Johnson to Up Viet Force in Vietnam War
President Johnson authorized a reinforcement program for Vietnam as part of a broader effort to counter Communist guerrilla and force buildup. McNamara said no immediate expansion of National Guard or reserve terms or draft calls beyond the December ceiling of 42,000, and declined to disclose numbers to avoid tipping off the enemy. The White House noted plans to maintain contact with Prime Minister Harold Wilson and discuss international ties ahead of Ludwig Erhard's visit and a Rio de Janeiro conference.
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Harold Wilson
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Ludwig Erhard
Rio de Janeiro
McNamara
Viet Nam
Thursashington
Viet Cong Attack Near Saigon Sparks Heavy Fighting
Communist guerrillas launched dawn assaults on American forces on the eastern fringe of the Tron Triangle near Highway 13 in a bid to disrupt a deploying 1st Infantry Division battalion. The clash left several armored vehicles damaged, with U.S. and Vietnamese aircraft carrying out air strikes to repel attackers. In a separate operation, B52 bombers from Guam targeted two suspected Viet Cong bases in Binh Long Province, reportedly unrelated to the Saigon-area fight.
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Iron Triangle
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Guam
Air Force
Binh Long
Combat Deaths in Viet Nam Top 1000 Mark
Washington reports American combat deaths in Viet Nam have surpassed 1,000 as Defense Secretary McNamara announced plans to bolster forces beyond 160,000. Lt Gen Goodpaster indicated fatalities exceed 1,000 since the war began, with final tally to be confirmed in coming days.
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UPS
Viet Nam
U.S
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Texas White House
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Los Angeles
Andrew J. Goodpaster
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Goodpaster
Eco A. Oe
Pentagon
Weather Rainy Tonight Beckley And Vicinity
Beckley area forecast calls for variable cloudiness today and a rainy night with clearing late tonight. Highs around mid 50s, tonight's low in the 40s. Record highs and lows noted, with sunrise at 7 03. Greenbrier and Lake observations show clear and normal gauge data. Five day West Virginia outlook expects 4 to 5 degree above normal temperatures and about an inch of rainfall.
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Bes
War Hero Saunders Buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery
George T. Saunders Jr. 23, killed in Viet Nam, was buried beside his maternal grandfather at Woodland Cemetery in Cedar Grove. The family, the first of their race to choose a burial site, was joined by both white and Black pallbearers in a Veterans Day ceremony attended by over 300 people.
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Viet Nam
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GI's Widow Rips Pacifists Signs at Fort Devens
Eva Romaskiewicz, 27, widow of Staff Sgt Edmund Romaskiewicz, wrestled placards from seven demonstrators protesting U.S. involvement in Vietnam at Fort Devens Mass. She ripped up signs before being subdued. One demonstrator, PFC Steven Underwood 18, Fremont Calif, was detained for unbecoming a soldier. Romaskiewicz, with three children, watched about 50 Veterans Day demonstrators at the gate.
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UPI
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Viet Nam
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Ayer
Edmund Romaskiewicz
Germany
Fort Devens Stockade
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Steven Underwood
Fremont
Calif
Romaskiewicz
Pieta Returns Home From World Fair Voyage
Michelangelos Pieta arrives back in Naples after two years in the United States where it stood as the Vatican Pavilion centerpiece at the New York World's Fair. The statue traveled aboard the Italian liner Cristofo Colombo and will be returned to St. Peters Basilica in the Vatican.
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Italy
UPI
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Pieta
United States
Vatican
Cristoforo Colombo
St.Peter’s Basilica
Mississippi Convicts Youth in Rape Case First in State Memory
In Hattiesburg Mississippi a white youth Norman Canson aged 19 was convicted of raping a 15 year old Negro girl, a first in state legal history. The jury rejected the death penalty and sentenced Canson to life. His attorneys planned to appeal to the Supreme Court. The girl testified she needed a babysitter and was driven into the woods where the assault occurred.
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Cannon
Supreme Court
Ike Has Heart Attack Ailing 75 Year Old Statesman
The 75-year-old former general and president Ike Eisenhower experienced a heart attack with doctors noting episodes of pain common in coronary disease. He remained under oxygen at the Augusta hospital while resting with his wife Mamie after Tuesday’s attack.
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Augusta National Lab
Mamie
Soviet Venus Probe Launched From Orbit to Venus Journey
Moscow reports a Soviet automatic interplanetary Venus 2 probe launched on November 12 1965 from a parking orbit around Earth. The 2118 pound craft aims for Venus taking about three and a half months and will perform extensive space research as it travels a path ranging from 161 million to 25 million miles from Earth.
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iSoviet Space and Planetary Research Program
Soviet Union
Tass
Derrick lifts 600 ton chlorine barge from Mississippi River
In Baton Rouge a large crane quickly hoisted a chlorine barge coreladen with about 600 tons of chlorine from the river bottom after Hurricane Betsy sank a barge carrying four chlorine tanks nearby.
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UPI
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Plan to separate adults and children in state hospitals discussed
West Virginia Governor Hulett C. Smith shows interest in a reform plan to segregate adults from children and the mentally ill from the mentally retarded in state hospitals. Del. Robert K. Holliday says he urged Smith to have health officials discuss the idea, citing severe conditions and supervision failures at multiple facilities.
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Ecole Grand Jury
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Rhodesia Crisis Draws World Condemnation and Reactions
United Press International reports Rhodesia's white minority government faced global condemnation as Britain debates intervention. Only South Africa and Portugal backed limited recognition. Kenya and Zambia warned of possible conflict. Portugal, South Africa, and Mozambique appeared as the sole supportive powers amid sanctions and diplomatic maneuvers.
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South Africa
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Charlestonian Killed In State Road Crash
Charles Jordan, 50, as Charlestonian, dies in state road crash. The report notes the year-to-date road death toll reaching 301, versus 399 for the same period last year, highlighting a drop in fatalities.
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Charles Jordan
Charlesoop Seatond
Wilson Indicates Military Force May Be Used
London reports Prime Minister Wilson said Britain would consider sending troops if Rhodesia’s governor requested help to restore order. Dispatches from Salisbury indicated quiet conditions with no major unrest and Parliament debated sanctions while Michael Stewart and aides headed to New York for a UN Security Council emergency session.
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Rhodesia
Seer
Ae Ealage
Wilson
Humphrey Gibbs
Salisbury
Tan Smith
Britain
Michael Stewart
New York
United Nations Security Council
Inferno crash kills 40 on United jet at Salt Lake
A United Air Lines DC-? carrying about 90 people slammed down at Salt Lake Municipal Airport. Forty died in the wreckage and 50 survived, many injured, as rescuers pulled victims from the blazing jet. Authorities said some passengers were trapped for hours in the rear section while firefighters and ground crews aided the panicked crowd.
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Malden
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Stanley Carter
Utah Air National Guard
Two Wartime Deserters Vanish with Secrets
Two soldiers who knew secrets disappeared while alleged to have access to secret information. One left after delivering material to a depot in New York State in September. the other, a member of a German intelligence unit, has been missing since August. Both were declared deserters after 30 days AWOL. Harris served with the 64th Ordnance Company at Romulus Seneca Army Depot New York, while the other man, based in Holicberg Germany, his hometown not disclosed. Harris may be a nuclear man, not confirmed. Both men earned European-African-Middle Eastern Theater ribbons with three bronze stars.
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Wild fistfight breaks out in Japanese Diet
In Tokyo a chaotic brawl broke out during a general debate on pressing issues. Conservative deputies rose and swung at each other amid the tense vote on a weapons policy. Nearly 100 people reportedly involved.
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Funada
Ediate
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Imm
Marcos Appears Filipino Winner
Manila reports unofficial returns show Ferdinand Marcos defeating rival leads with an unbeatable margin. Observers note a disparity between unofficial and official tallies but place Marcos ahead by about 415,000 votes with 76 percent of precincts reporting.
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