Rusk denounces Soviet Czech invasion as threat to peace
At the United Nations Secretary of State Rusk branded the Soviet military intervention in Czechoslovakia as repugnant and dangerous to peace. He urged a return to negotiation in Paris and warned Moscow against unilateral action violating the UN Charter.
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UCS Drive Hits 39.2 Percent of Its Goal
United Community Services drive reports $376,827 raised toward a $960,000 goal, 39.2 percent. Division totals show Major Firms leading with $310,210 of $175,245 quota. Small Business near 98 percent. Rusk address to UN cited peace, detente, and opposition to military pressure in Asia. Demonstrators removed to security HQ after interrupting speech.
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Nixon Vise On Humphrey Hits Vietnam War Stand
Nixon attacks Humphrey from Detroit to Virginia, saying any stance against Johnson on the war would be wrong. He argues Humphrey risks the peace effort by aligning with past policies and presses for new leadership to end the war. Nixon criticizes any halt to bombing as weakening the Paris talks.
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Patience Thins In Two-Week Siege At Shropshire Farmhouse
In Shrewsbury England two weeks into the siege of John James at his farmhouse police show signs of growing impatience. Detectives armed with tear gas gear position at the rear while officers surround the property. James earlier shot at a police car and fired on armored units, wounding a firefighter. the wife and children remain inside as the stalemate continues with a mix of tension and comic elements observed by onlookers.
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Hubert Humphrey Attacks Wallace in Southern Campaign
In Knoxville Humphrey calls Wallace a creature of reactionary forces linking him to Hitler. He warns dangers of Germany's past and America’s future while about 11 000 hear the speech at the University of Tennessee. The visit moves toward Jacksonville Florida as he presses the attack.
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Three U.S. helicopters shot down in Vietnam firefight
UPI reports Communist gunners downed three helicopters carrying wounded Americans near Thuong Duc and Tam Ky as the Green Beret camp faced a siege by a 7000-strong North Vietnamese division. Several wounded were unaccounted for, later said to be missing or presumed dead. a Skyhawk spotting aircraft was also shot down but its crew survived. The USS New Jersey responded with 16 inch gunfire, destroying multiple enemy bunkers and AA batteries near the DMZ.
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Johnson accepts Fortas withdrawal as chief justice
President Johnson accepted Abe Fortas request to withdraw as chief justice with regret. Fortas said continued confirmation efforts would fuel attacks on the court and asked the president to withdraw, ending a prolonged Senate filibuster and controversy surrounding the nomination.
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Chuckle on Driving Versus Golf Skills
A humorous quip notes that learning to drive a car involves hitting things less than learning golf where mis-hits are common. The line frames golf as more forgiving of errors while cars require precision to avoid striking obstacles.
England reports first sextuplets birth on 30th birthday
A Birmingham housewife delivering by Caesarean section on her 30th birthday gave birth to sextuplets four girls and two boys, two months premature, weighing two to four pounds. One girl died shortly after birth, others in good condition. The mother had fertility treatment with gonodrophin. Doctors waited a week for survival before naming optimism.
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The Dead Rise in Election Year
Gallup New Mexico AP reports county officials review names on a Republican purge list. County clerk confirms three supposed deceased individuals appeared at a hearing to determine their removal from voter registration records.
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