Carrier Lexington wrecks pier at New Orleans Navy Day event
The aircraft carrier USS Lexington crashed into a Mississippi River wharf in New Orleans during Navy Day ceremonies. No injuries occurred but nine sections of the Bienville Street pier were damaged. A harbor pilot cited inadequate barges and an angled wharf. A wreath ceremony is planned for Friday to honor fallen sailors.
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Lexington
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Mississippi River
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GOP Governor Rhodes Praised by Democrats Over Vietnam Policy
Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes received Democratic praise in the House for backing President Johnson’s Vietnam war policy. Rhodes was the sole Republican to align with Democrats at the 58th National Governors Conference after GOP governors blocked endorsing the policy.
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Washington
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
House
Johnson
Rhodes
Soviet Navy Expands Nuclear Sub Fleet, Kresta Class Highlighted
Jane's Fighting Ships reports the Soviet Union has 50 nuclear submarines and 350 other subs, surpassing U S Navy totals. The feature notes growing strength on a worldwide scale, with emphasis on new Kresta class guided missile destroyers, expanded merchant fleet, and anticipated carrier developments.
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Donald M. McNicoll
London
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U.S. Navy
Redision
Blackman
eReo
Editor warns USS New Jersey peril in Vietnam war plan
Jane's Fighting Ships editor Raymond Y. B. Blackman warns in a foreword that sending the 1940s era USS New Jersey to Gulf of Tonkin would invite kamikaze and missile attacks, risking a catastrophic loss. He cites past sunk battleships Prince of Wales and Repulse as examples of air superiority and the dangers of vulnerable mega warships.
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London
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Future Navy Ships to Go 100 Knots
London reports Jane's Sur face Skimmer Systems outlines future naval trends. The book notes nondisplacement craft like hydrofoils and hovercraft as standard. It cites the U S aim for a 100 knot navy and Carderock Maryland contract for an under 100 ton vessel reaching 80 to 100 knots.
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British Marine and Aircraft Book
Jane's
Roy McLeavy
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America
Carderock
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