300000 Man Regulars Planned for Vietnam Buildup
The Defense Department may seek Congress approval to raise regular U S forces by about 300 000 through heavier drafts and volunteer recruitment. President Johnson favors a gradual long haul buildup in Vietnam, adding one more mechanized Army division and more infantry brigades while resisting a mass reserve call up.
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Washington
Defense Department
Congress
Johnson
U.S
Viet Nam
Defense budget boosts Viet Nam era helicopter expansion
The defense budget hike aims to fund ammunition equipment and construction linked to the Viet Nam buildup in the United States. Officials plan a huge increase in Army helicopter companies after favorable Viet Nam performance, though current company counts remain classified.
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Viet Nam
Youth Killed at Rights Vigil in Americus
In Americus Georgia a white 19 year old named Andy Whatley was shot near a service station as a civil rights vigil began at Sumter County Courthouse. Two suspected assailants Eddie Will Lamar and Charlie Lee Hopkins were arrested. Police said the car fled after the shooting and Whatley died at a Albany hospital after midnight. Demonstrators ended vigil after learning of the death and planned an economic boycott. additional action involved a federal injunction in Macon by Judge W A Bootle barring segregation at polls and ordering release of four Negro women voters.
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Americus, Ga
Sumter County
Eddie Will Lamar
Charlie Lee Hopkins
Americus
Andy Whatley
Albany
Whatley
Macon
U. S
W. A. Bootle
Sumter
Weather continues cool with mild tonight
The area will see fair and cool conditions continue tonight and tomorrow with a forecast low around 59 degrees. Yesterday’s high reached 87 while today’s low dropped to 57.
Governors Install Reed as Chairman in Governors Conference
In Minneapolis the National Governors Conference elected GOP Gov. John H. Reed of Maine as chairman in a 22 to 20 vote, a cross party choice that marks a bipartisan centerpiece for the meeting.
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National Governors Conference
GOP
John H. Reed
Maine
John A. Love
Colorado
Mark C. Hatfield
Oregon
Governors Move to Washington After Conference Closes
Governors shorten their 57th annual conference to catch President Johnson's White House briefing on Viet Nam. The plan includes a quick trip to Washington as the President vows to raise U S forces in Southeast Asia from 75000 to 125000 and double monthly draft calls. The conference chose a new chairman amid bipartisan support for Johnson's policy.
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Minn
Johnson
Washington
White House
Viet Nam
U.S
Southeast Asia
Grant Sawyer
Nevada
South
China
Moscow Radio
Geneva
United States
U.N
Reed Favored for Democratic Party Chair as Viet Nam Policy Cited
Democratic governors discuss party leadership with Maine Governor Reed as preferred choice for chair. Brown says Connally told to let Republicans choose. King hints he may back Reed while Reed endorses Johnson’s Vietnam stance. Love remains a leading rival signaling support for the President.
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John W. King
New Hampshire
Brown
Reed
Johnson
Viet Nam
Conference weighs bid choice for next year meeting place
With bids from five states Louisiana Ohio Arkansas Florida and California the conference may postpone the final decision on next year’s meeting location to a later executive committee meeting.
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Executive Committee
Louisiana
Ohio
Arkansas
Florida
California
1st Cavalry Ready for Viet Nam Duty
Officers and men of the 1st Cavalry Division air mobile unit at Fort Benning Georgia express readiness after President Johnson’s Vietnam duty order. Capt James D Danielson and Pvt Carl Hammac weigh in on anticipation and purpose as the division, formed July 1, prepares for deployment.
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FT. Benning
Air Mobile Division
Viet Nam
Johnson
James D. Danielson
Pvt
Carl Hammac
Mobile
Ala
1St Cavalry Division
Air Mobile
Washington
11Th Air Assault Division
Johnson to Sign Health Bill Amid Social Security Expansion
Congress approved a $6.5 billion Social Security health bill with a 70 to 24 Senate vote, expanding elderly coverage, boosting all Social Security payments by 7 percent retroactive to January 1, and raising the wage base from 4800 to 6600. About 20 million Americans gain increased benefits, while taxes rise to fund the plan. President Johnson’s signature, possible Friday, awaits final proofreading.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
Senate
Supplementary Insurance Plan For Doctors Fees
The plan creates a voluntary supplementary insurance covering doctors’ fees for home, office, or hospital services at three dollars per month per person. It outlines eligibility and enrollment details for participants and emphasizes flexible access to medical care across settings.
Fire destroys White Motor Co. plant in Montpelier Ohio
A Wednesday blaze at the White Motor Co. plant in Montpelier, Ohio, caused up to $2 million in damage and left about 260 workers unemployed. The factory and roughly 40 truck bodies and all plant equipment were destroyed. Investigators and insurance adjusters planned to survey the ruins to confirm the loss. The fire was spotted early by one of four workers inside the plant.
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Montpelier, Ohio
White Motor Co
Tiffany Fountain Plans Stir Controversy
New York's Tiffany & Co on Fifth Avenue plans two window fountains but will not use water. A gin distiller will donate seven cases to be recirculated in the displays as a novelty, amid city water shortages.
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New York
Tiffany's
Fifth Avenue Jewelers
UN urged to press for peace talks in Vietnam
Secretary General U Thant pledged serious consideration to President Johnson's request for greater UN efforts to press the Communists toward negotiations in Vietnam. Johnson delivered his letter and credentials from Arthur J. Goldberg as the new U.S. representative.
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United Nations, N.Y
U Thant
Johnson
U.N
Viet Nam
Arthur J. Goldberg
United Nations
Thant
Thant Seeks Peace Talks For Vietnam War Resolution
A U S spokesman quotes Thant saying the Vietnam war should be settled by peaceful means, through Geneva or other talks. Some U N diplomats doubt Thant can win Communist participation as Red China and North Vietnam reject his efforts. Johnson says the U N or its members would have U S support if they move toward an honorable peace.
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Thant
Goldberg
U.N
Red China
Viet Nam
Johnson
Washington
United Nations
United States of America
Johnson officials press talks with communists amid global support
Goldberg flew from Washington after watching Johnson on TV and spoke 90 minutes with Thant. He said Thant reviewed Viet Nam, the Dominican Republic, and the U.N. financial crisis, while Johnson pledged continued persistence toward a conference table despite no current reply from the other side.
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Goldberg
Washington
Johnson
Thant
Viet Nam
Dominican Republic
U.N
U N debate on cease fire stalls over negotiation talks
Goldberg said a Viet Nam cease-fire should follow a negotiated settlement and cited the need to resolve a financial crisis from members not paying peacekeeping assessments. He indicated no new US position on Article 19 and noted reports that the US may drop efforts to suspend General Assembly voting for two years in arrears.
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Thant
Viet Nam
Goldberg
Russia
France
Othe
USS
United States
U.N
General Assembly
Laughing Suggestion Box Sparks Barking Inquiry
The boss complains to his secretary about vague employee notes asking for specifics. He mocks general requests like a kite or a lake, highlighting a need for clear details in reports.
Paratroopers land as Johnson ups Viet Nam force level
U S paratroopers of the 101st Airborne begin landing at Cam Ranh Bay as B52 bombers strike Viet Cong positions southeast of Saigon. General Taylor returns to greet troops with Thomas Taylor aboard Gen LeRoy L Eltinge. Ky hails the buildup as necessary while calling for reunification with the north.
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South Viet Nam
101St Airborne Division
Normandy
Bastogne
Cam Ranh Bay
U.S
Strategic Air Command
173Rd Airborne Brigade
France
Maxwell D. Taylor
Taylor
Viet Nam
Henry Cabot Lodge
Thomas
Johnson
Oakland
Calif
LeRoy L. Eltinge
James Timothy
New Orleans
U.S. Army
Army
Vietnamese War Outlook Shifts with U S Resolve
Philippine Foreign Secretary Mauro Mendez praised U S persistence in Vietnam while North Vietnam’s Vo Nguyen Giap warned that the Viet Cong would win in the South and that the North must-ready for an American invasion of the North.
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Philippine
Mauro Mendez
United States
Viet Nam
North
Swedish Quints Born Two Die in Falun
A Falun General Hospital report says a woman given hormone treatment for infertility delivered quintuplets with two infants dying before noon. The surviving babies include two girls and a boy in oxygen tents born 11 weeks premature. The same hormone produced in Uppsala was reportedly used. one Auckland birth earlier in the week also involved quints.
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Falun
Sweden
Falun General Hospital
Samuel Lawson
Auckland
New Zealand
Carl-Axel Gemzell
Uppsala University
Uppsala
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