Global Turmoil and Nixon's Term Shift Drowns News Horizon
The world reacts as markets surge after President Johnson pauses bombing in North Vietnam and abandons bid for re election. Britain urges Moscow to back a Geneva peace push while Wisconsin voters begin Johnson term decision with McCarthy and Nixon in focus. Lodge reassigned to West Germany embassy as Humphrey negotiates nuclear ban in Mexico.
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TOP U S Officials fore see more hard fighting ahead in Vietnam
A summary of early reports notes that top U S officials anticipate continued heavy fighting in Vietnam before Hanoi can provide a decisive response to President Johnson s bombing plan to prompt peace talks. The piece references political and military context and signals mounting tension as the war progresses.
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Political race metaphors echo shifts in 1968 campaigns
The piece opines on LBJ's withdrawal and its potential impact on Kennedy McCarthy and Rockefeller, noting conservative Democratic resistance and Texas candidate Connally. It weighs how Nixon and others may profit while warning of shifting international peace moves and their political consequences.
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Stocks Jump on LBJ Peace Move and Re-Election News
In New York trading, sentiment improved after President Johnson announced a pause in bombing of North Vietnam and said he would not seek re-election. The Dow rose 20.58 to 861.25 as volume hit a record 17.73 million shares, with 1,068 issues up and 273 down.
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Favorite Son Texans Look To Connally
Texas Democratic leaders moved quickly to back Gov. John Connally as a favorite son candidate after President Johnson declined to run again. Connally, 52, dodged questions about a draft and said he had no thoughts of the vice presidency while sparking a counter push to block Bobby Kennedy.
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Supreme Court Upholds One Man One Vote For Local Bodies
The court ruled 5-3 that local government elections must use districts with substantially equal voter weight. About 80,000 local governing bodies were affected as the decision aligns local districts with the equal protection standard already applied to state and national legislatures. Dissenters criticized the ruling as simplistic, with Justice Harlan calling it a blunt arithmetic solution.
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Supreme Court vote prompts local redistricting action in Panhandle
The U S Supreme Court s one man one vote doctrine now targets local government units and appears set to trigger redistricting in at least two large Panhandle counties. Early county reactions are shown as VOTES on page 2.
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Kennedy and Johnson discuss unity after surprise race entry
In New York a Kennedy news conference addressed peace and political reassessment as he enters the Democratic presidential race. He sent a telegram to Johnson urging magnanimity and a face to face talk on national unity. Johnson signaled willingness to meet, while McCarthy vows a strong challenge in the primaries and Humphrey's entry remains uncertain.
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Johnson signals peace push and talks with South Vietnam
President Johnson plans to meet South Vietnam's president soon to strengthen plans to end the war in Southeast Asia. He leaves Washington and travels to Chicago for a speech to the National Association of Broadcasters amid election year tension and his surprise decision to halt bombing in most of North Vietnam.
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Johnson Halts Bombing Partially North Vietnam
U.S. jets bombed targets over 200 miles inside North Vietnam on day one of a limited bombing halt announced by President Johnson. Navy strikes continued about 205 miles north of the DMZ with crews reporting an American aircraft down near Thanh Hoa.
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Reservists Called Up to Bolster Vietnam War Effort
The administration plans mobilization of up to 60 000 reservists for Vietnam support and home-front readiness. Up to 15 000 reservists may be ordered this week, mostly Army, with replacements for the 27th Marine Regimental Landing Team and exchange of a few thousand troops. President Johnson announced an additional 13 500 needed, lifting total commitments to 549 000 in coming months. A future call of up to 50 000 reserves may restore the Strategic Reserve Force within the United States.
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