Journalistic Society Accuses Administration of Duplicity
The Sigma Delta Chi watchdog accuses the Johnson administration of inaccurate statements and demands regular press conferences with advance notice. The SDX report, issued before the Minneapolis convention, criticizes the ABA Committee on Fair Trial and Free Press and cites the Defense Department and White House press practices as misleading. Clark Mollenhoff chairs the SDX committee with vice chairs from Newsweek, San Diego Evening Tribune, CBS News, and the University of North Dakota.
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Chicago
API
Sigma Delta Society
Johnson
Sigma Delta Chi Advancement of Freedom of Information Committee
White House
Snow Job
Minneapolis
Minn
American Bar Association
ABA
SDX
Defense Department
Clark Mollenhoff
Washington
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Minneapolis Star and Tribune
Murray Seeger
Newsweek Magazine
U S Population Set to Hit 200 Million Next Monday
Washington reports that by next Monday the U S population will officially reach 200 million according to the Census Bureau, with some estimates placing the figure near 206 million. The article weighs concerns of space and resources versus population growth as the century-end projections push beyond 300 million.
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U.S
Washington
UPI
Census Bureau
Germany
Britain
India
China
Washington, D.C
Boston
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Gulf Coast
Great Lakes
Tariff Hearings Open Today On Textile Imports Threat
Washington UPI reports the U S Tariff Commission begins six days of hearings to study the threat of textile imports to U S industry. President Johnson ordered the inquiry to counter potential tariff-cut backlashes and possible quotas, amid congressional pressure and Geneva negotiations. The panel will hear nearly 100 witnesses from textile, fabric, apparel, and related sectors, including importers and foreign exporters, with a Jan 15 report deadline.
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UPI
U.S. Tariff Commission
Johnson
U.S
House
Senate
Geneva
Dean Rusk
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Tariff Commission
Ernest F. Hollings
Ds.c
South Carolina
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
Ways and Means Committee
Southern
New England
Commission
Car crash and street collapse flood 50 foot crater
Robert Romano of Staten Island was driving home when his tire blew on a nail in a deserted New York intersection. He lost control, struck a street lamp, snapped a fire hydrant, and flooded the street. The ensuing cave-in undermined the intersection creating a 50 foot crater rupturing a gas main and prompting police to evacuate 17 nearby residents.
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New York
UPD
Robert Romano
Staten Island
Romano
Plane Bomb Bombing Aboard American 727 Lands Safely
A Boeing 727 from Chicago to San Diego landed safely after a crude bomb exploded in the luggage compartment over Hill City Kansas. FBI found clock mechanism and battery. three bags damaged. Among passengers were the San Diego State College cross country team returning from NCAA titles.
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San Diego
Calif
UPI
American Airlines
Chicago
Dwain C. Duncan
FBI
Hill City
Kan
Lindbergh Field
San Diego State College
American GIs Making Legends In Dak To Jungle Fighting
UPI reports U S soldiers win a major Dak To victory in the Central Highlands where 100s of North Vietnamese moved into the hills near the Cambodian border. The tale centers on Specialist 4 Thomas of Minneapolis who, amid heavy fire, single handedly charged, captured trenches, tended wounded, and inspired his unit. A green lieutenant, mortally wounded by jungle rat infection, refused evacuation and died aiding his men as mortars exploded nearby during the fight around Hill 1124 and a nearby crater.
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Vietnam
UPI
U.S
William Thomas
Minneapolis
South Vietnam
William R. Peers
Peers
S. Upi
William Hall
Thomas
Donald M. Scher
Hall
Huntington
N.Y
Scher
Green
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