United States Opens Door to Cambodian Conference Talks
The United States signaled willingness to join a Cambodian conference with Britain, the Soviet Union, France, Communist China, North and South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. President Johnson named Ambassador Harriman as US delegate, aiming to explore informal talks to end the Vietnam war. Secretary of State Rusk said the proposal was to discuss Cambodia’s neutrality and territorial integrity as part of a broader effort.
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Air Strikes Hit North Viet Nam as US Plans Fly 68 Sorties
Five US and South Vietnamese raids struck roads and waterways in North Viet Nam, with heavy ground fire in some zones. A US light spotting plane and a Vietnamese air force craft collided, killing the US pilot. two Navy planes reported sinking a patrol boat during carrier Hancock and Midway operations near Hanoi. Two Marines were killed in a Viet Cong attack.
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Red China Targets Chosen if General War Explodes
Maj Gen John P Lavelle told a closed House subcommittee that the United States has targets picked in Red China for a large war and could strike government, military and industrial centers. He noted China’s dispersed industry limits damage compared to Soviet targets, but said theater forces could still inflict unacceptable destruction in the Pacific.
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Anti-Bomb Scions To Air Viet Views
Washington dispatch reports dissenters in Congress ready for another push against President Johnson's Viet Nam air strikes. Senator Dirksen urged bombing Hanoi if required, while Rep Church and allies support intensified aerial attacks and say peace talks are unlikely while raids continue. Church notes it is hard to imagine negotiations if North Vietnamese strikes on U.S. bases persist.
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Teenage Sniper Kills 2 in Santa Maria Shootout
A 16 year old boy using a 3006 rifle fired from a windy hillside at U 101 cars, killing two and wounding eleven before fatally shooting himself. Authorities identified the teen as Michael Andrew Clark of Long Beach. Victims include Charles Hogan and Joel Kocab, while Bill Reida and his son were wounded. Police and sheriffs halted traffic and engaged in a one hour gun battle with officers firing from a barricade as the youth's barrage targeted passing vehicles.
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Hocking Flood Forecast Overflows Across Athens Area
The US Weather Bureau at Huntington predicted a second Hocking River flood in a month reaching 17 feet in Athens tonight after 14 inches of rain fell over the weekend. Ath en s reported 56 degrees at 10 am with a 63-degree Sunday high as the river rose sharply in Ath ens, Logan, and Nelsonville. Meanwhile, New Delhi warned India’s forces and ordered a recall as large Pakistani forces attacked along the western border amid plunging temperatures and unsettled precipitation forecast through Sunday.
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Steel industry weighs higher wage offer to avert steelwork halt
Pittsburgh reports strong pressure from the Johnson administration as 11 major steel firms consider raising their two percent wage offer to United Steelworkers in exchange for postponing a Saturday strike deadline. Industry officials warn any rise could trigger steel price increases, while unions seek far higher gains.
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High Court Review of Staying Case Emphasized
The Supreme Court agreed to review the dismissal of charges in the killing of three civil rights workers in Philadelphia. Judge Harold Cox of Jackson, Mississippi had dismissed a felony indictment against 17 defendants and discussed three of four counts of a misdemeanor indictment against 14 of the 17 men. The Court also considered the validity of major sections of Louisiana's anti subversion laws and communist control statute, challenged as tools against civil rights advocates and racial integration.
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Rusty 647-foot Civic Center divides Chicago opinion
Chicago embraces a rusting exterior for the 387 million downtown Civic Center. Officials praise the reddish to purplish black oxidation, while police, city workers, and critics call the look ugly and costly. An executive defends it as future warmth and architectural achievement.
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