Republicans gain five Senate seats in 1968 election
The 1968 races gave Republicans a net five Senate seats, shrinking Democratic control to 58-42. Democrats held a slim 2-seat majority during Eisenhower's early years, rose to 64 after 1958, and last saw GOP gains threaten in 1970 with 25 Democrats up for re election. GOP pickups included Florida Ohio Arizona and more, while Democrats won Iowa and California seats.
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Washington
Senate
Iowa
Harold E. Hughes
David M. Stanley
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
California
Alan B. Cranston
Max Rafferty
Thomas H. Kuchel
Richard S. Schweicker
Joseph S. Clark
Pennsylvania
Henry Bellman
A. S
Mike Monroney
Oklahoma
Robert Packwood
Wayne L. Morse
Oregon
Charles McC. Mathias
Clash Over Shape Of Peace Talks Table In Paris
US and North Vietnam remain divided over the shape of the negotiating table as talks on expanded peace process proceed. US and South Vietnam favor two rectangular tables while North Vietnam and the Front push for a square arrangement. Vice President Ky in Saigon calls for balanced terms and reasonableness in the talks.
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Paris
United States
North Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Nguyen Cao Ky
Saigon
U S To Send Troops And Jets To NATO War Games
The United States will deploy 15 500 personnel and four F4 Phantom squadrons to West Germany for January NATO maneuvers near the Czechoslovak border. The operation, costing up to 16 million dollars, aims to bolster NATO readiness after the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. Advance units depart Jan 5 with others to follow Jan 23. some units will remain longer for training.
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U.S
Washington
United States
West Germany
Zechoslovakia
Pentagon
Grafenwehr
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Clark M. Clifford
NATO
Brussels
Department
Army
Air Force
24Th Infantry Division
Ft. Riley
Kan
New Wave Of Cong Attacks Launched
AP reports a coordinated Viet Cong assault on South Vietnam with up to 400 mortar and rocket rounds targeting 37 bases and towns near Saigon. Five provincial capitals and hamlets north of An Loc faced shelling. 16 South Vietnamese dead, 82 wounded, plus 11 more killed and 22 wounded in a nearby village raid. Casualties and damage reported at Bien Hoa and Tay Ninh.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Paris
An Loc
Tay Ninh
Xuan Loc
Vinh Long
My Thoo
Mekong Delta
Moc Hoa
USS
1St Air Cavalry Division
U.S. Army
Bien Hoa Air Base
U.S
Johnson
Army to Demobilize 20,000 Guardsmen by End of Next Year
The Army will demobilize about 20,000 National Guardsmen and reservists by the end of next year and raise draft calls by roughly 3,000 per month from March through July to maintain regular force readiness. Training takes five months, and plans to disband 48 training companies are canceled to preserve capacity.
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Washington
Army
Ft. Bliss
Tex
Ft. Dix
Ft Dix
Bliss
Dix
Johnson
Bluefield Christmas Tree drive reaches 22 percent of goal
The Bluefield Community Christmas Tree fund, aiming for 6000 dollars to fund the 51st annual party for about 1500 underprivileged youngsters, has raised 1329 dollars to date and collected 155 dollars this Friday. Donors include Rev and Mrs Clarence Tiffany and local organizations. contributions may be mailed or delivered to the Bluefield Daily Telegraph.
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Bluefield
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
W. Va
Bland St
Clarence W. Tiffany
Bluefield Princeton
McClung
First Presbyterian Church
H. Milner Mitchell
R. H. Fowlkes
Alonzo McCue
Charles C. Johnson
William L. Alley
Henry Warden
Thomas W. Asbury
Panel Hears Complaints Of Safety at Mountaineer No 9 Mine
In Fairmont West Virginia witnesses at a state safety hearing criticized conditions at Mountaineer Coal Co No 9 mine where 78 miners died in explosions and a fire. Survivor Lewis Lake testified that gas buildup required clearing out over the past year. The hearing aims to determine causes of the disaster and a seal was placed on the mine on November 29.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Lewis Lake
West Virginia Department of Mines
Lake
Mountaineer Coal Co. No
Charges Dismissed In Flair Suit
Max Kammer and Joe Shoda asked Magistrate Charles Caffee Jr to drop charges of violating the Sunday closing law against Bill Ellis Flair Discount Inc and Mary Ferguson. Caffee granted dismissal on all counts and bond was returned. Ellis employer’s attorney warned of possible suits totaling over $1 million against warrant signers. Kammer and Shoda are Bluefield businessmen who started warrants against Flair Nov. 24 for blue law violations.
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Max Kammer
Joe Shoda
Charles Caffee, Jr
Bill Ellis
Flair Discount Inc
Flair
Mary Ferguson
Caffee
Ellis
Ferguson
Bill Bivens
Shoda
Kammer
Emsployer
Dave Lockwood
Huntsngton
Teles Graph
Bluefield
Jimmy Law
Quality Dollar
Bluewell
Five Held For Grand Jury Action In BSC Bombing
Five young men faced grand jury action on conspiracy charges tied to the November 21 bombing of the Bluefield State College physical education building. Edgar James, William Cecil Travis, Nathaniel B. Johnson, Shannon Banks, and Paul Crockett Jr. appeared in Princeton with hearings held to test evidence, while Crockett waived a preliminary hearing. The courtroom packed with students and leaders heard denials of defense motions as the case proceeded.
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Bluefield State College
Mercer County Intermediate Court
Edgar James
Bluefield
William Cecil Travis
Willow Grove
Nathaniel B. Johnson
Crumpler
Shannon Dwight Banks
Paul Cecil Crockett, Jr
Kingsport
Tenn
Justice of the Peace
James E. Belcher
Princeton
Crockett
Lon V. Boyd
Kinport
Ben B. Ips
Jam Court Room
Lege
Mercer County
Squire Belcher
NAACP
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