Fortas Nomination Left in Air After Senate Defeat
The Senate defeated cloture on Fortas and left his nomination to be chief justice unresolved. President Johnson and Senate leaders weigh next steps while discussions explore withdrawal or return to the White House. Fortas faces questions over ethics and judicial independence amid the stalled confirmation process.
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George Washington
John Rutledge
Subversive aims cited in Chicago DNC disorders
House Un American Activities Committee said Tuesday the Chicago street clashes at the Democratic National Convention were planned by radical elements. Witnesses testified amid yippie antics and a standing protest. six protesters filed suit to halt the hearings. Committee members noted increased Communist involvement and plotted disruption tied to Vietnam policy. Jerry Rubin briefly entered with live ammunition but was admitted and later removed during the protests.
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New Jersey Continues Pounding Foe's Forts and Supply Lines
SAIGON UP indicates on the second day of the third war the battleship New Jersey steamed off North Vietnam and bombarded forts and supply lines. One enemy jet spotter was shot down, and a shell hit the antiaircraft position. The ship fired 16 inch guns north of the DMZ demolishing four fortress bunkers and a truck. In South Vietnam Marines delivered ammo to a Green Beret camp besieged by about 7,000 North Vietnamese. 28 U.S. GIs were wounded near Tam Ky in a Viet Cong ambush. A South Vietnamese official’s home was bombed by a Communist terrorist killing one person and wounding three.
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