House Cuts Billion From Foreign Aid in 1968 Bill
Washington reports Johnson faced House cuts to foreign aid with only 1.9 billion of the 2.9 billion request approved. The 233 to 184 vote marked a high margin for the measure, leaving a ceiling of 1.9 billion and signaling potential further reductions in the Senate and appropriations stage.
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UPI
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Silvio Conte
R-Mass
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Appropriations Committee
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Eisenhower Endorses Nixon for GOP Nomination
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, in a wheelchair at Walter Reed, endorses Richard M. Nixon for the Republican nomination. He cites Nixon's service and qualities, says backing will unite the party, while noting his endorsement aims to avoid intensified intra party splits.
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UPI
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Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Richard M. Nixon
White House
Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Eisenhower
Miami
Walter Reed
Mamie
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Richard Nixon
Pravda charges U S plans aggression in Czechoslovakia
Pravda accuses the United States of planning aggression in Czechoslovakia and pledges aid to defend socialism. It cites a cache of American arms seized near Karlovy Vary and claims CIA and Pentagon schemes to subvert socialist states, heightening fears of Soviet intervention.
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Soviet Union
Hungary
Alexander Dubcek
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
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Reagan in South To Combat Wallace Growth
United Press International reports California Governor Ronald Reagan’s five state tour of the South aims to raise funds for the GOP and blunt third party candidate George Wallace. Reagan, not yet a declared candidate, says he would accept the nomination if offered and uses the trip to gauge support and party sentiment.
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Reagan
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Wallace
California
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George Wallace
GOP
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Richard M. Nixon
UPI
Bombings in Los Angeles area blamed on anti Castro group
Bombs exploded today at the Mexican National Tourist Bureau in Beverly Hills and offices in Los Angeles including the Mexican Travel Agency Air France Japan Air Lines and Shell Oil. A Unite Cuban Power sticker was found on each site. No injuries reported but extensive damage occurred. Investigators say bombs were dropped through mail slots and all were fused. This follows a wave of similar attacks since April in New York Chicago Miami Newark. Authorities blame anti Castro terrorists and note ground level targets with no fatalities.
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Mexican Travel Agency
Air France
Japan Air Lines
Shell Oil
Mexican Tourist Bureau
Mexicana Airlines
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