Chrysler rolls back price rise on 1969 cars
Chrysler Corp halted its earlier price increase and set a revised rise of about 52 dollars per car or 1.8 percent aligning with General Motors and Ford moves. The rollback follows President Johnson's critique and mirrors earlier GM actions while lawmakers scrutinize auto profit margins and sticker prices.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
U. S
Johnson
Chrysler
General Motors
Ford
Auto
School Drops Rebel Flag Mascot at Archbishop Rummel High
Archbishop Rummel High School drops the Confederate flag and rebel as symbols and mascots amid a statement that the symbols symbolize a society that harmed government and enslaved Black people. The five Black students are among more than 700 pupils.
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Omaha
Archbishop Rummel High School
Ten Dead Reported in Mexican Chiapas Quake
A preliminary government report lists 10 people killed in a Wednesday earthquake in Chiapas. Mexico City papers quoted casualty figures ranging from 15 to 30.
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Mexico City
Chiapas
Grass greener on the other side joke ends with higher bills
A light humorous line notes that greener grass on the other side may come with higher water costs, hinting at home upkeep costs and neighbor comparisons.
Combat Deaths Rise Again in Vietnam War
Saigon reports American battle deaths rose last week to 290, with 1,762 wounded. Americal division actions on the northern coast yielded 312 enemy killed over two days, including 92 and 220 on Tuesday and Wednesday, after a North Vietnamese rocket strike.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U.S
Americal
Fortas Foe: Majority Oppose Debate Halt
Senator Howard Baker said as many as 52 of 100 senators may oppose using cloture to cut off debate on Abe Fortas for chief justice. The dispute centers on filibuster tactics as the nomination faces procedural votes and potential second petitions.
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Washington
Abe Fortas
Senate
Howard Baker
Rtenn
Baker
Mike Mansfield
Mont
Fortas
Committee On the Judiciary
Sen
John Stennis
Supreme Court
Stennis
Michigan
Robert Griffin
Griffin
Earl Warren
Mansfield
Philip Hart
D-Mich
Hart
Cicero blocks Wallace town hall speech permit
Cicero officials refuse a permit for George Wallace to speak at the town hall next Monday. Wallace plans a campaign swing through Northern and Eastern states with a Chicago parade, while aides seek a large private venue in Cicero or nearby Berwyn. The motorcade through Cicero districts proceeds as scheduled.
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Chicago
George Wallace
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Wallace
John Karner
Christy
Berkes
Berwyn
Nixon Scales Back Border State Victory Claims
ST. LOUIS AP Nixon Nixon downplays broad border state wins in the 1968 race as Wallace strengthens in the South. He now lists Florida Tennessee Kentucky and Virginia as safe while seeing possible wins in North Carolina Georgia and Texas. He cites Wallace as the main South rival and notes Wallace's strength may be waning in the North. He plans a Kentucky stop en route to Tennessee and Florida.
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Richard Nixon
George Wallace
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Nixon
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Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
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Georgia
Texas
Wallace
G.O.P
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey Calls UN Troops for Vietnam and Peace
Hubert Humphrey urged deploying a United Nations peacekeeping force in Vietnam to administer elections and verify withdrawal of foreign troops. He argued the United States must not act as global gendarme and outlined a new peace strategy favoring regional multilateralism and selective American aid.
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San Francisco
Hubert Humphrey
U.S
U.N
Vietnam
Humphrey
Commonwealth Club
Southeast Asia
United States
United Nations
Eugene McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Burglars Hit 7 Buchanan Firms
Seven Buchanan county businesses were raided Wednesday night with losses estimated in the thousands. The same burglars hit Rowley sites including Kaesser's Implement and Stout's Electric. In Independence they took merchandise from Cy and Charley's Implement and cash from Dunlap Motor Co and Lucky Ten bowling lanes.
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Independence
Buchanan County
Rowley
Kaesser
Stout’s Electric
Cy and Charley
Jack and Jill
Dunlap Motor Co
Jefferson Junior High School
Titan Orbits 4 Satellites From Cape Kennedy Launch
A Titan 3 rocket placed four military research satellites into separate orbits. LES 6, built by MIT Lincoln Lab, carries radio relay gear to link conversations among SAC planes and ground stations near Fort Monmouth. The mission aims to develop battlefield communications and ground terminals for future use.
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Clude
Launch Control Center
Titan
Equator
South America
Lincoln
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Fort Monmouth
Defense Department
Vietnam
North America
Panama
Romney brands Wallace as racist in Michigan speech
Governor Romney of Michigan denounces George Wallace as a racist and hate peddler in a sharp critique of Wallace’s third party bid. He praises Edmund Muskie for condemning Wallace and calls on other candidates to speak out while noting no plan to meet Wallace during his Michigan visit.
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Lansing
Mich
Muskie
Wallace
Romney
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Michigan
Lester Maddox
Georgia
Detroit
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Law and Order
Delegations Gather for World Communist Congress Prep
About 40 delegations arrive in Budapest for the second committee meeting ahead of the world congress of communist parties set for Moscow in November.
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UPI
Communist Parties
Moscow
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