Secret Vietnam study sparks new disclosures across major papers
The Pentagon Vietnam study release discussions trigger by Knight Newspapers The Los Angeles Times and The Chicago Sun-Times show McNamara proposed a coalition government in 1967 while a 1963 State Department pullout recommendation was rejected by the National Security Council The Sun-Times notes Kennedy sent Johnson to Saigon in 1961 to urge approval of ground troops and other items from the document are summarized with focus on named individuals and agencies.
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Cronkite
Ellsberg
Boston
CBS
New York
Whdh-Tv
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Docking systems eyed for joint U S Soviet space flight
NASA officials said talks on compatible docking systems could lead to a joint Apollo Soyuz or Skylab Salyut mission by the mid 1970s with testing possible on existing spacecraft. If feasible, modified docking mechanisms would allow rescue or linkups in orbit, shortening the path to cooperative space flight between the United States and the Soviet Union.
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NASA
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Moscow
South Vietnamese base falls to North Vietnamese forces
North Vietnamese troops overran Fire Base Fuller, a South Vietnamese artillery position near the DMZ. Reports say the base was shelled heavily, equipment including five 105mm howitzers and U S electronic gear captured, and some American maintenance staff unaccounted for. Casualties totaled 25 Americans and 353 South Vietnamese killed last week, with 1,681 enemy deaths.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Ers
Gis
Fuller
Dmz
le Trung Hien
Hien
U.S
Quang Tri Province
Warm weather forecast continues with near 90 degree highs
Continued clear and warm weather is predicted for tomorrow with highs in the upper 80s and lows in the upper 60s. Yesterday’s high reached 86 and this morning’s low was 63, indicating milder mornings ahead.
Ellsberg on Indochina War Funding and Lessons
Former analyst Ellsberg argues U S funding fueled every Indochina war and urges public release now. He cites hidden documents linked to The Times and CBS, notes Johnson may have planned bombing in 1964, and criticizes politics over policy in a broad historical view.
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United States
U.S
Johnson
North
Elisberg
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Center For International Studies
Cronkite
Missing workers in Los Angeles underground water tunnel blast
An explosion in a 5 mile long earth walled tunnel near Sylmar 30 miles northwest of Los Angeles killed one worker and left 16 missing as fire crews battled debris and smoke. The blast damaged ventilation, and investigators considered methane ignition as a possible cause. Early rescue teams found one body 100 feet from the work area. search for others continued.
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Los Angeles
Here
Roy Walters
Sylmar
California
Trenton Council approves water tank and doubled rates
The Trenton City Council met in a closed session to approve a new water system expansion that will raise rates for a family of five to about 72.75 dollars per month, funding a million gallon tank and a tenfold capacity increase. Construction costs total around 325000 dollars with bonds to be sold in the fall.
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R. L. Woolpert Company
Dayton
Magnus and Magnus Investment Bond Company
Cincinnati
Clifford Schenck
Corporation
W. Home Avenue
E. State Street
Home Avenue
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