Pentagon Papers Reveal LBJ Nixed Early Action on Vietnam
The Pentagon papers show President Johnson on March 17 1964 rejected immediate moves against North Vietnam while pressing for a strong military and political base in the South for possible later action. They detail internal debates among McNamara Rostow Bundy and others about phased pressure and pacification plus the escalation of bombing into 1965 and contingency plans involving Laos and neutralist fears in Saigon.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
North Vietnam
Pentagon
South Vietnam
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Johnson
Saigon
Henry Cabot Lodge
McGeorge Dundy
Walt W. Rostow
South
Bundy
Lodge
Maxwell Taylor
Taylor
White House
Vietnam
Asia
Africa
Latin America
Laos
U.S
United States
Gard
John McNaughton
McNaughton
Ho Chi Minh
North
Robert S. McNamara
da Nang
Hue
Nguyen Cao Ky
Lewis W. Walt
State Department
William J. Porter
Drew Ky
Nguyen van Thieu
West Coast Longshore Strike Grinds Ports To Halt
A widespread coastwide strike by the International Longshoremen and Warehousemen's Union idles about 15,000 workers across 24 ports from Seattle to San Diego. Negotiations stalled as the ILWU seeks wage hikes, a 40 hour guaranteed week, and a 62 pension, with layoffs and disrupted shipments adding ripple effects beyond the West Coast.
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San Francisco
Seattle
San Diego
James Robertson
Pacific Maritime Association
West Coast
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Joe Glick
ILWU
Los Angeles
Teamsters Union
Henry Bridges
Hawaii
Alaska
British Columbia
Mainland
Gulf
East Coast
House OKs Medical Training Bills For Health Manpower
The House approved three bills totaling 3.5 billion dollars to expand medical training and address shortages. The measures include capitation grants up to 12,500 dollars per graduate, 750 million for facilities, and 412 million for innovative training projects, with aims to produce more family doctors and new medical schools by 1978.
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Washington
House
Senate
Paul G. Rogers
D-Fla
Public Health Subcommittee
Rogers
Nixon
Cosmonauts Cremated For Saturday's Rites
Moscow AP reports the three Soyuz 11 cosmonauts were cremated after eight hours in open coffins as thousands filed past their tribute in Red Square. The urns were moved to the Central Army Hall for a public procession before the funeral in the Kremlin Wall.
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Moscow
Red Square
Salute Space Laboratory
Central Army Hall
Kremlin Wall
Georgy Dobrovolsky
Valdislav Volkov
Viktor Patsayev
Outer Space
Government On Emergency Relief Begins Fiscal Year
Washington AP reports the bulk of the U S government begins fiscal 1972 on emergency relief after Congress funded only three appropriation bills. Most departments remain unfunded and run on stopgap funds to maintain payrolls while awaiting full appropriations.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Nixon
Office of Education
Treasury
Postal Service
Departments of Defense, Labor, Transpor
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Trade Commisssion
American Battle Monuments Commission
US fighter-bombers hit gun positions in North Vietnam DMZ
U S forces attacked gun positions in North Vietnam's half of the DMZ two days ago. One 37mm antiaircraft gun was destroyed, seven enemy troops were killed and 10 secondary explosions occurred. No U S aircraft were damaged.
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Saigon
U. S
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Navy
U.S
James D’entremont
South Vietnam
Dmz
D‘entremont
Dong Ha
Ings
Albert Praises Nixon’s Peace Efforts to End War
Washington AP House Speaker Carl Albert cites confidential White House reports that movement toward peace is underway. He joins Senator Mansfield in praising Nixon's behind the scenes efforts while urging more public disclosures. Albert says Hanoi and Paris communications suggest progress and notes he believes a troop withdrawal date may be fixed.
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Albert
Nixon
Washington
House
Carl Albert
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Hanoi
Paris
U.S
North Vietnam
White House
D-Oklaw
Auto Safety Researchers To Study Holiday Traffic
Auto safety research teams funded by the U S Department of Transportation study July 4 weekend crashes nationwide. Teams from Research Triangle Institute and others interview witnesses, photograph scenes, and assess driver condition vehicle state and road factors to identify causes including drunken driving.
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Associated Press
U.S. Department of Transportation
Research Triangle Institute
Raleigh
N. C
State Patrol
Transportation Department
National Highway Safety Bureau
Atlanta
Fred Tyner
Triangle Institute
Mecklenburg County
N.C
FTC orders six month warning on cigarette ads
The FTC voted 3-1 to require a clear health warning in cigarette advertisements within six months as the congressional ban on cigarette ads expired. The action targets six major firms Brown and Williamson, Liggett and Myers, Phillip Morris, R J Reynolds, Lorillard, and American Brands for deceptive ads.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Gerald Thain
Food and Drug Advertising
FTC
Bureau of Consumer Protection
Liggett and Myers
Brown and Williamson
R.J. Reynolds
P. Lorillard
Phillip Morris
Thain
Winston-Salem
N.C
Reynolds
Surgeon General
Congress
Commission
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