Navy Extends Enlistments to Boost Viet Nam War Effort
The Navy and Marine Corps extended enlistments by four months to bolster manpower for the Viet Nam war. Secretary Paul H. Nitze sent a telegram ordering the extension, effective Sept 18 for Navy and Aug 20 for Marines, amid lagging voluntary extensions and a recent draft decision.
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Washington
Navy
Viet Nam
Marine Corps
Secretary of the Navy
Paul H. Nitze
Pentagon
Nitze
Frederick man killed in truck crash near Frederick
A 43 year old Frederick resident, Jesse Thomas Nusbaum, died when his truck left Md 26 near U S 15, struck an earthen embankment, flipped and tore a barbed wire fence. Found at 6 45 a m, he was pinned in the cab. An autopsy at Frederick Memorial Hospital will determine cause of death. Nusbaum, a Fort Detrick truck driver, is survived by his wife Frances, his mother, three brothers, two sisters, two stepsons, and eight step grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending with M R Etchison and Son.
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Frederick
U.S. 15
Jesse Thomas Nusbaum
RFD
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Nusbaum
B.O. Thomas Sr
MD. 26
Emaoe
Fort Strick
Ella May Rippeon Nusbaum
Omas L. Nusbaum
Frances H. Nusbaum
Herbert D. Nusbaum
Raymond L. Nusbaum
Roy Z. Nusbaum
Dayton
Ohio
Edith Winpigler
Mary Cromwell
U S Closes Embassy In Brazzaville
The United States and Brazzaville close embassies in each other capitals, effectively severing diplomatic relations. Washington cited harassment of U S officials and delivered a note to Congo envoy Andre Loufoua in Washington.
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Washington
United States
Congo Republic-Brazzaville
U.S
Andre Loufoua
the Congo
SAC Planes Hit Viet Cong Positions Near North Vietnam
Giant B52 bombers of the U S Strategic Air Command struck Viet Cong positions 17 miles from North Vietnam as Vietnamese government troops launched one of the largest offensives by the 1st Army Corps. About 2,800 Marines landed at Chu Lai to bolster Leatherneck forces, bringing total Marines in Chu Lai region to about 7,000 and northward areas to around 29,000. The 1st Battalion 7th Regiment of the 1st Marine Division arrived from Okinawa.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Strategic Air Command
North Viet Nam
1St Army Corps
Chu Lai
Frederick Karch
Big da Nang Air Base
Hue-Phu Bai
7Th Regiment
1St Marine Division
Okinawa
Mathias backs DC home rule against funding threat
U S Representative Charles Mathias of Maryland denounces a House threat to block all other DC appropriations to stop a home rule bill. He argues the Senate plan preserves federal control while letting residents elect their officials. He notes the bill would empower a mayor and council under federal oversight and could still be vetoed.
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Charles McC. Mathias Jr
House
District of Columbia
Washington
Congress
Jhhat
Mathias
Senate
John McMillan
South Carolina
Inhhe
Mathias Sas
Frederick
GOP Plans Wider Use Of Polling For 1964 Fight
House Republicans map a broader polling program to study 100 Democratic target districts. Chair Bob Wilson says two surveys per district may be needed to gauge issues, voter mood, and candidate standing. Early shakedown polls were run in five districts in California Iowa New York South Carolina and a Midwestern state.
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Washington
House
Congress
Franklin D Roosevelt
Johnson
John F Kennedy
Bob Wilson
Calfornia
GOP
Wilson
California
Iowa
New York
South Carolina
Rioting Spreads Across Cities as Guardsmen Open Fire
National Guardsmen kill a sniper and wound another as forces move through a devastated Negro district in Los Angeles. In Chicago riots erupt with 150 police clashing with hundreds of negros. 190 arrests, 18 officers and 47 civilians injured. Predawn protest at police headquarters in Somerville Massachusetts. Two overnight fires heighten racial tension.
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National
Los Angeles
Chicago
Vna Sormefield
Moncahusetts
Reservists Leave For Pa Camp
A convoy of local Army reservists departs for two weeks of field training at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation in Pennsylvania. The 559 Signal Company, a 100 man unit from Frederick County, is among more than 36,000 reservists in the XXI US Army Corps. The corps oversees Army Reserve training across several states and the District of Columbia. Capt Henry A Groff Jr. leads the unit, which meets at the Flair USAR Center. Training focuses on installing field communications wiring. The encampment runs through August 28.
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Indiantown Gap
Pennsylvania
559 Signal Company
Frederick County
XXI
US Army Corps
the Corps
Army Reserve
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
District of Columbia
Annville
Henry A Groff Jr
Pearl
Army Reserve Center
Flair Usar
Rocky Springs Road
Riots Rip Watts As Troops Try Restore Peace Across City
Chaos erupts after a Negro motorist arrest sparks three days of rioting in Watts. Troops clear Southeast Side pockets but looting and arson continue in both Negro and white sections. A sheriff deputy slain, a Negro sniper killed, and numerous buildings burned as mobs clash with police and firefighters.
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Watts
Gaithersburg woman crowned Mrs Maryland in Baltimore
Mrs Raymond Morauer of Gaithersburg won the Mrs Maryland title in Baltimore last night and earns an all expense paid trip to the Mrs America pageant in San Diego from Friday to Sunday August 29. Runner up was Mrs Robert Lecraft of Wyngate. Morauer, wife of a Washington excavating contractor, was chosen for homemaking skill and a questionnaire on child care and community service. One finalist was Mrs Warren C Smith of Frederick. last year’s winner was Mrs John Molesworth of Frederick. Morauer’s talent was a song titled Disillusioned.
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California
Raymond Morauer
Gaithersburg
Maryland
Baltimore
Morauer
San Diego
Calif
Robert Lecraft
Wyngate
Warren C Smith
Frederick
John Molesworth
Biggs Avenue
Washington
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Richard L. Griffith
Reds Shafer
Donald Baker
Elwood Allison
Springfield
Chenette
Bath
Ford Ferguson
Ford
David Bradley Garden
Montgomery County
Raymond Morayer
Nancy Molesworth
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