Oriskany Fire Damages Carrier in Gulf of Tonkin
A blaze aboard the Oriskany at Yankee Station in the Gulf of Tonkin damaged a hangar deck and five decks while spreading from the fighter deck. Four A4B Skyhawk jets were ruined and two helicopters destroyed. The fire began near a flare storage area and killed 43 crew with three seriously injured. The carrier, on its second Viet Nam tour, will likely go to Subic Bay for repairs.
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Gulf of Tonkin
U.S
North Viet Nam
Oriskany
Viet Nam
Subic Bay
Philippines
Constellation
Carter’s
Yankee Station
North West Nam
7Th Fleet
North Vietnamese
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Naval Hospital
Brooklyn Navy Yard
John H. Carrobine
Carrier Air Wing 16
United States
Quang Ngai City
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Saigon
Binh Thuan
Sagon
Johnson makes secret Viet Nam visit pausing at Cam Ranh Bay
President Johnson flew to Cam Ranh Bay in South Viet Nam for a seven hour, secret stopover with Gen. Nguyen Van Thieu and Premier Nguyen Cao Ky. He toured the harbor and hospital, met U S soldiers, and then returned to Manila.
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Ig U.S
Cam Ranh Bay
Saigon
Manila
Viet Nam
U.s-Controlled
U.S
Dean Rusk
South Viet Nam
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
U.S. Army
Thieu
John F. Kennedy
Philippines
International Rice Institute
Los Banos
Chung Hee Park
South Korea
Thanom Kittikachorn
Thailand
Powell Receives Civil Contempt Sentence in Libel Case
New York AP reports Rep. Adam Clayton Powell was found guilty of civil contempt for the third time and sentenced to 30 days in jail plus a $250 fine if he fails to file a financial statement by next Thursday. The ruling stems from his refusal to pay a $164,000 libel judgment.
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New York
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
Powell
NATO shifts political HQ from Paris to Brussels
NATO ambassadors vote unanimously to move the alliance's political headquarters from Paris to Brussels Belgium. In London Beatle George Harrison shown with a new mustache at the airport. In Tokyo North Vietnam and Red China offer no comment on the Manila conference troop withdrawal plan while Pravda and Tass dismiss the proposal. U.S. delays decisions on, and Bangkok authorities warn against disturbances during President Johnson's visit. Martial law remains in force in Thailand since 1959 with demonstrations prohibited.
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Paris
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Brussels
Belgium
NATO Council
Tokyo
North Viet Nam
Red China
Manila Conference
Pravda
Tass
U.S
Bangkok
Thailand
Johnson
Praphas Charusathien
Rally Presses Candidates for Tough Morals Legislation
About 1 000 residents packed the meeting in Chaves County urging lawmakers to tighten liquor, gambling, and pornography controls. The Mor al Betterment League chaired by Rev Wishard Lemons pressed both parties’ candidates to back tough laws and warn against any relaxation of existing standards.
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Chaves County
Moral Betterment League
Wishard Lemons
Lemons
Santa Fe
Sheppard May Specify Other Person as Slayer
Samuel H. Sheppard's defense hints at naming a definite other person as Marilyn Sheppard's killer as juror selection continues in his second degree murder retrial. Bailey questions potential jurors on circumstantial evidence and openness to defense theories. Four women prospects were dismissed as jury pool narrows with 12 seated and four challenges remaining.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Samuel H. Sheppard
Marilyn
F. Lee Bailey
Bailey
Sarah March
Sheppard
Roswell Mayor denounces CAP and water rate petition
Roswell Mayor Gail Harris criticizes the Chaves County Community Action Program for inaction while calling a petition by local housewives opposing water and sewer rate increases politically inspired. He notes CAP delays and cites no official solutions to the city’s water problems as sewer costs exceed income. He invites residents to present alternatives at a future council meeting.
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Roswell
Gail Harris
Chaves County
CAP
Harris
Sesson
Two at Base Promoted To Colonel
Walker Air Force Base promotes two lieutenant colonels to full colonels Col Garth Dettinger and Col J D Mc Clung. Mc Clung is assistant deputy commander for maintenance at Walker and came from Davis Monthan AFB in 1964 where he led the 24th bomb squadron. Dettinger commands the hospital at Walker and arrived in 1964 from Davis Monthan. a WWII pilot with B 29s and Blys. He hails from Massachusetts and holds degrees from Baylor Harvard and Columbia.
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Walker Air Force Base
Garth Dettinger
J. D. McClung
Col. McClung
Walker
Davis Monthan Afb
Tucson
Ariz
Col. Dettinger
WAFB
Davis Monthan
Massachusetts
Baylor University
Harvard
Columbia
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New Zealand
Keith Holyoake
Rep
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London
George Harrison
George
Washington
Mekong Delta
Housewives’ Petition
Base Coordinating Committee
Roswell Inn
James Stapp
New Mexico Municipal League
Stapp
New Mexico
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