Agnew vows end to war only with honor at Vermont dinner
Vice President Spiro T Agnew told about 1000 Republicans at Norwich University in Northfield that the Nixon administration would end the Vietnam War with honor and oppose the October 15 moratorium. He urged support for Nixon's reform program and attacked dissent as moral theater of the absurd.
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Aiken Speech Praised By Nixon and Mansfield
Senator George D. Aiken of Vermont drew praise from President Nixon and Senate Majority Leader Mansfield for a foreign policy lecture at Norwich University in Northfield. The talk, critical of U.S. intervention in Vietnam, urged strengthening the State Department role. Aiken argued self determination in Vietnam has been blocked by American actions and urged Saigon government reform for any settlement.
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Nixon readies clarification to moratorium protest
United Press International reports a planned nationwide moratorium against the Vietnam War set for Wednesday, while opposition grows. President Nixon pledged there would be no impact on demonstrations yet plans to soften his remarks. New York Mayor John V. Lindsay announced Wednesday as a day of observance with flags at half staff and noon bells, and Nixon aide Herbert Klein urged demonstrators to consider those who stand for peace.
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Civilians Storm Fort Dix in Large Demonstration
About 8,000 demonstrators, largely militant college students from Philadelphia and New York, stormed Fort Dix New Jersey protesting the arrest of 38 enlisted men linked to a June stockade riot. Military police repulsed the crowd with tear gas and bayonets. no injuries or arrests reported. It was described as the first civilian invasion of a U.S. military installation in modern history.
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Soviets Launch Soyuz 8 as Third Man Crew Aims Space Station
Moscow reports Soyuz 8 launched at 1 28 p.m. Moscow time with Vladimir Shatalov and Alexei Yeliseyev aboard joining Soyuz 6 and Soyuz 7 to form seven cosmonauts in three ships. Tass says mission includes comprehensive near earth studies and tests for linked three craft operations.
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Broadcasters Refuse to Drop Anti Smoking Ads
Broadcasters announce they will continue anti smoking campaigns even after cigarette ads end next September. NAB president Wasilewski says the move thwarts the tobacco industry plan to halt ads and suggests the FCC rule requiring counter messages remains in force. Supreme Court keeps federal balance requirement, officials say the health spots aid public awareness and may curb consumption.
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Canvassers Report Mixed Reactions To Bennington Moratorium Efforts
Canvassers conducting a door to door drive in Bennington report mostly polite, though reserved responses as the Moratorium Committee canvasses residents for the October 15 public gathering. Hostilities were noted at Beech Court and two incidents involved a canvasser being shoved and a student being threatened. The Moratorium HQ at 105 South St drew many inquiries, with hours 10 am to 6 pm though doors were locked at 11 am today and about a dozen walked away. Senator Prouty criticized the 60 day Vietnam moratorium as unrealistically broad, warning protests could undermine Nixon’s bargaining stance while expressing hope for end to hostilities.
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Forgotten Americans address at Bennington Rotary on Moratorium
Attorney John H. Williams II, a conservative and former Bennington Republican leader, urges Rotary Club members to back the October 15 Moratorium and petition Congress to end the Vietnam War. He frames forgotten Americans as the societal backbone, pledges peaceful protest, and recalls constitutional rights and historical voices urging constructive criticism.
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Inside Pages Highlight Moratorium Letters and Conservation
The feature outlines 15 moratorium plans prompting reader letters to the editor. Columnist Gerald Raftery discusses conservation and salmon fishing. American Heritage Editor Robert M. Ketchum of Dorset signs a letter with editors condemning the Vietnam war to President Nixon.
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New Rift On Haynsworth
Washington UPI report says an American Bar Association committee split on Judge Clement F. Haynsworth Jr. nominating the Supreme Court. The divided recommendation could influence undecided senators as a poll shows 25 uncommitted, 40 opposed, and 35 in support.
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