Policy Critics Challenge LBJ's Vietnam War Price Claim
President Johnson urged 300 fraternal leaders that the fight in South Vietnam is worth the cost, while critics led by Sen. Church and Sen. Case argued the administration has not secured sufficient South Vietnamese action or negotiations. A Senate debate soon followed with Republicans pressuring for greater Vietnamese efforts and possible U S withdrawal if the government fails to mobilize.
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Associated Press
Washington
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South Vietnam
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South Korea
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Clifford P. Case
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Dw.va
General Assembly
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Goldberg
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Floodwaters Threaten International Bridge in Rio Grande City
Floodwaters from Hurricane Beulah surge down the Rio Grande threatening the International Bridge at Rio Grande City and isolating about a million people in a 40 000 square mile area. Beulah's rains crest rivers across South Texas as 36 die overall with $1 billion in damage.
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Gromyko Hints Vietnam Talk Possible at Big Four Meeting
At the United Nations Gromyko says Vietnam could be raised at the planned four power foreign ministers gathering next week though no firm commitment exists. He notes discussion likely on the Middle East as Thant hosts a diplomatic dinner with Rusk Brown and Couve de Murville attending.
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Middle East
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Thant
United Nations
Dean Rusk
George Brown
Maurice Couve de Murville
U.N
Vietnam
General Assembly
U.S
Arthur Goldberg
Officer struck at toll plaza during drunken-driving check
In Bloomfield New Jersey a state police officer conducting a sobriety spot check near the Essex toll plaza was hit when a fast moving car crashed into a toll booth. The driver was arrested on a drunken driving charge.
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Essex Toll Plaza
Minnesota Traffic Toll Rises With 1967 Death
AP reports Minnesota toll for 1967 reached 653, nine more than last year. James LaRoche 24 of Mahtomedi N Y died in a local hospital, prompting updates to the state’s road fatality tally. Policymakers monitor Highway safety trends as winter continues.
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Minnesota
James LaRoche
Soviet Readies Military and Economic Aid to North Vietnam in 1968
The Soviet Union pledged to send warplanes antiaircraft guns missiles artillery and other weapons to North Vietnam in 1968. The aid includes equipment vehicles oil products and goods to boost defenses and economic development. Talks with North Vietnamese leaders followed Aug. 14 meetings with Brezhnev and Kosygin.
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Soviet Union
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Tass
le Than Nghi
Soviet Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Alexei N. Kosygin
U.S
Wording in Hospital Memorandum Criticized in England
A London health ministry report criticizes a Neasden Hospital memorandum by Dr William McMath that advised not resuscitating some patients. It notes the wording was unfortunate though the staff did not withhold treatment from those who could benefit. The guidance originated from a Central Middlesex Hospital committee seeking to manage scarce resources.
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Associated Press
London
Willian McMath
Neasden Hospital
Health Ministry
National Health Service
England
Wales
Cenral Middlesex Hospital Management Committee
Drinking Customer Avoids First Drink
JOPLIN Mo AP A bartender recalls a man who ordered a beer then another immediately. The customer said he had attended an AA meeting the night before and was advised to beware of the first drink.
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Joplin
Points of Disagreements in N Y Strike Narrowed
New York teachers strike stretches into a third week as 24 points of disagreement were narrowed to three after mediation. Albert Shanker says talks will continue after a secret session and a verbal agreement remains disputed by the Board of Education.
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New York
New York City
Albert Shanker
Afl-Cio United Federation of Teachers
Vincent D. McDonnell
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Board of Education
Shanker
Gracie Mansion
Bernard FE. Donovan
Freeman Sees U S Farming as Production Marvel
In a Madison speech at a world food exposition, Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman calls American agriculture the greatest production marvel in history. He projects a 2000 era with faster maturing crops, lab grown pests, higher egg yield, and a streamlined farming system using computers and specialized transport.
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Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Madison
Wis
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District Judge Orders Psychiatric Tests for Austin Youths
Robert F. King, 20, and Steven Britt, 18, both Austin youths, are charged in the fatal shooting of Rochester policeman Floyd J. Haley during an Aug. burglary interruption. Judge O Russell Olson ordered psychiatric examinations for King and adjourned Britts hearing until next Thursday. The Olmsted County grand jury indicted both youths Wednesday on murder and related charges with potential life imprisonment.
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Rochester
Floyd J. Haley
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New Automobile a $4,600 Lemon
New York car buyer complains of a new auto described as a lemon with a list price of 4600 dollars. The sign proclaims a lesson on lemons and high cost, reflecting ongoing auto-buying frustrations.
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New York
Hoffa Prison Term Extended From Eight to Thirteen Years
Chicago AP Hoffa's prison term was lengthened to 13 years after a judge ruled the five year pension fund fraud sentence must run consecutively to his existing eight year term for jury tampering in Tennessee. Co defendants receive varied sentences from one hour to five years and fines.
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Teamsters’ Union
James R. Hoffa
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Richard B. Austin
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Lewisburg
Supreme Court
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Abe Weinhaltz
Miami
ABC strike by NABET slashes technicians at New York HQ
About 200 NABET members walked off at ABC in New York as labor action began after talks with ABC and NBC stalled. Officials say live programming, including regional football, should stay on schedule with remaining staff. AFTRA says picket lines will be honored nationwide at noon local time.
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American Broadcasting Co
Radio and Television Technicians
Afl-Cio National Association of Broadcast Employes and Technicians
NABET
National Broadcasting Co
Afl-Cio American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
AFTRA
ABC
Rusk Proposes Four-Point Plan to Tighten Cuba Grip
Secretary of State Dean Rusk outlined a four point program at a meeting of the Organization of American States to tighten the Western hemisphere quarantine on Cuba. He urged non Communist countries to curb trade with Havana and condemned Castro's subversion while warning Moscow of impact on Soviet ties in Latin America. The plan calls for vigilance along borders and cutbacks on Cuban resources, with collective OAS action and international law cited.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Cuba
Havana
Organization of American States
Society of Free Men
Fidel Castro
Moscow
Rusk
U.S
OAS
Castro
Latin America
Social Security number mixup hits Baltimore woman
Hilda Whitcher, holder of a popular but misused Social Security number 78-05-1120, faced 40 000 corrections over 30 years and 150 new errors annually as wallets and specimens spread the digits since 1938. After detectives traced the issue to a Lockport wallet factory, her number was retired and a new one issued.
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Baltimore
Hilda Whitcher
New York
Social Security
Woodlawn
Jayhawk mascot fan saves hot head at Capper High
In Topeka Kansas AP 13 year old John C Snyder II, a Capper Junior High ninth grader, was chosen to wear the Jayhawk mascot for football games. He installed a battery powered fan in the beak to cool the costume, noting it gets hot even at 70 degrees.
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Topeka
Kan
John C. Snyder II
Snyder
Capper
John
Johnsons’ Future Son-in-Law Revealed at Spring Restaurant
The Johnsons’ future son-in-law, Capt. Charles Robb, appeared Friday night at a Spring restaurant, marking a notable social moment in the community.
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