President Johnson Prays Then Watches Nuclear B52 Alert
President Johnson attends Catholic services at Ramy Air Force Base and observes a cocoa alert of six B52 bombers and six KC135 tankers loaded with nuclear weapons. Crews rushed to the planes, ready to take off only on direct orders from the President, in a display tied to Vietnam war tensions.
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P.R
UPI
Johnson
Southeast Asia
Caribbean
Ramy Air Force Base
72Nd Bombardment Wing
Strategic Air Command
Maxwell Judas
Cocoa
Washington
SAC
Greenland
North Vietnam
Judas
U.S
California
North Carolina
Moon Orbit Goal Of New Sputnik Rocket
A new un manned Soviet Sputnik Zond 4 launched Saturday on a parking orbit then toward near earth space. If it heads for the moon the trip could reach 344 days with a Tuesday or Wednesday arrival. The mission aims to study outer near earth regions and test systems aboard the automatic station.
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Moscow
Moon
Earth
Near-Earth
Soviet Union
Zond 4
Valery Bykovsky
Budapest
Russia
Veteran amazed by car train collision in Cocoa Beach
Robert Johnson, 20, a Vietnam Marine, crashed through a crossing gate on State Road 520 in Cocoa. His car was dragged along a flatcar for about five miles to Sharpes where three freight cars derailed. Wreck damaged rails and signals.
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Cocoa
Fla
Robert Ut. Johnson
Cocoa Beach
Vietnam
Brevard County Sherriff’s
Johnson
State Road 520
Sharpes
Air Power and Viet Cong Pressure Highlighted by LBJ
At Eglin AFB officials describe how airpower pins down Viet Cong forces with a limited number of aircraft and munitions. Lt. Col. Edgar F. Folsom explains the Munitions Test Division and Air Proving Ground Center integrate tests of conventional munitions to sustain air superiority amid Southeast Asia operations.
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Air Proving Ground Center
Air Force Armament Laboratory
APGC
Barnard Receives Standings Ovation At Cardiology Convention
Dr. Christian Barnard drew 3000 heart surgery peers at the American College of Cardiology meeting in San Francisco praising his historic transplants. He noted technical proof but urged continued learning while defending the medical path. the audience rose in unanimous applause and he received a presidential citation for lifting heart disease’s burden.
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San Francisco
UPI
Christian N. Barnard
American College of Cardiology
Barnard
Louis Washkansky
Vietnam Scene War Toll Climbs as Ambush Claims Many
Forty eight American soldiers were slain and 28 wounded in a Communist ambush just north of Saigon. The U S Marines deploy divining rods to locate North Vietnamese tunnels. A congressional committee doubts land reform viability in South Vietnam without U S pressure and questions continued support without policy change.
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Vietnam
Saigon
U.S
Congressional
South Vietnam
48 American Soldiers Slain In Cong Ambush
Ambush on a Saigon area highway killed 48 U S soldiers and wounded 38. The incident occurred amid a broader wave of North Vietnamese attacks hitting airfields, bases, and outposts across South Vietnam, including Da Nang and An Khe, while Navy jets targeted Red River storage near Hanoi.
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U.S
Cagi-Sault
Anttal Arca
United States
Leathernecks
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
USS
Lhe Shell 607Co
Nha Be
U.S. Navy
da Nang
4Th Logistics ‘Command
Marle Mountain
Zien Hoa
Radclff
An Khe
Central Highlands
Government Radio
Red River
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Haiphong
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Open Housing Amendment Hopeful Of Legislation Passage
The open housing amendment’s chief architect Sen. Walter Mondale speaks of optimism before a fourth Senate cloture vote on civil rights legislation. He cites a fragile compromise with Sen. Dirksen, notes two amendments were dropped, and vows to press for passage by both houses. Senate Democrats push toward a two-thirds cloture threshold as Mansfield signals a “go for broke vote.”
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Walter F. Mondale
D.minn
Everett M. Dirksen
Mondale
Mike Mansfield
House
Mansfield
Dirksen
FHA
City Mayors Endorse Anti-Riot Proposals
Mayors from Newark New York City and six other cities endorsed President Johnsons riot study commission proposals but warned funding must come from elsewhere The panel urged massive action including 550000 jobs 600000 housing units and universal income while criticizing white racism and urging Congress to lead the effort.
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Carole Tregoff
Bernard Finch
Finch
Washington
UPI
Johnson
Hugh J. Addonizio
Newark
N.J
John V. Lindsay
New York City
Congress
Lindsay
Commission
America
Fred Harris
D-Okla
Otto Kerner
Ilinois
Florida teachers walkout drags into third week with no talks
The statewide walkout continues in Florida as no progress is seen toward ending the dispute. About 34,000 of 60,010 public school teachers began boycotting on Feb 19, with roughly 12,000 returning to classrooms to date. The NEA pledges $2 million for legal action over alleged school conditions and improper use of federal personnel.
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Tallahassee
UPN
Florida
Floyd Christian
National Education Association
NEA
FEA
Braulio Alonso
Alonso
Four Lt Colonels Promoted to Colonel at Eglin AFB
Four lieutenants colonel were selected for promotion to colonel in the U S Air Force. The new colonels are Alva D Henehan Wesley D Kimball Julian B Sawyer and William B Tetrault Sawyer formerly of the 615th TFS at Phan Rang Air Base Vietnam will arrive at the 33rd Wing end of March Henehan commanded the wings 16th TFS which deployed to Udorn Thailand last October Kimball led the former 40th TFS now with Ubong Thailand and part of the 555th Triple Nickel Mary Tetrault took the 4th TFS from Eglin to Ubon Thailand joining the 435th TFS July Both 555th and 435th were with the 8th TFW Wolfpack noted for MIG kills in Vietnam.
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Eglin Afb
33Rd Tactical Fighter Wing
TFW
U. S. Air Force
Alva D. Henehan
Wesley D. Kimball
Julian BD. Sawyer
William B. Tetrault
Sawyer
615Th Tactical Fighter Squadron
TFS
Phan Rang Air Base
Republic of Vietnam
4533Rd
Henehan
Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base
Thailand
Kimball
40Th Tfs
Ubong
555Th
Mary
Col
Tetrault
Ubon
435Th
TEW
Vietnam
City OKs pole to display weather warnings on island park
Okaloosa Safety Council meeting at Eglin Officers Club February 27 discussed water safety publicity and summer swim coordination. Chief Williams announced approval to reject a flag pole at City Recreation Park on Okaloosa Island for weather warning display. Attendees included Eglin AFB safety officers, police, Girl and Boy Scout reps, Red Cross staff, and local officials.
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Okaloosa Safety Council
Eglin Officers’ Club
Seeyatomorra
Red Cross
Milton Chestnut
Fort Wallon
Jimmy Williams
Okaloosa Island
Eglin Afb
Ground Safety Office
Floyd R. Hodge
Charles R. Hall
James S. Jenkins
Girl Scout Board
H. B. Campbell
Jacqueline Smith
Kitty Paulsen
Boy Scout Board
Dan Straight
Mary Alice Holmes
Ft. Walton
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