Recall drive for Reagan blamed as failure in California
California officials label the recall campaign a colossal failure as unofficial counts show 491,096 signatures versus 780,414 needed to place the question on the November ballot. Washington reports note other national items including riots in Seattle, federal funding cuts for Chicago gang rehabilitation, and Catholic bishops urging adherence to Pope Paul VI's birth control encyclical.
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California
Ronald Reagan
Washington Catholic Lay Association Assails Birth Control Encyclical
Washington Catholic Lay Association directors issued a statement criticizing Pope Paul VI's encyclical on birth control saying it ignores prayerfully formed consciences and is not reflective of the Holy Spirit working within the people of God today. The group counts about 600 members in the Washington area.
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U. S
John F. Dearden
Detroit
National Conference of Catholic Bishops
Washington Catholic Lay Association
Washington Area
Athens Takes Over Control of the Bus Parade
Entry deadline extended to August 9 for the Parade of the Hills queen contest in Nelsonville, six entries received. District winners named in the state American Legion tournament on page 16. Vinton County boy hurt in runaway truck crash in McArthur on page 22.
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Nelsonville
American Legion
Vinton County
McArthur
GOP Platform Aims For Smaller War Role and City Reforms
GOP platform writers in Mimai Beach Florida outline a smaller U S role in Vietnam while not calling for immediate pullout. The document pledges tougher crime enforcement including electronic surveillance, greater private sector training and home ownership, and streamlined social programs. It also backs sharing federal revenues with states and tax cuts with limited welfare reform prospects.
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Mimai Beach
Fla
U.S
Washington
Johnson warns of imminent Viet attack and steel price impact
President Johnson warned Congress and the nation of a likely large enemy assault in Vietnam and possible dire economic consequences from Bethlehem Steel's 5 percent price increase effective August 8. He criticized North Vietnamese infiltration and troop buildup and urged restraint, warning the U S may act promptly if Americans are put in danger.
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Johnson
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Hanoi
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John F. Kennedy
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South Vietnam
Pentagon
Saigon
Johnson Defends Prices Amid Steel Hike Delays
President Johnson denounces across the board price increases while noting Republic Steel raised its mill products 4.5 percent. He urges competitive restraint and cautions against a parade of higher costs as U S Steel Bethlehem and Republic lead the industry. He also defends Supreme Court picks and outlines Vietnam bombing policy without full cessation.
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Bethlehem Company
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American Bar Association
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Senate
Paris
Rockefeller Leads By Poll Amid Campaign Tensions
Harris poll shows Rockefeller ahead of Humphrey and McCarthy while Nixon trails both. Rockefeller aides cite Ohio’s 58 vote delegation pledge to stay with their favorite son through two ballots, despite Nixon opposition. Democratic figures push for free elections and caution on Rusk bombing halt remarks.
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Fla
Nelson A. Rockefeller
GOF
Louis Harris
New York
Richard M. Nixon
Rockefeller
Efeffort
Rockefee
Epordurrr Rockefeller
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
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Harris
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
D- Minn
Washington Post
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McCarthy
Klein
John F. Kennedy
Oregon
California
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Hanoi
Washington
Dean Rusk
North Vietnam
Rusk
Paris
Battle Near Cambodia Yields 16 Killed 39 Wounded
Saigon reports an enemy force hit two South Vietnamese irregular companies led by U.S. Green Berets near the Cambodian border. Sixty five miles northwest of Saigon, 16 allied soldiers were killed and 39 wounded, with only four enemy bodies found. U.S. troops continue air strikes against base camps in Tay Ninh Province as part of a broader buildup ahead of a feared major offensive.
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U.S
Tay Ninh
America
South Vietnam
Colorado
Air Force
Soviets and Czechs Seek Broad Communist Talks
In Bratislava talks begin Saturday with other Communist nations as Moscow and Prague discuss the Czechoslovak situation. Czechoslovak leaders push liberalization while facing Soviet demand for tighter control, with daily sessions at Cierna amid optimistic official coverage.
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Soviet Union
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Prague
Cierna
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Czechoslovak Party
Ohio Democratic caucus set for August 12 in Columbus
Ohio Democratic party chairman Eugene P. OGrady announced a caucus of the 115 voting delegates to the national convention on August 12 in Columbus. Delegates will decide strategy for the presidential nomination fight and are urged to stay uncommitted until the caucus.
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Eugene P. O'Grady
Ohio
Democratic Party
Columbus
O'Grady
Gasoline Tank Explosion Burns 32 Near Fort Worth
A large gasoline storage tank exploded at the Red Ball Gas House on U S 287 in Kennedale, Fort Worth area, sending a 200 foot fireball 125 feet into the air. Thirty two people were burned, four critically, with about two dozen treated overnight. The ground level 5000 gallon tank leaked before the blast, touch off by fuel transfer from a tank truck, starting a small blaze prior to eruption.
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Red Ball Gas House
U.S. 287
Kennedale
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