Johnson urges crime and gun control action in 1968 push
President Johnson pressed Congress to pass crime control and gun legislation warning that violence endangers America. He urged strengthening local police, extending safe streets grants, and restricting rifles to keep dangerous people from firearms, noting delay aids criminals.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Senate
Mansfield
America
Kennedy
American Rifle Association
Manchester Enlists as Honorary Chair in Kennedy Support
William Manchester, author of Death of a President, accepts honorary chairmanship of a local Citizens for Kennedy group with a nod to Eugene McCarthy. He praises McCarthy's role in sparking events but endorses Robert Kennedy, urging Democrats to back a candidate who can defeat Richard Nixon.
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Middletown
Conn
William Manchester
Citizens For Kennedy
Eugene McCarthy
Indiana
Manchester
McCarthy
Robert Kennedy
Presdent
New York
Gene McCarthy
Richard Nixon
Health Service accused of brainwashing smoking stance
Missouri Representative W R Hull Jr accuses the U S Public Health Service of trying to brainwash the public into giving up cigarettes. Surgeon General William Stewart denies the charge saying smoking hazards must be explained. The exchange occurred at a closed hearing last March, with testimony released this week. Richard Bradford as McGill offers his memory on Man with a Suitcase on Color at 6:30 Friday night.
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Missouri
W. R. Hull, Jr
Ihas
U. S. Public Health Service
Hull
D-Mo
Service
U. S
William Stewart
House Appropriations Subcommittee
Richard Bradford
McGill
Kcrg-Tv
Channel
National Student Poll Picks Kennedy for President
About 400000 students in grades six through twelve predicted Kennedy as next U.S. president in the fourth National Student Presidential Poll by American Education Publications. Kennedy led with 42.8 percent of ballots, ahead of Nixon, McCarthy, and Wallace. write-ins favored Humphrey and Paulsen. The study notes past polls closely matched actual results in 1956 1960 and 1964.
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Middletown
Conn
Robert F. Kennedy
United States
American Education Publications
Xerox Corporation
New York
Richard Nixon
Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
Our Times
Current Events
Everyweek
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Hubert Humphrey
Kennedy
Nixon
McCarthy
George Wallace
Alabama
Nelson Rockefeller
Ronald Reagan
California
Charles Percy
Ilinois
Humphrey
Pat Paulsen
Paulsen
Smothers Brothers
Michigan
George Romney
Reagan
Rockefeller
Percy
Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Eastern Iowans enlist in Marines Army and Navy
Eleven young Danes from eastern Iowa enlist in the armed services. Mark E. Stover Martelle and Edward E. Steele Iowa City sail to San Diego in the Navy delayed program Alan B. Cum mins and Gregory H. Knott Cedar Rapids area join the Navy delayed program Gary L. Squires Toledo Paul A. Zeigler Marion and Terry A. Thomas Clinton join the Marine Corps delayed program Gregory B. Beck Marion Steven A. Smothers Marion Gerald D. Braynard Marion Garth T. Young Clinton area enlist in the Marines.
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San Diego
Navy
Mark E. Stover
Martelle
Edward E. Steele
Iowa City
Alan B. Cummins
Second Avenue
Gregory H. Knott
Coggon
Marine Corps
Gary L. Squires
Toledo
Paul A. Zeigler
Twelfth Avenue
Marion
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Wilson Avenue
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First Avenue
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William J. Clothier
Springville
Uss
Randolph
Melvin R.kinkead, Jr
Melvin R. Kinkead
Ninth Street
Oriskany
Ted E. Dailey
Florence Dailey
Camburncourt SE
Uss Chowanoc
Marine Pfc
Jerry D. Bascom
Jerry Bascom
A Avenue NE
Homer Bascom
Cedar Rapids
Hawaii
Camp le Jeune
N. C
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Edward le Clerc
Twentieth Street
Michael BR. Pence
Patricia Pence
Hull Avenue
Myron Pence
Sixth Street
Vietnam
University of Iowa
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Navy Nurse Corps
Gazette
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Jeff Kadled
Dennis Waverka
City Gazette
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John Flory
18Th Street
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35Th Street
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5Th Street
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