Kennedy as Legend and Myth After Two Years
Washington AP notes two years after Kennedy s assassination that devotion remains high but questions persist about his presidential accomplishments. It contrasts Kennedy s Vietnam and Dominican Republic involvement with Johnson s, and weighs his lasting legacy against Lincoln while praising his popularity and moral image.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John F. Kennedy
Arlington Cemetery
Kennedy
Johnson
Dominican Republic
Viet Nam
U.S
Fidel Castro
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Guerrillas Launch Major Attacks Near Saigon
Viet Cong forces pressed two heavy assaults on the central coast. U S Navy bombardment and air strikes aided South Vietnamese troops, with at least 200 enemy dead among about 1,500 attackers near Thach Tru in Quang Ngai Province. Casualties for government forces were light to moderate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
7Th Fleet
Thach Tru
Quang Ngai Province
S.O.B
Henry, McNeal
Pittsburgh
Government Fort
Associated Press
George Esper
Esper
Soc Trang
U S
New Breed GI Fights Reds in Viet Nam at Ia Drang
In the Ia Drang Valley the 1st Cavalry Division fought with unmatched resolve as the fighting wound down. Medics stayed to aid wounded while others took brutal wounds and persisted. Officers praised the green unit for its tenacity, noting every man fired as waves of enemy assaulted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viet Nam
Pleiku
South Viet Nam
Ia Drang
No Man’s Land
1St Cavalry Division
Korea
In Drang
Bombings Rock Rights Leaders in Charlotte West Side
Four homes of Negro civil rights leaders in Charlotte were bombed early today causing damage but no injuries. NAACP state president Kelly Alexander, his brother Fred Alexander, Dr Reginald Hawkins, and attorney Julius Chambers were targeted as police and FBI joined the investigation. Governor Moore offered state resources while Mayor Brookshire condemned the act as shocking. James Hord noted a well organized group may be responsible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
N.C
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
John
Hord
Kelly Alexander
NAACP
Fred Alexander
Reginald Hawkins
Julius Chambers
Peope
Raleigh
Dan Moore
Stan Brookshire
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal guidelines push equal job access for women
The EEOC outlined seven major guidelines enforcing the Civil Rights Act ban on sex discrimination. Rules apply to employers with 100 or more workers now, dropping to 25 by 1968. Guidelines cover advertising, promotion, equal pay, agencies, and permissible pre employment inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Commission
Overheard chattering alters the town’s quiet mood
Citizens recall a string of whispered rumors that swirl around town meetings and markets. Officials urge caution as misheard statements provoke concern, while residents weigh the reliability of what is heard versus what is confirmed.
Eisenhower to Leave Georgia for Washington After Heart Attack
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, age 75, heads to Washington late today aboard an eight car Army train. He is recovering from his second heart attack and is hospitalized at Fort Gordon Army Hospital since November 9. An Army ambulance will transfer him to the train and another will meet the train near Washington to move him to Walter Reed Army Hospital. The train compartment includes a hospital bed and heartMonitoring equipment. doctors and nurses occupy the car with him while Mrs. Eisenhower and staff travel in a private car behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike
Georgia
FT. Gordon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington
Army Hospital
Army
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Romanians Push Viet Peace Talks Mediation in Vienna
Romanian leaders act as go betweens for a Viet Nam peace effort with Austrian diplomats noting efforts began last June after North Viet Nam signaled peace talks. Premier Maurer reported moves during a Vienna visit. Corneliu Manescu and Dean Rusk held talks at the UN, with no outcome indicated. Heavy fighting continues in South Viet Nam's central highlands as officials say a military solution is unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Austria
Romania
Viet Nam
Bucharest
Ion Gheorghe Maurer
Hanoi
U.S
William Crawford
North Viet Nam
United States
South Viet Nam
Rusk
Ater
ABC
Ia Drang Blood and Fire: Cavalrymen’s Split Firefight
A company is torn by Communist fire at Ia Drang forcing regrouping and the abandonment of wounded. Nightfall brings enemy proximity and the decision to use close artillery while shells kill both enemy and wounded soldiers at random. Survivors collect discarded automatic weapons among the grass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ia Drang
Weather forecast from the U S Weather Bureau
The U S Weather Bureau predicts cloudy and cooler tonight with lows 36 to 42. Tuesday should be mild around 50, then a long range outlook shows highs near 55 and lows in the mid 30s. Showers midweek and before the weekend. Yesterday’s high 47, overnight low 4, Middletown rain 0.03 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Weather Bureau
Middletown
Also Mentioned on This Page
By James Marlow
Bay of Pigs
Nikita Khrushchev
White House
Congress
Dien Bien Phu
U.S. 1St Cavalry
la Drang
Central Highlands
Plei Me
Peter Arnett
Charlotte's
West Side
The
Women’s Civil Rights
Ann Landers
Rees
Crane
Seeeereeveee
Eesar
Terre Rere Eny
Women's News
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!