Senators Say Public Confidence in Vietnam War Falls
Senators Byrd and Scott say public support for Johnson's Vietnam policy is waning, echoed by Gallup showing 35 percent approval. They cite prolonged conflict and unclear prospects, urging policy reassessment while President seeks an honorable early end. Wheeler says nuclear weapons unlikely for Khe Sanh defense.
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City Policy Bids Contractors Hire Jobless Workers
Philadelphia began a plan requiring city contract holders to hire hard-core unemployed workers. Contracts total about 90 million dollars annually. The commission will help firms create plans to place chronically unemployed workers, defined as men with long joblessness, many of whom are Black.
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Denver Representative Horst Resigns Over Counterfeit Bill Incident
Colorado House official Donald Horst resigns as unofficial collection chairman after a $20 counterfeit bill slipped to him during a flower collection drive. Horst cites occupational hazards and safety concerns as his reason for stepping down.
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Hook play cited as defense in bridge hand
Oswald and James Jacoby recount a bridge hand crediting Rafael Munoz of Spain for a decisive hook defense. South wins the heart lead in dummy and plays spades with Munoz ascendant by rising with the ace, capturing the queen from partner, predicting a heart queen and a potential diamond and spade sequence to set up the contract.
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Rafael Munoz
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State Department Finds New Jobs for Idle Pair
After 16 months idle two State Department workers were reassigned to new roles following congressional charges they faced punishment for truth telling. Hite moves to procurement and contracting. Burkhardt becomes a personnel security evaluator in the employment division.
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Club Play Unblocks Defense in Senior Minoz Hand
In a club lead sequence, Senior Minoz forces unblocking by West with a come-on signal. The five of clubs falls from South, West gains the ace and returns the deuce to grant East two more club tricks. The hand shows East's king lead as essential to four quick clubs, while an opening low club lead would simplify defense.
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Harvard Professor Predicts Fall of South Vietnam Regime
Harvard professor John Kenneth Galbraith warned in Boston that the South Vietnamese government and army would dissolve within weeks. He said any real government in South Vietnam would vanish and the army would effectively dissolve about the same time.
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Johnson Peace Talk Remarks Deleted in Saigon
South Vietnam censors cut from an AP report the claim that President Johnson would meet with the communists tomorrow and that his San Antonio peace plan stands. The edits reveal U.S. and South Vietnamese rifts over timing and who controls negotiations.
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Arlington man fined for killing a whooping crane
John Harold Hamilton, 42, pleaded guilty in federal court to shooting a whooping crane near the Aransas Wildlife Refuge. The bird died after transport to a San Antonio veterinarian. Hamilton said the shooting was accidental during a snow geese hunt in the gulf coast area near the refuge. The crane is part of a wintering population at the refuge, with 44 believed present in 1966 67.
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Arlington
Texas
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Aransas Wildlife Refuge
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Nixon backs Lindsay in stand on garbage strike
Nixon voiced firm support for Mayor John Lindsay over the New York sanitation workers strike and condemned the governor Nelson Rockefeller stance. He said the union broke state law and supported calling in the national guard to restore order amid applause from about 3,000 onlookers at the University of New Hampshire field house.
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N.H
Richard Nixon
John Lindsay
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
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National Guard
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Geezinslaw Brothers to perform with Joey Bishop in Color
Comedy music duo C and W team featuring The Geezinslaw Brothers headline a late night show with Joey Bishop at 10:45 PM on Thursday in COLOR. The act promises lighthearted humor and musical comedy, drawing regional fans to the venue for a high-spirited television style performance.
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Wallace taps Marvin Griffin as running mate in 1960s style bid
Georgia figure Marvin Griffin, 60, former governor and segregation advocate, is named by George Wallace as a vice presidential option for states demanding early ticket details. Wallace hints at an independent convention while Georgia Gov. Lester Maddox, also a segregationist, greets him and weighs his stance in the Democratic party.
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Virginia
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Democratic Party
Kenya closes Novosti office over Russian intelligence ties
Nairobi government cites Russian intelligence activities and shuts the Novosti Soviet news feature agency office on Thursday.
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Kenya
UPI
Novosti
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