Humphrey Speech Backers Urge Large Pittsburgh Audience
In Pittsburgh the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO convention plans an appearance by Vice President Hubert Humphrey amid uncertainty over his bid for the presidency. Delegates from about 2,000 gathered while leaders like Mike Mansfield cautioned Johnson would stay out, letting the convention decide.
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Wisconsin Voter Turnout Brisk Despite Johnson Exit
Wisconsin voters flocked to the polls despite Johnson not seeking re election. Election officials forecast turnout near 1.3 million with weather favorable and polls open 7 am to 8 pm. McCarthy Kennedy and Nixon are major factors as Wisconsin eyes Indiana and Nebraska contests.
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Today's Chuckle on Investigations Blocking Laws
A humorous note laments that Congress spending time on investigations may prevent more giveaways laws from passing. The brief highlights legislative gridlock as consolation for critics.
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Emotions Mixed Youth Turns to Glass Smashing
Robert L. Brown, 20, of rural Patterson, held in Cedar Rapids city jail after a Monday night spree. police say he broke 22 car windshields and 17 school windows at Jefferson High School. Pending arraignment on malicious injury charges. arrested at the high school when officers found him fleeing the area.
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U S Warns North Korea Over Pueblo Crew Action
The U S State Department warned that any move by North Korea toward executing Pueblo crewmen would deepen the already serious crisis. The warning came amid heightened tensions following the 1968 Pueblo incident.
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Scapegoat claims fly at Iowa community college leader
The superintendent of Southeastern Iowa Area Community College says he has been made a scapegoat as the public grows angry over funding cuts and the loss of accreditation.
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Southeastern Iowa Area Community College
College leader on leave after accreditation loss at area school
Dr. Robert O. Birkhimer denounces faculty as intellectual snobs while acknowledging a month long involuntary leave following the college board's action. He blames lack of funds and limited state support for the accreditation failure and says funding is the core issue for the area school system.
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Hanoi says bombing halt not unconditional for peace talks
North Vietnamese press denounces Johnson proposal as a tactic to lure public opinion by limiting bombing. Ho Chi Minh regime insists on an unconditional halt before talks, while Tass quotes Quan Doi Nhan Dan saying real peace requires independence and freedom.
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Thieu Signals Possible Slow U.S. Withdrawal Plan
President Nguyen Van Thieu stated Vietnam could agree to a gradual U.S. troop withdrawal beginning by year end if Washington requests it, while stressing the need for continued bombing. He warned that U.S. withdrawal would be a failure to the Free World and indicated mobilization would follow. U.S. air raids intensified over North Vietnam, with Hanoi radio noting fighter losses and continued raids into Thanh Hoa and Haiphong areas.
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Soviet envoy snubs British plan on Vietnam talks
In London the Soviet ambassador Mikhail Smirnovsky gave a cold shoulder to a British proposal for Vietnam peace talks tied to President Johnson’s bombing cutback. British Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart met him for 45 minutes and offered to fly to Moscow to consult with Andrei Gromyko as Geneva conference hopes fade.
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Addition to Excise Bill Is Approved
The Senate voted 53 to 35 to add Johnsons 10 percent income tax hike and a 6 billion federal spending cut to a house passed excise tax bill. The bill would keep auto and telephone excise rates rising retroactive to Monday through June 30 1969.
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Robot Heart Predicted By 1973 WASHINGTON AP
A top National Heart Institute researcher predicts a totally implantable artificial heart by 1973 using a fuel cell powered by the body's own digested food and inhaled oxygen. The device would graft into the aorta and pass energy to a rubbery heart encased in living tissue.
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Monsanto Research Corp
Aiken Hints At Backing Democratic Peace Candidate
Vermont Senator Aiken the senior Republican in the U S Senate hinted Monday he might back a Democratic peace candidate for president. He indicated openness to supporting a candidate promising stronger diplomacy on international conflicts.
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Aiken
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Czechoslovak judge found dead in suspected suicide
Deputy chief judge Jozef Brestansky vanished after a Bratislava newspaper accused him of framing 1955 chemical plant sabotage convictions. He was found hanged near Babice, 12 miles west of Prague, amid Czech reform moves. Police said death appeared self-inflicted as others resigned or stepped down in the upheaval.
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