Eisenhower Faces Seventh Heart Attack in Grave Condition
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower lay gravely ill at Walter Reed General Hospital after his seventh major heart attack. The 77-year-old general, once again in serious condition, was reported stable only after the latest episode, the fourth in 32 months, with doctors noting the attack as serious and requiring careful monitoring.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Walter Reed General Hospital
Eisenhower
Tysburg
Walter Reed
Palm Springs
Calif
Gettysburg
Georgia
Vietnam War Lull Seen Not Deescalation by Hanoi
AP dispatch from Saigon reports U S Command belief Hanoi plans continued major attacks, not a deescalation. Gen Creighton Abrams Jr notes lull to absorb wounds and prepare for a new phase, with infiltration rising and enemy strength debated by officials in Washington and Saigon.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
U.S
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Clark Clifford
United States
Hanoi
Saigon
George McArthur
Associated Press
Johnson
Creighton Abrams Jr
Paris
South Vietnam
Abrams
Eiomecnane
William C. Westmoreland
U.S. Command
Chuckle on self made man and extra construction needs
A humorous line notes that even successful self promoters may require extra building work. It plays on the idea that effort and expansion never end for so called self made individuals.
Biddeford Store Is Robbed
A thief entered Boucher's Market at 33 Main St Biddeford and after a quick leap to the checkout pressed keys, took $208 from the register, then fled. Owner Desire Boucher, 16 years in business, suspects a decoy from a man seen in the store 20 minutes earlier.
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Boucher
Main St
Biddeford
Desire Boucher
Hamburg
Muskie named as possible running mate in 1968
Speculation swirls over Ed Muskie as a potential vice presidential pick with Maine delegation possibly backing Humphrey. Beliveau says a Muskie ticket could win strong first ballot support, while Jalbert argues Muskie's chances rise if Agnew draws attention away from national figures. Curtis the Maine governor endorses Humphrey citing liberal leadership and experience.
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Maine
Edmund S. Muskie
Muskie
Chicago
Severin Beliveau
Rumford
Hubert Humphrey
Beliveau
Humphrey-Muskie
Washington
Louis C. Jalbert
Lewiston
Humphrey
Spiro T. Agnew
Maryland
McCarthy
Associated Press
Augusta
Kenneth M. Curtis
Hubert H. Humphrey
Curtis
Robert F. Kennedy
Philip H. Hoff
Vermont
Eugene McCarthy
Congress
Murder charges in Cincinnati racial violence riot
Police charged two Cincinnati men with the killing of Mrs. Willie Roberts 50 in Avondale. The riot sparked sniper fire and injuries across the city as officers arrested ten suspects and sought weapons amid clashes between white and Black residents.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Avondale
Cincinnati
Kiam Harrison
Elvin Billman
Middletown
Ohio
Ders
Harrison
Billman
Willie Roberts
Democrats Ban Floor Demonstrations At 1968 Convention
Chicago officials and party leaders move to curb floor demonstrations during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Bailey announces a ban on after nomination marches barring rebellions, while Daley defends demonstrations as American. Limits on nominating speeches and guest passes also outlined for delegates and dignitaries.
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Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
George S. McGovern
John M. Bailey
McCarthy
Minnesota
Humphrey
McGovern
Bailey
Daley
Illinois
Maddox Enters Democratic Presidential Nomination
Gov. Lester Maddox formalizes his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination and informs Georgia delegates of his decision. He aims to field a conservative candidate and expects broad delegate support at the Aug. 26 Chicago convention, while facing a challenge from a rival Georgia delegation.
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Atlanta
Lester Maddox
Georgia
Maddox
Georgia House
State Capitol
Democratic Party
Chicago
Georgia Democratic Party Forum
Eugene J. McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
George C. Wallace
Statehouse
Hay
Wallace
James Gray
Albany
Gray
Russian Twiggy and Her World in Moscow Life
AP reporter Dee Wedemeyer profiles Tamara Vladimireva a 25-year-old Moscow fashion model dubbed the Russian Twiggy She earns 120 130 rubles a month is married to a Bolshoi dancer and lives with his parents in a shared single room while planning a future as an economist and mother of a son in a classless society glimpse into a model’s life in the Soviet Union
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Soviet Union
Russia
Dee Wedemyer
Associated Press
Tamara
Dee Wedemeyer
Moscow
Tamara Vladimieva
Bolshoi Ballet
U.S
Beauty
Rom
Iquit
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