McNamara Briefly Pressed Limits on Vietnam Bombing in 1966 Rift
New York Times reports from the Pentagon Papers show former Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara sought in October 1966 to reduce bombing of North Vietnam. The disclosures relate to President Lyndon B. Johnson and the administration's Vietnam strategy.
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Saigon
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World Bank
Defense
Enclave Strategy Dropped
The Boston Globe reports based on the secret Pentagon Vietnam study that the enclave strategy proposed in 1966 was implemented a year earlier and then dropped at General Westmoreland’s urging. The plan aimed to seal off coastal enclaves with limited offensive actions, with escalation following in 1965.
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Ky says no obstacles to South Vietnam pullout plan
Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky announced there are no obstacles on the South Vietnamese side to a Communist peace proposal calling for all U S troops to be withdrawn by year end. Henry Kissinger and other U S officials were reviewing Indochina policy as Thieu said withdrawal must be discussed jointly. Ky added that the timetable for troop withdrawal poses no obstacle from his government.
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Nguyen van Thieu
Rusk Refutes Deception In Vietnam Era Disclosure
Former Secretary of State Dean Rusk says the Kennedy and Johnson administrations underestimated North Vietnamese resolve and rejects charges of deceit over the Pentagon papers. He notes no deliberate plan to deceive during the 1964 campaign and criticizes miscalculations on Hanoi’s resistance.
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Fourth of July Weekend Weather Outlook
The forecast calls for a high near 85 in southwestern Ohio this afternoon with a low around 65. Sunday should be partly cloudy and warmer in the upper 80s with possible afternoon or evening showers, while Monday trends hotter and more humid with a good chance of additional showers.
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Jet hijackers hijack Braniff flight to Lima then Rio
A man and a Guatemalan woman armed with pistols hijacked a Tex bound Braniff Boeing 707 over Mexico. They forced a stop in Monterrey and freed 100 passengers and three stewardesses before continuing to Lima. ransom totaled 100000 dollars. The hijackers identified as Robert Lee Jackson and Ligia Lucretia Sanchez Archila.
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Algeria
Robert Lee Jackson
Tennessee
Ligia Lucretia Sanchez Archila
Guatemala
Jeanette Crepps
Oklahoma City
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Monterrey
Texas
Acapulco
Monica Amparo Garza
Nuevo Leon
Eduardo Escamilla
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Alicia de la Fuente
Mrs. Garza
Breakthrough in Test Tube Virus Grows Cancer Agent
Researchers at M D Anderson Hospital in Houston report growing the spherical Type C virus in a test tube, a step toward proving a viral role in human cancers. Led by Dr. Elizabeth Priori and Dr. Leon Dmochowski, the work opens avenues for cancer research and potential vaccination studies.
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Tumor Institute
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C.E. Grey
Ohio State dismisses Black Studies director Ross
Ohio State University trustees unanimously approved the dismissal of Charles C. Ross as black studies director. An attempt to dismiss him from the faculty failed. Ross filed suit seeking an injunction pending a full hearing.
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Charles C. Ross
Ohio State University
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Novice G. Fawcett
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U.S. District Court
Bernard Donanberg
Ohio State
Marty Cummins
Robert Dorsey
Fatal Soyuz II air leak blamed on tiny hole
Western Communist sources say a tiny hole in the Soyuz II landing cabin caused a sudden depressurization during descent. They report a Soviet medical panel found the hole enlarged by braking rockets and linked it to the cosmonauts' deaths after a 24 day space flight aboard Salute.
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