Polls Say War Bad or LBJ Polls Says War Bad or LBJ
New York AP report notes a Kraft poll finds Americans blame Johnson for Vietnam War while preferring no get out of Vietnam stance. It says Humphrey fares worse than Johnson, Kennedy seen positively at assassination, and Viet Nam tops public concerns in a 1,521 person July sample.
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New York
Johnson
Viet Nam
American Broadcasting Co
John F. Kennedy
Barry Goldwater
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
ABC
John F. Kraft, Inc
Dean Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
Kraft Organization
Kraft
Hubert H Humphrey
Kennedy
Yugoslav court sentences Mihajlov for spreading false information
In Zadar Mihajlo Mihajlov, a former university lecturer and foe of single party communism, received a 12 month prison term after being convicted of spreading false information. He appealed that his writings were truth and criticized socialism for denying rights to most citizens.
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Zadar
Yugoslavia
Mihajlo Mihajlov
Top Crime Bosses Shocked by Queens Raid Hearings
A New York State Supreme Court justice set bail for 13 Cosa Nostra leaders at 1.3 million total, with 100000 each, as they were held as material witnesses after Thursday's large-scale arrest in Queens. Police said the operation was the most significant since the 1957 Apalachin crackdown.
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New York
Supreme Court
Cosa Nostra
Joseph Valachi
Joseph M. Conroy
Queens County
Sanford Garelik
Apalachin
N.Y
la Stella
Forest Hills
Queens
Manhattan
Garelik
Red Guards Attack Officials in Beijing Brutality Report
Pravda dispatch from Beijing says Lin Piao is unleashing Red Guards to purge alleged foreign influence and opposition to Mao. The report cites beatings and killings of Chinese Communist officials by youthful militants.
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Moscow
Lin Piao
Red Guards
Communist Party
Pravda
Peking
China
Mao Tse-tung
McNamara Presses NATO Nuclear Role Expansion
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara and four NATO defense ministers resumed talks in Rome on increasing allied participation in NATO's nuclear defense. The discussions aim to strengthen allied roles and reduce sole U.S. responsibility in deterrence duties.
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ROME+P
U.S
Robert S. McNamara
NATO
America
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
City Residents Share Costs in Street Projects
District edition notes Athens residents may contribute to street project costs. Blurred captions reference political support for Moeller and local pages. A cartoonist in Miami is assaulted while another item notes Orioles clinching the AL pennant with manager asking for reinforcements.
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Athens
Humphrey Visit to Athens Postponed
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey’s planned Athens visit was cancelled amid proximity to Robert Kennedy’s Oct. 8 Columbus trip. State Democratic official William Lavelle said a possible replacement visit could occur before the Nov. 8 election at Baker Center or Lakeview Center, announced after a Nelsonville party meeting.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Athens
William Lavelle
Nelsonville
New York
Robert Kennedy
Columbus
Lavelle
Baker Center
Lakeview Center
Soviet demands withdrawal of U.S. forces in Vietnam reply
At the United Nations General Assembly the Soviet Foreign Minister Anrei A. Gromyko urged immediate U.S. troop withdrawal as the sole path to peace in Vietnam. He warned there are no signs of Washington's seriousness to seek a settlement.
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United Nations
N.Y
Soviet Union
U.S. Viet Nam
U.S
Andrei A. Gromyko
U.N. General Assembly
Washington
Powell Victories Signal Rules Change For Powell
AP reports women and men in Congress debate reforms as Rep. Adam Clayton Powell claims victory after a 27 to 1 committee vote. Powell praises reaffirming House rules while foes like Rep. Sam Gibbons and Rep. Frank Thompson Jr. press for limits on his power. Republican critics doubt lasting impact. civil rights leaders voice criticism as rules expire with adjournment.
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Adam Clayton Powell
House Education and Labor Committee
Powell
William H. Ayres
Ohio
Washington
Harlem
New York Democrat
House
Sam M. Gibbons
D-Fla
Frank Thompson Jr
D. N.J
Charles E. Goodell
Rn.y
Adam
Congress
US B52s Hit North Viet Nam In Fourth Wave Bombing
U S B52s bombed southern North Viet Nam above the DMZ in a fourth war time raid backed by air, naval, and marine strikes. South Vietnamese forces reported repelling Viet Cong attacks, with 150 killed and 51 weapons captured as Marines found 17 more North Vietnamese dead near Quang Tri City.
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North Viet Nam
Demilitarized Zone
Panhandle
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Navy
Marine
North
Viet Nam
U.S
Contempt Charge Facing Governor Wallace in Alabama
NAACP lawyers ask federal judges to hold Gov. George Wallace in civil contempt for allegedly violating a 1964 court order enforcing desegregation. A news conference was anticipated as the dispute centers on school integration efforts in Alabama.
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Montgomery
Ala
George €. Wallace
Alabama
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Wallace
NAACP
Wallace Accused of Blocking School Desegregation
The petition charges Governor Wallace with interfering to prevent elimination of racial discrimination by local school officials and failing to use his authority to promote desegregation. It alleges repeated acts aimed at discouraging school integration by Wallace and his wife Lurleen, who is running for governor.
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Wallace
Lurleen
Bayonet Likely Weapon in Valerie Percy Killing
Kenilworth Police Chief says a bayonet found in Lake Michigan could be the murder weapon. A Chicago crime lab tech found no blood, hair, or fingerprints on the blade, which shows nicks. Coroner notes stab wounds suggest a double edged weapon, while a fireplace poker feature was also discussed.
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Kenilworth, Jr
Kenilworth
Lake Michigan
Valerie Percy
Chicago Police Crime Laboratory
Irwin Haviland
Crime Laboratory
Army
Valerie
Daniel Dragel
Robert M. Daley
Johnson calls governors to discuss stabilizing the economy
President Johnson invites several governors to a morning session to discuss inflation pressures and economic stability. The Ways and Means Committee advances a modified plan suspending most of the 7 percent investment credit and two depreciation rules through year end, with limits remaining on the credit. Johnson aims to cut $3 billion in next year’s spending and urges department heads to curb costs and reduce borrowing. Public construction funding to states and localities remains a focal point.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
House Ways and Means Committee
Ohio to Lease Chillicothe Prison to Mental Hygiene
The U S Department of Justice and Ohio government announced an agreement to lease the Chillicothe Reformatory to the Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction. Governor Rhodes and the DOJ Bureau of Prisons issued the joint statement.
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Columbus, Ohio
U. S. Department of Justice
Ohio
Chillicothe Reformatory
Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction
A. Rhodes
Department of Justice
Bureau of Prisons
James A. Rhodes
Ivan the Terrible Snow Leopard Dies After Capture
Ivan the Terrible, a snow leopard that escaped from the Oklahoma City zoo, died in its cage about 2:30 am from a reaction to the tranquilizing drug used to subdue it. The animal had escaped Wednesday night and was the third leopard to escape the zoo in 16 years.
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Oklahoma’ City
Okla
Ivan the Terrible
Phil Ogilvie
Lincoln Park Zoo
Ivan
Ogilvie
280 More Warplanes On Order
The Johnson Administration ordered 280 additional warplanes for fiscal 1968 at a cost of $700 million. Secretary McNamara said most will go to the Navy due to higher loss rate and noted overall Viet Nam aircraft losses are somewhat below prior estimates while sorties exceed original projections by 5 to 10 percent.
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Washington
Johnson Administration
Viet Nam
Robert S. McNamara
Navy
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