South Vietnam Assembly Validates Thieu Victory in Tight Vote
The Constitu ent Assembly of South Vietnam approved the Sept. 3 presidential election results and confirmed Lt. Gen. Nguyen Van Thieu's four year term. The secret ballot ended at midnight with 58 votes for validation and 43 against among 106 members present. Some opposition alleges rigging as violence erupts outside the National Assembly with students injured and police dispersing crowds. Thieu led with 35 percent of 4.7 million votes, running with Premier Nguyen Cao Ky.
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Constituent Assembly
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
National Assembly
Nguyen Cao Ky
Progressive Clerics Seek Liberal Revisions to Canon Law
At the Vatican synod, about nineteen of nearly 200 clerics spoke as push for a simpler less punitive canon law. They urged replacing automatic punishments and making rules easier for the global Catholic flock to understand, while debates on procedures and information briefings continued.
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Synod of Bishops
Paul
Vatican Press
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Vatican
Negro Takes Seat on Supreme Court in Historic Opening
Washington AP Thur good Marshall becomes first Black justice to sit on the Supreme Court. President Johnson, watching, notes the oath as Marshall vows justice for rich and poor. He joins Chief Justice Warren at the bench amid cases on school aid, integration, and privacy.
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Thurgood Marshall
Supreme Court
Johnson
Marshall
John F. Davis
Treme
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Tom C. Clark
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Stanley Reed
Hugo L. Black
Chuckle on Spouses From The War Department Fiber
A light joke contrasts husband and wife reactions to humor. It pokes fun at gendered responses and plays on the stereotype of wartime patience and resilience. The piece mirrors a home front humor tone and broad audience appeal.
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WRR
Fea. Corp
Maremont Union Votes No Contract No Work
A report on demands presented to the New England Division of Maremont Corp Saco at a Sept 27 negotiation session was read to Local 406 T W U A AFL CIO CLC at Biddeford Union Hall. A wage increase with fringe benefits was offered and the next session is set for Wednesday at 10 am. Contract terminates Nov 1 1967. Action taken by members was no contract no work as the union seeks a settlement before that date.
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New England
Maremont Corp
Saco
Navy
Communists Gain Big In French Regional Elections
In runoffs Communists and allies tripled seats, gaining 119 since 1961 and totaling 175 in regional councils. Non Communist leftists won 667 seats, Gaullists add 57 to 219 overall, as voters express dissatisfaction with De Gaulle reforms and social charges amid redistricting and shifts among moderates.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
Soviet Union
Poland
Battered outpost Con Thien becomes symbol of new war
Reporter Peter Arnett analyzes the Con Thien outpost in Vietnam’s 1st Corps as a focal point of intensified conflict. He details Marine fears, the North Vietnamese pressure at the DMZ, and the shifting balance with Army reinforcements and rising strategic caution.
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Con Thien
Associated Press
Peter Arnett
1St Corps
U.S
South Vietnam
Vietnam
J Little
Corps
North Vietnam
Ben Hai
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Bombers Hit DMZ as U S Forces Press on Con Thien
U S Command said seven B52 raids in four days damaged ammunition stores and fuel in the DMZ as North Vietnamese artillery harassed Con Thien. Leaflets dropped on Con Thien and along the border urged civilians to defect to the South. In other action, a Pleiku clash left 1 American dead and 2 wounded, with 22 enemy troops killed near Quang Ngai City. pilots flew 99 missions.
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Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Con Thien
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Vietnam
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
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Pleiku City
U.S. Army
4Th Infantry Division
Quang Ngai City
Tonkin Gulf
Cam Pha
Haiphong
Air Force
Thailand
Kep
Hanoi
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