Johnson plans modest troop and spending rise in Vietnam
President Johnson signaled an address to the nation announcing an increase in troops and war spending, though not as large as speculated, while cutting overseas government payrolls by 12 percent to reduce the balance of payments gap. He also hinted at a 10 percent tax on income and discussed emergency war funding.
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Washington
Johnson
U.S
Congress
CBS
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Rescue of Crew Aboard Second FiJlA Jet Loss in Vietnam
The Air Force confirmed the second FiJlA jet loss in Vietnam within a week, with two crewmen rescued after the fighter bomber vanished in Thailand due to an operational failure. North Vietnam claimed to shoot down the first jet. U.S. officials cite missing aircraft. In the same region near Gio Linh and Khe Sanh, allied forces reported heavy fighting with North Vietnamese losses and casualties among both sides. The FiJlA, a swing-wing, high-tech aircraft with a dual-crew capsule for emergency ejection, represents a major strike capability amid sustained conflict.
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Sation
Air Force
Thailand
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
U. S
Demilitarized Zone
Gio Linh
North Vietnam
U.S
McCarthy attacks LBJ policies on city riots in Milwaukee
Senator Eugene J. McCarthy urged unions to back Negro equality in work and housing and blasted Johnson for failing to curb urban unrest. He warned that current policies would lead to years of mounting lawlessness and "virtual civil war" in American cities, and urged decisive program changes ahead of Wisconsin primary.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Eugene J. McCarthy
Johnson
Minnesota
Wisconsin
McCarthy
Global plan to create paper gold currency rejected by France
At a Group of Ten meeting in Stockholm nine of the richest nations agreed to pursue a new paper gold currency to potentially replace metal as the world monetary basis. France's Finance Minister Michel Debré refused to participate, while the United States Britain West Germany Italy Japan Belgium Holland Canada and Sweden accepted the proposal.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Michel Debre
France
United States
Britain
West Germany
Italy
Japan
Belgium
Holland
Canada
Cooler Thunderstorm Chance Rains Monday Evening
Partly cloudy and cool on Monday with a chance of thunderstorms or rain. Cooler by evening with unsettled weather to map page 20.
Jordan seeks UN arms embargo on Israel amid peace outlook fade
At UN in New York the Security Council heard Jordan demand an arms embargo on Israel and warned of continued Israeli military reprisals for Arab guerrilla raids. UN Secretary General U Thant released Gunnar Jarring's report noting a basic divergence of outlook between Arabs and Israelis. Teh
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United Nations
N.Y
Middle East
Security Council
Jordan
Israel
Council
U Thant
Gunnar Jarring
Sweden
Nicosia
Cyprus
Yosef Tegah
Israe
Pentagon orders more Mi6 rifles for Vietnam modernization
The Pentagon will boost Mi6 rifle production, adding two new firms to join Coll Industries Inc of Hartford, to raise output from 30,000 to 50,000 monthly. The move targets South Vietnamese and allied forces in Vietnam and supports U.S. logistics and troops in the war zone amid criticisms of the M16’s jamming. General Abrams discussed the plan with President Johnson during a Washington visit.
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Washington
Pentagon
Coll Industries Inc
Hartford
Southeast Asia
U.S
Vietnam
United States
Creighton W. Abrams
William C. Westmoreland
Johnson
Bowie State College students end four hour campus siege
Bowie Maryland August 1969 state police were sent to Bowie State College amid a student boycott over facilities funding and management. After four hours of negotiation with state and college officials the 595 students relinquished control of the campus and resumed classes while officials promised to review facilities and funding and to meet again with student leaders by midweek. Students demanded more state funds and improvements and warned protests would resume if concrete action was not taken.
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Bowie, Md
Bowie State College
State College Board of Trust
Francis B
Tees
Berch
Spiro T. Agnew
Bowie
Memphis curfew quiets downtown amid riots and marches
Memphis endures dusk to dawn curfew as National Guardsmen patrol Beale Street after days of violence. Police report one youth killed and over 60 injured. 500 civil rights workers and workers rally for federal inquiry into Larry Payne's death. President Johnson offers federal help. Vietnam mobilization noted separately by Thieu.
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Memphis
Martin Luther King
Alfred Jamison
Beale Street
I Taut
James Lawson
Justice Department
Larry Payne
Lawson
National
Bealey Street
Southern Illinois tourism growth tied to interstate timing
Geoffrey Hughes told the Illinois Tourism Advisory Committee in Marion that resort development in Southern Illinois is 3 to 5 years away, aligned with completion dates for interstates Rt. 7, Rt. 24 and Rt. 64. He noted strong investor interest, major motel and hotel chains seeking copies of the Cheechi report, and coordination with the Sesquicentennial effort amid regional apathy.
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Mlinois
Goffrey Hughes
Mlinois Tourism Advisory Committee
Marion
Hughes
Southern Ilinois Inc
Illinois Region 9 Tourism Promotion Council
Cairo
Chicago
Rt. 24
Goreville
Metropolis
Rt. 64
Grayville
Mt. Vernon
Dl-inois
State Dept. of Business and Economic Development
Ilinois
Robert Ellsworth
Buckmaster
Illinois Sesquicentennial Commission
State hospital employees vote Tuesday strike
Springfield Illinois state employees union unanimously ordered leaders to declare a strike by Tuesday after reports that the Illinois Department of Mental Health offered no wage increases. Roy Wine said many nonmember workers in food and laundry services would be affected, with proposed raises at about 15 dollars monthly per employee. He planned to announce Tuesday if the strike takes effect and seek talks with Gov. Kerner or Lt. Gov. Shapira to resolve the threat.
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Springfield
Roy Wine
Council
Ilinois State Employes
Chicago
Ilingis Department of Mental Health
Wine
Food Services
Landry Services
Mental Health Department
Otto Kerner
Samuel Shapira
Inside the Southern linoisan listing items and pages
A clipped note lists features and page numbers including riddle and rebus on page 10, visitor from Swazi land on page 10, auto industry theme for 1969 on page 26, American deserters in Sweden on page 31, Nixon's political miracle on page 32, Gary Geiger heading to Tall on page 11, Alan Crews from Pinckneyville picking Illinois on page 11, SIU football practice opening Monday on page 11, and a Pinckneyville man scoring at state cage tourney on page 14.
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Swaziland
Sweden
Richard Nixon
Gary Geiger
Tal
du Quoin
Alan Crews
Ilinois
SIU
Pinckneyville
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