President Johnson pressed by war pace and inflation
President Johnson concedes no magic wand for peace in Viet Nam and faces calls to end strikes and raise taxes. He defends rising wages against inflation while noting midyear optimism on the war fades as more troops deploy and air action continues. He questions whether price tags reflect gains for households.
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San Antonio
Tex
Johnson
Viet Nam
Congress
Hanoi
Hal
William C. Westmoreland
Strike Progress Reported in Airlines Negotiations
A federal official said progress is being made toward a voluntary settlement of the 37 day airline strike and the IAM contract talks. After three joint sessions with both sides, the official noted progress despite a blowup in the talks and said negotiators are working in good faith as talks resume after a dinner break.
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Washington (Ap
Aflacto International Association of Machinists
Reynolds
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Labor Department
Shriver Leads Watts Parade at Summer Festival
Sargent Shriver, head of the Office of Economic Opportunity, led a parade of floats through riot-torn Watts Sunday. The three day Watts Summer Festival began last Friday and drew about 10 000 visitors as city officials joined residents in rebuilding Watts.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Sargent Shriver
Office of Economic Opportunity
Watts
Weather Outlook Sparse Clowdy Skies Warm Through Tuesday
Partly cloudy and warm through Tuesday with scattered thundershowers increasing in afternoons. High near 86. Lows in the evening above 70. Storm chances rise as the week progresses.
Tide Tables For A Week Near Fort Walton Beach
Ocean level readings show daily high and low tides at Fort Walton Beach area. Entries list times for Monday through Sunday with highs ranging from early morning to afternoon and lows around midday to late night. Dim Woodruff from River Readings provided the data through the Bay Store in Fort Walton Beach.
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Bay
Fort Walton Beach
Cargo Pilfered New Deal Impacts Indian Ports
AP reports imported cargo worth 221000 dollars has been stolen from Indian ports over the past two years. CM Poonacha, minister of state for shipping, notes the issue. The commissioner of police has been stationed at Bombay docks to address the problem.
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NEW Deal
India
Poonacha
Hesioner
Bombay
Lunar Orbiter Sails Moon for Landing Site Scan
Pasadena AP reports Lunar Orbiter circling the Moon on a three hour 37 minute orbit with 12.16 degree inclination. The craft carries a high quality camera to map a 3000 mile equatorial strip for nine potential landing sites and plans to photograph the Moon's east limb on August 18 with data returned the following day.
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Nevers
Moon
Cavalry Pursues Red Battalion Through Jungle Near Saigon
UPI reports 1st Cavalry Division units moved into jungle highlands near the Cambodian border in search of a Communist battalion that ambushed a Flying Horsemen unit. Details on Viet Cong losses were not available as air strikes and artillery were called in.
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Saigon
UPI
Cambodia
Pesca
1St Air Cavalry Division
Paul Revere
Mekong Delta
Can Tho
Two Men Rescued From Gulf After 20 Hour Ordeal
Edward Prince and Milton Knowles, both of Wright, were rescued by the Coast Guard six miles east of Pensacola at 11:00 a.m. after their 17 foot fiberglas boat was overturned by a giant wave while fishing three miles off Hurlburt Field. They survived hunger and thirst following a 20 hour search that began when Knowles’ wife reported them overdue.
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Hurlburt Field
Edward Prince
Milton Knowles
Wright
Coast Guard
Pensacola
Yn Knowles
Destin
Knowles
Col
Joe H. War
Ecovery Squadron
Dent Sniff Oiff Driscoll Oglesby
Bob Green
Poquito Bayou
Green
Destin Pass
Oglesby
Warren
Chubby Destin
Fort Pickens
Ture
Heart operation saves life aboard ship off Da Nang
An unprecedented open heart operation aboard the U S S Repose in a war zone saved the life of 16 year old Phan Thi Truong of Da Nang. Four American physicians led by Dr M Kenith Neugebauer of Fairview Oklahoma completed the operation, likely sparing her life.
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U.S. Navy
U.S.S
Niceville City Council Sets Extra Sessions
Niceville officials plan two special meetings to renegotiate the street paving contract with Coggin and Deermont of Chipley or pursue the next low bid for about twelve miles of city streets. Another session will review the new fiscal year budget starting Sept 1.
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At & P.m
Pupsely Santomy
Coggin and Deermont
Czechs Make Bold Escape From Yugoslav Frontier
An alleged Czech family of four fled from Yugoslavia into Italy on Saturday night in a car pursued by Yugoslav guards and Italian police. The 42 year old Prague truck driver his wife a 9 year old son and a 4 year old daughter had been touring Soslavia.
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Gortzia
Italy
UPI
Prague
Fort Walton Beach All Stars Edge Dixie League Champs 1-0
Kilgore Tennessee saw the Port Walton Beach All Stars win 1-0 over Georgia Dixie League champions. Daniel Cook pitched for the winners with Art Theodore taking the loss in a no hitter outing. James Cook scored the decisive run on a sixth inning squeeze bunt after a walk and a Georgia error.
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Fort Walton Beach
Kilgore
Teves
Port Walton Beach
Daniel Cook
Art Theodore
Incumbent City Clerk Seeks Second Term in Crestview
Crestview City Clerk Deyton Wilkinson qualified Friday to seek a second term in the September election. A Milligan native and Okaloosa County veteran, Wilkinson is a Florida State University graduate with a BS in business administration and accounting. He cites improvements in the Clerk’s office including a dual printing machine for bills, a dual route book system for meter reading, and a customer ledger card system for water, sewer, and garbage. Wilkinson, married to Pauline McCart, has two sons, a daughter, and a grandson.
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Crestview
Deyton Wilkinson
Milligan
Okaloosa
Wilkinson
Rean
Florida State University
Wilkinon
Ress
Pauline McCart
Baker
Johnson Says Viet Nam War Victory Seems Possible With U S Aid
President Johnson warned that a Communist takeover in Viet Nam becomes impossible while United States and allied forces remain in the field. He noted there is no forecast on how much U S strength will increase this year and discussed troop deployment with General Westmoreland during talks at a Texas ranch.
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Johnson City
Tex
South Viet Nam
United States
Johnson
Viet Nam
U.S
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
Fredericksburg
Westmoreland
Honolulu
Pacific Command
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Moyers
Coffee Runs Define Air Force Commander’s Departure
Town gossip centers on an Air Force squadron commander who used coffee breaks to lure junior officers. After the break the colonel would shout Follow me and sprint toward the base exchange coffee shop a half mile away, revealing himself as a longtime long distance runner.
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Air Force
Southeast Asia
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