Johnson Advances Viet Nam Policy Talks and News Conference
President Johnson pressed ahead with Viet Nam policy talks and set a nationally broadcast news conference for 12:30 p.m. EDT in the East Room at the White House. He chaired top level meetings with Cabinet NSC congressional leaders and committees as McNamara’s South Viet Nam mission climaxed. The administration weighed expanding draft calls and mobilizing reserves as air strikes hit surface to air missile sites in North Viet Nam, with one installation destroyed and another damaged. Senate Foreign Relations approved Henry Cabot Lodge as ambassador to South Viet Nam amid opposition from Wayne Morse.
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Networks to broadcast Johnson news conference live nationwide
AP reports NBC CBS and ABC along with Mutual radio will carry President Johnsons news conference today. The White House briefing is set from 12 30 p m EDT to conclusion on all networks including Mutual radio.
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President to discuss policy session results at news conference
At a news conference the President aims to disclose the outcomes of the policy sessions and to engage with reporters and, through them, with the public on the matters addressed.
Red China Attacks Johnson as Neo-Hitlerism Warns US
Ta Kung Pao in Peking blames U S policy for war in Vietnam and declares Johnson’s doctrine a doomed imperialist strategy. It compares U S actions to Kaiser Wilhelm and Hitler and warns Soviet aid to Vietnam is a ruse while predicting an inevitable showdown with world opinion.
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House Passes Medicare Bill Expands Social Security for seniors
The House approved a major Medicare expansion by a 307 to 116 vote sending the measure to the Senate. The bill would guarantee hospitalization and home care for Americans 65 plus, cover most doctor bills for those 65 and older, and raise Social Security taxes for workers and employers to fund the program.
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New Zealand Woman Delivers Quintuplets at 26
Mrs D W Lawson, 26, gave birth to five healthy quints after a boy and four girls at National Women's Hospital Auckland. The mother, grandmother, and doctors noted no complications with the delivery. The quints, weighing from 3 pounds 3 ounces to 4 pounds 3 ounces, were placed in incubators and join one existing child.
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Oliva Dionne
Argentina
Diligenti
Soviet Missile Sites Bombed near Hanoi
Air Force jets bombed two antiaircraft missile sites northwest of Hanoi and struck barracks. Three F105s were shot down with two pilots parachuting. Hanoi radio claimed six U S planes down and three American pilots captured. Soviet technicians suspected to help install sites.
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Hard-Hitting U S Action Seen Only Viet Solution
On the Korean armistice anniversary American generals view tough force as essential in Viet Nam. Gen. Almond supports using atomic bombs if needed while Clark and Hull oppose them now but favor bombing Hanoi and Hai Phong with precautions. Ridgway calls for united allied force planning.
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Humphrey Warns Reds Threaten Western World
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey warned that Communist subversion and terror could be exported to the Western Hemisphere if the United States falters in Vietnam policy. He said the government has made important decisions about the war touching thousands of American families.
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Edward Heath lands Tory leadership in historic vote
British Conservatives chose Edward Heath, 49, as party leader in a groundbreaking vote by 298 Tory MPs. Heath, a bachelor from a working family, becomes the prime ministerial frontrunner if Conservatives regain government. The move marks a break from elite schooling among prior leaders.
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Housing Bill Passes House For 7.5-Billion Aid Plan
The House approved a 7.5 billion housing bill sending it to President Johnson. It creates rent grants for low income families the elderly the handicapped and disaster victims and funds urban renewal and public housing for four years. The plan omits Johnsons metro area new town package despite opposition to the rent subsidy program.
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Gardner named education chief as Celebrezze shifts
President Johnson selects John W. Gardner to succeed Anthony J. Celebrezze as secretary of education while Celebrezze moves to the Sixth U S Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati Ohio. Gardner longtime Carnegie Corp president praised as an explorer in search of excellence.
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Extradition ends as Briggs escorts head for Troy
Rensselaer County wins long custody fight over Norman H. Briggs. Briggs will be delivered to two county officers in Newcastle Wyoming and transported to Troy to face charges of child abandonment and insurance fraud. U S Supreme Court Justice Byron R White denied a stay in extradition.
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Burns Named New Democratic State Chairman in New York
Mayor John J. Burns of Binghamton was named state chairman of the Democratic party by acclamation in New York. He succeeds William H. McKeon who resigned amid a bitter feud with New York City leaders and warned that divisions may have cost the party support as it faces crucial 1965 and 1966 elections and the task of retaining control of the Legislature.
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