Pearson voices cautious path to peace in Indochina
Canadian Prime Minister Lester B Pearson said any Viet Nam peace must require North Viet Nam to end aggression and ensure Laos Cambodia and South Viet Nam neutrality. He backed regional economic aid and a larger Mekong Basin project with UN support and warned against capitulation to aggression.
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Lester B. Pearson
Viet Nam
Pearson
United Nations
Johnson
Southeast Asia
United States
China
Peking
Canada
Indochina
Laos
Cambodia
South
Ohio House votes to fund alcoholism program via liquor fees
Ohio House leaders voted Monday night to set aside one percent of the state's liquor permit fees to reestablish an alcoholism treatment program in the State Health Department. The move aims to aid an estimated 250 000 alcoholics in the state.
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Columbus
Ohio House
Ohio
Federal aid moves to tornado hit Ohio as loans offered
Northeastern Ohio receives federal aid from three fronts as Emergency Planning officials tour the hardest hit areas. Ohio counties gain Farm Home Administration loans while Neighborhood Youth Corps projects are tapped for cleanup efforts.
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Columbus
Ohio
Office of Emergency Planning
Washington
Farmers Home Administration
Rockwell Runs as Independent Virginia Governor Hopeful
George Lincoln Rockwell, head of the American Nazi party, filed as an independent candidate for Virginia governor pledging white supremacy and an end to race mixing. A German measles epidemic could cause many defective births, per Dr. Richard Masland, warning of a national impact. The New York World's Fair reopens its second season with Vice President Humphrey and West Berlin Mayor Brandt among dignitaries at 8:30 a.m. ceremonies.
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George Lincoln Rockwell
American Nazi Party
Virginia
Washington
Richard Masland
National Institute of Neurological Diseases
New York
Hubert H. Humphrey
West Berlin
Willy Brandt
Athens City Council moves to vacate streets in University Urban Renewal area
The Athens City Council votes to table an ordinance to vacate five streets in the University Urban Renewal district. The action appears on page 4 with related notes on the docket and local civic actions.
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Oo” University
Middleport Area
LOGAN
Apepers
Gall
Both sides expect to win in Vietnamese talks collapse
Washington officials say peace prospects in Viet Nam have dimmed as Hanoi rejects a 17-nation bid for unconditional negotiations and UN mediation. Moscow and Hanoi issued a communique showing Soviet support for North Viet Nam’s four point peace plan and backing of the National Liberation Front. The Red peace program demands U S withdrawal and hints at Soviet volunteers contingent on intensified U S air attacks.
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Southeast Asia
Red China
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
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Communist National Liberation Front
South Viet Nam
U. S
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United States
U S Death Toll Rises in Vietnam Fighting
American and Vietnamese forces hit North Vietnamese roads and bridges as Skyraider bombers strafed along Highway 1. One Navy Skyraider was shot down with its pilot killed. An Army officer died in South Vietnam and a civilian died, raising American deaths to twelve in two days. Three Skyraiders took off from the Hancock before dawn, strafing a convoy. two returned safely.
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South Viet Nam
U. S.army
Hancock
17Th Parallel
Highway 1
Flood Woes Deepens as Gas Tank Fire Risk Looms in La Crosse
Flood crest threatens a 107,000 gallon gasoline tank farm in La Crosse while 15 million gallons stored nearby raise fire danger as the Mississippi floods. Evacuations unfold in Winona with guards using diving gear to seal sewers. Across Wisconsin and Minnesota damages reach up to 60 million. 40,000 displaced across five states.
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Wis
Mississippi River
Fred Genz Sr
Mississippi
Winona
Minn
Eau Claire
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Red Cross
Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
Johnson Infuriates Indians
NEW DELHI India The Indian government says President Johnson snubbed Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri by asking him to postpone his Washington visit. Officials and much of the press view the move as a public loss of face and possibly a signal of Johnson’s displeasure over India’s criticism of U S foreign policy amid the Viet Nam crisis. Pakistan reports echo the reaction as both governments interpret the request as dismissive and politically charged.
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New Delhi
India
Johnson
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Washington
Shastri
Asia
Pakistan
Mohammed Oe Khan
Viet Nam
U. S
King cites progress in Alabama civil rights drive
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. reports signs of progress in Alabama but urges action to implement reforms. He spoke at Browns Chapel AME in Selma after a month’s visit, noting a recent Alabama business leaders newspaper ad backing law and order and fair employment under the 1964 Civil Rights Act as a positive step.
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Selma
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
Alabama
Browns Chapel Ame. Church
King
Chambers of Com
Merce
Proposal To Delay Walkout In Steel Industry Talks
Pittsburgh report says a union proposal to delay a walkout follows President Johnson's 3.2 percent annual wage increase guideline. It would lift hourly wages by about 14 cents plus a 3 cent cost of living boost for workers averaging $4.40 an hour. Confirmation from the industry on rejecting the offer was not available.
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Pittsburgh
Johnson
USW
Congress in debate over pause in Vietnam air raids
Senate debate grows as Sen. J W Fulbright urges a temporary halt to bombing in North Vietnam. Defense Sec. McNamara and Sec. Rusk oppose suspending air strikes, arguing it would not clearly prompt negotiations. Fulbright's stance finds support among many colleagues.
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J. W. Fulbright
U. S
North Viet Nam
Congress
Arkansas Democrat
Senate
Foy Secuse Cac
Hingoenee Ba
Robert S. McNamara
Dean Rusk
Fulbright
Rusk
Viet Nam
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