Yen
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Mang Yang Pass
Central Highland
South
U.S. Agency For International Development
David Bell
South Viet Nam
United States
U.S
da Nang
Dirksen Aims to Trim Federal Spending in Johnson Budget
Senate Republicans press a coalition effort to curb Great Society funds as Johnson unveils a 110 to 115 billion dollar budget. Dirksen says Congress may shelf domestic programs or cut them back, while Ford urges reductions to avoid tax hikes and inflation. McClellan signals possible Democratic help. Bennett predicts a slowdown in rapid lawmaking after last year’s credit card spree.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
President Johnson
White House
Dirksen
Congress
Viet Nam
House
Gerald R. Ford
Johnson
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
McClellan
Senate Appropriations Committee
Hae
Wallace F. Bennett
Rutah
Senate Finance Committee
Roads Boss Wary Of Steel Price Squabble
Ohio Highway Director P. Masheter warned that a federal order on steel prices could jeopardize the federal state highway program. The order requires state officials and contractors to prove steel costs do not exceed pre January 1 levels and that current increases are capped. Masheter said the directive is not explicit but must be followed.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
P. ©. Masheter
Masheter
W. E. Reed
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Reed
Rex Whitton
Chuckle No Two People Are Alike
Two people each find humor in the idea that no two individuals share identical traits. The line playfully notes unique quirks and shared amusement in diversity.
U S Steel to Raise Prices on Structural Shapes
U S Steel Corp the nations largest steelmaker said it will boost prices on structural steel shapes by 2.75 dollars a ton. The move follows smaller boosts by Bethlehem Steel and two other firms as the industry and the Johnson administration awaited U S Steel action after Bethlehem's December rise.
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Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel Corp
Bethlehem Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
White House okays U.S. Steel price adjustments
The White House said the price changes announced by U S Steel Corp are acceptable and expressed hope the rest of the steel industry will follow the pattern set by the nation’s largest producer.
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White House
U.S. Steel Corp
Johnson seeks $13 billion Viet Nam war funds
President Johnson plans to ask Congress for nearly 13 billion in extra Viet Nam war appropriations for the year ending next June 30. Only about 5 billion will be spent by then to replace military stocks. The rest is described as prudent contingency for possible further action. The request follows 1.7 billion approved last August and 700 million in May, taking total increased Viet Nam funding to over 14 billion. The lull in North Viet Nam bombing stretches into its 13th day, with optimism for a two week extension.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Viet Nam
Richard B. Russell
Explosion Toll Set At 13 Dead
In Lyon area a fire at a butane refinery spread from a stuck valve releasing gas that flowed to a road where a passing car sparked the blaze. Five storage tanks blew, killing firefighters and a motorist among the injured. Authorities opened an official inquiry into the disaster.
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Lyon
France
U S Battle Casualties Rise Sharply in 1965
Washington reports 1 365 American servicemen killed in combat in 1965, a near tenfold rise from 1964’s 146. The increase tracks growing U S ground and air involvement in Viet Nam as end-1965 strength nears 181 392 personnel.
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Washington
U. S
Defense Department
Viet Nam
United States
Eed An Eee Ae Caea
Transit strike looms in Virginia two cities
Virginia transit workers in Richmond and Norfolk vote down an 18 cent hourly wage offer and plan to strike at midnight unless a last minute deal is reached. In New York City a transit strike disrupts commutes with calls for staggered hours and possible Long Island Rail Road action as union leader Michael Quill remains hospitalized.
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Richmond
Virginia
Walter Bierwagen
Amalgamated Transit Union
Norfolk
Virginia Transit Co
Bierwagen
Washington
Lower Manhattan
Michael J. Quill
John V. Lindsay
Americana Hotel
Long Island Rail Road
Manhattan
Henry A. Barnes
Barnes
Rail Road
New York
Queens
Bomb Reds Top General Recommends Bombing North Vietnam
Gen. Earle G. Wheeler, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he would recommend resuming bombing of North Vietnam targets if the North Vietnamese show no willingness to negotiate. He spoke in a planeside interview at Hickam Air Force Base.
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Honolulu
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Wheeler
Associated Press
Hickam Air Force Base
Weather outlook mostly cloudy mild with light rain
The U S Weather Bureau expects mostly cloudy and mild conditions tonight and Thursday with occasional light rain. Tonight's low near 40, yesterday's high 46 and overnight low 33. The forecast shows a warmer trend toward normal around 40 and 27, then Friday warms while Saturday turns much colder.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
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