Johnson backs OAS role in Dominican Republic policy
President Johnson said U S aims for a broadly based Dominican government and will cooperate with the OAS. He defended intervention with 21000 troops and noted sending home 2000 Leathernecks while warning the Communist threat persists. He urged Congress to authorize 89 million for Southeast Asia development and discussed Viet Nam and other matters.
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Johnson
U.S
Dominican Republic
Congress
Southeast Asia
Prescott Senator Sees Deadlock Over District Boundaries
Prescott lawyer and senate minority bloc leader warns that northern eight counties will resist any plan surrendering their district to Maricopa County. He says the trio of congressmen could all come from Maricopa if no compromise is found. Rep. Hutchinson notes at large elections favor Maricopa.
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Prescott
Senate
Maricopa County
Etta Mae Hutchinson
D-Pima
Soviet diplomat declared persona non grata in U S
The State Department declared Stefen M. Kirsanov a Soviet first secretary in Washington unwelcome for activities incompatible with his status. Counselor Alexander Zinzhuk was summoned to explain the action, with no specific departure deadline set and details not disclosed.
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Washington
State Department
Stefen M. Kirsanov
David Henry
Office of Soviet Affairs
Alexander I. Zinzhuk
Kirsanov
Robat
GOP Policy Coordinating Committee Shapes 1966 Platform
The GOP outlines policy on Viet Nam anti communism civil rights and labor laws while avoiding specifics on nuclear use and Taft Hartley repeal. Ray Bliss Gerald Ford and Goldwater weigh limits of party stance as Scranton critiques administration balance of payments.
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GOP Policy Coordinating Committee
Johnson
Viet Nam
GOP
Ray Bliss
House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Congress
Committee
Ford
Republican Coordinating Committee
Gemini 4 mission readiness before launch day
Astronauts MacDivitt and White are deemed trained and ready for the Gemini 4 mission. Weather forecasts show favorable launch conditions with two typhoons tracked and satellites flashing cloud data global wide. The Titan II rocket and spacecraft are listed as ready and final simulator runs and medical exams proceed.
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Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
Babe
Philippines
Carla
Japan
Globe
Alan B. Shepard
MacDivitt and White
Viet Nam War Bouts Hurt Viet Cong and Allies Across Regions
Allied forces fought heavy Viet Cong attacks near Pleiku and Le Thanh while U S and Vietnamese units conducted ambushes and helicopter rescues. Airstrike reports claim Skyhawks and Thunderchiefs destroyed rail cars and damaged bridges as ground clashes yielded many casualties and evacuations in Pleiku Nghia Han and Quang Ngai.
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Pleiku
U.S
Viet Nam
Quang Ngai
Nghia Hahn
Picketing Protests Spread Across Dixie in Boycott and Strikes
Civil rights groups picketed in Alabama Louisiana Georgia and Mississippi as protests continued. In Selma Alabama police arrested 33 demonstrators bringing total arrests since Saturday to 156 under antiboycott laws. At Bogalusa Louisiana one arrest occurred and Tallulah saw 61 arrested for attempting to eat at a cafe. In Mississippi a plantation strike involved 12 tractor drivers and 70 hoe hands over dawn to dusk pay.
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Mississippi
Selma
Ala
Bogalusa
Tallulah
Chancery Court
S. B. Thomas
Leland
Miss
Alaska quake felt worldwide with small ground rise
The Alaska earthquake was detected globally with reports of the ground surface in Iran rising and falling about a third of an inch during the quake.
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Alaska
Iran
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