White House press secretary recasts Mississippi Marines error
George Reedy faced reporters and retracted earlier statements about 200 Marines and eight helicopters aiding the Mississippi search for three missing civil rights workers. He corrected that Marines were not based in Mississippi and that helicopters were Navy, expressing inadvertent inaccuracies and a later correction from FBI Director Hoover.
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Washington (Ap
George Reedy
White House
Reedy
Johnson
Meridian
Miss
Paul Johnson
Mississippi
Gov. Johnson
Jackson
Federal Bureau
Ier
Dulles Says No Explosion Expected Over Missing Civil Rights Workers
In Philadelphia Mississippi AP Allen Dulles says no likely explosion in state amid baffling disappearance of three civil rights workers. U S sailors join state and federal officers to search east central Mississippi with FBI and highway patrol amid mud filled swamps. Missing are Michael Schwerner 24 and Andrew Goodman 21 of New York City and James Cha.
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Philadelphia
Miss
Allen Dulles
U.S
Mississippi
Johnson
Meridian Naval Air Auxiliary Station
FBI
Michael Schwerner
Andrew Goodman
New York City
James Cha
Dulles
Schwerner, Goodman and Chaney
Jackson
Lee Dulles
Florida Race Riots Bring Out Governor
Governor Farris Bryant flew to St. Augustine to inspect a racial revolt marked by mob violence against civil rights marchers led by Martin Luther King. He bypassed a Jacksonville contempt hearing, set up a new office with National Guard leaders, and may meet with King’s allies.
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ST. Augustine, Fla
Farris Bryant
St. Augustine
Martin Luther King
Bryant
Jacksonville
U.S
National Guard
King
White House
Dulles Recommends Mississippi Terrorism Halt Plan
Former intelligence chief Allen W. Dulles advised President Johnson to curb terror in Mississippi proposing steps including expanding the FBI force in the state.
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Washington
UPI
Allen W. Dulles
Johnson
Mississippi
FBI
Nitrate Truck Explodes Leaves Six Dead and Eight Injured
A nitrate truck explosion killed six people and injured ten others. The blast occurred in a rural area, drawing emergency crews and investigators to the scene as authorities work to determine the cause and assess damage.
Tractor-Trailer Blast Kills Six in Pa Delaware Water Gap
A tractor trailer loaded with ammonium nitrate exploded on Route 209 in Middle Smithfield near the Delaware Water Gap. Six people died including three Marshalls Creek volunteer firemen and a 23 year old school teacher. The blast leveled a snake farm and scattered dangerous snakes as police searched debris. The truck driver survived after his vehicle shattered. authorities identified the deceased as Earl Miller Edith Hess Leonard Mosier John Regina and others.
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UPI
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Pennsylvania
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Baltimore
Lieved
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Texas City
Tex
Earl Miller
Edwards Hess
Leonard Mosier
John Regina
Regina
Senate votes to extend excise taxes amid election year cuts
The Senate approved extending federal excise taxes for one year while sharply amending the package. The final vote was 77 to 2 with Lausche and Mechem dissenting. The action kept taxes on ping pong balls pens pencils cabaret living theater admissions and musical instruments until conference.
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Washington
Johnson
House
Senate
Joint Conference
Frank J. Lausche
Dohio
Edwin L. Mechem
R-N.m
Lausche
Reds Rout Guerrillas Near Saigon in Major Victory
Government forces killed over 200 Communist guerrillas in a daylong battle near Soui Da, 55 miles northeast of Saigon, as troops pinned a 1,000-strong force and destroyed it. In Saigon three blasts wounded seven and a bomber was shot, with security officials in panic after explosions at CIA headquarters and Saigon Municipal Airport. A gunman in marine uniform threw a grenade into a private home before hijacking a city bus and fleeing.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
UPI
Soui da
Vietnamese Central Intelligence Agency
U.S
William C.westmoreland
Weather Forecast From Terminal Station
The forecast shows fair weather through Saturday with slightly warmer daytime temperatures. Highs reach 98 degrees, nights around 70. Tomorrow also expected to hit 98 with yesterday’s high at 92 and overnight low near 67.
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WU. S&s. Weather Bureau
TV Monopoly For Johnsons Set In Austin
Capital Cable Co of Austin nears agreement to buy TV Cable of Austin for about 2 million dollars after months of secret talks. The Johnson family link to Capital Cable and KTBC stations could give the family control over Austin broadcast systems if options are exercised. The FCC rules on rebroadcast delays are cited amid rivalry between the two firms.
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Washington
Capital Cable ‘Co
Austin
Johnson
Texas Broadcasting
Capital Cable
San Antonio
TV Cable
Federal Communications Commission
ITV Cable
Texas Broadcasting Co
Ktbc-Tv
Ktbc Radio
FCC
We Go To War With China Warned By U S Officials
The United States draws a line in Southeast Asia as Red China faces a tailspin in military capacity. China lacks spare parts and modern planes, tanks, and artillery, and its atom bomb plans are delayed by Soviet-Han split. Moscow warns China against relying on Soviet support in a crisis.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
United States
Southeast Asia
China
Soviet Union
Moscow
U.S
U S hard line toward China framed by McNamara
Secretary of Defense McNamara says it will be many years before China becomes a first class power. The United States plans to rely on air power and naval air strength, avoiding a ground war while targeting Chinese supply routes and bases if needed. Marine strength in the Western Pacific is insufficient for a major ground conflict. See CHINA, Page 2.
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France
Berlin
Germany
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Soviet Union
West Berlin
Federal Republic of Germany
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Robert S. McNamara
China
Laos
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Yunnan
Burma
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