Westmoreland Honors 101st Eagles at Dak To
Gen William Westmoreland awarded Capt William Carpenter the Silver Star for heroism during five days of battle in South Viet Nam central highlands. Carpenter called a napalm strike to save his 86 volunteers and his company from a larger North Vietnamese force. Westmoreland praised the 101st Airborne Division troops as they endured heat and rain in a ruined jungle ridge. Carpenter, once a gridiron star, is a Medal of Honor candidate. Nearby, L Cpl Gerry L Ponton arrived in Viet Nam with the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing at Da Nang, a Frederick High School graduate.
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U.S
1St Airborne Division
Westmoreland
101St
Viet Nam
Carpenter
Dan
Gerous
Kontum
Gerry L. Ponton
USMC
1St
Marine Aircraft Wing
DaNang Air Base
Ponton
John L. Ponton
East Patrick Street
Frederick High School
Marine Corps Air
Polaris Sub George Washington Carver Commissioned
Newport Virginia AP reports the 37th Polaris submarine, the George Washington Carver, will be commissioned here on Wednesday. Named for the famed agricultural chemist who rose from slavery to world renown, the Carver joins the fleet as the 37th Polaris vessel.
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Newport
George Washington Carver
Carver
Uneasy World Highlights Vietnam War Confidence Clash
James Marlow reports from Washington on public doubt over President Johnson's Vietnam policy as optimism from the administration clashes with unrest in South Vietnam. The piece notes Ky's suppression of Buddhists, NATO strains after France's de Gaulle exits, and general global unease amid shifting alliances.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
Johnson
Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States
Charles de Gaulle
NATO
France
World affairs and U S political outlook in 1966
A brisk summary of Cold War tensions from Europe to Asia, noting uneasy Western nerves amid Warsaw Pact debates and China’s purge signals. It also assesses U S constitutional limits on police and the Supreme Court, Johnson’s lukewarm 1966 progress, and Republican prospects amid two governors stepping back. Kentucky counts 120 counties.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
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William W. Scranton
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George Romney
Richard M. Nixon
Romney
Nixon
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Father’s Day Gift Certificate Idea
A brewery staffer jokes about beer gifts for Father’s Day. They decide to avoid gifting beer to the wife and instead offer a gift certificate hidden in a small box. The plan is for the recipient to redeem the certificate and receive a beer case at home.
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Frederick, MD
North Market Street
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Seventh Ave
New York, N.Y
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Campus
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Stephen M. Serepca
Henry’s Men’s Shop
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World Today
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Nelson Brooks
Lester Curfman
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