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Somerset Daily American

Location

Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1966

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Jets Strike Oil Depots Outside Haiphong Port

U S planes launched a third strike on petroleum storage depots near Haiphong after Hanoi accused a Haiphong raid. Pentagon said targets were on POL storage areas with ordnance on target. Haiphong port itself not hit according to officials.

Haiphong Port Robert Tuckman Saigon South Viet Nam U.S North Viet Nam Haiphong Ington Defense Department Haiphong Pol Pentagon Hanoi Hai Duong Viet Nam Hooi

Wilson Seeks Unconditional Viet Nam Peace Talks

British Prime Minister Harold Wilson cited President Johnson’s stated desire for unconditional talks in Vietnam. He described wide ranging discussions with Johnson in Washington and prior talks with Kosygin in Moscow, plus a broad exchange on world economic issues and UK austerity amid union opposition.

London Harold Wilson Johnson United States Wilson Washington House of Commons White House Alexei N. Kosygin Moscow United Kingdom Labor Labor Party

Johnson defends need for Congress to help end airline strike

AP dispatch reports President Johnson opposed by lawmakers over who ends the 26 day walkout of 35,000 machinists. Dirksen and Mansfield debate a compromise bill sharing authority while Morse and Meany push for mediation rather than forced return to work.

Walter R. Mears Washington Johnson Senate Congress Everett M. Dirksen Dirksen Atty Nicholas Katzenbach Mike Mansfield Mansfield Montanan Wayne Morse D-Ore Afl-Cio George Meany Morse White House

Argentine professors resign amid university seizures

In Buenos Aires more faculty quit as the government seizes universities. Resignations rise to 193, concentrated at the University of Buenos Aires after clashes between police and students. The exodus is expected to grow as repression continues.

Buenos Aires Argentina University of

Johnson presses for swift gun control act after Texas shooting

In the wake of the University of Texas sniper attack Charles Johnson urges Congress to quickly pass strong firearm sale controls. Sen. Hruska cautions against rushing, while Whitman’s rampage prompts renewed debates on federal gun limits and mail order sales.

Tom Seppy Washington Johnson University of Texas Congress Texas Texas Department of Public Safety Senate Thomas J. Dodd Dconn Dodd Senate Judiciary Committee House Ways and Means Committee John F. Kennedy Warren Commission Bill D.moyers White House

Omaha Hardening Stance on City Rioters After Talks

Nebraska Governor Frank Morrison and Omaha Mayor A V Sorensen declared no tolerance for violence after a meeting with rioter representatives over the July 4 unrest. City programs addressed lack of recreation facilities and jobs, while Sorensen said normal procedures would now apply and the county attorney would review the Nesbitt shooting case.

Omaha Neb Nebraska Frank Morrison Near North Side A. V. Sorensen Morrison Sorensen Eugene Nesbitt

Autopsy links Whitman brain tumor to 1966 killings

A University of Texas psychiatrist said Charles Whitman told him on March 29 he might go to the tower and shoot people. An autopsy found a brain tumor that officials said could have contributed to his murder rampage that left 16 dead.

Texas Tower University of Texas Charles Whitman LEE Jones Austin University Health Center Whitman Heatly Charles LeMaistre University LeMaistre Heatley

Birth control compromise clears budget logjam in Harrisburg

A six member conference committee moves toward a $1.5 billion 1966 67 budget as the Scranton administration concedes on birth control. New rules limit caseworker contacts and exclude unwed mothers, with information and services restricted to approved physicians clinics or hospitals, signaling a broader settlement.

Vincent P. Carocci Harrisburg Gov. Scranton A. James Reichley Scranton Reichley Ton House Appropriations Martin P. Mullen House

Kosygin Re-Elected Premier In Soviet Parliament Meet

Soviet Premier Kosygin was resigned then unanimously reappointed by Parliament on the Brezhnev backed leadership. Brezhnev dominates the top party and government as the Supreme Soviet opens with a new session and Kosygin to name a cabinet.

Kosygin Henry S. Bradsher Moscow Alexei N. Kosygin Soviet Union Leonid I. Brezhnev Supreme Soviet Brezhnev Soviet Communist Party Nikita S. Khrushchev Ment Communist Party

Action Units Getting Busy In County

The Somerset Community Action Committee met to discuss probable and proposed programs for included communities. Vincent Jacob as chairman introduced officers and area representatives. Charles Carver of the Tableland Association outlined possible programs including Neighborhood Youth Corps beautification Head Start and other actions.

Somerset Community Action Committee Vincent Jacob Charles Carver Tableland Association Neghborhood

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