Nixon speech splits critics and supporters on Vietnam policy
Democratic Senator Fulbright said Nixon now bears Johnson's war burden and predicted a broad Senate Foreign Relations review. Senate leaders Mansfield and Gore urged a constructive path toward peace while Democrats criticized the plan as unchanged, and Humphrey voiced disappointment over no new troop withdrawals.
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J. W. Fulbright
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Mike Mansfield
Montana
Gore
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White House
Albert Gore
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Ronald L. Ziegler
Heavy ground attacks by North Vietnam raise stakes in withdrawal pace
North Vietnamese troops launched their heaviest ground assaults in two months as President Nixon warned of possible delays to troop withdrawals. U.S. and South Vietnamese forces reported at least 45 rocket and mortar attacks and multiple infantry assaults near Saigon and in the central highlands. Casualties included four Americans and five South Vietnamese killed, with numerous wounded, while allied forces claimed 180 enemy killed and captured seven North Vietnamese fighters.
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Nixon
U.S
Nixon asks support of silent majority for Vietnam plan
President Nixon announced an orderly timetable for the complete withdrawal of U.S. ground combat troops from Vietnam in cooperation with South Vietnam. He said the plan could accelerate as South Vietnamese forces take stronger roles and noted secret talks with North Vietnam, including a letter to Ho Chi Minh.
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NYC Mayor Race and Governor Battles Spark Voting Day
New Yorkers vote as John V. Lindsay faces re election in a key mayoral contest while Virginia and New Jersey elect Republican governors amid Nixon era Vietnam War debates. Holt on Cahill and Meyner challenge mark pivotal party shifts true to era.
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Staten Island
Marchi
Thieu backs Nixon Vietnam speech as GIs react
In Saigon President Thieu expressed total agreement with President Nixon on the Vietnam war. Some American GIs approved while others voiced disappointment at lack of homecoming timing details. In New York two Soviet cosmonauts return home after touring the United States with Col. Frank Borman.
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Nixon
New York
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Col
Frank Borman
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Ohio voters weigh two statewide amendments and local questions
Ohio polls open 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. for two constitutional amendments lowering the voting age and eliminating short term candidacy rules after a resignation. Cleveland focuses on the Stokes Perk mayoral race as 13,223 polling places operate statewide. Secretary Brown expects results by 7:30 p.m. with turnout forecast below prior off year elections. Up to 25 districts risk loss of state aid if levies fail to meet 17.5 mills.
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Ohio
Ted W. Brown
Brown
Roger Luton
Stop Smut Procedure Outlined
Ohio attorney general Paul W. Brown outlined postal steps for residents to curb offensive ads. If material arouses, recipients may request no mail from the sender. Send the ad, envelope, and a notice marked Request for Prohibitory Order to the local postmaster. a federal court order enforces compliance with penalties for noncompliance.
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U S Leads Fight To Bar Peking From United Nations
The United States addresses the U N General Assembly to block Peking from joining the United Nations. Rep J Irving Whalley will speak for the U S as Nixon maintains opposition amid hints of possible talks with Communist China. The two thirds rule on representation is expected to pass around 73 to 47.
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Nixon
Elliot L. Richardson
Moscow
Michell Sharp
Red China
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Akron Lumber Yard Fire Devastates Mill and Warehouse
A blaze at Carter- Jones Lumber Co in Akron destroyed the mill and a warehouse with damage estimated at 500000 to 750000 dollars. More than 50 workers and 10 fire units battled the flames. no injuries were reported as the office building and showroom survived.
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Carter- Jones Lumber Co
East Side
Franchi
Tugboat Marjorie McAllister Crew Trapped in Atlantic
Two Navy rescue craft sped toward a 112 foot deep Atlantic site six miles from the last report of the tug Marjorie McAllister. Six crew aboard may be alive after distress in 24 foot seas and 50 knot winds. Coast Guard and navy divers will search with Recovery and a sonar minesweeper to locate the vessel.
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Atlantic Ocean
Howard Copeland
Coast Guard
Portsmouth
Marjorie McAllister
Cape Lookout
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