GOP charges tax theft in Johnson Viet Nam policy
William Theis reports GOP leaders accuse the administration of hiding an $8 billion annual loss to taxpayers as a hidden sales tax while urging restraint on domestic programs. Dirksen and Ford deliver a sharp response to Johnson's war policy and Great Society initiatives before a TV audience in the Supreme Court chamber.
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Washington
UPI
Viet Nam
Sargent Shriver
Peace Corps
Senate
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House
Gerald T. Ford
GOP
Ray O 'C. Bliss
Dirksen
Illinois Republican
Ford
Johnson
Vietnam War Taxonomy Amid Tet Truce Talk Surges
Report notes U S military strength in Vietnam climbs beyond 190000 amid Tet holiday truce expectations. Dispatch mentions landings in countryside, pauses by U S planes, and concerns over public budgeting and poverty programs as Ford administration cites fiscal projections for 1966.
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Ford
War briefing at Hickam as Rusk Harriman return to Washington
President Johnsons top two peace ambassadors Dean Rusk and W Averell Harriman arrived at Hickam Air Force Base from Agana Guam and planned a high level briefing before flying back to Washington They appeared weary after a wide world tour and would meet in Camp HM Smith The 2nd Brigade 3rd Infantry landed at Vung Tau to join operations north of Da Nang bringing Marine strength to about 42000 in Vietnam
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Washington
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W. Averell Harriman
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Guam
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Camp
H. M. Smith
U.S
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Vung Tau
Saigon
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Hawaii
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Siberia
Korea
Chu Lai
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Okinawa
Viet Nam
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Westmoreland
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Richard Hill
Covington, Ky
Shriver takes helm as director of the war on poverty
Sar gent Shriver began full time duties as the war on poverty director amid GOP criticism. He aims to expand the program, defending past promises and noting opponents’ charges of enlargement are exaggerated. Vaughn moves to a Latin American post as Shriver succeeds Jack Hood Vaughn who had led the Peace Corps since its inception.
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Peace Corps
Wilsen
U.S. Defends Voting Rights Act Before Supreme Court
The Supreme Court hears arguments defending the 1965 Voting Rights Act as six southern states attack the law. U.S. Attorney General Katzenbach, author of the act, faces opposition from Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Virginia, and South Carolina, while representatives for Massachusetts and New Jersey back the statute which suspends literacy tests in counties with low registration or turnout in 1964.
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Alabama
Louisiana
Virginia
South Carolina
E. Freeman Leverett
Georgia
Katzenbach
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Weather Brief: Cold with Snow Flurries Today Through Tonight
Frigid conditions persist with snow flurries and mostly cloudy skies. Highs near 20 to 35 degrees, tonight's low around 6 to 15. Wednesday brings variable cloudiness with continued cold, and overall brisk conditions remain.
Ex-countian dies in sky crash over Spain
Lorain County native Major Emil T. Chapla 42 dies when a KC135 refueling tanker collides with a SAC B52 bomber over southeastern Spain during an in flight refueling. Captain Paul R. Lane 32 from Elyria is listed as missing. Four survivors, seven dead or missing on the bomber. Rescue crews count seven bodies in wreckage near Cuevas de Almanzora.
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Mediterranean
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Austin
Tex
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
Goldssboro
N.C
Chapla
Lane
Joan O'Connor
Lorain
Bergstrom Base
Paul Jr
Elyria
Baltimore
Vocational school plans move toward state review
Lorain County officials report 11 local school boards have approved plans for joint vocational high schools and hope for state division of vocational education approval. Dr Burl Shoemaker notes eight districts have sent written confirmations, three still pending, with final state board action expected after Columbus review.
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Voca
Wayne Whyte
Lorain County
State School
Vocal
Columbus
Tional Education
Burl Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Allon
State Board of Education
Oro
Avon Navy man dies in Hawaii crash
George R. Frey, 2nd year Navy programmer, died from injuries after a car rollover near Honolulu. The Avon resident, petty officer third class, enlisted in 1964, survived by parents and siblings. His body awaits Navy Department word on arrival and funeral plans.
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Honolulu
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Norman H. Frey
Detroit Rd
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Navy
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Lakewood
Automation Institute of Ohio Inc
Cleveland
St. Mary’ Church
John
Hopewell Junction
Robert
Lawrence
James
Noreen Mohney
Sandusky
Mary
John Frey
George Detzel
Navy Department
NYC to offer Ashtabula run
Ashtabula Ohio will gain daily morning and evening train service to Cleveland as announced by The New York Central Railroad. The schedule adds regular routes linking Ashtabula with Cleveland extending service options for passengers along Lake Erie.
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Ashtabula, Ohio
UPI
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New York Central Railroad
Ashtabula
Cleveland
Nigeria chiefs hunt kidnaped officials
Nigerian military leaders say efforts are underway to locate two abducted officials, Prime Minister Balewa and Finance Minister Okotie-Eboh, taken from Lagos during a pre dawn coup attempt. General Ironsi reported the surrender of rebel Maj. Chukuma Nzugwu and said loyal troops pursue the missing ministers.
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Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Festus Okotie-Eboh
Ironsi
Chukuma Nzugwu
Nzugwu
Kaduna
Tronsi
Lagos
Okotie-Eboh
Balewa
Abeohuta
Nzugwo
Wellington solicitor finds no conflict of interest in land deal
Wellington solicitor says councilman negotiating land purchase has no conflict as progress is reported by the mayor, while Lorain councilmen seek another traffic signal study near the Ford plant amid erosion concerns near a proposed shipyard site. Oberlin plans a special meeting to discuss a proposed city job classification and pay plan for employees.
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Lorain
Ford
Oberlin
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