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Conn
Rockefeller Pivot Signals Draft Route to 1968 Bid
Rockefeller moves from rejection to openness toward a 1968 GOP draft after a Detroit meeting with Gov. Romney. He and Romney have essentially written off Michigan and NH Wisconsin Nebraska primaries, eyeing Oregon as a final test while Nixon leads and Johnson lingers.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
Detroit
George Romney
Romney
Rockefeller
Michigan
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Oregon
Nixon
Stevenson kinship and Illinois politics veto Johnson stance
The piece discusses Adlai Stevenson III shelving his gubernatorial bid over not fully backing President Johnson's Vietnam policy. It notes how Chicago Mayor Daley and local party leaders view independence from Democratic leadership as a serious misstep. It hints at a family history of reluctant public candor.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
United Nations
Johnson
Stevenson
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Stevenson
Adlair
Stevenson III
Illinois
Chicago
Daley
Consumer Credit Legislation Promises Stronger Protections
legislators push bills to shield buyers in credit deals with producers and distributors. They seek clearly written terms on installment contracts so consumers know true costs beyond the sticker price.
Consumer credit abuses spark legislative push nationwide
The piece argues that consumer credit can be beneficial yet abuses are widespread. Legislators in several states including New York are pursuing remedial measures to curb unfair practices, as many shoppers face inflated costs and misleading sales tactics.
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Congress
New York
Lag in Engineering Graduates Outpaces Demand
A Department of Labor study finds annual engineering graduates about 70,000 while demand runs 95,000, creating a projected gap of up to 300,000 over the next decade. Fewer top high school students choose engineering, even as space, computers, and advanced tech drive demand. Salaries start around 750 dollars monthly with broad advancement.
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Department of Labor
National Science Foundation
Miami University Aids Adult Education Boom in Contest Skills
An article praises a nationwide rise in adult education with Miami leading in new offerings. The University of Miami offers a 15 week class taught by Mrs Clarice Busch on entering and winning national giveaways. Students learn to craft jingles and fill in word goals to boost winning chances.
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Ymcas
University of Miami
Clarice Busch
Names and titles for municipal workers spark dignity debate
The piece suggests new dignified job titles for city staff such as structural hygienists and environmental sanitation technicians. It notes janitors could become maintenance engineers and questions whether name changes matter for pay. It adds a leap year social note about men and politics.
Why The Secrecy In Wartime Rules The News
The piece questions government secrecy in war urging transparency about a downed American plane after it was shot by China. It criticizes Assistant Secretary Phil Goulding for withholding pilot status, noting adversaries likely already know details.
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China
Red
Phil G. Goulding
Peking
A USELESS BOYCOTT
Nations planning to boycott the Mexico City Olympics over South Africa’s team act hastily. South Africa pledges a mixed race training and living policy and says it will compete, arguing the move is a step toward change despite apartheid. Withdrawal serves no purpose. let South Africa prove its change or face disgrace.
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Mexico City
South Africa
Air travel headaches and future fixes
The column recalls crowded terminals delays and lost baggage from air travel and notes proposed fixes such as penalties for overbooking, no shows, simplified customs, automated baggage handling, and a computer reservations network linking flights hotels and ground transport. The author argues real relief requires better cheaper ways to reach airports.
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Air
U. S
United Nuclear Corp Union Reaches Impasse in Strike
United Nuclear Corp and the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers union reached an impasse after the company made its final offer Saturday. The union local, led by Arthur Hanlon, said about 400 workers have been on strike since February 12 and the offer would be presented to members at 1 p.m. today.
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NEW Haven
United Nuclear Corp
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
Arthur Hanlon
Nixon Leads Rockefeller in Polls Near Election
National poll analysis shows Nixon would perform nearly as well against Johnson as Rockefeller eight months before the election. Republican strategists say Rockefeller would lose more votes to Wallace, making Nixon the more ideologically acceptable protest option for conservatives.
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Rockefeller
Nixon
Gallup
Johnson
Dick Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Nelsor Rockefeller
Republican National Committee
Wallace
Alabama
Conserva
Harris
Summer of 68 foretells urban unrest and policy clash
Washington officials urge silence on the rising armament of city police and crowd-control gear while Ramsey Clark and Quinn Tamm push for a cautious, low-profile approach. Protests loom as King plans a Washington march, with strategic options ranging from containment to forceful crackdowns amid nationwide fears of a guerrilla at home.
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Vietnam
Washington
Ramsey Clark
Rusk
Pueblo
Clark
Quinn Tamm
Gray
International Association of Police Chiefs
FBI
Tamm
Tammae Io
Asia
Martin Luther King
Ramhsey Clark
Bipartisan Economy Defense Shaping Up in Britain
In London, Britain’s main parties show a possible bipartisan approach to defend the economy. Heath may back or refrain from opposing key measures in Wilson’s 1968 69 budget and wage freeze as Jenkins pushes to balance the pound and protect exports.
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London
Britain
Harold Wilson
Labor
Edward Heath
Heath
Wilson
lRoy Jenkins
House of Commons
Anyo
Tion
Labor Party
Jenkins
Pocketbook Politics Dwindling Says Harris
Pollster Louis Harris argues that bread and butter issues have faded in prosperous America and voters now focus on race relations morality and world affairs. He notes affluent whites back liberal programs while nonaffluent whites resist change and politics shifts away from economic security as a central voting theme. President Johnson echoes the buck and ballot emphasis.
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Washington
UPI
America
Louis Harris
Harris
Karl Marx
U.S
Johnson
White House
Protest Saves 150-Year-Old Ocean City Holly Tree
Police guarded a 150 year old holly tree as protesters urged the city to spare it. The plan to chop the 30 foot tree or move it changed after nature lovers rallied, with Ocean City Parking Authority agreeing to relocate the tree at city expense to a park half a mile away.
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Ocean City
UPI
Nature Loviers
Polish Mail Returned From Greece Over Anti-Communist Slogans
Poland's Communications Ministry said all mail from Greece bearing anti Communist slogans will be returned to senders. The Polish Press Agency quoted the ministry noting mail has been arriving scrambled with the message The life of the nation depends on the death of Communism.
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Warsaw
Poland
Greece
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