New Viet Nam Strategy Seen
Washington AP reports a Camp David policy conference signals possible new U.S. decisions on Vietnam. Leaders discuss deepening air attacks into North Vietnam to pressure Hanoi, with Johnson, Rusk, McNamara, Bundy, and Moyers present. Air strikes began February 7, aiming to pressure North Vietnam to end支 infiltration of troops and arms into the South. Any expansion would be announced by action in the field, not in advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Camp David
U.S
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Maryland
Johnson
Dean Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
McGeorge Bundy
Bill D. Moyers
White House
South
North Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
United States
North
3 500 Traffic Deaths in January Top January Toll
The National Safety Council reports 3 500 traffic fatalities in January 1965, the highest January total on record, up 9 percent from January 1974. Chicago AP notes the stark nationwide surge in early 1965 traffic deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Safety Council
Sit-Down Protest Stages White House Demonstration
About a dozen civil rights advocates, both white and Black, entered the White House and sat on the floor in the ground-floor corridor near the diplomatic reception room and library chanting We shall not be moved. Maj. Ralph Stover, White House police chief, asked them to leave as a patrol wagon was sent to the east wing. President Johnson was believed to be in the mansion during the demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Executive Mansion
Ralph Stover
Johnson
Queen to Meet Duchess After 29 Years
London AP report says Queen Elizabeth II plans to visit the ailing Duke of Windsor and meet the American-born duchess for whom he abdicated in 1936. The meeting, not previously recorded, was set for today but the duke remains immobile with a bandaged eye after his fourth operation in three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Elizabeth II
Duchess of Windsor
Buckingham Palace
United States
Dial Don't Chicago Voices Warn Against Smoking
The telephone company estimates that up to 14,000 callers in six days have dialed a morning line to hear an anti smoking message. The recorded voice urges cold baths and plenty of water to aid quitting smoking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Marines Sail From Hawai to Okinawa Replace Viet Nam Troops
A 6000 man Marine brigade boarded ships from Pearl Harbor bound for Okinawa to replace 3500 Marines sent to South Vietnam earlier in the week. A spokesman for Admiral Sharp said the Marines are moving, with about 1000 staying in Hawaii. The unit includes helicopter elements and was originally slated for Operation Silver Lance off the California coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Okinawa
South Viet Nam
Adm
U.S. Grant Sharp
Pacific
1St Marine Brigade
Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station
California
Ade
Honolulu
City Favors Expansion of Port Terminal
Oshkosh Common Council unanimously adopted a resolution urging the Winnebago County Board to immediately expand the terminal facilities at Winnebago County Airport. The council said the expansion would meet present and future needs and benefit Oshkosh and the county. Councilman William Manske urged full support for airport development and a modern terminal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oshkosh
Symington Assails de Gaulle Over Western Civilisation Hopes
Senator Stuart Symington accused French President Charles de Gaulle of using the crowbar and the hammer to destroy the hopes of Western civilization in a prepared Senate floor statement. The Missouri Democrat said he had been an admirer of the general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stuart Symington
Charles de Gaulle
Missouri Democrat
Senate
Trade Stamp Bill Advanced in Wisconsin Legislature
The Wisconsin Senate approved a bill to let retail trading stamps be redeemed for cash or merchandise, passing 17 to 15 after a two hour debate. Supporters say current limits hurt industry and labor. critics call it a fraud. The measure marks a milestone after years of similar proposals. The Senate also voted 18 to 12 to liberalize living expense payments for legislators, allowing $15 daily allowances during non session business. An Assembly committee proposed a 20,000 state employee pay raise costing about $14 million, mostly from the general fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Senate
Assembly
Wisconsin
Casimir Kendzierski
Milwaukee
House
Assembly State Affairs Committee
Copter Falls Burns Four Marines Hurt Near Da Nang
A U S Marine helicopter crashed and burned three miles south of Da Nang injuring four crew aboard. Three were sent to Nha Trang field hospital and one to Da Nang for treatment. all injuries described as non life threatening. Viet Cong guerrillas bombarded a Vietnamese position eight miles northwest of Da Nang Air Base, killing one soldier and wounding two. In Saigon, 38 people signed a resolution linked to a "Peace Movement Committee" as the Interior Ministry moves to curb such groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DA Nang
South Viet Nam
Marine Corps
Viet Nam
Nha Trang
Saigon
South Vietnamese
Interior Ministry
Two Killed As Cars Collide In Wisconsin
The 1965 Wisconsin traffic toll rises to 130 with two men dead in a Waukesha County crash. Howard H. Garberman aged 45 from rural Sullivan and Howard N Abram aged 43 from Waukesha died in the collision on Waukesha County Trunk Z7 northeast of North Prairie. Each man was alone in his vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Waukesha County
Howard H. Garberman
Sullivan
Howard N Abram
Waukesha
North Prairie
Beaten Pastor Near Death After Selma Beating
A white minister, Rev. James J. Reed of Boston, lies unconscious in a Birmingham hospital after a Tuesday night beating in Selma. His wife Marie Reed and two other Unitarian pastors were with him. Three white men faced state and federal charges related to the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Selma
James J. Reed
Boston
Marie
Clark Olson
Berkeley
Calif
Miller
Olson
Worms on Louisiana Capitol Grounds Draw Birds
Leon Mitchell of Natchitoches has planted one million worms on the Louisiana Capitol grounds to enrich soil. He predicts the worm population could reach one billion by 1966 unless birds discover the abundance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Capitol Grounds
Diggins
Leon Mitchell
Natchitoches
Motion to hold King in contempt rejected in Selma march case
A federal judge in Montgomery refused Sheriff James G. Clark's bid to hold Martin Luther King Jr in contempt over a Selma march led by King and civil rights leaders. The court limited deliberations to whether the march violated an order suspending demonstrations as federal officials arranged a peaceful end to the protest. King testified alongside Clark and Col. Albert J. Continued on Page 16, Col. 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
James G. Clark
Dallas County
Martin Luther King Jr
Selma
US Dust
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Clark
Justice Department
King
Johnson
Col
Albert J
Start Voting On Health Care Bill
The House Ways and Means Committee will vote on the language of a comprehensive health care bill for the aged with House passage predicted in about two weeks. Chairman Wilbur Mills says essential decisions could be made by Friday as the draft includes a hospitalization plan financed by a payroll tax and broadened social programs for health care of indigent and low income persons. President Johnson indicates the long debate is near its end with a health insurance program for older people in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ways and Means
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Mills
Senior Citizens Golden Ring Council
Johnson
Johnson visits Job Corps camp in Maryland
President Johnson toured a Job Corps camp near Thurmont Maryland six miles from Camp David meeting trainees and staff. He ribbed the camera crews praised opportunities while warning youths that success depends on their effort and promising training funds if Congress approves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurmont
Johnson
Hays
Congress
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hawai
Far
Dr. King
AP Wicephort
de Gaulle
U.S. First Marine
U.S. First Marine Brigade
Upi Tetentot
Copter
Burns
King Turned Back
Bouncy
Lbj
Catoctin Mountains
Franklinm Roosevelt Johnson
Calderma
TadJames Blackman
New Haven Conn
Blackman
Winnebagoland
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!