Johnson Orders Expanded U S Mission in Saigon
President Johnson directs a major expansion of the U S mission in Saigon alongside a new top command team for South Vietnam. The reshuffle includes Gen Maxwell D Taylor as ambassador and U Alexis Johnson as deputy ambassador, with Lt Gen Westmoreland already in command of U S forces. A stronger economic aid director, Stuart H Van Dyke, is to join the embassy as part of a planned “super staff” to boost the war effort and stabilize the region.
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Nguyen Khanh
U.S
Johnson
Lodge
South Viet Nam
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Saigon
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U. Alexis Johnson
William C. Westmoreland
Paul D. Harkins
U.S. Economic Assistance
Joseph L. Brent
Stuart H. van Dyke
Turkey
Johnson Administration
Johnson Names Harold K. Johnson Army Chief Over 43 Generals
President Johnson assigns Lt. Gen. Harold K. Johnson as Army chief of staff passing over 43 senior generals. Lt. Gen. Creighton W. Abrams is named vice chief of staff after serving with Patton’s 4th Armored Division. Wheeler moves to Joint Chiefs chair as Taylor becomes ambassador to South Vietnam.
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Washington
Johnson
Harold K. Johnson
Bataan
Korea
Army
Creighton W. Abrams
George Patton
4Th Armored
Abrams
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Maxwell D. Taylor
South Viet Nam
Diner Owner Killed in Route 17 Crash
Charles Monastra proprietor of the Monastra Diner in Chester was killed when his car left Route 17 near Wurtsboro and struck guard rails Thursday in Sullivan County.
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Wartsboro
N.Y
Charles Monastra
Chester
Route
Sullivan County
Tobacco labels rule faces court fight, industry vows challenge
The tobacco industry rejects a new federal rule requiring warnings on cigarette labels and ads about cancer and health risks. Industry leaders predict years of court battles, with FTC deadlines set for 1965 and stock prices dipping as the rule is announced.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Bowman Gray
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
House Commerce Committee
FTC
Paul Rand Dixon
Sen
B. Everett Jordan
Tobacco
North Carolina
Albert G. Clay
Burley Auction Warehouse Association
Dixon
Commission
New York Stock Exchange
Woman treasurer held for taking league dues in Staten Island
A 42 year old housewife and treasurer of a women s bowling league was arrested on Staten Island and charged with grand larceny for allegedly taking 1873 dollars in dues. Detective Robert Molten quoted Doris Brownes saying the money just trickled away as she could only produce 627 dollars of the 2500 dollars collected since September.
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NEW York
Staten Island
Robert Molten
Doris Brownes
Rockefeller Era Faces 289 Million Revenue Gap
Albany New York AP The state comptroller Arthur Levitt warns the Rockefeller administration will confront a 289 million dollar revenue gap in the next budget. He projects next year’s spending at 3.1 billion with revenues at 2.811 billion, noting about 235 million of this year’s income from accelerated taxes won’t recur.
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Albany
N. Y
Rockefeller
Arthur Levitt
Levitt
Gov
Banker Held For 66 600 Shortage In New York Bank
Harold A. Mersereau 58 executive vice president and treasurer of Endicott Trust Co was arrested by the FBI on charges of falsifying bank records tied to a time-loan shortage of 66 600. He waived preliminary examination and posted 5 000 bond awaiting grand jury action in Binghamton New York.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Endicott Trust Co
Harold A. Mersereau
FBI
U.S
Sharla Hull
Ronald Giles
Mersereau
Endwell
Broome County Bankers Association
Dallas Kennedy Memorial Drive Seeks Memorial Plaza Fund
Dallas contributions top $100,000 for the John F. Kennedy Citizens Memorial Drive. Dr. Luther Holcomb, committee secretary, says more businesses and individuals will be asked to raise funds for a memorial plaza two blocks from the assassination site. Thousands of donor signatures will be recorded on scrolls.
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Dallas, Tex
Dallas
Luther Holcomb
Caroline Kennedy Suffers Broken Wrist
Hyannis Port Mass AP Caroline Kennedy daughter of the late president has a broken left wrist from a fall off her pony Macaroni. The injury was discovered after swelling was noticed by Mrs John F Kennedy and she was taken to a hospital for X rays.
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Hyannis Port
Mass
Caroline Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Caroline
Family Rejects New Design For Memorial to FDR
The Roosevelt family rejects the latest memorial design approved by Washingtons Fine Arts Commission after three years of controversy. Five surviving Roosevelt children unanimously oppose the eight concrete tablets plan and request groves of trees to honor Franklin D. Roosevelts conservation interests.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fine Arts Commission
Roosevelt
Rep
James Roosevelt
Dcalif
Francis Biddle
Franklin
Modest foreign aid cut approved by House panel
A divided House Appropriations Committee recommended a $200,127,600 cut to the foreign aid program, the smallest in history, leaving $3,316,572,400 for FY starting July 1. The vote favors President Johnson and promises a likely floor fight next week. Rep. Otto E. Passman opposed bringing the bill to full committee, signaling a bid to push for a larger cut.
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Washington
Johnson
Senate
House
Ways and Means
Congress
American Medical Association
House of Delegates
San Francisco
AMA
Thomas A. Welch
Cecil R. King
D-Calif
King
House Appropriations Committee
Otto E. Passman
D-La
Passman
Pan Am Jet Flies New York Berlin Amid Soviet Warning
A Pan American jet from New York flew a direct route through East Germany to Berlin without interference. The Soviet Union warned the service violates laws and cannot guarantee safety. The first posts after the warning went smoothly with no incidents.
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Berlin Berlin
Pan American World Airways
New York
East Germany
Goldwater Daughter to Marry in Phoenix Saturday
Sen. Barry Goldwater arrives in Arizona for a brief stay before resuming his presidential bid. The highlight is the Saturday marriage of his daughter Margaret Ann Goldwater Holt, 20, to Richard A. Holt, 26, of Beverly Hills, at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Phoenix.
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Goldwater
Phoenix
Ariz
Barry Goldwater
Midwest
Arizona
Margaret Ann
Fatal Vehicle Crash Kills Woman in Monroe Area
L Brambon, 20, of Queens, suffered fatal injuries Thursday when a car she rode in struck the rear of a tractor trailer on Route 17 just west of Monroe.
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Monroe
N.Y
L. Brambon
Queens
Route 17
Diploma at hospital caps Nancy Chase high school
Nancy Chase, 18, daughter of Glen and Mrs. Chase of Chateaugay, received her diploma by proxy at Alice Hyde Memorial Hospital after a 29 year battle with Hodgkin disease. Principal Elmer Thompson praised the achievement as outstanding as Nancy attended her graduation via wheelchair after passing exams. Khrushchev annoyed by Sweden security wall.
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Nancy
Elmer Thompson
Board of Education
Seven Benning soldiers killed in Ridgeway plane crash
A U S Army transport plane crashed on takeoff near Ridgeway South Carolina killing seven soldiers from Fort Benning and injuring 24 others. Twenty four injured survivors were flown to Fort Jackson hospital. The crash involved the 10th Air Transport Brigade of the 11th Air Assault Division.
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Ridgeway
Ft. Benning
Paul Timm
Ft. Jackson
U.S. Army
10Th Air Transport Brigade
11Th Air Assault Division
St Augustine Beach Integration Sparks Arrests
In St Augustine Florida two people were jailed after a clash as African Americans seeking access to the beach faced a white line protest. State troopers escorted the protesters but denied entry prompting scuffles before the beach was cleared and the demonstrators left. Dr Martin Luther King Jr is cited as leading ongoing desegregation efforts in the city.
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ST. Augustine, Fla
St. Augustine
Martin Luther King Jr
Civil rights chapel damaged by fire bomb attack
A chapel used for civil rights meetings in Ruleville Mississippi was slightly damaged after a fire bomb was thrown late Wednesday. Volunteer white firefighters extinguished the blaze about ten minutes after it started.
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Ruleville
Miss.ap
Council of Federated Organizations
Marines Join Search For Missing Civil Rights Workers In Mississippi
President Johnson ordered 200 Marines to assist in locating three civil rights workers missing near Philadelphia Mississippi. Eight helicopters and additional FBI agents federal marshals and state troopers join a cooperative search after the group’s fire gutted station wagon was found near a swamp. Reedy said troops are there solely for searching and coordination with FBI director Hoover and Justice Department officials followed by inquiries to the Pentagon.
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Dent Johnson
Mississippi
George E. Reedy
White House
Philadelphia
Miss
Meridian
Reedy
Defense Department
FBI
Johnson
J. Edgar Hoover
Burke Marshall
Justice Department
Paul B. Johnson Jr
Pentagon
Search Extends for Missing Civil Rights Workers in Mississippi
Federal and state officers renewed their daybreak search for three civil rights workers in east central Mississippi. Authorities plan dragging in waters and check all buildings as fear grows they will not be found alive. The trio Michael Schwerner Andy Goodman and James Chaney were last seen Sunday night near a station wagon found burned in a swamp.
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Miss
Mississippi
Highway Patrol
Art Richardson
Mississippi Highway Patrol
Grady Gilmore
Patrol
FBI
Allen Dulles
White House
Jackson
Paul B. Johnson
Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
Johnson
Gov. Johnson
Michael Schwerner
Andy Goodman
New York
James Chaney
Meridian
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