McNamara Reports Successful North Vietnam Strikes
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara described air strikes against North Vietnam as very successful. Reconnaissance flights found no antiaircraft fire, with one damaged plane reported as only minor. McNamara said bombing would be a last resort and nuclear weapons unnecessary if conventional forces suffice.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
North Viet Nam
McNamara
CBS
South Viet Nam
da Nang
Viet Nam
Johnson Says US Ready to Answer Aggression Worldwide
President Johnson told a Syracuse University crowd that the United States is ready to reply to any effort to support or widen North Vietnamese aggression. He linked the speech to recent U S air strikes against North Vietnam and noted a White House conference with McNamara Rusk and Bundy. The visit highlighted the Samuel I Newhouse Communications Center dedication and Johnson received an honorary doctor of laws degree.
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N.Y
Johnson
United States
Syracuse University
United States of America
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University
Washington
White House
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Dean Rusk
McGeorge Bundy
North Viet Nam
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Newhouse
William P. Tolley
Viet Nam
Rebels Seize Stanleyville in Congo Turmoil
Reports from Stanleyville indicate northern Congo city fallen to communist backed rebels. Diplomatic officials caution awaiting confirmation while fear of secession grows under Tshombe government realignments.
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Robin Mannock
Leopoldville
The
Congo
Stanleyville
U.S
Miose Tshombe
Antoine Gizenga
Gaston Emile Soumialot
Republic of the Congo
Soumialot
China
Stanleyville Airport
Popular Army of Liberation
Pope Paul VI Prepares Encyclical Ecclesiam Suam
Pope Paul VI announced the imminent publication of his first encyclical Ecclesiam Suam. The document will address the Catholic Church's relations with the modern world and non Catholics.
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Italy
Paul VI
Vatican
Paul
Orvieto
Rome
Alban Hills
Corpus Christi
Pope Paul
Holy Land
Christ’s Church
Senate Seats Salinger Amid Prolonged California Appointment
The Senate approved seating Pierre Salinger as California's temporary Democratic senator after hours of debate over his residency. The 59-29 vote, with two Republican defections, requires a Rules Committee report by August 13 and precedes a November contest with George Murphy for a full six-year term.
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Senate
White House
Pierre Salinger
California
Salinger
Edmund G. Brown
Clair Engle
George Murphy
Thomas H. Kuchel
Milton R. Young
North Dakota
Senate Rules Committee
China vows support as U S air attacks on North Viet Nam escalate
Beijing condemns U S raids and pledges Chinese aid to North Viet Nam. Radio Peking calls the Vietnam conflict a Chinese neighbor crisis and warns it will retaliate against U S aggression. The New Evening Post in Hong Kong quotes harsh warnings of severe consequences if the United States continues provocations.
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China
North Viet Nam
Radio
Democratic Republic of
Viet Nam
United States
U.S
Johnson
Weather Forecast for Western Pennsylvania Thursday
Mostly sunny Thursday and fair Thursday night with little temperature change. Highs in the 70s or low 80s. Lows Thursday night 50s except upper 40s in the mountains. Friday generally fair and warmer.
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Pennsylvania
FBI Hunts Killers Of 3 Civil Rights Workers
The FBI concluded a six week nationwide search by uncovering three bodies at a Neshoba County earthen dam near Philadelphia Mississippi. Two victims were identified as Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner from New York City. The third victim, a Black man, remained unidentified pending dental and fingerprint confirmation.
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FBI
Philadelphia
Miss
Neshoba County
New York
James Farmer
Congress of Racial Equality
Mississippi
Sue Brown
Meridian
Andrew Goodman
Michael Schwerner
New York City
Birmingham News
Roy K. Moore
Jackson
Moore
Two Navy Planes Lost In Aerial Strike
United States launched a sharp air attack on North Viet Nam targeting patrol boats and fuel depots. President Johnson warned China against widening the war while Secreta ry R Namara detailed navy losses and damage from 64 sorties.
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Washington
United States
North Viet Nam
China
Southeast Asia
Moscow denounces U S air strikes in North Viet Nam
Moscow denounced U S retaliatory air strikes in North Viet Nam and warned that further “trash steps” could widen the conflict with dangerous consequences. Tass said U S warships in the Gulf of Tonkin were unjustified and an openly hostile act toward North Viet Nam and Red China.
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U.S
Viet Nam
Soviet Union
Moscow Radio
United States
Gulf of Tonkin
Tass
North Viet Nam
Red China
Democratic Republic of
U.S. Retaliatory Blow Aimed at Halting Communist Advance
At the United Nations Security Council Adlai Stevenson described U S retaliation against North Viet Nam as a limited response to Gulf of Tonkin attacks. He argued the action seeks to prevent a Southeast Asian communist empire and defend independence, liberty, and allied states.
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N.Y
United States
North Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
U.N. Security Council
Gulf of Tonkin
Council
Stevenson
South Viet Nam
Laos
Johnson
Supreme Court affirms verdict in Hay cattle poisoning case
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court upholds Judge Lansberry in the Hay versus Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co. case. It affirms negligence by the railroad in spraying its right of way and finds the $6500 damages excessive, with evidence supporting at most $1855. The case is set for retrial at the September Sessions.
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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Ray E. Hay
Ruby P. Hay
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co
Supreme Court
Thomas F. Lansberry
Common Pleas Court
Hays
B&o Railroad Co
Somerset County
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Lansberry
Hay
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