Army Forces Join Viet War Army Forces Join Viet War
An armada of transport planes landed 1,200 U.S. paratroopers in South Viet Nam, marking the first American ground combat units against the Viet Cong. Another 2,300 from the 173rd Airborne Brigade were expected from Okinawa. Paratroopers landed at Bien Hoa and Vung Tau as advisers and trainers, with U.S. Marines already at Da Nang and Phu Bai.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Okinawa
Vung Tau
da Nang
Ellis Williamson
Raleigh
N.C
Bien Hoa
Viet Nam
Bai Duc Thon
Hanoi
Navy
Midway
Marines Kill Eight Viet Cong in Da Nang Area Action
U S Marines in a field operation near Binh Thai village eight miles south of Da Nang killed eight Viet Cong after the guerrillas were surprised by a company helicopter insertion. Two Marines were wounded as about 400 Marines conducted the patrol in the ongoing war. Continued on Page 11, Col 4.
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DA Nang
South Viet Nam
U.S. Marine Infantry
Binh Thai
Oleo Repealer Faces Setback in Wisconsin Assembly
Wisconsin lawmakers push back a bill to end the ban on colored oleo margarine. The Assembly votes 51 to 44 to send the measure to the Agriculture Committee, where opponents fear burial. O'Malley signals timing as Ceci and Jones back a 5-cent per pound tax cut in an amendment.
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Madison
Wisconsin
David O'Malley
Assembly
Agriculture Committee
Eugene
Kaufman
D-Manilowoc
O'Malley
Louis Ceci
Joseph Jones
Milwaukee
Assembly Commerce and Manufactures Consumittee
Milwaukee Librarian Fails to Return 70 Books on Time
George Cochran, 27, a librarian for the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, was ordered to pay $172 in overdue fines to the Milwaukee public library and return his library card. A public library investigator said Cochran checked out 70 music books in 30 months and returned none on schedule.
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Milwaukee
Wis
George Cochran
Milwaukee Public Library
Cochran
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
U S presses for Dominican pullout at United Nations
At the UN Security Council Ambassador Adlai Stevenson defended keeping U S troops in the Dominican Republic until the OAS outlines a path to order under a constitutional government. Uruguay and France urged a rapid end to intervention, while Bolivia and the UK backed the U S and OAS approach, with calls for cease fire and dialogue.
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U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Security Council
Uruguay
Stevenson
United States
Dominican Republic
Organization of American States
Fernando Alvarez Tabio
Carlos Maria Velazquez
Johnson
Nation Council
Bolivia
Dominica
OAS
United Nations
Speedup Set On Vote Rights Debate Next Week
Senate leaders plan to end debate on the voting rights bill next week using a speedup move. Democratic Leader Mansfield and Republican Dirksen announced the tactic to limit debate to one hour per senator if two thirds approve. Ellender protested, calling the move bad grace as Southern senators have barely spoken. The filing of the cloture petition is set for Monday, with the measure to proceed to a continued debate on page 12.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Mansfield
Dirksen
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Richard B Russell
D-Ga
Ellender
House Approves 700 Million Viet Nam War Fund
The House Appropriations Committee approved President Johnson’s request for an emergency 700 million dollar fund to finance the Viet Nam war. Quick passage was expected as the House schedules a noon vote and the Senate is also poised to act. Johnson cited limited options but urged prudence in enacting the supplemental appropriation.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Johnson
Viet Nam
House
Senate
Coast Guard Fog Horn Malfunction In Buffalo Harbor
The Buffalo New York Coast Guard station reports its outer harbor fog horn stuck and blasting at three times a minute since Thursday. Officials plan to leave the horn as is for now due to harbor ice choking the area.
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Buffalo
N. Y
U. S
Coast Guard
Rebels and Junta Reach Beach Accord in Dominican Crisis
U S Marines expanded the international refugee zone to include embassies of El Salvador Guatemala and Ecuador amid a cease fire. The OAS Peace Commission announced a final truce detailing safe conduct for refugees evacuation food distribution and mutual endorsement by the junta and rebels.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Organization of American States
OAS
U.S
el Salvador
Guatemala
Ecuador
OAS Commission
Ricardo M. Colomba
Argentina
Colombo
Francisco Caamano Deno
United States
O.S
San Isidro
Floods Pass Danger Point
The Mississippi River floods reach beyond the danger point as recovery begins. Thousands of acres and homes are ruined, with Quincy and Hannibal in Illinois and Missouri reporting crests around 24 feet. Red Cross shelters and aid reach six states as farmers face heavy losses and displacement.
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Associated Press
Gulfport
Quincey
Ill
Red Cross
Hannibal
Mississippi
Quincy
Rock Island
Ilinois
Iowa
Missouri
B. J. Adams
Dr. Sam Sheppard Ordered Back to Ohio Penitentiary
The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a prior ruling and ordered Dr. Sam Sheppard remanded to the Ohio Penitentiary to resume his life sentence for the 1954 murder of his wife, Marilyn. The 2-1 decision upheld state court judgments and cautioned federal courts against overreach in overturning state convictions.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
U.S. 6Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Sam Sheppard
Marilyn
U.S. Dist
Carl Weinman
Sheppard
Common Pleas Court
Cleveland
Clifford O'Sullivan
Harry Phillips
George Edwards
Weinman
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court of Appeals
Constitution Revisal Bill Is Endorsed
MADISON AP The Governor's Commission on constitutional revision endorsed a proposed state constitutional convention in a slim 8-7 vote. Assemblyman John E. McCormick co sponsored the referendum motion and cast the deciding vote after an earlier tie. The group urged a November 1906 referendum and non partisan delegate selection with five from each district and ten at large.
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Madison
Governor's Commission On
John E. McCormick
Dmilwaukee
McCormick
Assembly
Supreme Court
Thomas E. Fairchild
Wisconsin
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S. Viet Nam
United Nations, N.Y
Fernando Ortiz Sanz
Rathakrishna Ramani
Malaysia
Roger Seydoux
Caamano
Viet War Fund
Appropriations Committee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
America
Hawaii
Cor
Kahaluw
Upi Telenhote Valley
Ociu
Junta Beach Accord
Dr. Sheppard
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