Johnson draft talk fuels Democratic suspense at convention
The piece notes rising speculation over President Johnson’s role at the Democratic convention as delegates seek guidance. Elliott Roosevelt says Johnson may be drafted after a Vietnam bombing halt, while Georgia Gov. Lester Maddox enters the race as a fourth candidate. Nixon gains TV spots via Reagan. Spiro Agnew plans talks with Black leaders on civil rights.
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Ronald Reagan
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John Bailey
Eugene McCarthy
Spiro T. Agnew
Maryland
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Heavy casualties as fighting flares in Vietnam war
Fierce battles raged along the northern frontier central highlands and east of Saigon with heavy losses on both sides. Allied and U.S. troops repulsed attacks as Marines faced mortar fire during helicopter assaults. Total enemy dead 157, allied 74. wounded 251. Major action centered around Xuan Loc and Hue areas amid a general lull.
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Chicago Cabbies Walkout Shuts City Taxi Fleet
More than 3400 cab drivers walk out, leaving only 29 percent of Chicago’s taxi fleet operating nine days before the Democratic National Convention. Dispute with Yellow and Checker Cab companies hinges on wages and benefits, with talks halted and accusations of lockout. A separate CTA wildcat strike plan and protests by Negro drivers seeking representation add to convention transportation concerns.
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Moves From Disorderly House To Jail Hippies Seized In Meadville
District Attorney Paul D. Shafer seeks an injunction to stop the Harmonysburg hippies from returning to a nearby farm. State Police loaded 36 barefoot adults into a yellow school bus and took them to county jail after questioning them on charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and operating a disorderly house. Bail was set at 500 dollars. an alderman’s hearing was scheduled for August 26.
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Paul D. Shafer
Harmonsburg
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Shafer
Raymond P. Shafer
Ladner
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Eisenhower in Critical Condition After Seventh Attack
Doctors report former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remains in critical condition after a major heart attack Friday. He has endured two episodes of irregular heart action with brief loss of consciousness, rallied each time, and is on continuous oxygen and defibrillation as a team of doctors monitors his heart rhythm at Walter Reed.
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Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Medical Bulletin
Firms Must Plead Guilty Or Be Tried
A federal judge ruled three major plumbing fixtures makers must plead guilty or stand trial on conspiring to fix prices on about $1 billion in plumbing hardware. Eight corporations and officials plus their trade association face trial November 18 for anti trust charges after rejection of a no contest plea. The judge also denied withholding 25 taped conversations as evidence.
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Pittsburgh
Louis Rosenberg
Rosenberg
Plumbing Company
Rheem Manufacturing Co
Wallace-Murray Corp
New York
Universal-Rundle Corp
New Castle
Council Sets Light Agenda For Monday Meeting
City Council will meet Monday night with a light regular agenda. Main item is opening bids for a new public works maintenance building on East Smith Street near the sewage plant. Also on the agenda are Mayor Furst's talk on the county Local Governments Advisory Committee and Engineer Johnson's curb plan for North Center Street near Park Place.
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David Johnson
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White men charged in slaying sparks Cincinnati riot
In Cincinnati Ohio police charged two white men William Harrison 22 and Elvin Billman 31 with first degree murder in the killing of Mrs Willie Roberts 50 a Negro woman whose death touched off racial violence with sniper fire and property damage across Avondale and other city areas. At least four injured two critically ten arrests followed the riot.
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William Harrison
Elvin Billman
Middletown
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Willie Roberts
Prospect Place
Reading Road
Car Makes l Quick Getaway
Mrs. Betty Kreuger moving to a new home found her car missing after packing luggage. Police investigation led to discovery of a radio antenna sticking from a creek hillside, revealing her new automobile had rolled 250 feet down the hill into water.
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Richmond
Betty Kreuger
Corry Foam Grants Pay Increases Across Board
About 80 workers at Corry Foam Inc on West Main receive wage hikes averaging 14 cents per hour, boosting overall pay by roughly nine percent from 24 cents. The package includes a stronger pension plan rising from 3.25 to 5.50 dollars per year of service and higher hospital benefits. The increases apply for one year to the polyurethane plant unit of Firestone Latex division.
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West Main Street
George Cote
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Sharon Crash Kills Two Injures One on Freeway
In Sharon Pennsylvania two women died and a third was badly hurt after a head on crash on the Shenango Valley Freeway. Catherine Mirage 60 Hickory Township and Carleen Thompson 50 Farrell were killed. Sharon native Georgia Washington 19 Fairmont West Virginia was hospitalized in critical condition. Washington reportedly touched off the chain by clipping a line of cars while passing and losing control.
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Catherine Mirage
Hickory Township
Carleen Thompson
Farrell
Georgia
Washington
Fairmont
W.va
Sharon General Hospital
Shenango Valley
Glyphs Take the Wheel on Highway Signs
Signs Of The Times discusses growing use of roadside glyphs to convey messages instantly. It lists a 12 color code covering green directional signs white on black part time regulation black on white full time regulation red restrictions yellow caution orange temporary danger blue roadside services brown scenic areas purple school zones and reserve colors chartreuse coral buff and light blue gray. Early tests appear in District of Columbia Denver and Syracuse with symbols such as a yellow diamond crosswalk and a signaling ahead glyph.
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Kalamazoo
Cape Cod National Park
District of Columbia
Denver
Syracuse
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