Romney Faces Flurry of GOP Salesmanship in 1968 Bid
Michigan's George Romney moves toward a 1968 presidential run as governors gather in Colorado Springs. Reagan urges unity and cautious backing while others signal restraint. Romney says no firm commitment yet and may seek Vietnam insight before deciding.
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Colorado Springs
Michigan
George Romney
Reagan
California
G.O.P
Ronald Reagan
Romney
White House
Smouldering Revolt Reported by G O P Governors
Colorado Springs UPS dispatch quotes Republican governors describing a smouldering rebellion among Americans against Washington policy. They blame inflation on Johnson era budgets and say the 1966 election signals a major shift, with Republicans poised to govern nationally in 1968.
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Colorado Springs
UPS
Johnson
Washington
House-Wreckers Leave Lambda Chi Alpha House Standing
In Ashland Virginia Lambda Chi Alpha members, angered by plans to demolish their aged fraternity house, damaged windows and walls in a holiday rampage. College officials halted dorm plans and placed the chapter on social probation after reviewing the incident.
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Ashland
Randolph-Macon College
Lambda Chi Alpha
Menora Andrews
Smog Blankets New York Amid Travel Halts
Thick smog shrouded the New York metropolitan area halting ground and air travel and prompting officials to consider a high air pollution advisory. The fog disrupted operations at major airports as a cold front and rain were forecast to ease the danger by Sunday afternoon.
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New York
UPD
New York City
Austin Heller
U. S. Weather Bureau
Abraham Kussman
Mules and Copters Aid Flood-Stranded Tule Indians in California
Mules and helicopters carried food and medicine Saturday to about 200 Tule tribe members isolated by the Tule River flood near Porterville. The disaster left roads washed out, bridges destroyed, and water and power lines down. a 6 year old boy died from exposure and dysentery afflicted 25. Health workers flew in to aid the sick and a typhoid vaccine was sought. Bulldozers and equipment began building a makeshift road as officials plan relief and rebuilding under a declared disaster area.
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Porterville
Calif
California
Marcus Hunter
Lowell Chamberlen
Dorothy Jones
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Edmund Brown
Tulare County
Man, 86, Sues 158 North Dakota Legislators
Minot insurance man Co M Verry sues 158 North Dakota lawmakers for 2040 dollars each, alleging illegal expense funds. He says the 1965 law allowing 35 dollars a month for nonmeeting expenses violates the constitution, which sets 5 dollars a day salary and mileage. Verry, former senate secretary and house chief clerk, cites constitutional paths to raise pay.
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Bismarck
N. D
North Dakota
Co. M. Verry
Minot
Verry
State Senate
North Dakota House
Condition of Jack Ruby Remains Serious at Parkland
Jack Ruby, the man who killed Lee Harvey Oswald, stayed in serious condition at Parkland hospital after pneumonia was diagnosed. Doctors said further tests were needed and a new trial date could be affected.
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Dallas
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Parkland Hospital
Ruby
President Kennedy
Phil Burleson
Ike's Gall Bladder Operation Planned for Monday Morning
Former President Eisenhower will undergo a 90 minute gall bladder removal operation Monday morning at Walter Reed Army Hospital. He will be hospitalized 10 to 14 days after surgery.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
U S Air Blow Hits Our Men
UPI reports Marine pilots accidentally dropped two 250 pound bombs on a Third Marines company near Razorback Ridge four miles south of the DMZ. Sixteen Marines were killed and 11 wounded in the worst friendly fire incident of the war.
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Saigon
Third Marines
Razorback Ridge
Dmz
U.S
U.S. Marine
U. S
Phu Long
Queen Mother Undergoes Abdominal Operation in London
The Queen Mother Elizabeth underwent an abdominal operation to relieve a partial obstruction. A bulletin by six doctors stated her condition was satisfactory. She entered hospital Tuesday night for a checkup and was expected to stay one or two days.
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London
Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth
Powell Won’t Fight as House Considers Seating
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell says he will not contest a House decision on seating him. He was vacationing in the Bahamas when he made the remark, saying he would not fight if not seated. The Harlem Democrat faces potential jail terms tied to civil and criminal contempt connected to a Tibet judgment and other court orders.
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New York
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
House of Representatives
Powell
Bahama Islands
van Deerlin
D-Calif
Harlem
Quie
R-Minn
Gibbons
D-Fla
Congress
House Education and Labor Committee
St. Paul
James
Sion
Tart Dein
Algerians Call Viet Envoy After Harriman Talks
U S urged Algeria to use good offices to press for Vietnam peace talks. Algerian Foreign Minister Boumedienne summoned the North Vietnamese ambassador after a late Saturday meeting with Harriman following talks with Col Boumedienne. Harriman said the idea of an Algerian mediation was not precluded though he did not seek an active role.
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Algiers
U.S
Algeria
Vietnam
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Nguyen
van Phato
Foreign Ministry
W. ‘Averet
Harriman
Johnson
Ilouari Bouredienne
Revolutionary Council
Boumedienne
Hanoi
Chuckle Quote on Married Life and Living Together
A humorous line notes marriages are happy but living together after the wedding can be tough. The quip titles Conyright as the attribution.
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Conyright
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Colorado
John Love
Republican Governors Association
John Chafee
Rhode Island
Idaho
Robert Smylie
G.O.F
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