Door Open To Peace and Open to Peace Talks
President Johnson accused North Vietnam of blocking peace talks and urged all aggressors to join a peace meeting. He spoke at the Truman Center for the Advancement of Peace in Jeru salem, stressing that peace requires mutual restraint and adherence to law.
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Independence
Johnson
North
Viet Nam
Harry S. Truman
Truman Center For the Advancement of Peace
Hebrew University
Jerusalem
Truman
Southeast Asia
Washington
Dean Rusk
W. Averell Harriman
Rusk
Harriman
America
Lyndon B. Johnson
Truman Library
Truman Center For Advance of Peace
Javits Proposes Law For Presidential Intervention In Strikes
Sen. Jacob K. Javits urged Congress to pass a law extending Taft Hartley to labor disputes threatening interstate commerce and vital national health or safety. He aims to prevent repeats of costly transit strikes by granting presidential intervention authority.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
New York
Jacob K. Javits
New York Republican
Militant Cubans Eye Coordinated Raids on Cuba
Militant exile groups in Miami push for a new phase of anti Castro action through coordinated but forbidden U S raids on Cuba. Ernesto Freyre says unity is lacking but coordination is forming amid multiple organizations. State Department dismisses raids as harmful and counterproductive.
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Miami
Fla
U.S
Cuba
Ernesto Freyre
RECE
Fidel Castro
Havana
West Flagler Street
Freyre
United States
State Department
Johnson to Ask Congress for Record 112.8 Billion Budget
President Johnson will send Congress a 112.8 billion dollar fiscal 1967 budget, with war costs in Vietnam possibly driving higher. Officials say Vietnam may cost 10.45 billion but mark it uncertain. The plan seeks 3.2 billion more for the Great Society and trims 2.6 billion from less essential programs to cover rising Vietnam and inflation concerns.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
Viet Nam
Hanoi decries peace talks setbacks amid Tet truce
Radio Hanoi urged harsher attacks on U S and South Vietnamese forces as hopes for lasting peace waver after the Tet truce. Reports cite minor clashes in Bien Hoa and Bac Lieu provinces with light casualties, and banners removed in Cholon Saigon as North Vietnamese and Viet Cong appeals push for renewed offensives.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Radio
Hanoi
U.S
Ly Nhon
Bien Hoa
Bac Lieu
Cholon
Red
NEA Leader Charges AFT as Labor Front in Schools
Richard Batchelder of the National Education Association accuses the American Federation of Teachers of being a front for organized labor focused on unionizing white collar workers and government. Carl Megel dismisses the charge as a gimmick while defending the AFT’s focus on teachers.
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Washington (Ap
Richard Batchelder
National Education Association
American Federation of Teachers
Batchelder
Labor Relations Council of Chambers of Commerce
Afl-Cio
NEA
Poppycock
Carl Megel
Federation
Union
Washington
AFT
Megel
Nuclear Bomb On Crashed Plane In Spain
A U S Air Force B52 collided with a KC135 tanker near the Mediterranean coast in Almeria Spain. The bomber carried unarmed nuclear armament and seven of eleven crew members died. Officials say radiological survey finds no public health danger though search continues for all bombs.
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Almeria
Spain
U.S
Mediterranean
Air Force
Atlantic
Seymour Johnson
North Carolina
SAC
U.S. Air Force
Defense Chief Sees War Continuing Into 1967
Secretary of Defense McNamara asked Congress for 12.7 billion in spending authority to fund a massed firepower buildup in Viet Nam through June 1967. He outlined creation of another Marine division, increased ammunition buys, and prep for deploying more forces if Communists widen Viet Nam operations. Senate leaders warned fighting may resume if peace talks fail.
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Earle Warren
Warren
Truman
David Noyes
Johnson
State of the Union
Viet Nam
Congress
Washington
Robert §. McNamara
U.S
Senate
McNamara
South
Senate Armed Services Committee
Appropriations
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Russell
United States
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint
Robert McNamara
Earle Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense Appropriations
Thant urges Viet Nam peace talks with broad government
U Thant called for proposals toward a broadly representative government in Viet Nam and urged continued bombing pauses and a longer ceasefire. He said progress depends on big power support, reunification by own people, and democracy without foreign intervention, noting remaining divergence.
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United Nations, N.Y
U Thant
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Democrats Clash In Reapportionment Over Troy Area Lines
The advisory council of college professors revises its plan for Troy Cohoes Waterford and surrounding towns. It keeps Troy with Rensselaer and nearby towns, moving Cohoes toward Saratoga County and proposing a Senate district merging Rensselaer Saratoga and Washington. The GOP favors Saratoga, Rensselaer, Columbia and Greene counties with 306 732 people.
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Troy
Advisory Council of
Cohoes
Waterford
Brunswick
Schaghticoke
Rensselaer
Schodack
Nassau
Stephentown
Sand Lake
East Greenbush
North Greenbush
Washington
Essex
Saratoga County
Watervliet
Green Island
Saratoga
Senate
GOP
Columbia
Greene
Lawrence E. Corbett Jr
Appeals Court Backs Fair Trade Liquor Prices
The Court of Appeals upheld a lower court order barring a retailer from selling liquor below fair trade prices. The ruling, in a 4-3 decision, noted the price statements law was not in effect pending a Supreme Court ruling on its validity. The case involves Seyopp Corp and National Distillers and Chemical Corp.
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Court of Appeals
Seyopp Corp
New York City
National Distillers and Chemical Corp
Charles S. Desmond
U.S. Supreme Court
Four-Year Term Asked For House
President Johnson urged a constitutional amendment to double House terms to four years aligning with future presidents. He argued shorter terms hinder democracy and lead to campaigning soon after taking office. A shield against election day challenges was included, with Rep. Jack Brooks noting off year elections weaken presidential mandates.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
House
Challen
Senate
Texas
Jack Brooks
U S Combat Dead In Viet Nam Reach 1750
The Pentagon reports 1,750 U S military deaths in the Viet Nam war through the latest weekly tally. The figure tops battle fatalities in the Mexican War and Spanish American War, with 68 U S casualties in combat last week.
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Washington
U.S
Pentagon
U S Plans Losses From Viet Nam War Hit 351 aircraft
Secretary McNamara told Congress United States lost 351 warplanes and helicopters in 1965. He predicted higher losses in 1966 due to heavier air operations, with 275 fixed wings and 76 helicopters downed, mostly in South Viet Nam.
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Washington
United States
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Congress
South Viet Nam
North
Viet Nam
South
Senate
Army
Johnson Administration
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Reds
Ton Due Thang
North Viet Nam
Fatherland Front
U. S
Old Viet Minh
Tan Duc Thang
Teachers’ Union
Thant
Democrat
Cahoes
Hudson River
Colonie
Albany
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