Defense Secretary faces Senate probe over surplus gear disposal
Washington AP reports Secretary McNamara battles lawmakers on disposal of surplus military gear. Senate subcommittee will hear Friday on Air Force surplus equipment practices. Sen Gruening accuses the Pentagon of dumping usable equipment for foreign aid while Gruening contends American troops need better gear in Vietnam. Simpson urges clear answers on why latest equipment isn’t always provided and why next best surplus is sent abroad.
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Washington
Robert S. McNemara
Capitol Hill
Senate
Pentagon
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
Vie Defense Departent
South Viet Nam
Gruening
Viet Nam
Hidicu
Bose
U.S
Southeast Asia
Guening
Simpson
Long Hair Fad Predicted To Die In Five Years
New York AP reports psychiatrist Dr. Vladimir Miasbere predicts the long hair fad among teens will fade in five years as Beatles fans and others adopt crew cuts and varied styles. He calls the trend a social rebellion not rooted in biology or neurosis. Eliasberg, a German-born author, notes alarm about unisex shifts is unfounded and urges viewing as a wave.
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New York
Vladimir G. Miasbere
American Society of Psychoanalytic Physicians
Eliasberg
Kaine
Williams Says Bombs Rationed in Viet Nam Speech
Republican Sen. John J. Williams charged in a prepared speech to GOP women that the United States is rationing bombs in Viet Nam and that the administration let the war situation deteriorate during Johnson's 1964 campaign. He cited shortages, questioned McNamara's denial, and contrasted Goldwater's post election support with earlier criticisms.
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Washington
Jol J. Williams
United States
Viet Nam
Johnsen
Barry Goldwater
Southeast Asia
Williams
Delaware
Robert McNamara
U.S
Soul Viek Nam
Tahneon
Goldwater
Sae
Johnson
McNamara
Secretary of Defense
Itn Adden
Gel
Maxsyell Taylor
Vietnam
Bride Receives Fist Teller as Husband Dies in Viet Nam
A young bride eight months along receives the fist Teller from her husband in Viet Nam the same day he dies. An unrelated note mentions grassy and mowing features and a country agent column on page 9B. The US agriculture sector is described as a huge modern industry with income nearing 14 billion dollars in 1955. Analyst Roger W. Brison contributes a column on page 9B.
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Viet Nam
Actus
Munre Dan
Roger W. Bricson
Army to provide over 100000 Viet Nam replacements this summer
Washington AP Gen Earle G Wheeler told Congress the Army will provide just over 100000 replacements for Viet Nam this summer with the drawdown starting in July and running through October. Replacements will arrive as individuals rather than as units drawn from training camps and other stations. Westmoreland favors the one year tour to sustain morale, and some soldiers may extend service.
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Washington
Army
Viet Nam
Earle G. Wheeler
Chain “New
Te Jol Chiefs of Staff
Congress
Marine Corps
Trump
Sergieus
Williams
Westmoreland
U.S
United States
Wheeler
Wallace Refuses to Alter Segregation Stance in Alabama
Gov George Wallace stands firm on segregation as Negro voters edge toward Mrs. Wallace in the general election. James Martin of Alabama Republicans predicts appeal to a broad base, while Martin Luther King Jr cautions on early voting trends. Attorney Robert Dary vows to challenge Mrs Wallace's nomination in court.
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Birmingham
Ala
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Washington
Cone
James TN. Martin
Martin
New York
Robert Dary
Dary
Alabama
Kell
U S Finds Covering Up Difficult
AP dispatches detail growing U S difficulty in concealing actions in Laos and Cambodia. Defense Department reports two-year casualties in Laos while Saigon confirms U S artillery crossed into Cambodia amid Viet Cong fire. Officials say policy of silence is strained as cross border actions draw confirmation.
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Joan M. Hightowrr
Washington [Ap
Viet Nam
Laos
Cambodia
United States
Washington
Defense
U.S
Saigon
Boundary
Southeast Asia
Wey
Defense Departments
Defense Department
Iver
Pentagon
Itseas
Next of Tin
State Department
Asteen
Cambresian
Stone
Suspected Arms Factory Hit Near Saigon by B52 Bombers
A fifth consecutive day of heavy bombardment by B52s targeted a suspected Communist arms factory and training area four miles northwest of Saigon. Air strikes across North Vietnam continued despite monsoon conditions, with U.S. losses and enemy casualties detailed by military spokesmen.
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Saigon
Sont Vile Nam
Stratoferty
Viet Nam
U.S. Air Force
Navy
Desertion Rates Alarm Saigon as Viet Cong Defections Rise
In Saigon Viet Nam American officials report monthly desertions from both sides. Communist Viet Cong defections reach 2336 in May, while South Vietnamese regulars desert at 6600 monthly. Open arms program promises aid and amnesty to returnees and their families, financed by US sponsorship, with centers planned to rehabilitate and relocate defectors.
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U.S
North Viet Nam
South Wet Nam
Cam Ranh Bay
Saigon
AML
Sai- Bon
Telicopter
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Viet Coad
Latte
Mayen
Ameroun
Bulding
Johnson Bill Would Fund Health and Education Aid
Washington AP reports a large spending bill totaling over 10.5 billion dollars to finance Labor and HEW for the next fiscal year, including 189 million Johnson says he does not want. An attempt to cut five percent across the board failed, with Bow and Laird offering amendments to reduce payments to school districts and overall allocations, but defeat kept the larger appropriation intact.
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Washington
Johnson
Labor Department
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Senate
Frank T. Bow
Ohio
Appropriations Committee
House
Melvin R. Laird
R-Wis
Suharto Forces Sukarno to Back Down in Jakarta
In Jakarta President Sukarno faced pressure as Lt. Gen. Suharto and Foreign Minister Malik pushed to postpone the session of the provisional Peoples Congress set for May 12. Sukarno threatened dissolution of the Congress but backed off, while anti Communist student groups demand representation and possible street protests if the session is delayed.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Sukarno
Thin Wees
Soni
Strorgman
Suharto
Adany Malik
Peoples’ Consultative Congress
Dakarta
Congress
Minty
Paway
Inter
Marel
Antara
Peoples’ Congress
Sukar- Holina
Parliament
Malik
Ratna Sara Dewi
South Vietnam forms panel to draft election law
An anti Communist coalition in South Vietnam met to begin building nationwide election machinery. A 20 member panel led by Premier Vy’s military government was ordered to draft electoral law within a month and trim the committee to jurists and key faction representatives. Elections, once set for September, may be delayed with October targeted. officials warn delays could complicate preparations as the Japanese government and American officials weigh feasibility.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Vy
South
Viet Nam
Oregon woman named 1968 Mother of the Year
Creswell resident Mrs. Starry lish, 61, reflects on a life aiding foster and adoptive care for Korean orphans. She and late husband Harry Holt started an international adoption effort in 1935 and built a program that helped thousands, drawing scrutiny from officials while continuing to raise funds and manage homes in Oregon and abroad.
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Creswell
Ore
South Korea
Johnson
America
Starry Lish
Latin America
Asia
United States
Helt
Amelia
Washington
Gregon
Holt
Korea
Hobbey
Eugene
Willamette
Harry
Hows
Man Charged With Robbing Depository
PICKENS A Greenville man, James C. Arrowood, is charged with bank robbery after deputies and SDL agents watched the Pickens Bank night depository for a week. They recovered about 251 dollars in cash and a large amount of checks from Arrowood’s possession when arrested as he drove away in a truck at about 3 50 a.m.
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Pickens
Greenville
Pickens Bank
James C. Arrowood
Pickens County
Arrowood
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