Johnson defends Vietnam policy amid growing opposition
President Johnson argues the South Vietnam fight is worth the cost as critics press for peace talks. He cites past crises and vows the struggle against communism will justify losses, while senators Church Case Brooke Byrd press for clearer options and South Vietnamese accountability.
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Washington
Johnson
South Vietnam
Europe
Greece
Turkey
Berlin
South Korea
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Case
United States
Vietnam
Senate
Edward WW. Brooke
R-Mass
New Idea With Big Implications On Vietnam Talks
Sen. Charles H. Percy suggests North Vietnam might push for talks if the U S shows a different face in the White House. He cites a scholar’s report of a Communist official questioning faith in Johnson and says a new administration could offer a face saving device to end fighting. Percy faults Johnson for lacking a credible negotiation effort.
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Sacramento
Calif
North Vietnam
United States
White House
Charles H. Percy
Percy
Johnson
Vietnam
Sleeping Beauty in Coma Faces Long Recovery Battle
Sharie Ann Duncan, 22, University of Colorado coed known as Miss Bleed-in, has remained in a semicomatose state for more than a year after a September 17, 1966 car crash. Doctors at Spalding House say recovery is unlikely, though her mother Joal Manfredi refuses to give up hope.
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Denver
Colo.apy
Sharie Ann Duncan
Colorado
University of Colorado Coed
Sharie
Spalding House
Episcopal Diocese of
Custer, S.D
Denver Extension Center
Army
Fitzsimons Hospital
Vietnam Hatte Zone
Pope Paul VI Appears in Public After Illness
Pope Paul VI, looking and sounding better, greeted about 3,500 Croatian pilgrims from Yugoslavia in a Vatican balcony audience. The 69 year old pontiff spoke firmly, blessed the crowd, and embraced Franjo Cardinal Septer, Archbishop of Zagreb, after walking about 300 feet from his apartment. He was advised by Dr. Mario Fontana before the appearance.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Yugoslavia
Franjo Cardinal Septer
Zagreb
Mario Fontana
Stowaways Found Aboard Queen Mary Crossing Atlantic
Two stowaways, a man and a woman, were found aboard the Queen Mary as it sailed toward England. Bob Searles, a bar steward aboard, recalled the ship’s maiden voyage in 1936 and called the crossing a once in a lifetime event with plans for a party.
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Atlantic
England
Bob Searles
Beulah Flood Tests Rio Grande Border Bridge
Beulah’s massive floodwaters from the hurricane devastate South Texas isolation of about a million people across a 40 000 square mile area. The Rio Grande neared 20 feet above flood stage a mile wide at Rio Grande City causing abutment erosion and a bridge at risk. Death toll rises to 36 with Texas fatalities and damages estimated around $1 billion as rescues and cleanup begin amid widespread road closures and mass evacuations.
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Rio Grande City
Tex
Rio Grande
Rio Grande Valley
South Texas
Mexico
Texas
Beulah
Brownsville
Gulf of Mexico
W. E. Walker
International Boundary and Water Commission
Camargo
Raymondville Hospital
Charles Spence
Jean Blackwell
Kingsville
Alice
San Antonio
OAS seeks new steps as Cuba issue dominates talks
Western hemisphere foreign ministers convene privately in Washington to discuss practical measures to curb Cuba's subversion, with public remarks by Dean Rusk and Bolivian accusations about Che Guevara's presence. U S support for isolating Cuba remains, while Bolivia presents photographs and claims of Guevara involvement amid mixed skepticism.
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Washington
Cuba
Latin America
Dean Rusk
Fernando Lara
Haitan
Fern D. Baguidy
Organization of American States
Venezuela
OAS
Fidel Castro
U.S
Havana
Moscow
Castro
Johnson
White House
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Bolivia
Walter Guevara
Ernesto
Che
Guevara
Borne Guevara
Autumn Arrives as Cold Front Sweeps Kansas
Topeka reports autumn air moving into Kansas as a cold front edges southeastward. Weather Bureau notes cooler, drier conditions with developing northwest winds behind the front and little cloudiness across the region.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Antimissile System to Cost About 1 Million Per Missile
The Pentagon states each antimissile in the Nike xX program will cost about 1 million dollars. Officials withhold details on the number of missiles and the 15 to 20 complexes. Initial contracts worth about 5 billion are slated for award in five months.
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Washington
Pentagon
America
United States
Robert §. McNamara
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