McNamara Warned Johnson On Vietnam Escalation
The St Louis Post-Dispatch reports a 1966 memorandum from former Defense Secretary McNamara to President Johnson in which he warned that military escalation in Vietnam was not yielding results and urged a pause in troop buildup at 470,000 and keeping bombing at 1966 levels. Joint Chiefs disagreed with his assessment.
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McNamara
Johnson
Pentagon
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Post-Dispatch
Joint Chiefs of Staff
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Central Intelligence Agency
Defense Intelligence Agency
Institute For Defense Analyses
U.S
Malta Prime Minister confronts NATO base and naval dispute
Malta's newly elected Prime Minister Dom Mintoff demanded Britain's defense terms be renegotiated and the NATO base on Malta be reassessed amid military tensions. Mintoff ousted Adm Giro Birindelli, raising concerns over Western access to the Sicily fortress and potential Soviet leverage.
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London
Malta
Mediterranean
Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Brussels
Belgium
Dom Mintoff
Adm
Giro Birindelli
Sicily
Mintoff
Labor Party
Birindelli
NATO
Britain
Soviet Union
Naples
U.S
Horacio Rivero
Europe
Daily Express
Chapman Pincher
Alec Douglas-Home
Weekend Permian Basin Weather Forecast
Little change in the Permian Basin weather with clear to partly cloudy skies through Sunday and high temperatures around 95. Tonight’s low about 67, with Friday’s high near 91 and morning low around 64. Southeasterly winds 10 to 20 mph. In Texas City a tornado grazed the northeast section, tearing a fence and damaging trees with five funnel clouds observed. no major injuries reported. The coast and inland areas saw scattered storms and warm, dry conditions elsewhere in Texas.
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Permian
Texas City
Texas
Victoria
Palacios
Abilene
Medina Will Beat Death Medina Will Beat Death
An Army judge orders Capt. Ernest Medina to stand trial on murder and assault in the My Lai case. The case will use depositions in lieu of capital proceedings as Lt. Gen. Connor directs noncapital handling and a July 26 jury start is tentatively set.
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Mcpherson
Ernest Medina
My Lai
3Rd Army
William Eckhardt
Albert C. Connor
Medina
William L. Calley
Calley
Kenneth Howard
Atlanta
Eckhardt
Vietnam
Connor
F. Lee Bailey
Boston
Howard
Oward
Bailey
Army
Pubinion
Odessa Infant Drowns in Apartment Pool Mishap
A two year old Gary Wayne Thomason drowned in a Casa Permian Apartments pool in Odessa after wandering from his yard. Firemen failed to revive him. he was pronounced dead at the scene. The death is ruled an accidental drowning with the body sent to Rix Funeral Home.
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Odessa Tot
Gary Wayne Thomason
Gary Thomason
Grandview
Casa Permian
Thomason
Fire Department
Sam Phillips
Fred Turner
Turner
Capt. Phillips
McCullough Services
Odessa
Peace Justice
Purifoy
Rix Funeral Home
The Quipster on Women’s Fascination Across Ages
A wry remark asserts women captivate most between 35 and 40 and that few pass 40, extending their fascination beyond.
Supreme Court toHear Newsprint Censorship Fight Over Vietnam Study
The Supreme Court agreed to hear government efforts to restrain articles from the New York Times and Washington Post about a Pentagon Vietnam war study. Justices split 5 to 4 to bar uncensored print Saturday, with orders to file confidential lists of restricted material.
Supreme Court to rule on newsprint Pentagon history ban
The Supreme Court agreed to hear government appeals to stop The New York Times and The Washington Post from publishing material from a secret Pentagon history. A temporary ban on the papers remains in effect while the justices decide. Chief Justice Burger led the five to four decision. dissents favored free publication. A special appendix of sensitive items was moved to the High Court with a deadline to add material. The hearing is set for Saturday with sealed government material allowed.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York Times
Washington Post
Pentagon
William O. Douglas
Washington State
Warren E. Burger
John M. Harlan
Potter Steward
Byron White
Harry A. Blackmun
Hugo L. Black
Douglas
William J. Brennan
Thurgood Marshall
Times
U.S. Circuit Court
New York City
Justice Department
Disseat
Burger
New York Court
High Court
Potter Stewart
Harry Blackmun
The
Post
Federal Appeals Court
the Post
William C. Douglas
William J. Brennan Jr
Tne
Appeals Court
New York
Editors defend publication of top secret Pentagon study
In hearings before a House subcommittee, editors and publishers defended releasing the McNamara papers, arguing it protects the public’s right to know and reinforces trust in the press. They cited wartime record and warned against censorship that harms a free society.
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Washington
J. Edward Murray
American Society of Newspaper Editors
White House
U.S
Congress
House
Government Information Subcommittee
Executive Branch
Charles A. Perlik Jr
American Newspaper Guild
Afl-Cio
New Dallas Plan Aims to End Black Majority High School
From the Odessa American dated page 6 A a report outlines a proposed integration plan in Dallas that would result in the city having no Black majority high school. The piece discusses implications for local communities and school demographics.
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Dallas
Nixon
WORRY
Jacoby
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Baad el Shazly
Isle of Malta
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