Bomb halt urged as Vietnam talks move forward
U S negotiators urged President Johnson to consider halting bombing of North Vietnam to accelerate peace talks. Averell Harriman and Cyrus Vance favor a temporary pause with right to resume if Hanoi worsens its position. Washington envoy met Johnson and discussed options as election timing looms.
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New York Times
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United States
Johnson
North Vietnam
Vietnam
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Cyrus Vance
Washington
State Rusk
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Harriman
Humphrey
Johnnson
Hanoi
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Demilitarized Zone
Saigon
Senate Unit Calls Pentagon Over Air Gap Inadequate Threat View
Senate preparedness subcommittee urges development of a new air superiority system. It says Pentagon underestimates Soviet progress in tactical aircraft and notes the US has not produced a true air superiority fighter since 1955. The report backs F-4 parity with Mig-21 but warns upcoming Soviet designs may surpass US aircraft. It also criticizes gadgetry like STOL and urges rethinking VFX-1 priorities.
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Senate Preparedness Investigating
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United States
Soviet Union
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Navy
Humphrey Signals Independent Vietnam Idea to Johnson
Hubert Humphrey told President Johnson he would not automatically halt bombing of the North if elected, aiming to set an independent Vietnam stance without derailing Paris peace talks. The vice president sought to balance party views while keeping relations with Johnson intact and avoiding jeopardizing Paris negotiations.
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Vietnam
Johnson
North
Paris
Hanoi
Humrey
LBJ
North Vietnam
One Picture Worth a Thousand Words in Cartoon Caption
A humorous note suggests that while a single illustration conveys humor, many women favor expressing through a thousand words. The line plays on the image versus text dynamic in a lighthearted, dated tone.
Allied Trap Yields 203 VC Captives
U S and South Vietnamese forces cordoned Hue suburbs and captured 203 Viet Cong prisoners while 85 insurgents were killed. The 101st airborne and Vietnamese troops had been advancing through marshy areas around Hue nine days into the operation near the historic capital. Reports cited by U S spokesmen on Sunday.
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Saigon
API
U.S
Hue
da Nang
Pleiku
U.S. 101St Airborne Division
Imperial
Nixon Leads as Campaign Narrowed in National Survey
Warren Weaver Jr reports a New York Times survey shows Nixon with a growing lead in 34 states totaling 380 electoral votes, Wallace at 66, Humphrey 28, with 64 votes too close to call. Five states remain uncertain as Ohio, Texas, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania show varying momentum toward Nixon.
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Warren Weaver, Jr
New York Times
Washington
Richard Nixon
Nixon
George Wallace
Hubert Humphrey
District of Columbia
Humphrey
Wallace
Gazette
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Rhode Island
West Virginia
Minnesota
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Maine
Maryland
Call
Delaware
Missouri
Texas
Ohio
New York
Goldberg
Pennsylvania
Czech Leader Seeks Major Troop Pullout by Oct End
Prague reports Defense Minister Martin Czur said a large portion of the Soviet led Warsaw Pact forces could leave by October 28 the 50th anniversary of Czechoslovakia. He claimed talks with Marshal Grechko secured the plan but did not specify dates. The move hinges on reciprocal Soviet demands for tighter internal controls.
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Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovak Republic
Martin Czur
Liberal Party
Moscow
Warsaw Pact
Czar
Czur
Andrei Grechko
Mukacevo
Carpatho-Ukraine
Soviet Union
Cleveland Scene Of Battle At Wallace Rally
Anti Wallace demonstrators clashed with Wallace supporters outside Cleveland Municipal Auditorium. Police used clubs to break up fights as dozens were arrested and a protester was bloodied. Wallace avoided the violence, blaming anarchists and praising police restraint.
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Cleveland
UPI
George Wallace
Cleveland Municipal Auditorium
Wallace
Curtis LeMay
Newark
N.J
Buffalo
N.Y
Montgomery
Ala
Second Uprising Quelled at South Carolina State Prison
Prison guards used tear gas to quell a 300 inmate uprising at the South Carolina State Penitentiary in Columbia marking a second riot in four days. The two hour revolt saw barricades, fires, and mattresses burned as inmates chanted rock and roll while authorities moved them back to cells.
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UPI
South Carolina
State Corrections Department
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