300 Youths Keep Vigil At Pentagon
Washington AP reports about 300 youths remaining outside the Pentagon after weekend protests against the Vietnam War. Thousands marched Saturday, with about 50 injured in clashes. Some vow to stay past midnight, while troops guard the headquarters. Aerials tracked Sunday turnout at 790 outside, vs 30,000 to 35,000 Saturday. Organizers claimed 200,000 attendees.
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Pentagon
Defense Department
New York
Army
Hanoi
Quiet Large Vigil Supports GIs in Vietnam Across NYC Area
More than 100,000 people in the New York metropolitan region demonstrated peacefully in support of GIs in Vietnam during a two day vigil and related parades. At least another 100,000 watched, part of NCRP sponsored events. Motorists were urged to keep headlights on, with thousands complying in a show of backing. Weather calls for sunny mild conditions in Bridgeport area with highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s.
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New York
Vietnam
National Committee For Responsible Patriotism
NCRP
Washington
Long Island
U.S. Weather Bureau
Bridgeport
GOP Seeks Fresh Look At Convention On Vietnam
Republican governors aboard the SS Independence press for a moderate platform shift and a share of the 1968 convention leadership. They want a distinct GOP stance from Johnson's Vietnam policy, with talks of a platform committee cochairmanship and early draft reviews ahead of December Palm Beach meetings.
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National Party
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R-Ill
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Vietnam
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New York
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Fila
John A. ‘Love
Colorado
Dirksen
Platform Committee
Republican National Committee
Senate
Israelis Charge Egypt Used Soviet Missiles to Sink Ship
Israeli officials say the Egyptian Navy used Soviet built missiles to sink the destroyer Elath after it violated a 12 mile territorial limit. Fifteen crew were killed, 48 wounded, 38 unaccounted for, as a 24 hour battle ended with the ship burning and sinking amid conflicting cease fire claims.
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Israel
New York
Abba Eban
Middle East
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U.N
al Thant
Tel Aviv
Shlomo Errel
Port Said
72.9 Percent Vote Sets Stage For Thieu Inauguration
In Saigon, official figures show 72.9 percent turnout for South Vietnam’s House election, the last step before Nguyen Van Thieu’s inauguration as president. Races began to resolve with varied candidates including old Trotskyite Ho Huw Tuong and ally Le Tai Hoa, reflecting a volatile, factional political scene and anticipated post election bargaining among Thieu, Ky, the Senate, and military officials.
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le Tai Hoa
Nguyen Cao Ky
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Lull Persists In the War On Ground
In Haiphong area US Navy jets hit a naval yard and rail yards near the city causing heavy damage to a drydock and oil depot while destroying a patrol torpedo boat. Fresh troops arrive as the 198th Light Infantry Brigade joins reserves, lifting total US forces in South Vietnam to about 467,600.
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Haiphong
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Navy Yard
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Ltill
South Vietnam
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Light Intent
Air Force Tokyo
U. S
Hanoi
Vietnam
Ford Workers Expected Back On Assembly Lines Thursday
Ford and UAW reach a three year contract covering about 20,000 skilled Ford workers. Immediate across the board raise of 20 cents plus 30 cents for skilled tradesmen, with 3 percent increases in years two and three. A guaranteed layoff income plan and higher pensions are included. Local unions vote next week and workers may return Thursday or Friday.
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Ford
Reuther
Israel unearths 28-foot Dead Sea Scroll in Jerusalem
Prof. Yadin announces the 28 foot Dead Sea Scroll, the longest ever found, may detail Israel's defenses and Jewish rites of the Qumran sect. Discovered in the Judean Desert, it dates to the Herodian period and spans fragments with content in the first person. It is kept at the Shrine of the Book in Jerusalem.
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Judean Desert
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Israel Museum
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Palestine Archeological Museum
Rockefeller Museum
Pa Haulers Reject Plan To End Strike
Western Pennsylvania steel haulers overwhelmingly rejected Sunday proposals to end their nine week strike. The 462 to 341 vote was met with loud opposition as speakers warned the move could prolong the struggle. If accepted by all eight states a six percent favorable vote would be needed to return drivers to cabs.
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Pennsylvania
Cleveland
Ohio
Buffalo
N. Y
Jordan Relics Date To 2nd Century A.D
Amman Jordan antiquities director Dr Awni Dajami announced the discovery of second century A D relics found beneath Petra The Nabaatean stone statues include Minerva in military attire and a woman bearing St John s head The woman is likely Shakilla queen of Petra
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Jordan
Jordan Antiquities Department
Awni Dajami
Heidi New Hurricane Threatens Shipping Lanes
A Sunday update shows Heidi the eighth hurricane of the season intensifying then veering northeast. Navy reconnaissance notes it becoming well organized as winds reach 85 mph around the center with gales extending 150 miles east and 50 miles west, sparing Bermuda but threatening shipping lanes.
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Fla
Heidi
Bermuda
Miami Weather Bureau
GI Writes Rusk Men in Combat Back War Policy
A U S serviceman in Da Nang says GIs favor fighting for Vietnam freedom and oppose antiwar protests on the home front. He says most 18 to 25 year olds back the war, with Democrats Republicans liberals and conservatives alike, and notes they would never say to quit. Rusk shared the letter with President Johnson, and the State Department released it upon a news request.
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Vietnam
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LBJ
Rusk
Johnson
da Nang
Pentagon
Young Corporation
State Department
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