Deliberate Path To Bombing Vietnam Policy
Merriman Smith details President Johnson's prolonged process leading to the June 29 Haiphong Hanoi Do Son air strikes. Johnson weighed diplomatic risks, discussed plans for months, and used a measured approach to raise costs on North Vietnam while avoiding civilian targets. He paced White House rooms, walked the grounds, and sought broad advice before approving intensified air action.
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Hanoi- Haiphong
Merriman Smith
UPI
White House
San Antonio, Tex
Viet Nam
Europe
Afl-Cio
Hanoi
Pentagon
State Department
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Saigon
North
Haiphong
Do Son
United States
Peking
Moscow
Britain
France
U.S
Teamsters Conven tion Back Hoffa Expanded Powers
Miami Beach report says James R. Hoffa won election by acclamation as president for five more years at the international convention. Delegates reelected top officers, boosted Hoffa’s pay to 100000 and authorized over a million for legal costs. They also created a Hoffa scholarship fund and hailed him as the greatest president.
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Miami Beach
UPI
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Treasury
Air battle marks first air to air missile use near Hanoi
Attacks continued as a SAM site 35 miles northwest of Hanoi saw the first use of air to air missiles against U.S. jets. Capt Marion M. Angel of Harrison Arkansas described MIG 21s closing in on his F105 Thunderchiefs and fired missiles that whizzed past harmlessly after he maneuvered to confuse the pilots.
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Hanoi
U.S
Viet Nam
Marion M. Angel
Harrison, Ark
Kodak tips for great parade pictures
A shutterbug guide from Eastman Kodak Co. stresses planning, timing, and composition to capture marching bands, floats, and crowd moments. Tips include scouting locations, using fast shutter speeds, framing with context, and adjusting white balance for sunny or shaded scenes to produce vivid parade photos.
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Eastman Kodak Co
Deaths And Funerals William Silas Myles 76 Princeton
Funeral arrangements are in progress for William Silas Myles 76 of Princeton who died at 2 p m Thursday after a long illness He was a retired millwright for Hercules Powder Co at Radford Va Son of the late Matthew and Emma Southerland Myles He belonged to Princeton Old Guard Odd Fellows Lodge at Oakvale Knights of Pythias Shiraz No 29 Charleston and Kee Street Methodist Church Body at Memorial Funeral Directory in Princeton.
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William Silas Myles
Princeton
Wiliam S. Myles of
Mullens
Mercer County
Matthew and
Emma Southerland Myles
Bluefield
Hercules Powder Co
Radford
Myles
Princeton Old Guard
Odd Fellows Lodge
Oakvale
Knights of Pythias
Shiraz No
Charleston
Kee Street
Lawrence W Meadows Dies After Stroke Visit to Virginia Battlefields
Lawrence Willard Meadows 51 of 112 Wilkes Ave died about midnight Thursday in a Marlinton hospital following a stroke. He had been on vacation visiting battlefields in Virginia. He is survived by his wife Zeretha and a son Lawrence Jr. at home. The body is at Melton Mortuary.
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Lawrence Willard Meadows
Wilkes Ave
Marlinton
Virginia
Zeretha Meadows
Lawrence Jr
Melton Mortuary
Funeral services for J. T. Sturgill in Rugby Virginia
Funeral services and burial for J. T. Sturgill of Rugby Virginia were held Thursday after a stroke left him dead Tuesday. Survivors include his wife two daughters Mrs Gale Dick of Lansing North Carolina formerly of Ravencliff and Mrs Blaine Phipps of Rugby.
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J. T. Sturgill
Rugby
Sturgill
Gale Dickson
Lansing
N. C
Ravencliff
Blaine Phipps
Beatles greeted by ecstatic London crowds on return
The Beatles, shaken by their Manila ordeal, arrive in London to a hysterical dawn welcome. About 200 screaming teens, many crying, greet them at London Airport, with placards declaring affection and fans who had camped overnight.
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London
UPI
Manila
Death of Arnold Fleming Reported at Home
Arnold Fleming of Church Street died at his home at 1 a.m. today after an apparent heart attack. The body remains at Melton Mortuary pending completion of arrangements.
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Arnold Fleming
Church Street
Melton Mortuary
Obituary Notice for Joseph R. Lilly
Joseph R. Lilly age about 85 of Cool Ridge died about 11 a m today in a local hospital after a long illness. The body is at the Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home.
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Joseph R. Lilly
Cool Ridge
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Strike hits Cape Kennedy as machinists walk out
At Cape Kennedy 1100 striking machinists from Trans World Airlines picketed the space center delaying traffic. Overall 35300 union machinists walked off from five carriers serving 150000 daily passengers. Wages were central with current rates around 3.25 to 3.52 per hour and demands for a 0.53 raise plus cost of living allowance. Airlines offered 0.30 raise with no COLA and a presidential board suggested 0.48 over 42 months. Union rejected the proposal seeking a settlement within that framework.
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The
Space Center
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National Aeronautics & Space Administration
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Russia Pact Fails to Settle Warsaw Pact Tensions
At a four day summit in Bucharest the Warsaw Pact leaders showed little progress in solving internal rifts plaguing the alliance. The gathering produced a 3000 word declaration denouncing U S aggression in Vietnam and pledging volunteers if Hanoi asked. Diplomats called the statement largely reiterative of past Soviet or bloc positions.
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UPI
Russia
East Germany
Communist Party
Walter Ulbricht
East Berlin
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Warsaw
Leonid Brezhnev
Alexei Kosygin
Europe
Viet Nam
U.S
Hanoi
Washington
Board To Act On Miller's Resignation
WVU board to accept Dr. Paul A. Miller resignation today after delaying action as two members missed the opening session. Miller to give first public statement since appointment as assistant secretary for education. Board expected to name an acting president pending fuller replacement plans.
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UPT
West Virginia University Board of Governors
Paul A. Miller
WVU
James Swadley
Keyser
Forrest Kirkpatrick
Wheeling
Albert B. C. Bray Jr
Logan
Miller
Johnson
Francis Keppel
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Airlines Brace for Strike Shutdown Across Major Hubs
As a walkout looms, airline spokesmen warn the strike will cut space and standby seats. President Johnson orders actions to protect military needs and mail while minimizing travel disruption. Airlines report thousands of passengers canceled and hundreds of flights at Chicago O Hare and Midway, New York Kennedy and LaGuardia, Los Angeles, Washington Dulles and National, San Francisco, and Boston.
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Johnson
International Association of Machinists
Washington
American Airlines
San Francisco
Chicago
O’dare
Midway
New York
Kennedy
LaGuardia
Los Angeles
Dulles
National
Boston
Drag racing law targets drivers and participants alike
Officials say the drag racing statute extends to passengers and spectators when involved in races. Kinsey notes proving passenger participation is hard, but arrests can total a dozen in a single tip off. A 1965 crash killed a bystander and led to murder convictions later overturned by a judicial error.
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Nelson
Kinsey
Hatfield Only Governor Opposing LBJ Policy
At the 1966 National Governors Conference Oregon Governor Mark Hatfield stood alone in opposing U S policy in Viet Nam. Michigan Governor George Romney wavered before joining the majority backing U S global commitments including Viet Nam. A Hughes amendment urged explicit defense of South Viet Nam. A special winter meeting was planned near Washington D C.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Mark Hatfield
Oregon
U.S
Viet Nam
George Romney
Michigan
Hatfield
U.S. Senate
Grant Sawyer
Nevada
Johnson
Hanoi
Haiphong
Richard J. Hughes
New Jersey
South Viet Nam
Hughes
Washington, D.C
Beatles face hostile Manila homecoming and London danger warning
United Press International quotes Paul Mc Cartney saying a return to Manila would mean an H-bomb and he would not fly over the place. The report also quotes William J Curtin blaming the IAM for derailing negotiations with a dramatic demand.
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United Press International
London
Paul McCartney
Manila
Washington
William J. Curtin
International Association of Machinists
Hoffa praised by Teamster secretary at convention
Secretary treasurer John English lauds re elected President James Hoffa at the national union gathering. He says Hoffa is a man corporations in cities nationwide would want, even at a salary far higher than $100,000 a year.
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Miami Beach
Teamster
John English
James Hoffa
Schulz honored by state senate for Peanuts creator
Sacramento notes a state senate resolution praising Charles M Schulz the Peanuts creator. The text invokes Charlie Brown and his kite flying as symbolic, suggesting he should be President of the United States at least in spirit.
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Sacramento
Calif
California State Senate
Charles M. Schulz
Charlie Brown
United States
VISTA Faces Volunteer Shortage in Charleston
Charleston report says the State Mental Health Department's VISTA program is threatened by a volunteer shortfall. Coordinator William C. Byrd notes volunteers declined from 53 to 22 in a year and warns the program risks embarrassment as demand outstrips supply. Washington officials plan a renewal recruitment drive for the state.
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Upi
VISTA
William C. Byrd
Byrd
America
Washington
State Unemployment Payments Drop In June
Charleston news reports state unemployment payments fell 15 percent from May and 28.9 percent from June last year. The Department of Employment Security said $635,818 in benefits were paid in June, down $112,453 from May and $258,367 from June 1965. Weeks compensated also declined 28.2 percent from last year and 14.4 percent from May.
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Charleston
UPI
State Department of Employment Security
Mary Tyler Moore to star in Broadway Breakfast at Tiffanys
New York United Press International reports Mary Tyler Moore will play Holly Golightly in the Broadway version of Breakfast at Tiffanys. Producer David Merrick says rehearsal begins around Labor Day with opening night set for November 26 in New York after out of town engagements. The musical, adapted by Abe Burrows with songs by Bob Merrill, marks Moore's first stage role.
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New York
UPI
Mary Tyler Moore
Holly Golightly
Truman Capote
Breakfast At Tiffany's
David Merrick
Miss Moore
Labor Day
Abe Burrows
Bob Merrill
Dick van Dyke
CBS
Wells Drilled Hit 41 400 Mark in 1965 in U S
In 1965 the United States drilled over 41 400 oil and gas wells according to the American Institute of Petroleum.
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United States
American iPetroleum Institute
Prisoners paraded through Hanoi amid antiwar protests
A Hanoi dispatch describes prisoners marched through streets in olive garb with armed escorts as Vietnamese news service reporters quote anger on faces. Notable captives include Robinson Risner and Gerald Coffee among others captured from 1964 to 1965 during the US air war in Vietnam.
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United States
Viet Nam
Mulligan
Hanoi
Robinson Risner
Thanh Hoa
Kile Dag Berg
J.g
Gerald Leonard Coffee
Everett Alvarez Jr
Johnson
Cmdr
Robert Shumaker
McNamara
SRC Seeks bids for two highway projects in WV counties
The State Road Commission will accept bids July 19 on two projects totaling about 5 million dollars in Marion and Harrison counties. Marion adds nearly a mile on I-79 from section 312 to north of the interchange at section 21 with one structure. Harrison covers 2.32 miles of U S 50 from West Virginia 23 at Salem to Bristol with one structure under the Appalachian Development Program.
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UPI
State Road Commission
Marion
Harrison
Marion County
Harrison County
Sec. 312
Sec. 21
W. Va
Salem
Bristol
Rusk Flies To Seoul For War Conference Talks
Secretary of State Dean Rusk arrived in Seoul with his wife and state department officials to discuss a possible conference among Allied nations in Vietnam. He had just completed a three day ministerial meeting in Japan.
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UPS
Dean Rusk
Rusk
State Department
Japan
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