Tonkin era air war planning outlined by McNamara papers
Highlights from the Pentagon chronicle trace August 1964 to February 1965 as the Johnson administration debated and prepared an air campaign over North Vietnam. Key figures include Taylor, Bundy, McNamara, and McNaughton with options ranging from reprisal strikes to sustained bombing and the Barrel Roll operation.
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New York Times
McNamara
Tonkin Gulf
United States
North Vietnam
Johnson
Pentagon Chronicle
Maxwell D. Taylor
Saigon
North
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U.S
Southeast Asia
John T. McNaughton
International Security Affairs
Laos
Gulf of Tonkin
White House
William P. Bundy
Biendoa
Joint Chiefs
Taylor
Interagency
Bundy
Vietnam
Chronicle
National Security Council Select Committee
George W. Ball
Ball
Laotian Panhandle
National Security Council
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen Khanh
South Vietnam
Binhia
Robert S. McNamara
McNaughton
China
Pleiku
Jacksonville riot arrests climb to 247 amid violence
Rioters and looters battled Jacksonville streets with Molotov cocktails as 274 arrests were made over three nights. A trooper was pinned down by sniper fire and 15 year old Donnie Ray Hall was killed last week. Fourteen suspects were seized after a patrolman was wounded, and 25 buildings burned during the height of Saturday’s siege before order was restored. Police blamed ongoing unrest on perceived brutality and promised investigations, as leaders met with the mayor and sheriff to quell the crisis.
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Jacksonville
Fla
UPI
Atlantic Coast
Florida Highway Patrol
Officrs
Donnie Ray Hall
Frank Fouraker
Hans Tanzler
Duval County
Dale Carson
D. K. Brown
Carson
Brown
Tanzler
Five gang members charged in Dixie Dragons killings
Five Charleston motorcycle gang members were charged with murder and related crimes for slitting the throats of two Dixie Dragons members and injuring their girlfriends at the Dragons' headquarters in North Augusta. Police say the attackers tied the women and beat the men with a chain. two suspects confessed. Two other gang members remain at large.
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North Augusta
S. C
UPI
Charleston
Aiken County
Paul D. Grant
William R. Holland
Osgood M. Leland
Gary Foust
Bruce Poe
Richard Lee Richards
Savannah
Tommy Bolen
William Martin Wolfe
Dixie Dragons
Grant
Connie Young
Faye Cato
Augusta
Dragons
Clu
Clague Chosen by UMW to Lead Contract Study
Ewan Clague a veteran statistician and former BLS director was named by the United Mine Workers to prepare an objective study to back up wage demands in upcoming talks with the coal industry. The policy committee authorized contract negotiations and a 60 day notice of termination of the 1968 wage agreement.
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Washington
Ewan Clague
United Mine Workers
Clague
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Leo Kramer Inc
Washington Economic and Manpower Consultants
UMW
New York City
America
Apprenticeships Open Doors To High Paying Trades
A Labor Dept view urges youths and adults to pursue apprenticeships across 350 fields including plumbing carpentry auto mechanics and dental lab work. Training lasts two to five years with on the job learning and periodic class work. Starting salaries run 40 to 50 percent of journeyman pay, with VA training allowances for eligible veterans.
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Aage
U.S
Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training
Labor Dept
Profit Report Shows Bache & Co Profit Rise
The investment firm Bache & Co reports a $13.96 million profit for the quarter ending April 30, reversing a $9.72 million loss in the year-ago period. Strong gains in trading and advisory fees supported the swing to profitability.
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Bache & Co
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