Coup Fear Follows Vietnam Troop Move In Saigon
In Saigon, 30 truckloads of troops in battle gear were moved, fueling coup fears but described as routine by a military spokesman. The premier Khanh and his ruling triumvirate plan to step down Oct. 27, while a young general challenge to purge officers continued. Col Pham Ngoc Thao, head of Khanh's press office, was ordered to leave the country, with Lt Gen Tran Thien Khiem also reassigned. Thao heads to Washington, Khiem to London. Thao is a Roman Catholic.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Young Turks
Khanh
Col
Pham Ngoc Thao
Thao
Tran Thien Khiem
Red China Near First Atomic Blast Says U S
U S sources believe Red China can fire a nuclear device soon but remains years from a full arsenal. Rusk’s comments hint at awareness of a potential underground or above ground test and a shift in nuclear posture while predicting a cautious approach to the test ban.
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Washington
U.S
Red
Dean Rusk
Peking
State Department
Rusk
China
United States
Estes Report Criticizes Agriculture Dept Handling of Texas Deal
The Senate Investigations subcommittee faulted the Agriculture Department for disinterest and stagnation in Estes related cotton acreage allotment dealings in Pecos Texas. It praised prompt action after Freeman was informed, while noting Estes faces multiple fraud convictions.
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Washington
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Billie Sol Estes
Agriculture Department
Texas
Pecos
Tex
Orville L Freeman
Estes
Department
Carl T.curtis
Nebraska
Karl E. ‘Mundt
South Dakota
U.S
Dock Strike Threatened At Midnight
New York pres mediation tries to avert a strike by 60 000 dock workers from Maine to Texas at midnight. AFL-CIO International Longshoremen's Association could halt 500 plus ships. Employers accept many mediation package elements but resist reducing general cargo work gangs from 2 to 1 percent. NY Shipping Association represents 150 plus companies.
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New York
Maine
Texas
Afl-Cio International Longshoremen's Association
United States
The
New York Shipping Association
Nuclear Test by China Raises Viet Nam War Risks
In Washington AP chief analysis predicts a Chinese nuclear test would raise U.S. difficulty in persuading Red China and North Viet Nam to accept limits in South Viet Nam. The immediate danger is political collapse in South Viet Nam, with the U.S. backing Premier Nguyen Khanh to steady the government amid crises. Bundy outlined policy in Tokyo, detailing U.S. Southeast Asia strategy.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Red China
United States
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Nguyen Khanh
U.S
Tokyo
William P. Bundy
Japan
Korea
Bundy
Southeast Asia
Bundy Warns of War Expansion Risk in Vietnam
Secretary Bundy warned the United States might be forced to widen the Vietnam War by increased Communist pressures and infiltration beyond South Vietnam though he stressed current policy aims to avoid escalation. President Johnson said the country would not drop bombs in Asia nor let the Communists take over if the situation changed.
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North Viet Nam
Bundy
South Viet Nam
United States
Johnson
New England
Asia
State Department
U.S
Cost of living dips tenth of a percent in August
The Labor Department reports a 0.1 percent decline from July in the August consumer price index 108.2, with prices for fruits vegetables autos and women’s apparel easing. The index shows August costs at 1 percent above August last year and 108.3 in July, while most goods have risen since 1963 but foods new cars fuel oil and household durables fell.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Former SS General Guilty of Murder
German court convicts former SS Gen Karl Wolff of complicity in the murder of about 300000 Jews in Poland and sentences him to 15 years. Wolff, adjutant to Himmler and liaison to Hitler, denied knowledge of the killings and claimed he believed transports were for relocation. He had testified at Nuremberg and was not prosecuted by the Allies.
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Munich
Germany
Karl Wolff
Poland
Wolff
Warsaw Ghetto
Italy
Nuernberg
Himmler
Auschwitz
Adolf Eichmann
Eichmann
Secret Polices
Jewish Affairs Division
Israel
Reservoir Breaks Kills Hundreds in South India
A reservoir burst near Macherla in Andhra Pradesh caused extensive flooding. Hospitals, a bus depot, and homes were inundated while thousands sought refuge in trees. Reports say more than 200 people and 1,000 cattle perished as floodwaters spread across Krishna Bhima river basins.
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New Delhi
India
Macherla
South India
Vijayapuri
Macherlo
Madras
Chandravanka
Bhima
Last Ditch Try Made To Pass Health Plan
Washington AP reports supporters of the aged health care plan press Congress for a quick vote. A stripped down version outside Social Security is discussed to win passage, but House Conferees led by Wilbur Mills oppose expansion. Mills warned health care within Social Security risks the system, while officials seek a fresh start by tying to a tariff bill.
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Washington
Congress
House
Wilbur D Mills
Ways and Means Committee
Welfare Department
Senate
Mills
Little Rock
Secrets Weapons Revealed at Edwards Air Force Base
At Edwards Air Force Base California the Air Force planned to show the secret YF12A interceptor and a new bomber-killing rocket car within a 2000 mile an hour manned missile. Officials said no record run would be attempted and the President had disclosed its existence stating it flies over three times the speed of sound and 70,000 feet with claims of surpassing the Russian 1,665 mph record.
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Edwards Air Force
Calif
Air Force
Johnson
YFIRA AIM 47 Interceptor Demonstration Details Revealed
Report outlines AIM 47 rocket within a %-foot fuselage to protect its nuclear warhead as officials plan two low passes over the runway. Newsmen will inspect a dummy Air Intercept Missile and fire control, then witness a steep climb takeoff showing engines producing over 40 000 pounds of thrust each. No RS71 reconnaissance display planned.
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Defense Department
Atlantic
Chuckle About Wages and Prices Across Eras
A light fashion of numbers contrasts wages 194 dollars per week with 1955 prices, 1928 dividends, and 1900 taxes. The snippet hints at shifting value and economy across decades, inviting curiosity about living costs and earned income through time.
Goldwater Makes Middletown Stop On Campaign Train
Sen Barry Goldwater opened his Midwest swing in Middletown urging less government control to boost jobs. He cited steel as an example and warned against federal spending. The 5,000 to 7,000 crowd listened as he spoke in a flat, economical tone aboard the campaign train.
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Barry Goldwater
Middletown
Midwest
United States
Springfield High School Bond Approved in Special Election
Voters in Springfield Local School District Springfield Township approved a $600000 bond for a new high school with a 794 to 248 vote. The state will match with a similar amount for the project.
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Toledo
Ohio
Springfield
Springfield Township
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