Johnson weighs ground troops for Viet Nam expansion
White House previews show President Johnson considering sending U S ground forces to Vietnam with up to 100000 troops as part of a broad escalation. Secretary Rusk and Defense Secretary McNamara warn of possible consequences while U S strategy aims to pacify South Vietnam and deter Viet Cong.
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New York Youth Reacts as Mayor Wagner Announces Police Plan
In Brooklyn on a warm spring day a 17 year old, James Toles, comments on summer and city troubles as Mayor Wagner outlines a police centered plan to curb rising crime. The broadcast addresses public safety and the role of police amid riot memories and ongoing unrest in New York.
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Wagner shifts crime war to streets of New York
New York Mayor Robert F. Wagner announced 500 additional uniformed officers, mostly rookies, will patrol streets from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m., starting tonight as part of a 17 million dollar annual push to combat crime beyond subway patrols. He urged citizen involvement and framed the move as a wider fight against criminals.
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Resignation Ties Texas Gulf Stock Tip to Official
Washington Assistant Secretary of Commerce Herbert W. Klotz resigned after a government charge he profited from a Texas Gulf Sulphur stock tip. The SEC suit named 13 Texas Gulf Sulphur directors and officers. Klotz was not named a defendant.
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Gemini4 set for first spacewalk during mission schedule
UPI reports astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White will open the Gemini4 capsule door for a first hand outside view during their four day orbit this spring. A NASA conference listener notes extra-vehicular activity planned for the 92 hour mission as U.S. space leaders assess past Soviet spacewalks.
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Sailor Rescued After 12 Hours Adrift in South China Sea
An 18 year old American sailor Rogelio Cavaves was rescued by a South Vietnamese naval ship after more than 12 hours afloat in the South China Sea. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Icrique Cavaves of Fremont California. Cavaves suffered from sunburn and fatigue.
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Demopolis mayor weighs permit amid protest clashes
Mayor Edward D. Bailey planned a decision on granting another parade permit to Negro demonstrators after tear gas and smoke bombs dispersed a Thursday march. He met with leaders to hear grievances while noting students may miss classes to join.
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Klan lawyers seek Johnson and Hoover as witnesses in Liuzzo case
In Birmingham attorney Matt H. Murphy Jr. said he will subpoena President Johnson and FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover for the May 3 trial of three Klansmen charged with murder in theLiuzzo slaying in Hayneville Alabama. The defendants Collie Wilking Jr William Eaton and Eugene Thomas face state and federal civil rights charges. Gary Thomas Rowe Jr. is revealed as an FBI informant.
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Racial clashes flare at Ole Miss in Oxford unrest
In Oxford Mississippi a restive crowd of 700 to 1,000 students and visitors clashed on the Ole Miss campus during a late Thursday confrontation. Firecrackers and slingshots were used as racial epithets appeared on vehicles and dorms. No injuries were reported but the dispute followed events tied to integration and a visiting delegation from Tougaloo College.
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Police Patrol Bogalusa as Civil Rights Tensions Rise
About 400 local and state officers, sent by Governor McKeithen, patrolled Bogalusa to prevent possible civil rights violence amid church rallies. He ordered 30 more troopers as leaders mediators from AFL CIO and state figures prepared to intervene. CORE affiliate warns. no incidents reported.
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Times says U S on brink of war in South Viet Nam
The Times of London reports the United States poised for possible Korean style war in South Viet Nam. It notes troop and ship dispositions, potential deployment of divisions, and questions the administration’s wartime versus peace strategy while criticising honesty to allies and the public.
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Grave problem puts life in vote
State Sen. Frazier Reams invoked a grave joke to push a bill lifting the $10,000 debt limit for cemeteries and associations. The measure passed 29 to 0 amid light Senate attention and biting remarks about skeletons in closets. Feuding unionists battle in Saigon. Police fired in the air to separate rival groups outside USOM as riot police dispersed motorcycle drivers over mishandled union funds.
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