LBJ Surgery Finds Benign Throat Polyp and Hernia Repair
President Johnson underwent double surgery at Bethesda Naval Hospital. A throat polyp was found benign and removed, and a prior gall bladder site incisional hernia was repaired. Doctors advised limited voice use for four to five weeks, with no formal speeches.
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Johnson
Bethesda Naval Hospital Operating Theater
James C. Cain
White House
Moyers
Wilbur J. Gould
George A. Hallenbeck
James P. Osborn
Hubert H. Humphrey
Ohio Council of Churches urges Rhodes on death penalty
The Ohio Council of Churches adopted a resolution asking Gov. James A. Rhodes to commute the death sentences of four men slated for execution December 2 by electric chair. In a separate action the group urged abolition of the death penalty at its 18th annual meeting.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Council of Churches
James A. Rhodes
Transcripts reveal Johnson figures in Baker wiretaps
Government releases transcripts showing Lyndon B. Johnson and other top political figures in conversations involving Bobby Baker. Officials say Baker’s role was incidental and the wiretaps are not tied to his tax evasion grand larceny and fraud indictment. Catholic bishops debate Friday meat ban with government. The meatless Friday issue is to be discussed later this week at a conference of 219 bishops archbishops and cardinals.
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Johnson
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Bobby Baker
Baker
Senate Democratic
Gemini Astronauts Reach Miami After Space Record
Today reports Gemini astronauts take a slow plane to Miami following a record-setting space mission. The note appears amid a broader Columbus Watterson football poll and local education board updates.
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Gemini
Miami
Ground Action Flares Across South Vietnam Fronts
American infantry battled Viet Cong near the Cambodian border while Marines and South Vietnamese troops fought Hanoi regulars near the DMZ. A Marine helicopter was shot down with no casualties, bringing the 224th loss. B52 bombers struck Tay Ninh Province as U.S. forces engaged a Viet Cong unit and heavy fighting continued in the north with Marine and South Vietnamese troops. Casualties were light on both sides amid slack actions elsewhere.
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U.S
Hanoi
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U.S. Navy
War Chiefs Seek Big Increases In Pilot Training
Defense Secretary McNamara faces decisions on Army Navy and Air Force pilot training boosts for 1968. Army seeks 800 pilots monthly by June 1968 with a possible fourth base. Navy aims 218 monthly pilots, expanding facilities. Air Force requests two more bases and about 235 monthly pilots. Most requests likely to be approved despite budget timing.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Army
Navy
Air Force
Defense Department
Pentaron
McNamara
Malicious Prisoner Is Moved From Grant County Jail
An Ohio youth named Robert Michaels aged 18 was transferred to Indiana Reformatory at Pendleton after a week of violent incidents at Grant County jail. He is charged with assault and battery with intent to kill and two counts of second degree burglary. He broke locks, damaged jail property, poured water in cellmates ears, and allegedly placed razor blades in soap to harm others. No injuries reported.
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Marion, Ind
Ohio
Indiana
Pendleton
Ed Riggs
Robert Michaels
Hamilton
Grant County
Michaels
Riggs
Ohio Farm Bureau weighs resolution on picketing and prices
Delegates at the Ohio Farm Bureau annual meeting will vote on a resolution condemning supermarket picketing by housewives to push prices down. The discussion covers price shifts, farm profits, and proposals to tax property and expand sales tax, with votes due Friday.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
D. R. Stanfield
Stanfield
Farm Bureau
General Assembly
Ohio
Early UAW Talks Begin Ahead of Next Contract
Walter P. Reuther leads a week long Detroit meeting of the 26 member UAW International Executive Board as negotiators start hard nosed bargaining planning seven months before the next contract. A board member notes freewheeling discussions on negotiations and post election strategy with the new Congress.
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Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers
UAW International Executive Board
Hold
Congress
Winged Red Eyed Creature Chases Couples Near Point Pleasant
Four Point Pleasant residents report being chased by a six foot winged red eyed figure while driving near the TNT area late Tuesday. The couples, Mr and Mrs Steve Mallette and Mr and Mrs Roger Scarberry, described a winged man like figure with red eyes appearing as their car crested a hill and followed them toward a traffic circle.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Steve Mallette
Jackson Ave
Roger Scarberry
30Th St
TNT
Meteor Shower To Light Sky Tonight In Cambridge
Reports say the Leonid meteor shower could produce a spectacular sky show around 2 a.m. EST though cloud cover may hinder viewing. The five day forecast calls for mild temperatures, with rain chances toward week’s end and normal highs in the 30s and 40s regionally.
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Cambridge
Mass
Cleveland
Columbus
Cincinnati
Colonel Falck to speak in Nelsonville on water resources
Col William D Falck district engineer Army Corps of Engineers Huntington W Va will discuss the Hocking River flood control program and water resources at a 6 30 p m dinner meeting November 21 at Freds Steak House in Nelsonville The talk is part of a joint Rotary Clubs program with Rotary Clubs of Athens Nelsonville and Logan and will cover the 7 million Athens flood protection project and related studies and the Logan Reservoir re study in Hocking and Fairfield counties. Reservations via James Parsons 753 1943.
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Nelsonville
William D. Falck
Army Corps of Engineers
Huntington
W. Va
Fred’s
Athens
Rockbridge
Logan
Chauncey
Clear Creek
Hocking
Fairfield
Colonel Falck
James Parsons
Falck
Rotary Clubs
Sam Sheppard retrial heads to jury on three verdict options
In Cleveland the second degree murder retrial of Samuel H. Sheppard goes to a seven man, five woman jury at 10 30 am with three verdict choices: guilty of second degree murder life first degree manslaughter one to 20 years or acquittal.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Samuel H. Sheppard
Sheppard
U.S. Supreme Court
Broadcasting strike looms as networks vs AFTRA
The AFL-CIO American Federation of Television and Radio Artists with about 17,500 members stayed on duty after a midnight deadline while AFTRA met at a secret location from 5 a.m. to decide whether to signal a strike.
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New York
Afl-Cio American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
AFTRA
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