Johnson backs Westmoreland in Vietnam troop debate
President Johnson voiced confidence in General Westmoreland amid public talk of his troops needs. Defense Secretary McNamara favored fewer troops, with reports signaling 20,000 to 30,000 more men may be sent to Vietnam to reach the 480,000 ceiling.
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Westmoreland
Vietnam
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Johnson
McNamara
Gen. Westmoreland
White House
South Carolina
McNamada
U.S
Full French Aid Offer Given Arabs
Militant Arab leaders in Cairo discussed next steps in the Middle East crisis. A French parliamentary delegation head said Paris authorized all aid Egypt needs to face current circumstances. A Soviet bloc pledge reinforced support as the UN and United States moved to oppose Israeli annexation aims.
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Middle East
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Egypt
Kia
Orce Sitri
General Assembly
Security Council
Israel
Assembly
Police Clashes Over Shipyard Overtime Strike
Riot erupts near a giant shipyard as overtime grievances trigger a 20,000 worker strike. Police cars overturned, shops wrecked, gunshot victim. 20 injured. Negotiations at Warwick Hotel as management and union seek progress. Reporter Larry Wickline bitten by police dog while showing ID.
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Peninsula Shipbuilders Association
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Newport News Daily Press
Reagan Tax Bill Skims by Senate
The tax bill faces opposition in the Assembly as Speaker Unruh signals changes. Reagan seeks a broad tax hike to cover a $580 million deficit, boost school aid by $10 million, and generate a cash surplus. Major provisions include a $354 million personal income tax increase, higher rates up to 10 percent, and biannual tax payments for many upper bracket taxpayers.
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Assembly
Jesse M. Unruh
D-Inglewood
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John G. Veneman
R-Modesto
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Revenue and Taxation Committee
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California
FBI captures two suspects after standoff at Cudahy apartment
FBI stormed a one bedroom unit at 5002 5008 Santa Ana Street chasing Bono 28 of Perris and Matlong 33 of Los Angeles as residents reported tear gas and halted traffic. Authorities connected the pair to the slayings of Theodore Newton and George Azrak and described a multi jurisdiction manhunt with harboring charges and arrests in Watts and nearby cities.
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Victor J. Bono
Perris
Chi Chi
Florencio Mationg
Los Angeles
Frank
Chi Chi" Martinez
FBI
Bono
Mallong
Cudahy
Firestone Sheriff's Station
San Pedro
Montoya Brothers
Harold
Alfred
Theodore Newton
George Azrak
Anza
Montoyas
Mexico
Calexico
San Francisco
Newton
Azrak
Matlong
Watts
McGill
D. Pompi
Cal Styler
Eyewitnesses recount tense FBI siege in Cudahy apartment
John Miner and his wife Pam watched TV when his sister Tina warned of a surrounding. FBI tear gas filled the building while witnesses heard gunfire. A mother and baby were nearby as agents used a car for cover, with bystanders recalling multiple shots and chaotic moments at Rickey's market.
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Tina
FBI
Charlene
Pam
Cudahy
Miner
Tina Jones
Victor
John
Rickey's
Rickey’s
Minér
Mike
Ting
Ella Stewart
Castana St. Downey
Fire Kills Four in Canadian Resort Town
In Crystal Beach Ontario a three story frame tourist home housed 35 rooms. Flames trapped guests as witnesses reported people leaping from windows at the peak of the blaze. Four victims, three men and one woman, were recovered from the ruins.
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UPI
B52s Resume Raids on Viet Positions
Waves of B52 bombers pounded North Vietnamese fortifications inside the demilitarized zone for the first time in two months. The raids came as U S casualty figures showed 282 Americans killed last week and 2 114 Communist troops killed, with South Vietnamese losses at 158 killed and 480 wounded. A mistyped artillery fire and air strike killed 15 Vietnamese civilians and wounded 15 more during a day of light action in South Vietnam. President Johnson proclaimed July 16 as Captive Nations Week.
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Demilitarized Zone
Glint
North
South Vietnam
U.S
Central Highlands
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