U S Navy Strikes North Viet Nam Bases Sighting 25 Boats Damaged
Defense Secretary McNamara said U S naval aircraft hit four patrol boat bases and an oil depot in North Viet Nam, destroying about 25 patrol boats while two American planes were lost. The raid involved 64 sorties by carriers Ticonderoga and Constellation over five hours.
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Washington
UPI
Robert S. McNamara
U. S. Naval
Johnson
McNamara
Ticonderoga
Constellation
North Viet Nam
U. S
McMcNamara
PT Namara
Hon Gay
Loc Chao
Phuc Loi
Cen Quang Khe
Vinh
Chief
Viet Nam
Defense
Robert McNamara
Litchfield Man Killed in Rt 301 Crash
A 21 year old Litchfield man Richard Elmer Johnson was fatally injured when his car failed to negotiate a curve on Rt 301 and struck a tree at 4 30 this morning. He died at 7 a m at Elyria Memorial Hospital. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Harry Johnson RD 1 Smith Rd Litchfield.
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Litchfield
Rt. 301
Richard Elmer Johnson
Harry Johnson
Smith Rd. Litchfield
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Elyria
Lorain Sailor Aids Gulf Engagement In Tonkin
Lt. Charles Monia of Lorain serving as gunnery officer aboard the U S Destroyer Turner Joy helped destroy at least two North Vietnamese PT boats in a Gulf of Tonkin naval action. He is a 1956 Lorain High School graduate and 1962 Ohio State University electrical engineering alum. Monia, in service two years, is to be released from active duty next month. He is married, son of Mr and Mrs Anthony Monia, and nephew of Mr and Mrs George Abookire.
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Charles Monia
Lorain
U.S
C. Turner Joy
Gulf of Tonkin
Lorain High School
Ohio State University
Monia
Pacific
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps
Ohio State
Anthony Monia
24Th St
George Abookire
Elyria’s Athletics Reappear in News as 1912 Pro Football Champions
Little League North advances on tournament trail as Ridgeville school district voters approve levy and bond issue at a special election. Relate page 17.
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Elyria
Ohio
Little League North
Ridgeville
Prompt bipartisan support for Johnson Vietnam resolution
Congressional leaders predicted quick bipartisan backing for President Johnson’s plan to use any means to maintain peace in Southeast Asia after he ordered naval forces to strike North Vietnamese ports. House Speaker McCormack and Senate leader Humphrey anticipated overwhelming support and early hearings with Defense and State officials among witnesses. Goldwater, the Republican nominee, said Americans would support the president’s plan.
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UPI
Johnson
U.S
Southeast Asia
Forecasta
John H. McCormack
D-Mass
House
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
Congress
Humphrey
Armed Services and Foreign Relations
Defense
State
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Barry M
Bodies Identified in Mississippi Civil Rights Workers Killings
FBI announces dental identifications confirm two of three activists missing since June 21 in the Mississippi Project case. Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner identified. James Chaney remains presumed. Investigators continue search as Governor Johnson vows pursuit of those responsible.
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FBI
Roy Moore
Moore
Washington
Schwerner
Goodman
Chaney
Philadelphia
Meridian
Mississippi
Paul Johnson
Fighters bolster defense in South Viet Nam with F102 jets
UPI reports the United States rushed large numbers of F102 fighter planes from Clark Air Base to Saigon to bolster air defenses amid potential North Vietnamese retaliation. An embassy spokesman refused to reveal counts or basing details and suggested air raids against North Vietnam were not planned unless fighting widens. Meanwhile Vietnamese officials and citizens prepared shelters as military talks continued.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
UPI
United States
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Clark Air Force Base
Philippines
Genguyen Khanh
China
Australian minister backs US strikes on North Vietnam
Australian External Affairs Minister Paul Hasluck called the US strikes on North Vietnamese air bases entirely justified. Radio Moscow reported US aircraft were forced to withdraw after two piratical raids on Hanoi. The United Nations Security Council convened at noon for an urgent North Viet Nam crisis session.
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Sydney
Australia
UPI
Paul Hasluck
Moscow
Radio Moscow
Hanoi
Viet Nam
United Nations
N. Y
United States
United Nations Security Council
Goldwater backs bombing plan in North Vietnam
Barry Goldwater, Republican presidential nominee, voiced strong support for President Johnson's bombing of gunboats and forces in North Vietnam. He said it was the only action possible under the circumstances and urged Americans to support the president.
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Balboa
Calif
UPI
Barry M. Goldwater
Johnson
North Viet Nam
Washington
Guoldwater
U.S
Northeast Ohio Weather Summary
Mostly sunny today with a high between 78 and 84 degrees. Tonight will be clear and slightly cooler with a low from 55 to 59. Thursday looks fair with little temperature change. Tuesday temperatures ranged from 64 to 79 with humidity at 8 am 93 percent, 2 pm 74 and 8 pm noted.
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Ohio
Informer paid to locate Mississippi civil rights workers’ graves
The text argues cash rewards to informers helped uncover the bodies of three missing civil rights workers in Mississippi. It reports FBI interest in affidavits, notes Philadelphia Mississippi civic pressure to aid the search, and discusses community dynamics and motives behind the discovery.
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Mississippi
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Philadelphia
Miss
Phila
Robbery Report Interrupted by Bystander Action
Dallas police report 25 year old Charles McMillan was robbed of a hat a watch and wallet by a young man with a sawed off weapon. A group of Black bystanders intervened took the weapon and loot and returned items then escorted the robber away from the scene.
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UPI
Charles McMillan
McMillan
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