U S Jet Bomber Downed By Missile Over N Viet Nam
President Johnson weighed options for a Viet Nam buildup as officials report an F4C Phantom downed over North Viet Nam possibly by a surface to air missile. White House aides said decisions may come by Tuesday night. Admiral Sharp noted Viet Cong strength rising, while Newsweek quoted the president on showing strength with restraint.
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N. Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Johnson
Viet Nam
Camp David
Hubert H. Humphrey
Newsweek Magazine
Today
Newsweek
Honolulu
Hawaii
Grant Sharp Jr
U.S. Pacific
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Double Tragedy Averted in N Y Tenement Incidents
Police halted two distraught fathers from throwing their baby daughters from Manhattan tenements in separate cases. James de Loatch, 28, grabbed Lorraine and Lynne on a Harlem roof but was stopped from dropping Lynne. he was taken to Bellevue Hospital. Hours later Angelo Morales, 25, threatened to drop eight-month-old Marisol from a seventh-story fire escape. Morales and infant were restrained by neighbors and Morales sent to Bellevue.
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Manhattan
James de Loatch
Harlem
Lorraine
Lynne
de Loacht
Marisol
Emelio Corchado
Theodore McDonald
Morales
Bellevue Hospital
Viet Cong step up attacks near Saigon in weekend clashes
In Saigon area, Viet Cong guerrillas increased harassment within 25 miles of the capital. Six actions were reported, three south of Saigon in Long An Province. U.S. Marines suffered no casualties while two Viet Cong were killed and six captured. Government search and destroy efforts with air support claimed 26 Viet Cong killed in Quang Tin Province.
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South Viet Nam
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Long An
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South
Viet Nam
U. S
da Nang
Quang Tin Province
U.S
New LBJ Aide Califano Jr Named White House Assistant
Joseph A. Califano Jr., 34, named by President Johnson as assistant to coordinate legislative programs, will work on the legislative program and some legal problems. A former Defense Department troubleshooter on Viet Nam and civil rights, he said he has not yet visited the White House. He replaces Bill Moyers as press secretary’s contact and will focus more on domestic affairs. Califano, a Harvard Law School graduate, earns 28500 dollars annually.
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Johnson
Defense Department
White House
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Brooklyn
Califano
Robert S. McNamara
Viet Nam
Dominican Republic
Selma
Ala
Bill D. Moyers
George Reedy
Bill
Harvard Law School
Navy Department
Train derailed in Colorado injures dozens near Sterling
A westbound Union Pacific passenger train derailed about 11 miles southwest of Sterling Colorado injuring 20 to 25 passengers. Two coaches and several other cars derailed as 303 passengers rode toward Denver. Buses moved injured to Logan County Memorial Hospital. cause not confirmed though a broken rail was suggested.
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Colo
Union Pacific
Denver
Colorado
Fort Morgan
Brush
Akron
Logan County Memorial Hospital
Obama
Memorial Auditorium
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad
Castro era loyalty endures twelve years after Moncada raid
In Havana a nationwide display of support marks Fidel Castro's rise and ongoing leadership. Posters and photographs saturate offices, theaters, and factories with slogans praising him as commander in chief. The government touts defeats of anti Castro guerrillas as the Sierra de Escambray campaign ends. The July 26 celebration shifts to Santa Clara near the old guerrilla base, reflecting a confident regime amid commemorations.
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Fidel Castro
Castro
Moncada
Santiago de Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Americas
Sierra de Escambray
Santa Clara
Las Villas
Politics Holds the Spotlight At Conference of Governors
Governors conference opens amid civil rights debates and finance talks as Republican leaders, led by national chairman Ray Bliss, weigh 1968 prospects. Rockefeller withdraws to aid moderates while Romney Scranton and others defer 1968 plans, focusing on 1966.
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Minn
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
Ray Bliss
John M. Bailey
Karl F. Rolvaag
Minnesota
Hugo B. Margain
Margain
Mexico
United States
Johnson
Viet Nam
New York
George Romney
Michigan
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Romney
House Begins Battle Over Union Shop Bill
The House faces a clash over repealing 14B Taft-Hartley. Republicans seek amends to allow floor changes while Democrats oppose opening the act. Griffin argues four amendments safeguard workers rights and religious and race protections. The rule would limit amendments, with a final vote set for Tuesday.
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Washington
House
Robert P. Griffin
Rmich
Griffin
Kennedy Plan To Oust Rusk
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr says Kennedy decided in 1963 to replace Dean Rusk as secretary of state after the 1964 election. RFK defends Rusk while Moyers notes Johnson’s high regard for Rusk as first with him. State department no comment.
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Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr
Kennedy
Dean Rusk
Schlesinger
Life Magazine
Rusk
Robert F. Kennedy
DN. Y
State Department
Johnson
Bill D. Moyers
Connie Bennett Film Star Dies at 59 in New Jersey
Film star Connie Bennett, famed for 1930s sophisticated comedies and the Topper ghost role, died of a cerebral hemorrhage at 59. She leaves five marriages and a four-decade career. funeral services set for Tuesday in New York with Arlington Cemetery burial planned Wednesday.
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Dix
N.J
Constance Bennett
Miss Bennett
Richard Bennett
Joan Bennett
Barbara Bennett
John Theron Coulter
New York
Salem woman dies at 104 in nursing home
Mrs. Katherine E. Meekin of Salem died at age 104 on Sunday in a nursing home in Washington County village. She was widowed soon after her marriage over 80 years ago and did not remarry. She had no children.
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Salem
N. Y
Katherine *E. Meekin
Washington County
Dr King Exhausted After His Plea To Chicago
Dr Martin Luther King Jr fatigued after two days of Chicago street rallies and a large white suburban audience. An SCLC aide said he slept after a 3 am speech prep at Buckingham Fountain. King urged a 10 000 strong march on City Hall and warned that oppression of Negroes risks America's self destruction. He planned further stops in Cleveland Atlanta Philadelphia and Washington.
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Chicago
Martin Luther King Jr
Illinois
Dr. King
Don Derning
Winnetka
King
America
South Side
City Hall
Benjamin C. Willis
Richard J. Daley
Willis
Daley
Cleveland
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Washington
Manila search hampered by monsoon for missing air force plane
Monsoon rains hindered the search for a Philippine air force transport plane that vanished over central islands Sunday with 36 aboard. Poor visibility forced curtailment of search flights by air force and civilian planes. more flights are planned for Tuesday.
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Manila
Philippine Air Force
Central Islands
Air Force
Red Troop Maneuvers Halt Barge Traffic
Communist troop maneuvers shut down nearly all barge traffic between West Germany and West Berlin. East German authorities reported halts on the Elbe and Havel rivers in the Rathenow Brandenburg area, 35 miles west of Berlin, the first time the shutdown has been virtually complete since the exercises began 10 days ago. Allied sources said the operations were normal, noting spring flooding delayed the drills.
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West Berlin
305 Escape Injury In Zephyr Train Crash
In Pinecliffe Colorado 305 passengers escaped injury when five diesel locomotive units two coaches and a baggage car of the eastbound California Zephyr derailed Sunday night. Engineers and a fireman were shaken up.
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Pinecliffe
Colo
Booming Market for Historical Objects Raises Officials' Alarm
In Utica New York the booming market for historical artifacts draws buyers from amateurs to housewives with finds like two hundred year old cannons and military buttons selling for up to two thousand dollars and twenty five dollars respectively. State officials warn of lost history and emphasize the need for records and museum access while promising to return artifacts not needed for museums.
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Utica
N. Y
New York State
John P. Jehu
State Education Department
Albany
Jehu
Six Children Drown While Wading at Iowa Park
A Sunday picnic at Ledges State Park near Boone Iowa ended in the drowning of six children from Des Moines and Ames. Richard Erwin 10 Steven 9 Douglas 5 Raymond Schoenbaum 13 Connie 10 and Rose 9 waded Peace Creek Des Moines River section. Four teens attempted rescue as the bodies were recovered within hours.
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Des Moines
Albert Schoenbaum
Ames
Erwin
Schoenbaum
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