Kennedy and Johnson Breathe on Viet Nam Peace Pact
Washington Sen Robert F Kennedy and the Johnson administration edge closer on Viet Nam policy but warn remaining differences may keep the peace pact fragile. Kennedy says no fundamental gaps with the President and that Communists could join an interim government if negotiators deem it necessary. Moyers says no differences exist unless a coalition with Communists is proposed before elections.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Johnson
White House
Kennedy
United States
New York
Bill D. Moyers
Moyers
Senate
Viet Nam
Everett M
Kennedy-Moyers
Sen. Kennedy
McNamara Outlines Vietnam Stance and Cold War View
Secretary McNamara told Senate panels the United States stands ready to facilitate a just settlement in South Vietnam but not surrender, and will maintain military collaboration with South Vietnamese forces as long as Communists fight. He warned of possible escalation and noted Sino Soviet tensions affecting North Vietnam and North Korea.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Senate
United States
South Viet Nam
McNamara
North Viet Nam
North Korea
Peking
Moscow
Mossler Defense Claims Court Officers Aid Prosecution
Defense lawyers accuse court officers of conspiring with the prosecution in the 1964 Mossler Powers murder trial. They seek removal of deputies from the courtroom while the defense contends a key witness may have lied to aid the state. The trial involves Candace Mossler Melvin Powers and the slaying of her 69 year old husband Jacques Mossler.
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Miami, Fla
Candace Mossler
Melvin Lane Powers
Harvey St. Jean
George Schulz
Nathaniel Allen
Allen
Powers
Mossler
Edward Bart Diehl
Diehl
Mosslers
Saddle Horse
Galveston
Tex
Fort Worth Youth Sentenced to Life for UT Coed Slayings
James C. Cross Jr., a 23-year-old Fort Worth student, received a life prison term in Austin after being found guilty of strangling University of Texas coeds Susan Rigsby and Shirley Ann Stark. He admitted the killings and said the verdict was fair. The case hinged on a signed statement about the July 18 incident.
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Austin
Tex
James C. Cross Jr
Cross
Fort Worth
Susan Rigsby
Shirley Ann Stark
Dallas
Rigsby
Mace B. Thurman Jr
Cross Mur
Miss Rigsby
Miss Stark
Humphrey Returns to U S After Asian Tour
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey flies from Seoul to Washington ending a 15 day 9 nation Asian trip. He met South Korean leaders amid debate on troop increases as Park Chung-hee's government weighs sending up to about 24 000 more troops to Vietnam.
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Elmendorf Air Force Base
Alaska
Hubert H. Humphrey
U.S
Viet Nam
South Korea
Philippines
Washington
Seoul
South Korean
National Assembly
South Viet Nam
Goodby
Weather outlook for tonight and Thursday
Fair to partly cloudy tonight with increasing clouds on Thursday. Continued warm spell with a low around 5 below to 10 above and Thursday high between 24 and 32.
Labor federation vows resistance over minimum wage hike
George Meany of the AFL-CIO warns at a Miami Beach news conference that organized labor will fight alone if President Johnson does not back a substantial federal minimum wage increase. Pictured with Meany are AFL-CIO men Bob Wentworth and Al Zack during executive council meetings.
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George Meany
Afl-Cio
Organized Labor
Johnson
Bob Wentworth
Zack
Miami Beach, Fla
Miami Beach
Fla
Chambrun Seeks to Prevent France From Becoming U S Economic Colony
French foreign trade secretary Charles de Chambrun tells AP France will not become an economic colony of the United States. He argues to keep France independent, stockpiling American gold and resisting a total U S capital export policy while noting IBM’s French operations aid tech growth. Astronaut David R. Scott trains for Gemini-8 flight and will perform a spacewalk after March 15, with weightless conditions aboard a C-135 jet.
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Charles de Gaulle
France
United States
Charles de Chambrun
Chambrun
Associated Press
Latin America
David R. Scott
Scott
Air Force
NASA
Meany Says Labor Can Do It Without Democrats
In Miami Beach AFL-CIO President Meany warns labor could split from Democrats over a minimum wage rise. Wirtz blasts White House bargaining stance and inflation fears as talks on raising the pay to 1.40 this year and 1.60 next year unfold.
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Afl-Cio
George Meany
Labor
Congress
White House
Here
Labor Federation
Committee On Political Education
Johnson
Meany
U.S
Council of Economic Advisers
Wirtz
Executive Council
McNamara Warns Reservists If War Escalates
Defense chief told Congress that Communist escalation in Asia could force callup of Reservists to active duty. He noted a partial mobilization might be needed and that current law limits tours to one year. He urged continued reliance on volunteers alongside the draft.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Congress
Asia
McNamara
Blatnik to return to Washington after Mayo Clinic checkup
Rep John Blatnik D Minn plans to leave Rochester for Washington after a Mayo Clinic post surgery checkup. A spokesman said the report showed everything satisfactory. Blatnik had surgery on October 24 for a stomach ulcer and the checkup began Tuesday and ended this morning.
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Rochester
Five women killed in Keystone Fireworks plant explosion
An explosion and fire at the Keystone Fireworks Manufacturing Co in Dunbar Pa killed five women and injured eight others among a 50 worker building crew. Authorities reported the blast at the southwestern Pennsylvania facility occurred today.
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Dunbar
Pennsylvania
Keystone Fireworks Manufacturing Co
Johnson Unveils Broad Cleanup Plan for Nation's Waterways
President Johnson asked Congress for a sweeping water cleanup program to purify river basins nationwide. He urged immediate action with a $50 million phased river demonstration and proposed transferring the Water Pollution Control Administration to the Interior Department. He outlined a 1972 goal to complete the National Park System, including a Redwood park in Northern California, plus a nationwide trails network and a national water commission to guide long term plans.
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Johnson
Congress
America
Yellowstone
Redwood
California
Maine
Georgia
Interior Department
Interior
Water Pollution Control Administration
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
National Water Commission
Traffic Deaths Compare Iowa and State Totals
Traffic fatalities show state figures 71 today versus 91 a year ago and Iowa totals 89 today versus 95 last year. Data highlights ongoing declines in both statewide and Iowa-specific deaths with improvements across regions.
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