Humphrey Rejects Status Quo at North Dakota Convention
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey told the North Dakota Democratic Convention he rejects being a status quo candidate and vows a vigorous presidency aimed at social order and social justice. He criticized McCarthy's decentralizing stance and urged immediate work for tax reform Medicare expansion and rural revival.
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Carl P. Leubsdorf
Bismarck
N.D
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
America
McCarthy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nixon Aims for Working Vice President and Broad Gov Plan
Nixon outlines plans for a blue ribbon commission to overhaul federal government operations and bring governance closer to the people. The vice president would oversee the effort and a nominating decision would hinge on this factor. Gov Volpe backs Nixon, Rockefeller criticizes his court nominations.
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Associated Press
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
New York
Viet Cong Threatens Saigon Amid Rising Infiltration
Viet Cong infiltrators close on Saigon as South Vietnamese forces brace for a possible third offensive. Captured Viet Cong officers and heightened intelligence point to a late month or early July attack in key areas around Gia Dinh and Cholon.
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Saigon
Cholon
Gia Dinh
U.S
Hanoi
Paris
North Vietnam calls Khe Sanh evacuation a grave U.S. defeat
Nguyen Thanh Le, press officer for North Vietnam's peace talks delegation in Paris, says the U.S. evacuation of Khe Sanh is a grave defeat tactically and strategically. He accuses Washington of bad faith, rejects pax Americana, and says peace requires independence.
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Paris
North Vietnam
Khe Sanh
United States
Nguyen Thanh le
South Vietnam
U.S
Education Talks Focus on Teacher Militancy
At the Education Commission of the States meeting in Denver panelists warn of rising teacher militancy and potential strikes. Dr Nathan P Feinsinger urges restraint and arbitration while Albert Shanker argues teachers strike to improve conditions, not defend the status quo.
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Denver
Colo
Education Commission of the States
Nathan P. Feinsinger
University of Wisconsin Law
Commission
Feinsinger
Albert Shanker
New York
Shanker
United Federation of Teachers
Minnesota freshmen admission may be limited due to space
University of Minnesota President Malcolm Moos testified that the main campus lacks room as tuition demand rises for the 1969 freshman class. In Washington, Atty. Gen. Ramsey Clark said the Justice Department will keep limited wiretap use despite wider authority. In St. Paul, Cleveland Trencher Co. will merge with American Hoist and Derrick Co. pending stockholder approval. Also in St. Paul, Kevin P. Howe was named assistant attorney general heading a new division. In Chicago, Chicago and North Western Railway Co. plans faster Midwest shipping after merging with Chicago Great Western Railway. A St. Paul police officer fatally shot a suspected prowler, Fred St Healy, after a warning.
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Mninneapolis
University of Minnesota
Malcolm Moos
Moos
Legislative Building Commission
Washington (Ap
Ramsey Clark
Justice Department
ST. Paul, Minn
Cleveland Trencher Co
Cleveland
Ohio
American Hoist and Derrick Co
St. Paul
Chicago
Chicago and North Western Railway Co
Midwest
North Western Railway
Chicago Great Western Railway
Committee Sets Action on Gun Bill on July 9
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 7-5 to delay further gun control bills until July 9. Senator Joseph D. Tydings calls the setback a real defeat as momentum for nationwide firearm legislation wanes amid delays in the House and shifted public reaction after Senator Kennedy's assassination.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Joseph D. Tydings
D-Md
Johnson
House
Robert F. Kennedy
Congress
France Faces Threat of Runaway Inflation
Paris reports a domestic wave of strikes has raised the risk of galloping inflation and possible franc devaluation. Experts foresee wage boosts and social benefits adding about 4 billion dollars this year and 10 billion next year, risking import surges and mixed global effects. The franc remains overvalued at about 4.9740 per dollar, with devaluation tied to broader monetary reform.
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Paris
France
West Germany
United States
Wallace candidacy shows limited impact in Minnesota
AP reports Minnesota state party chairs see George Wallace third party bid as having little effect. GOP chair George Thiss says Wallace’s campaign will affect Minnesota less than others as both parties claim strength. DFL chair Warren Spannaus agrees, noting Minnesota’s enlightened electorate reduces Wallace appeal.
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Minneapolis
Alabama
George Wallace
Minnesota
GOP
George George Thiss
Wallace
Thiss
DFL
Warren Spannaus
Police Maintain Calm in Richmond After Unrest
In Richmond California heavy patrols kept order through Thursday night and Friday following two nights of racial unrest sparked by a Tuesday shooting of a teenager by police. Officers said the youth fled a suspected stolen car and refused to halt.
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Richmond
Calif
Electric Learning With Talking Typewriter Aids Reading
Ten year old Willis Spellman of Minneapolis uses the Minneapolis School system talking typewriter to strengthen reading skills. The device shows a letter, plays its sound, and requires typing the correct letter before the keyboard unlocks. About 400 children and 350 adults expected to use it in year one.
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Willis Spellman
Minneapolis
U S May Seek Followup On Red Arms Talks
The United States may ask its ambassador in Moscow to press for a followup to Russia endorsing talks on curbing the nuclear arms race. State Department officials said the option appeared among several outlined after Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko said Russia was prepared to exchange opinions on restricting offensive and defensive nuclear systems.
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Washington
United States
Moscow
Russia
State Department
Department
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
Supreme Soviet
Warren Reflects on Court and Warren Years Legacy
Retiring Chief Justice Earl Warren, 77, says he hopes the 15 Warren years are seen as an honest effort to meet national problems. He defends the court from alleged overreach and criticizes unfounded attacks while noting controversy is healthy in a democratic system.
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Sacramento
Calif
Earl Warren
Warren
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Warren Commission
John F. Kennedy
Warns Commie Backers Warns Commie Backers
Premier Tran Van Huong warned that anyone supporting pro Communist or pro neutralist policies faces immediate military trial and hard labor. The office cited a 1965 decree and named those who disseminate Communist policy or engage in neutral peace activities as punishable.
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Saigon
Tran van Huong
Huong
South Vietnam
Living Costs Rise 0.3 Percent in May
The Labor Department reports living costs rose three tenths of a percent in May as clothing and food led increases. Bureau official Arnold Chase cautioned prices will keep rising for months while wages climbed to a record weekly high of 106.03 dollars for nonsupervisory workers.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Arnold Chase
Bureau
Minneapolis Adopts Talking Typewriter to Aid Literacy
The Minneapolis school system launched Edison Responsive Environments at two Basic Skills Centers to help students with deficient language arts skills. Twenty one units, a computerized typewriter with audio and visual aids, lock keys on errors and provide 15 minute sessions followed by 45 minutes of classroom work. Adults may use the equipment outside school hours. The centers aimed to serve over 400 students and 150 adults, directed by Jere Nyquist with centers opening on the north and south sides.
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Karren Mills
Associated Press
Minneapolis
Edison Responsive Environments
Minneapolis School Board
Hall
Franklin
North Minneapolis
Greeley
Phillips
South
Floyd Amundson
Hallie Hendrieth
North Side Center
South Side Center
Jere Nyquist
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