Saigon Premier Plans Mass Dismissals Of District Chiefs
Tran Van Huong announced in Saigon that 50 to 100 district chiefs will be fired within a month to curb corruption and inefficiency. He aims to replace 20 to 40 percent of district chiefs and several province chiefs, seeking to restore public confidence and set an example for lower ranks amid Viet Cong threats. Military officers would lead the district administrations to ensure security and admin experience.
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New York Times
Saigon
Tran van Huong
Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Huong
What's What Out on the Acres Begins in Gazette
Rex Conn starts his farm column What's What Out on the Acres in The Gazette farm section. A daily question and answer feature surveys Eastern Iowa farmers’ current activities and political thinking through the election. First interviewee is Dick Elijah near Clarence. Turn to page 17B.
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Rex Conn
Gazette Farm
Iowa
Ray Anderson
Conn
Dick Elijah
Clarence
Largest Government Deficit Since World War I
Washington reports the 1968 fiscal year ends with a $25 billion deficit, the largest since WWII aside from three wartime years. The tax bill signed promises a drop to about $5 billion next year, likely cooling inflation and activity.
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Washington
Vietnam
Cuban hijacked pilot may face Cuban trial
Radio Havana reports the pilot of a Southeast Airlines flight hijacked to Cuba is an American deserter. The 15 passengers and 3 crew are aboard. Cuban authorities seek another pilot while the plane may return to Key West. The hijacker’s identity is given as Jorge Antonio Prellozo del Barrio or George Prellezo.
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Miami
Radio
Havana
Cuba
Radio Havana
Southeast Airlines
United States
Aeropostal
Key West
Fla
Jorge Antonio Prellozo del Barrio
George Prellezo
George
Jorge
Prellezo
Humphrey Attacks McCarthy Paris Peace Plans At Iowa Meet
Vice President Hubert Humphrey criticized Senator McCarthy’s Paris talks with Hanoi delegates at the Iowa Democratic convention. He urged cautious peace efforts, drawing boos from McCarthy supporters and receiving a standing ovation from many delegates. McCarthy pressed for an open Democratic national convention and affirmed voters’ right to select good leaders.
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Hubert Humphrey
McCarthy
Hanoi
Paris
Des Moines
UPI
Eugene McCarthy
Vietnam
Humphrey
Veterans Auditorium
Iowa Democrats Back Progressive Gun Laws and Voting Reform
Iowa Democrats endorsed strong gun controls including licensing of firearm users and registration of individual firearms. They also supported annual legislative sessions and lowering the voting age to 18. The platform urged ending de facto school segregation and state-funded busing for parochial students.
Today's Chuckle Optimist and pessimist car date joke
An optimist is a father who will let his son take the new car on a date. A pessimist is one who won't. A cynic is one who did.
Nixon G O P Winner On Paper
Nixon appears to hold enough delegate votes on paper to win the Republican nomination after weekend state conventions. He has 682 committed and leaning delegates, with 667 needed, while Rockefeller trails with 278 and Reagan with 152. Democratic totals show Humphrey leading McCarthy by a wide margin.
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Richard Nixon
United Press International
G.O.P
Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Ronald Reagan
California
Rockefeller
Reagan
Cohen Urges Restraint on Doctors Fees
Secretary Cohen warned that Medicare fee increases could spark public pressure for government controls unless medical groups urge doctors to restrain charges. He spoke at a White House briefing marking Medicare’s second anniversary as about 20 million seniors receive benefits. He noted the premium for the supplementary medical insurance rose from 3 to 4 dollars monthly and cited high enrollment. a 12 member council was formed to study disabled health coverage expansion.
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Washington
Wilbur Cohen
White House
Cohen
Johnson
Congress
No Change By Iowas Delegates
Iowa delegates pledged to late Sen. Robert Kennedy announced they will support Gov. Harold Hughes as a favorite son at Chicago. The move keeps both Humphrey and McCarthy in play for the national convention while Hughes looms as the key to Iowa's 52 delegates. Humphrey holds 11 delegates, McCarthy six, and Hughes remains uncommitted among seven.
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Eugene J. McCarthy
Iowa
Harold E. Hughes
McCarthy
Hubert Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
Humphrey
George Wallace
Robert Kennedy
Johnson
Des Moines
Chicago
Harold Hughes
Gov. Hughes
William Sueppel
Iowa City
Kennedy
Hughes
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