Electors Meet Today Perhaps for Last Time
Washington observers consider the 1968 electoral college reunion a routine rite as 538 electors gather in state capitols. Vote totals likely to nominally certify Nixon and Agnew with 302, Humphrey and Muskie 191, Wallace and LeMay 45, amid calls to abolish or reform the system. The final tally opens January 6 in a joint session presided by Hubert Humphrey.
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Medical Tests Given Apollo 8 Astronauts
Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders underwent medical clearance tests ahead of a planned December 21 launch for a six day lunar orbit mission. The tests aim to confirm health and gather data for post flight comparison with Gemini flights.
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Humphrey Accepts Shared Professorship at MacAlester and Minnesota
Hubert H. Humphrey announced he would return to teaching after leaving the vice presidency. He accepts a shared professorship at MacAlester College in St Paul and the University of Minnesota, earning 30000 dollars yearly for the Hubert Humphrey Professorship of International Relations. He plans nine months of teaching and will be Visiting Professor of Social Sciences at the U. of Minnesota.
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U.S. Frees Seven Vietnamese Prisoners in Good Will Move
U S forces released seven captured North Vietnamese sailors off Vinh as an act of good will to gain prisoner releases. In South Vietnam allied troops killed at least 98 guerrillas in multiple battles. The report notes more than 300 American pilots still held in North Vietnam and ongoing clashes near Saigon. A CBS CBS labs camera development for medical study is also reported.
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Clifford Urges Saigon To Stop Squabbling
Defense Secretary Clark M. Clifford warned there is no obligation to keep 540,000 U.S. troops in South Vietnam while Saigon and Hanoi seek a political settlement. He urged Saigon to stop squabbling over Paris talks procedures and to pursue substantive negotiations to end the fighting. He noted delays cost more lives and suggested possible pacts to lower tensions.
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Robbs End Reunion In Bangkok
Lynda Bird Robb and her husband Marine major Charles Robb said farewell in Bangkok as he headed back to the Vietnam War zone near Da Nang for a five day rest and recreation. They dined at the Rose Garden park along the Chao Phrya River before he rejoined an already-arrived group of GI’s. Mrs Robb plans to stay a few more days in Bangkok before returning to the United States.
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