Nixon Sees Humphrey War Views as Wrong in Campaign Tour
In Williamsburg Nixon argues Humphrey would modify or uphold Johnson policy on Vietnam, warning any shift could jeopardize Paris peace talks. He urges clarity on bombing halt and says a Nixon victory would avoid past policies. Humphrey campaigns against Wallace in Tennessee urging vigilance against reactionary forces. An 11,000-strong UT audience heard him caution about Germany’s past dangers and the perils of similar democratic erosion.
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Wounded GIs Evacuation Helos Shot Down Near Da Nang
Two evacuation helicopters carrying wounded Americans were shot down by North Vietnamese troops in jungled foothills south of Da Nang. Three soldiers were unaccounted for and presumed dead. 23 Americans wounded. Four crewmen, a corpsman, and two wounded infantrymen were rescued. One helicopter downed in past three days. total downed now 876 in war. A Marine A4 Skyhawk also downed near the Tonkin Gulf, crew rescued by USS Towers. New Jersey shelling targets in South Vietnam. Helos marked with red crosses, firing on them deemed Geneva Convention violation.
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Harriman urges North Vietnam pledge to restrain bombing
U S ambassador W Averell Harriman urged North Vietnam to pledge restraint on any military gain from bombing cessation as a path to serious peace talks. He noted Humphrey’s campaign promise to end air attacks if Hanoi agrees to restore the demilitarized zone and questioned North Vietnam’s recent battlefield claims.
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LSD advocate Leary says drugs key to future
Timothy Leary argues in favor of psychedelic policy as a route to the future while state treasurer warns Athens County Republicans against complacency. Ohio's Bobcats host Toledo Saturday in what could be a wild and wooly affair.
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Wildcat coal mine strikes spread to 30,000 workers
Washington AP reports top United Mine Workers officials rushing home from sluggish talks as wildcat strikes spread across 22 states. About 30,000 miners idled in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Southern Illinois, with five Kentucky mines shut. Union President Boyle says contract expiration set for Tuesday midnight and orders Wage Policy Board members back to districts to push mines back to work. Talks stalled over U S Steel’s pledge to buy union coal, with wage gains reportedly settled at about one dollar per day.
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Tony” Boyle
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Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Sextuplets Born in Britain One Infant Dies
A 30-year-old woman gave birth to sextuplets at Birmingham Maternity Hospital. One baby died shortly after birth, leaving four girls and two boys among the survivors. The infants weighed between two and three pounds and were two months premature. The couple, Shelia Ann Thorns and her draftsman husband, had been married ten years with no other children.
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England
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Fortas asks Johnson to withdraw court nomination
Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas formally requests President Johnson withdraw his nomination as chief justice after a Senate vote fell 14 short of the two thirds needed to end a filibuster. Fortas notes upcoming court term and says continued confirmation efforts would provoke further attacks on the court.
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Messenger Ad Sparks Quick Bike Sale in Athens
Dennis Ownby of 19 Aven Pl Athens reported he sold his English bicycle before 5 p.m. on the day his Messenger Action Ad appeared. The ad method is touted as fast and low cost, reaching 17 000 families daily for selling buying swapping or renting items.
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