Defense Secretary McNamara boosts aid to South Vietnam
In Washington Rob McNamara announced a rise in military aid to South Vietnam from 207 million to 330 million dollars for the current fiscal year. He spoke after a White House briefing with President Johnson on plans to bolster South Vietnamese forces, including up to 160000 additional troops, and noted continued infiltration from the north despite slowing U S attacks on the Viet Cong.
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Washington
Robin. McNamara
South Viet Nam
White House
Johnson
Honolulu
McNamara
U.S
North Viet Nam
Dean Rusk
McGeorge Bundy
Jury probes Civil Rights murder case in Alabama
The Lowndes County grand jury heard about two hours of testimony from Gary Thomas Rowe 34 of Birmingham and Leroy Moton 19 of Selma as it continues its probe into the slaying of Viola Liuzzo near Lowndesboro on U.S. 80 after the Selma to Montgomery march. Gene Thomas 42 and William Eaton 41 of Bessemer and Collie Wilkins Jr. 21 of Fairfield are indicted on federal conspiracy charges and free on bonds of 50 000 each as the case unfolds amid sit ins in Camden and Montgomery.
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Hayneville, Ala
Viola Liuzzo
Lowndes County
Leroy Moton
Selma
Liuzzo
Detroit
Montgomery
Lowndesboro
U.S. 80
Eugene Thomas
William Orville Eaton
Bessemer
Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr
Fairfield
Johnson
Ku Klux Klan
Camden
Ala
Four North Viet Nam Raids Target Roads and Installations
U S Air Force Navy and Vietnamese aircraft conducted at least four raids on North Viet Nam. The largest involved 35 jets hitting Routes 8 and 12 near Vinh and along Route 1. Allied planes destroyed trucks and barracks and damaged boats while light antiaircraft fire was limited and no enemy aircraft were seen. Two Navy missions near Dong Hoi yielded unknown results.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Air Force
Navy
North Viet Nam
Vinh
Route
Mugia Pass
Laos
Route 1
17Th Parallel
Dong Hoi
AMA Plans Final Fight Against Bill
The American Medical Association vows to oppose the Johnson administration health care-for-the-aged bill in the Senate after winning battles against compulsory health insurance. AMA leaders criticize tying Social Security benefits to Medicare and warn the plan would centralize medical control in a federal bureaucracy.
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Robert Goldenstein
Chicago
American Medical Association
Senate Finance Committee
E.B. Howard
AMA
House
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Donovan F. Ward
House Committee
Crop Duster Pilot Killed Near Dexter
Roswell crop duster Elvis Jones aged 39 died when his light plane stalled during a farm dusting run east of Dexter. The crash, which burned on impact, occurred as investigators from the FAA were expected to arrive. Jones a father of five had worked for Callens Air Service for about 11 months after a 15 year Air Force career. Funeral services planned at Ballard Chapel with burial at South Park Cemetery.
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Roswell
Dexter
Sheriff's Office
Elvis Jones
W. Hendricks
Jones
Callens Air Service
Callens
Stephenville
Texas
Mr. Jones
Air Force
Callens Flying Service
Sammy Louise Self
Dublin
Aldersgate
Mitchell
John Drake
Tracy Jones
Cora E. Moss Jones White
Mineral Wells
Doyle Riley
Aldersgate Methodist Church
South Park Cemetery
Ballard Funeral Home
Richard D. Callens
Paul Franklin
Russell Ballew
Albert Lake Jr
Jack Johnson
Claude Mathews
Brown Walker
Jim Lyons
Dave Kamees
George Buffington
Lee Wollard
T.E. Hairston
D. E. Goodwin
River Crests At 17 Feet In LaCrosse Flood Fight
Mississippi River crested at 17.7 feet in LaCrosse with floodwater 5.7 feet above flood stage. Crews reinforced dikes after 48 hours of effort while water threatened runways, telephone lines, and a gasoline tank farm. Nearby Clinton Iowa saw a 75-foot retaining wall collapse injuring volunteers. Marquette Iowa eyed a crest near 24.5 feet Friday.
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Harvey Breuscher
LA Crosse
Wis
Peterson
Clinton
Iowa
Marquette
State Police to Discuss Juvenile Driving Here
State Police Chief J R Bradford of Santa Fe and two Roswell men join a panel Friday to discuss Juvenile Driving in New Mexico. Topics cover law enforcement driver improvement and legislative and insurance angles. Paul Snead moderates at First Presbyterian Church with a pancake supper preceding the event.
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Roswell
J. R. Bradford
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Larry Goodell
Chaves County
Clyde C. Anderson
New Mexico Department of Motor Vehicles
Paul Snead
Mariner’s Club
First Presbyterian Church
Max Littell
Cutty Park
Bradford
Albu
Querque District
Johnson commends Alabama groups on race relations effort
President Johnson praised Southerners striving for better race relations and said civil rights acts alone cannot solve the nations civil rights problems. He noted the 22 Alabama business groups advertising commitment to improved racial communication and Selma leaders who endorsed the ads.
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Washington
Johnson
Alabama
Selma
Russell to Seek Senate Seat in South Carolina
Gov. Donald S. Russell will resign to accept appointment to the U S Senate seat created by the death of Sen. Olin D. Johnston. Lt. Gov. Robert McNair will become governor and appoint Russell. he will serve until the November 1966 general election when the seat will be filled by election. Changeover takes effect at noon Thursday.
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Russell
Robert McNair
Senate
Steel unions report no new contract agreement reached
AP capsules cover David J. McDonald saying no agreement yet with 11 major steel producers. The rubber workers union and two producers Firestone and Goodrich reached tentative deals after old ones expired. Other items include Morris confident on Indian school funding and a Kaiser York Canyon plant contract to McNally Pittsburg. A U S military spokesman commends AP reporter John T Wheeler for aiding wounded soldiers under fire.
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Pittsburgh
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers Union
Akron, Ohio
United Rubber Workers
Firestone and
Goodrich
Raton (Ap
McNally- Pittsburg
Pittsburg
Kan
Kaiser Steel Co
York Canyon
Raton Daily Range
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Associated Press
John T. Wheeler
Wheeler
Salvation Army seeks 105000 for Roswell improvements
The Roswell Salvation Army launches its first capital improvement drive in May seeking 105000 to fund an addition to the West Juniper Street citadel and renovations on South Main Street. Campaign chair Kenneth Wilbanks and advisory chair Jim Lusk join Brigadier Sam Nadeau in announcing the effort.
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Roswell
Wilbanks
Jim Lusk
Salvation Army Advisory Committee
Sam Nadeau
Citadel
West Juniper Street
Salvation Army
South Main Street
Petroleum Building
The
Salvation
United States
Walter Haut
Army
West Juniper
United Fund
Moro Plans Second Round of Talks With U S Officials
Italian Premier Aldo Moro planned a second day of meetings with U S officials in Washington. He met Secretary of Defense McNamara and planned a lunch with Secretary of State Rusk and a White House session with President Johnson.
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Washington
Aldo Moro
U.S
Dean Rusk
Moro
White House
Johnson
Southeast Asia
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Thomas G. Morris
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