U.S. Reaction Worries Pentagon Over Vietnam Turmoil
Pentagon officials fear Vietnamese political turbulence harms U.S. public support for the Vietnam War. Data show 1965 U S casualties 1 365, South Vietnamese 11 200, enemy about 35 500 killed. 1966 first quarter 1 221 U S dead, 2 700 South Vietnamese, 13 000 enemy.
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Pentagon
Defense Department
United States
Viet Nam
Viet Cong
North Vietnamese Peoples Army
U.S
Ky Declares He Will Never Negotiate
Premier Nguyen Cao Ky in Vungtau says he will not negotiate with Buddhists including the Tri Quang faction despite U.S. reconciliation efforts. He defends force used against Buddhist rebels in Da Nang and calls Tri Quang a Communist, stating he would not talk with the Tri Quang Buddhists.
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Nguyen Cao
Thich Tri Quang
United States
da Nang
Tri Quang
Warmer and Cloudy Outlook Says Local Forecast
The forecast calls for a warmer day with clearing to partly cloudy tonight. Conditions will be warmer again today with increasing cloudiness and a warm Monday ahead.
Buddhist rebels in Da Nang seek talks with U S guarantee
Rebel Buddhist leaders in Da Nang offered to negotiate if the United States guarantees their safety as U S planes pulled out from the Da Nang base. Gen. Walt would supervise talks at 4 p.m. local time, with US forces warning they will strike back if attacks resume. The Da Nang field, near ongoing fighting, has been a major hub for strikes against the Viet Cong and north–south targets.
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Nguyen Cao Ky
da Nang
United States
Lewis W. Walt
U.S
Struggle Committee
Walt
Russell Urges Six Months Military Training For All
Senator Richard B. Russell of Georgia called for a universal six months of military training for all young Americans. Speaking at an Armed Forces Day event in Atlanta he proposed a universal training act and argued fairness in conscription.
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Atlanta
Richard B. Russell
Dga
Armed Forces Day
Russell
Senate Armed Services Committee
Students Take Draft Test Amid Viet Nam Protests
Thousands of college students across the country sat for the three hour 150 question draft deferment test on Saturday though turnout varied with some campuses nearly empty and others overrun with testers. Demonstrators from Students for a Democratic Society handed out antiwar materials while Lt Gen Hershey said nonstudents could fill military needs. The test repeats are set for June 3 and June 24.
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Washington
Viet Nam
Southern Illinois University
Students For A Democratic Society
United States
University of Missouri
Kansas City
Lewis Hershey
Selective Service
Dallas
Tex
Lady Dorothy MacMillan Dies At Birch Grove Home
Lady Dorothy MacMillan 65 wife of former Prime Minister Harold Macmillan died Saturday at Birch Grove House Sussex. The statement said she died suddenly in her home. she had driven her husband on a motor tour of Scotland last month.
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Harold Macmillan
Sussex
The
Statesman
Birch Grove House
Scotland
Bomb Attack Strikes U S Library in Istanbul
An explosion ripped through the U S Library in downtown Istanbul on Saturday night. A Turkish guard and a maintenance man were inside but unharmed as two firebombs were set off and the guard reacted to a presumed power outage.
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Istanbul
Turkey
U.S
Marine Boss Threatens Viet Air Force
The top U.S. Marine in Viet Nam warned South Vietnamese Air Force planes to stop firing on U.S. Marine positions in Da Nang or face being shot down. Lt Gen Lewis W Walt ordered jets scrambled as a Vietnamese fighter delivered rockets, wounding three Americans. The Da Nang base went on high alert after mortar fire and air clashes wounded ten Marines and airmen.
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Viet Nam
da Nang
Lewis W. Walt
Finland Includes Reds In Cabinet
Premier Designate Rafael Paasio announced a government program that will include Communists for the first time since 1948. The coalition pact balances six Social Democrat seats, five Center Party seats, and four for Communists and a left splinter group, with posts not yet specified.
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Helsinki
Finland
Rafael Paasio
Soviet Union
Paasio
Social Democratic Party
Social Democrats
Center Party
Social Democratic
Europe
Interior Ministry
Taylor says U S Viet Nam commitment to 400000 men
General Maxwell D Taylor on Saturday outlined an expected U S force level of 400000 in Viet Nam. He spoke to the South Carolina Textile Manufacturers Association about maintaining military pressure on Viet Cong units and backing successes with effective local government.
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Maxwell D. Taylor
U.S
Viet Nam
Taylor
South Carolina Textile Manufacturers Association
President Johnson Calls Inflation A Mixed Blessing
President Johnson described inflation as a mixed blessing at a surprise news conference. He avoided committing to a tax increase while showing a price graph from several nations and stressing U.S. growth under 1 percent. He noted higher revenues could trim the year end deficit to about 4 billion and urged patience in Viet Nam and U.S. efforts.
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Congress
Japan
Italy
France
Greater
Britain
Germany
United States
Carbondale council-manager plan topic explored
A Southern Illinoisan page summary features Q and A on Carbondale’s council-manager proposal. Other items include Anna State Hospital progress, SIU president’s home visit, Youth Commission aiding boys, and Trico’s Allen Deppe winning two events at the state track meet.
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Carbondale
Anna State Hospital
Siu
Youth Commission
Trico
Allen Deppe
Demos Called Less Candid About Party Finances
Princeton based Citizens Research Foundation reported Democrats since 1964 were less than candid about financial operations while Republicans were frank with the news media about their finances.
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Princeton, N.J
Citizens Research Foundation
Checchi plan recommends new Illinois tourism authority
The Checchi report proposes a Tourism and Recreation Guarantee Authority to insure private investments in tourism recreation in Illinois. It calls for a $5 million reserve to back up to $15 million in investments, funded partly by state and federal money, with emphasis on Southern Illinois. The plan totals a $367 million 10 year program with $290 million from government or private investors and $77 million from private financing.
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George Willhite
Southern Illinoisan
Checchi
Illinois
Tourism and Recreation Guarantee Authority
Southern Illinois
Authority
Rhode Island
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