Clifford Becomes Ninth U S Defense Secretary in White House Ceremony
Clark M. Clifford, a longtime adviser to President Johnson, took the oath as the nation's ninth secretary of defense at a White House ceremony. He inherits a $76 billion budget and 3.4 million military personnel with ongoing Vietnam War decisions under scrutiny by observers in the stormy day audience.
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Earl Warren
Washington
White House
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Robert S. McNamara
Truman
Wiste House
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McNamara
NYC Garbagemen Get $425 a Year Pay Increase
An arbitrator awarded New York City's 10 000 sanitation workers a 15 month pay rise of 425 per worker. Mayor Lindsay and union head differ over the value of the award with Rockefeller's 425 figure tied to a 12 month basis. The decision is binding. the city accepted while Lindsay called the figure blackmail.
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John V. Lindsay
Sanitationmen’s Union
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John J. DeLury
Uniformed Sanitationmen’s Association
State Mediation Board
San
Itation
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Seattle
J. D. Braman
U S. Conference of Mayors
National League of Cities
VC GUNRUNNERS SUNK Red Try To Enter Khe Sanh
More than 500 North Vietnamese attacked Khe Sanh Combat Base then pulled back after heavy losses. B52 bombers supported ground troops for first time. A twin engine plane crashed at the base and several firefighters were wounded by mortar fire. Naval forces destroyed three Soviet equipped trawlers along the coast in the largest single day of attacks.
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Khe Sanh
Vietnam
US Air Force
U.S. Marine
South Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnamese
U.S. Navy
Nha Trang
U S
Ca Mau
Go forth from this room and show New Hampshire says it’s time for Lyndon Johnson to go back to Texas
In Lebanon New Hampshire Nixon framed the primary as a Nixon Johnson showdown. He urged voters to measure the Republican edge against the Democratic turnout and noted New Hampshire’s 1960 victory for him and 1964 for Johnson. Nixon also spoke in Hanover about a potential Nixon Johnson race in 1968 and referenced McCarthy and Rockefeller as possible contenders.
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Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Nixon
Romney
Hanover
Dartmouth College
Johnson
Sen
Eugene) McCarthy
Nelson) Rockefeller
Southwest Ohio forecast cool with light snow chances
The Southwest Ohio and Miami Valley forecast calls for below normal temperatures from Saturday through Wednesday with highs in the 40s and lows in the 20s. Light snow is possible Saturday with rain or snow Monday or Tuesday. Yesterday’s high reached 28 degrees and a 23 degree low this morning. About 0.2 inch of snow fell overnight.
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Miami Valley
McNamara Finishes Pentagon Tenure Amid Rainy Farewell
Robert S. McNamara leaves the Defense Department after seven years and 39 days with a damp but dignified ceremony. President Johnson hosts a White House tribute and McNamara heads to Aspen for a month vacation while Clark Clifford prepares to take over.
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Defense Department
United States
McNamara
Robert Strange McNamara
Clark M. Clifford
Aspen
Colo
Pentagon
Leaders Agree on Riot Report Opinions
AP reports a broad, cautious reception to the President’s riot commission report stressing white racism as a root cause of unrest. Leaders praise clarity but seek full text. long-term solutions like jobs and housing are debated amid mixed endorsements from mayors and civil rights figures.
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America
Long
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
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