McNamara seeks $12.7 billion for Vietnam and force buildup
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara asked Congress for $12.7 billion in spending authority to fund a beefed up U S military presence in Vietnam through June 30 1967. The plan includes creating another Marine division expanding overall strength and increasing ammunition purchases to enable a massive application of firepower. Senate officials noted the move hints at further deployments if Communist actions widen the war. The proposed increases lift Army Navy Marine Air Force end-year totals to new highs amid ongoing considerations of escalation.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Congress
Viet Nam
U. S
Senate
McNamara
Senate Armed Services Committee
Appropriations
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Pentagon
Organized Labor Uses ITA As Front
NEA President Richard Batchelder claims the American Federation of Teachers is a front for organized labor, aimed at broad unionization of white collar workers. He cites AFL-CIO funding and IUD ties, noting $362,000 allocated to the teachers’ organizing drive amid union support from UAW, Steelworkers, and Machinists.
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Washington
Richard Batchelder
National Education Association
American Federation of Teachers
Batchelder
Labor Relations Council of Chambers of Commerce
Afl-Cio
Oppycock
Carl Meger
Federation
AFT
NEA
Megel
Industrial Union Department
IUD
United Auto Workers
Steelworkers
Machinists
Teachers Union
Rival Company acquires Titan Sales assets in deal
Rival Manufacturing Company based in Kansas City announces the acquisition of Titan Sales Corp assets from Buffalo New York. Titan heaters will be produced at the Sedalia Steam-O-Matic plant, moving February with about seventy five more employees joining Rival.
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Rival Manufacturing Company
Kansas City
Titan Sales Corp
Buffalo
N. Y
Sedalia
Second Union Threatens Major Rail Strike Next Week
Washington AP reports AFL-CIO Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen leader Charles Luna warns a national strike could halt most U.S. trains as New arbitration terms loom. J E Wolfe says court papers are ready to delay action, while H E Gilbert warns the crisis could worsen.
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Washington
Charles Luna
Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Railroad
J. E. Wolfe
Luna
H. E. Gilbert
Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Locomotive
New National Railroad
Gilbert
Mobile Home Park Re opening Contract To Kansas City Firm
The Boeing Company awarded Par Electrical Contractors, Inc. of North Kansas City Missouri a 14400 contract for refurbishing the Minuteman Family Mobile Home Park in Sedalia. The park will house personnel and families assigned to the Minuteman Force Modernization Program with initial move ins anticipated in February and total occupancy around 300 families not until early 1967.
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Boeing Company
Par Electrical Contractors, Inc
Kansas City
Missouri
Minuteman
Sedalia
Minuteman Force
New Phase In Campaign Forbidden Raids On Cuba Resumed
Militant exile groups announce a renewed phase of coordinated forbidden raids on Cuba. Leaders Freyre and others say weekly meetings in West Flagler Street plot periodic actions to harass Castro. A State Department official says such raids are harmful and will be stopped, risking Cuban reprisals.
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Miami, Fla
U.S
Cuba
Ernesto Freyre
RECE
Fidel Castro
New Havana
West Flagler Street
Freyre
Castro
United States
State Department
Mailing Of Cards Will Start Soon
The Social Security administration announced a phased mailing of Medicare health insurance cards starting next week for those 65 and older who enrolled in medical coverage. About 16 million recipients already have enrollment cards. others will receive information via welfare agencies or at Social Security offices. The Medicare coverage begins July 1, and cardholders are advised not to drop existing hospital or medical plans and to consult insurers about changes.
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Washington
Social Security Administration
Social Security
Johnson says North Viet Nam misreads US resolve on peace
President Johnson told Independence crowds that North Viet Nam wrongly believes the United States will surrender its principles or abandon allies. He urged keeping the door to peace open while closing aggression and praised South Viet Nam reforms. Johnson and Truman launched the Truman Peace Center project in Jerusalem.
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Independence
Johnson
Viet Nam
United States
Harry S. Truman
Truman Center For the Advancement of Peace
South Viet Nam
Saigon
Nguyen Cao
Kansas City
Truman Library
Truman Peace Center
Jerusalem
Kennett man convicted of manslaughter in 1964 shooting
John L. Parson, 30, of Kennett, Missouri, was found guilty of manslaughter for the Nov. 27 1964 shooting of truck driver Clarence Hendrickson 34 of North Little Rock. Judge William J. Kirby reduced the charge from second degree murder. Parson avoided a jury and received a three year sentence. Parson testified the shooting was in self defense.
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Parson
Gandhi Invited to Washington by President Johnson
President Johnson invited India's new prime minister Indira Gandhi to visit Washington soon to discuss major shared problems. The offer referenced keeping the February 1 visit date set by Lal Bahadur Shastri, with a note that scheduling could shift if needed. Gandhi signaled willingness but cited domestic preoccupations as a factor. Opposition parties warned she would face strong scrutiny upon her return.
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New Delhi
President Johnson
India
Indira Gandhi
Washington
Johnson
Gandhi
Lal Bahadur Shastri
United States
U.S
Chester Bowles
Shastri
Escapee Pettis County Jail Inmate Returned to Face Charges
Sheriff Emmett Fairfax left Wednesday afternoon by auto to Concord New Hampshire to return county jail escapee Charley Massey 31 Lebanon Missouri who had been in custody since January 10. Massey had served part of a six month term for a bad check conviction when he escaped December 2. He signed a waiver of extradition to Missouri.
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Pettis
Emmett Fairfax
Concord
N. H
Charley Massey
Lebanon
Massey
Missouri
351 Planes Lost In 1965 Viet Nam War
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara said the United States lost 351 warplanes and helicopters in 1965 and that losses would be somewhat higher in 1966 due to heavier air operations in South Viet Nam and possible resumption of strikes against North Viet Nam. He noted escalating sortie volumes and rising costs to replace aircraft, with 275 fixed wings and 76 helicopters lost last year.
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Washington
United States
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Congress
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
U.S
Senate
Army
Johnson Administration
Poday's Weather Brief
Partly cloudy to cloudy with a cooler Friday high in the 20s. Light snow possible Friday night into Saturday, with lows 8 to 12. Historical temps listed and Lake of Ozark stage at 57.3 feet, 2.7 feet below full reservoir.
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Lake of Ozark
Missouri State Highway Commission Extends Route U and Route A
At its January meeting in Jefferson City the Missouri State Highway Commission tentatively approved extending State Supplementary Route U in Pettis County as part of a ten year modernization plan. It also announced extending Route A north for four and a half miles to Sedalia with a new bridge over Flat Creek.
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Missouri State Highway Commission
Jefferson City
Pettis County
Sedalia
Bahner
Flat Creek
Study Panel Warns of Dark Cloud Over Missouri Tax Law
Jefferson City AP report shows tax study panel told a serious local cloud over Missouri's corporate income tax. Eugene G. Bushmann urged adopting a uniform act and federal base to simplify taxes and boost revenue. Art Betts warned of slow collections. Jack Stapleton praised highway funding but noted engineers’ concerns.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Eugene G. Bushmann
Department of Revenue
U.S. Supreme Court
Bushmann
Congress
Art Betts
Jack Stapleton Sr
State Highway Commision
Pettis Karmer Enters County Judge Race
Democrat Pettis Karmer filed for the County Court judge nomination from the western district. Oscar Harbit of Windsor farms near Green Ridge and has served on the Pettis ASC, worked as an ASC reporter, and as deputy tax assessor for Green Ridge Township. He and his wife have four married children. he is Green Ridge precinct Democrat committeeman. Zeb Thomas, a Republican from near LaMonte, had filed earlier.
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Oscar Harbit
Windsor
Green Ridge
Harbit
Pettis County
ASC
Green Ridge Township
Green Ridge No
C M Purchase
Zeb Thomas
Near
LaMonte
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