FBI chief calls Warren Commission critique of MLK a monday morning quarterbacking
J Edgar Hoover dismissed the Warren Commission findings as a classic case of Monday morning quarterbacking after a wide interview with women reporters in Washington. He attacked the commission for its handling of the Oswald case and said the FBI did not notify the Secret Service that Lee Harvey Oswald was in Dallas, Texas.
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Barry Schweid
Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Warren Commission
Martin Luther King Jr Hoover
Commission
Secret Service
Lee Harvey Oswald
Dallas
Tex
Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
Hoover
Earl Warren
Oswald
Washington Urges Nuclear Pact as U.N. Ties Tail
AP dispatches outline U S efforts to avoid a clash in the U N General Assembly over Soviet refusal to fund peacekeeping duties. Separate briefs report a rail strike threat, a missing Air Force pilot in Laos, Ford-UAW talks fail to halt production cuts, and national Kennedy assassination anniversary observances.
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Washington
U. S
U.N. General Assembly
U. N
Chicago
Laos
William R. Martin
Alexandria
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
McNamara Orders Broad Military Base Closures and Consolidations
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara announced the shutdown of two naval shipyards six bomber bases and the removal of 150 older ICBMs as part of major defense consolidations. The actions aim for 77 million dollars in annual savings and a 63 401 reduction in manpower by 1970 with most steps completed by mid 1966. Additional moves include several Army and Air Force training bases radar stations arsenals ordnance plants and other facilities deemed surplus.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Naval
McNamara
States
District of Columbia
Europe
Portsmouth Naval
Portsmouth
N.H
New York Naval
Brooklyn
Mare Island
San Francisco
California
Dow
Glasgow
Amarillo
Larson
SAC
1200 Additional Troops and Air Transport to Viet Nam
The United States wired in 1,200 more American troops to South Viet Nam this month boosting total forces to about 21,200. An additional air transport squadron and cargo aircraft were deployed to improve mobility for Vietnamese troops facing guerrilla raids. Officials said the moves reflect earlier decisions, not new strategy, as Johnson prepares for talks with Taylor and top advisers.
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Washington
API
United States
South Viet Nam
Maxwell D. Taylor
Johnson
U.S
Taylor
Dean Rusk
Southeast Asia
Viet Nam
Saigon
Joint Chiefs of Staff
WAFB to Lose 348 Personnel in Base Closure Action
Schilling AFB Kansas to close under McNamara plan. WAFB New Mexico loses 348 military posts as 949 missile unit personnel depart while 597 refueling staff arrive from Schilling. Net civilian loss is 12 with 16 civilian gains.
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Walker Air Force Base
Schilling Afb
Kan
579Th
Strategic Missile Sqdn
Clinton P. Anderson
Kansas
Robert McNamara
WAFB
New Mexico
Sen. Anderson
Schilling
Goodell seeks aid for Leyba in Roswell
State Rep elect Larry Goodell seeks legislative relief for Roswell patrolman Alfred Leyba 27 after a Nov 4 1963 accident near Las Cruces left him partially paralyzed. Leyba hospitalized ten months, with medical bills over 30000 of which 5000 unpaid and potential future costs feared.
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Larry Goodell
Roswell
Alfred Leyba
Leyba
Las Cruces
Goodell
Legislative Council
Santa Fe
Levba
Kings FBI View Shared by Others Johnson Told
President Johnson was told six Negro leaders share Dr. King’s view that the FBI has not protected Negroes in the South. The meeting lasted about an hour and Roy Wilkins of the NAACP said the group voiced King and FBI concerns, with the President listening and offering no comment.
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King
Hoover
FBI
Albany, Ga
Kings
Johnson
Washington
Martin Luther King Jr
South
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Altus and Davis Missile Bases to be Deactivated
The Atlas missile squadron at Altus Air Force Base and Davis Field in Muskogee will be deactivated by the Defense Department. Oklahoma officials say 960 military and 192 civilian personnel will be affected.
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Edwin L. Mechem
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Washington
Roswell
Schilling
Lincoln
Neb
Wafb
Atlas
579Th
Strategic Missile Sqdn
6Th
Strategic Aerospace Wing
Department of Defense
Walker
Air Force
Wayne Milner
Oklahoma City
Altus Air Force Base
Davis Field
Muskogee
Defense Department
Oklahoma
U.S
Stanleyville Congolese Attack Begun
Congolese troops with white mercenaries moved from Kundu toward rebel Stanleyville to seize the rebel capital. About 200 white mercenaries and 300 to 500 Congolese troops led the assault as negotiations over the fate of American missionary Paul Carlson and other foreigners continued. Dr. Carlson’s death sentence had been postponed after an appeal from Kenya’s Prime Minister.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Stanleyville
Paul Carson
Kundu
Christophe Gbenye
Carlson
Kenya
Jomo Kenyatta
Gbenye
Kenyatta
Fulbright Calls for Concessions on NATO Nuclear Plan
Senator J W Fulbright said the United States must concede to Britain and Italy to secure approval of a NATO nuclear force plan. He warned West Germany and the United States would need to accept changes in the fleet to prevent further Western ally divisions, in an Munich address.
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Washington
J.W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson Administration
Britain
Italy
U.S
Fulbright
United States
West Germany
Arkansas Democrat
Association For the Study of Foreign Affairs
Munich
Germany
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Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers
Ford
Paul Carlson
Allen W. Dulles
New York City
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United Fund
Goai
Altus and
Davis
N. M
LBJ
Linda Lente
St. Mary’s Hospital
Cabral
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