Marines Die in Heavy Ground Fighting in South Viet Nam
U S Marines reported two Marines killed and 19 wounded in Da Nang Phu Bai area as they pressed the offensive across South Viet Nam. Government casualties rose to at least 239 killed wounded and missing through Thursday.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
da Nang-Phu Bai
Leathernecks
National Legislative Council
Phan Huy Quat
Phan Khac Suu
Suu
Quat
Maxwell D. Taylor
Washington
United States
North Viet Nam
Reds
Lao Thien
Stage $11 200 HoldUp at Busy Intersection
Two armed robbers halted a market funds cash delivery at a busy Kansas City intersection. James T. Smith and manager Gerald Ervin had withdrawn cash and were returning to the store when two other cars boxed in their vehicle and the pair demanded money. The getaway car fled. the car left behind was reported stolen.
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Kansas City
James T. Smith
Gerald Ervin
Smith
Thornton Burgess Slips Into Coma at 91
Ailing author Thornton W. Burgess, famed for Peter Rabbit tales, slipped into a coma in Hampden Massachusetts. Burgess, 91, wrote about Old Briar Patch creatures and produced 15,000 stories with book sales exceeding 74 million copies.
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Thornton Burgess
Hampden, Mass
Thornton W. Burgess
Peter Rabbitt
Old Briar Patch
Burgess
Johnson Urges Soviet Help in Peace Effort and Silver Coin Reform
President Johnson addresses Congress and then speaks to Soviet leaders urging withdrawal of aggression and united pursuit of peace. He presses swift action on reducing silver in U S coins and signals temporary measures until lasting policy, while ordering Marines from the Dominican Republic to leave.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
U.S
House Banking Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Robert A. Wallace
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Banking and Currency Committee
Patman
A. Willis Robertson
Dva
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Senate
House
Chicago
Soviet Union
United States
Cook County
United States of America
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
Albany caller probes Apollo flight plans for McDivitt and White
The Albany Times Union received a late night call from an anonymous man asking if astronauts James A. McDivitt and Edward H. White II would stay aloft for four days and whether they would remain up at night.
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Albany
N.Y
Albany Times-Union
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White II
Determined mother aims to witness two service academy graduations
Arlington mother Mrs. Ray mond W Vogel Jr. plans to attend both West Point and Annapolis ceremonies for her sons Timothy and Frederick Vogel despite identical schedules. Rear Adm. Brush and his son also attend, while another family coordinates similar dual graduations. Weather permitting, the Vet
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Annapolis
Raymond W. Vogel Jr
Military
Naval Academies
Timothy J. Vogel
West Point
N.Y
Frederick J. Vogel
Frederick James Brush
Arlington
Brush
Naval Operations
Pentagon
Vogel
Office of Naval Intelligence
H. Reed Laughlin
Port Huron
Mich
Frederick L. Laughlin
Gary R. Laughlin
William J. Brush
Murder Suspect Returned to Bogalusa for Slaying
Er nest Ray McElveen a 41 year old laboratory technician at a paper mill waived extradition in Mississippi and agreed to return to Bogalusa Louisiana to face murder charges. He is linked to the shooting of deputy O Neal Moore and wounding of Creed Rogers along La 21 as a black pickup with a Confederate flag was reported. Authorities suspect three men took part in the shooting and the case involves the FBI and state troopers in a broad investigation.
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Bogalusa
Ernest Ray McElveen
Mississippi
Louisiana
Associated Press
McElveen
Tylertown
Here
O'Neal Moore
Creed Rogers
La. 21
Rogers
FBI
U S Marines Withdraw From Santo Domingo
U S Marines depart Santo Domingo as President Johnson orders withdrawal of about 2100 troops. They are airlifted to the carrier Boxer offshore while peace talks continue and the UN debates human rights charges related to the Dominican Republic crisis.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
U.S
Johnson
United States Marine Corps
Inter-American Force
Organization of American States
U.N
New York
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
Security Council
Charles W. Yost
No Razors Aboard Gemini Spacecraft
Houston AP reports space pioneers Edward Huh White II and James A McDivitt may return with five oclock shadow after a four day Gemini 4 flight. Microbiology chief Dr Kemmerer notes shaving is unnecessary as razor weight is not counted. Small wet tabs in plastic containers provide postmeal cleaning.
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Houston
Tex
Edward Huh. White II
James A. McDivitt
Atlantic Ocean
W. W. Kemmerer Jr
Manned Spacecraft Center
Microbiology
McKinney Plans Funeral While Alive in Portsmouth
Gerald McKinney a 42 year old Springfield Ohio factory worker rents Portsmouth fairgrounds to stage his funeral while alive. He says he wants friends to give him roses during his life rather than after his death and expects several thousand attendees.
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Portsmouth, Ohio
Gerald McKinney
McKinney
Springfield
Ohio
Fairgrounds
Cemetery monument toppled kills 3 year old in New York
A cemetery monument toppled Thursday in Truxton near Cortland, New York, killed 3-year-old Dana L. Fish, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Fish, who had been playing in the cemetery at the time of the accident.
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Truxton
N.Y
Dana L. Fish
Edgar Fish
Cortland
Spacemen Whirl Into Second Day of Gemini 4 Flight
NASA reports James McDivitt and Ed White advancing on day two of the Gemini 4 mission with White enjoying an extravehicular stroll. The crew hopes to complete the 97 hour 50 minute flight ending with a splashdown in the Atlantic 400 miles southwest of Bermuda if no hitches occur. White described vivid views of the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean and Houston Galaxy Bay during the extravehicular activity.
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Kontum
Saigon
Mekong River
Cai Lay
Houston
Tex
James McDivitt
Edward White
White
Mission Control Center
Amer
Ica
Atlantic Ocean
Bermuda
Houson Control Center
Virgil Grissom
Blue
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean
Galveston Bay
Clear Lake
U.S
Valery Bykovsky
Mission Control
Earth
Gemini 4 astronauts exchange banter during spacewalk
The transcript from Houston shows Edward White and James McDivitt talking as White floats outside Gemini 4. Grissom relays home news and mission director John Hodge discusses flight schedule and sleep cycles as the crew resumes a regular routine after a disrupted first night.
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White
Grissom
Hawks
McDivitt
Mike
Falcons
John Hodge
Hodge
Families Dont Let Space Shot Disrupt Routine
In Houston AP reports Eddie White 11 and Mike McDivitt 8 tried to stay normal as their fathers Edward White II and James McDivitt orbited Earth in Gemini 4. Eddie's baseball effort and Mike’s Peewee game outcomes are noted while Mrs White and Mrs McDivitt adjust to spaceflight coverage and possible Colorado vacation plans.
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Houston
Tex
Eddie White
Eddie
Mike McDivitt
Edward White II
James McDivitt
White
Dodgers
Yankees
Mike
Hawks
Falcons
Space Agency
Biggest Draft Call Since 1961 Prompts July Induction
The Defense Department issued its largest monthly draft call since 1961 for July. Selective Service must induct 17,100 men for the Army, slightly above June’s 17,000. Draft quotas rose as enlistments fell, with 1961 Berlin crisis levels noted as a comparison.
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Washington
Defense Department
Selective Service
Army
Beatle Haircut on the Decline
An Associated Press survey reports long, stringy hair is fading as teens tire of Beatle styles. Reasons include heat, numerous bands, and coaches mandating shorter hair for athletes. Some regions persist, with bleached looks surfacing in Southern California, while Kansas City and Atlanta barbers note impulse remains to trim but business stays steady.
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New York
Associated Press
Phoenix
Ariz
Dallas
Tex
Bill Evans
Westport High School
Kansas City
Florida
Mike Chase
Miami-Dade Junior College
Bill Alheim
Chase
Miami- Dade
California
Norman Moss
Atlanta
Georgia Professional Barbers’ Association
Mrs. Johnson Urges Equality in Virgin Islands
First Lady Lyndon B. Johnson told a mixed audience in Charlotte Amalie that the Virgin Islands have shown equality can be a congenial way of life for over a century. The speech named home rule goals and drew a 3,500-strong crowd as she toured St. Thomas and nearby St. John on a five day official visit.
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Charlotte Amalie
St. Thomas
V. I
Lyndon B. Johnson
Virgin Islands
College of the
John S. Maduro
U. S. House of Representatives
Rockefeller
Humphrey Says Viet War Must Be Won on Ground
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey argues air strikes alone cannot win the Vietnam War. He says South Vietnamese forces, given time, can defeat the Communists and that the United States must stay the course to secure victory on the ground in South Vietnam. He notes periods of doubt but urges patience and determination for eventual success.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Viet Nam
Humphrey
Associated Press
United States
South Viet Nam
U.S
Johnson
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