Humphrey pledges 10 fold rise in Safe Streets Act
In a national address Hubert Humphrey promised to raise the Safe Streets Act from 62 million to 620 million annually if elected. He framed the plan as part of an aggressive crime offensive, argued opponents could not resolve the issue, and stressed enforcing existing laws while preserving liberty.
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UPI
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George Wallace
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America
Nixon Criticizes U S Cuba Policy On Campaign Swing
In Key Biscayne Nixon accuses the administration of talking tough and walking on eggshells toward Cuba. He vows a new administration would appoint leaders aware of the Cuban threat and seek Latin American partnership to counter aggression. He also pledges stronger anti pollution measures with tax incentives and shared Washington state funds.
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Richard Nixon
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George Smathers
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Fidel Castro
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Political Spotlight features two candidate interviews in Gazette
The Gazette presents two intensive Q and A interviews with major presidential candidates on pages 10A and 11A. Associate Editor Frank Nye argues Johnson County is Iowa’s best election year laboratory in a tenth installment.
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Frank Nye
Johnson County
Iowa
Reds Repelled By South Viet Namese Infantry Battle
South Vietnamese infantry repelled a 2,000-strong North Vietnamese force in a 12 hour monsoon battle near Thuong Duc. U S spokesmen said 30 bodies lay on the field after the fight and that soldiers fought eyeball to eyeball and threw grenades in hand to hand combat. The New Jersey shelled targets inside North Vietnam while U S soldiers uncovered a large enemy ammunition cache near Saigon.
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Birds Grab Most of It Even If Money Grew on Trees
A witty quip notes that even with universal money, a few clever birds would dominate the wealth share. The joke underscores unequal greed and cleverness in a humorous critique of abundance.
Soviets threaten to send troops into Czech schools
Prague reports Gen. Ivan Pavlovsky warns in a letter to Education Minister Vladimir Kadlec that Warsaw Pact troops could be used in Czech schools unless teachers adopt a pro Soviet stance. The missive, kept secret in the Education Ministry, has shocked educators and sparked debate over Soviet interference.
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New York Times
Prague
Ivan Pavlovsky
Czechoslovakia
Pavlovsky
Soviet Union
Vladimir Kadlec
Ministry of Education
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Kadlec
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Apollo 7 performs dramatic rendezvous with Saturn stage
Apollo 7 crew led by Walter Schirra executes a 20 minute rendezvous with the second stage of a Saturn 1-B rocket. Don Eisele and Walt Cunningham assist as the craft approaches closely and later departs. Schirra battles a head cold and delays television cameras to preserve mission timeline. The chase ends with the craft receding toward Earth as the stage burns up in a week.
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Schirra
Earth
Donald Slayton
Don Eisele
Walt Cunningham
Lunar
Group Opposing Dubcek Forms Within Czechoslovak Party
Reports say an anti Dubcek opposition group tied to the Soviet army emerged inside the Czechoslovak Communist Party. It cites a Prague meeting with about 300 anti-Dubcek communists and four Soviet occupation officers urging punishment of pro Dubcek journalists.
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Czechoslovak Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Dubcek
Apollo 8 Moon Orbit Doubtful Despite Apollo 7 Hope
NASA officials warn moon orbit for Apollo 8 in December faces high risk without extra test flights. If Apollo 7 shows any flaw the plan to reach lunar orbit may be delayed. Von Braun and Mueller call for further flight data before committing to a moon mission.
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Howard Benedict
Air Force
Frank Borman
Moon
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Space Agency
Wernher von Braun
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Marshall Space Flight Center
von Braun
George Mueller
Joint TV Appearance by Culver and Riley for Iowa 2nd District
Culver and Riley, Iowa's 2nd District candidates, will appear in a simulcast on KCRG radio and TV and WMT radio and TV today from 5:30 to 6 p.m. The color telecast, produced with WMT Cedar Rapids stations, features questions from Dave Carter and Grant Price. Each candidate will answer on equal time and may rebut the opponent's remarks.
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Iowa
Tom Riley
John Culver
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WMT
Cedar Rapids
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Grant Price
Culver
Riley
UCS Drive Reaches Ninety Percent of 1969 Goal
United Community Service campaign shows 864672 raised of 960845 target. George Lowe, campaign chair, lists major firm and sector results with 3416 accounts complete of 4270 assigned. He notes progress to finish and early nitty gritty work continuing.
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United Community Service
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