De Gaulle urges solid majority in election eve appeal
Paris AP report says President Charles de Gaulle urged voters to back a strong National Assembly majority to push France forward. He cited May-June crisis, strikes and unrest as trials survived, calling for a massive resolution and cohesive government to confront inflation, foreign competition and franc stability.
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France
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le Monde
Nixon Sees Presidency Priority Over GOP Nomination
Nixon shifts focus from securing the Republican nomination to winning the presidency in 1968. He believes he would clinch the nomination if delegates voted today, but avoids certainty as he targets swing states like Pennsylvania Ohio Illinois Michigan California Texas with planned appearances in Cleveland and Maryland New Jersey.
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Richard M. Nixon
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Eugene McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
George Romney
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Lyndon B. Johnson
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Ohio
Illinois
Michigan
California
Texas
Cleveland
Maryland
New Jersey
Fiscal Year Ends With Fourth Largest Deficit
Washington AP reports the 1968 federal budget deficit stands at about 25 billion dollars, the fourth largest in history, driven by Vietnam War costs. Projections for the new year foresee potential cuts and a deficit as low as 2.5 billion if current trends hold, with military spending rising to ~79.3 billion.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Medicare Fees in Spotlight as Control Looms
Health chief Wilbur Cohen warned that rising doctors' fees for Medicare could trigger pressure for government price controls. He spoke at a White House briefing marking two years of Medicare, noting higher premiums and high enrollment in the supplementary medical insurance. Cohen also announced a 12 member council to study extending Medicare to under 65 disabled and said financing remains sound while utilization climbs.
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White House
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Viet Cong attack destroys Son Tra killing 88 in coastal village
Viet Cong mortars and satchel charges leveled Son Tra village near Chu Lai killing 88 civilians and wounding 103 others. About 4,000 refugees fled as U.S. Marines and IV Corps personnel attempted defense. Viet Cong casualties were reported at 12.
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Leatherwork
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Chu Lai
Dennis Eilers
Luana
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Local Section Index Fragments and Page Labels
A terse listing shows section names such as Dixon, Clintwood, Welch and topics across categories like Business, Editorials, Church, Farm, Classifieds, People, Servicemen and Sports. It reads as a table of contents style index from a historical newspaper page.
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Church
Farm
Clintwood
Welch
Pilot of Hijacked Plane Defects to Cuba Says Radio Havana
Radio Havana reports the Southeast Airlines hijack to Havana was led by a U S citizen who defected from Cuba in 1960 while flying for Aeropostal The Cuban broadcast named the pilot Jorge Antonio Prellezo del Barrio and said he would be tried in Cuba The airline later identified him as George Prellezo and noted he is an American citizen The hijacking occurred during a Miami to Key West route before a planned landing in Marathon Key West was the final destination column continues on page 2.
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Havana
Key West
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Southeast Airlines
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George
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Marathon
Probe Into Stock Costs Scheduled
The federal government begins hearings Monday in one of the most sweeping investigations into the cost of buying and selling stocks. About 30 subpoenas are issued by the SEC as hearings run through July with possible August sessions. NYSE staff are among first witnesses. SEC HQ is near the Capitol.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Commission
New York Stock Exchange
SEC
Capitol
Johnson hints plan to curb arms race after Nashville dam dedication
President Johnson, in Nashville for the J. Percy Priest Dam dedication, hinted he may announce a plan Monday to curb the arms race with the Soviet Union. He urged moving toward security through rational limits on nuclear arms and noted the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty signing. About 3,000 to 4,000 heard him at the dam and thousands more along the route to the site. Security was unusually tight since Kennedy’s assassination.
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Nashville
Russia
United States
Washington
Soviet Union
Greg O
Air National Guard
Robert F. Kennedy
Los Angeles
Nations to Sign Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Washington expects about 40 nations to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at a White House ceremony led by President Johnson. Officials foresee eventual signatories rising to 80 to 100 as Moscow signals talks on mutual nuclear concerns and the accord seeks to curb arms proliferation beyond nuclear powers.
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White House
Johnson
U.S
Nashville
Humphrey Forces Show Strength In New Mexico
In Santa Fe Humphrey captured 55 percent of the New Mexico Democratic state convention vote with McCarthy gains noted. Unofficially Humphrey would hold 14 of 26 national convention votes, McCarthy 12, as a move toward proportional representation altered prior delegate tallies.
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New Mexico
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Albuquerque
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