Nixon Urges Radical Change for Latin America at Wisconsin Campus
At Stevens Point University Nixon called for radical change in Latin America, proposing a central highway to open the heartland and reforms in agriculture and education. He rejected violent upheaval and stressed aiding hands over marches while addressing student pressure over Vietnam policy and a split on the Johnson war. He trails in Wisconsin primaries with campaign stops in Appleton, Oshkosh, Fond du Lac.
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Stevens Point
Wis
Richard M. Nixon
Latin America
Nixon
Stevens Point University
Ameri
South America
Wisconsin
Appleton
Oshkosh
Fond du Lac
Madison
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Illinois
Charles Percy
California
Ronald Reagan
Michigan
George Romney
Minnesota
Harald Stassen
University Field House
Eisenhower
Government proposes safety standards for boats and devices
The plan includes hazardous radiation standards, recalls for defective equipment, a deceptive sales bill empowering immediate FTC injunctions, and federal aid for state boat safety programs, with the transportation secretary authorized to set and enforce boat equipment safety rules similar to autos.
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Federal Trade Commission
Secretary of Transportation
Strike cripples city sanitation as unions walk out
City sanitation workers strike halts much curbside pick up with 10,000 tons daily during a six day week. Accumulations would fill 666 railroad cars but private collectors pick up 6,000 tons a day from businesses. Weather reduced health hazards but fires rose. Mayor Lindsay seeks help from hospitals and considers National Guard. Negotiations hinge on a proposed raise and mediation panel reward.
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Midtown Manhattan
Thomas Hagan
John Y. Lindsay
Afl-Cio
Lindsay
National Guard
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Spiegel
DeLury
Streit
Knudsen Shifts at GM Stir Ford Stock Speculation
Knudsen plans a possible sale of Ford stock and may not retain control of a large voting bloc. The GM leadership reshuffle creates a triumvirate with James Roche, raising questions about precedent and impact on Pontiac and Chevrolet. Miller moves to vice chair to handle external affairs, while Knudsen oversees North American and overseas automotive operations, Philco Ford, and central support functions.
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Ford
Knudsen
William §. Kimudsen
Edward N. Goel
James Roche
Roche
Pontiac
Chevrolet
Chevy
Miller
Fnt
Governent
Washington
Moller
Philco-Ford Corp
Wallace Seeks 1968 Presidential Bid Amid States Rights Talk
Wallace, once a Wisconsin Indiana Maryland candidate with 40 percent support, withdrew in 1964 after Goldwater’s nomination. His wife Lurleen became governor in January 1967 and he now stresses states rights and constitutional government, arguing no real difference between the two parties on key issues.
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Wisconsin
Indiana
Maryland
Barry Goldwater
Agai
Wallace
Lurleen
Hue Continues From Page One Quiet After Assault
The flag still hovered over a battlement and the old palace remained largely still, with little sign of activity. Debris from several damaged aircraft lay scattered across the airstrip as helicopters and planes lay wrecked in the no man’s land surrounding the ruins.
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Staunds
No Man's Land
Vietnam War Delta Offensive Shifts U.S. Strategy
Analysis notes mixed views on Viet Cong strength in the Mekong Delta as a major offensive overran towns. Allied reporting questions Vietnamese forces and pacification progress, with Saigon infrastructure, route 1 access, and provincial capitals under pressure. observers warn of limited U.S. options and a possible shift to a more active defense in cities.
Senate Civil Rights Debate Warns of Weak Legislation
Mansfield supports Hart on civil rights but warns that without a clear compromise the bill could be bogged down by amendments and fail. Dirksen foresees a flood of changes and doubts cloture can end a filibuster as Mondale calls housing discrimination a national disgrace and Brooke urges open housing as vital to urban renewal.
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Mansfield
Hart
Dirksen
Senate
Mondale
Congress
Edward W. Brooke
Mass
Brooke
Violence erupts in Orangeburg as officer injured
A policeman William Long was hospitalized with a head injury after being struck by a pipe as several hundred Negro college students roamed Orangeburg streets for a second night. National Guard and State Law Enforcement Division troopers aided local police to restore order. Twelve people were arrested. windows and cars were damaged and at least one bowling alley faced clashes near downtown Orangeburg, South Carolina State College and Claflin College.
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Orangeburg
S. C
South Carolina
National Guard
South Carolina State College
Claflin College
William Long
Auto Company
Columbia
Vietnam siege near Tan Son Nhut and Saigon bridges fall
Reporters describe fighting north of Saigon near Tan Son Nhut air base with Viet Cong forces pulled back as South Vietnamese troops press the offensive. A bridge on national highway 1 was destroyed, disrupting traffic from Phu Bai to northern outposts while U.S. and South Vietnamese units clash around the Perfume River and Citadel. Casualties mount with 4 Americans killed and 17 wounded at Cu Chi and 28 Americans wounded near Phan Thiet. overall enemy casualties rise with 21,330 killed in seven days and 17,500 U.S. combat deaths since 1961. 550,000 accountants in the United States, 100,000 CPAs.
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Mekong
United States
Briz
William R. Desobry
U.S
U.S. Command
John Chaisson
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Saigon
Delta
Johnson
William J. Porter
Robert Komer
U.S. Ee
Tan Son Nhut
Cholon
al Huc
Associated Press
John Lengel
Perfume River
Lengel
Marine Pfe
Jerry Carnes
Springfield
3Rd Division Marine
Phu Bai
Hue
Maine
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Cu Chi
U.S. 101St Airborne Division
Phan Thiet
William C. Westmoreland
Westmoreland
Nguyen Cao Ky
Rail workers seek safety crews as national interests loom
A Missouri Pacific spokesman in St Louis said trainmen want to add one helper to yard and branch line crews for safety. Union leader A F Smith argued brake men and switchmen need sufficient crew to perform hazardous tasks safely. Missouri Pacific counters safety improved with smaller crews and warned of disruptions to military supplies if the strike spreads.
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Missouri Pacific
St. Louis
Conares
A. F. Smith
Brotherhood
Smith
Vietnam
Florida
Seaboard
Harry Hammer
Hammer
Boston & Maine
Chesapeake & Ohio
Union Pacific
Southern and Gulf
Mobile & Ohio
Missouri Pacifg
Defense
Tex
Texarkana
Lawmakers push study of election laws after poll tax death
Assembly and Senate privileges and elections committees join in a joint study headed by James M. Thomson to review state election laws including runoff elimination. Report due by November 1969 with potential constitutional change input from the Constitutional Revision Study Commission led by Albertis S. Harrison.
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House
James M. Thomson
Thomson
Garland Gray
Sussex
Senate
P&e
Sen
Gray
Howell
William CG. Battle of
Charlottesville
Fred G. Pollard
Tag Tong
Korea Protests May Pull 560000 UN Army From Command
Pueblo Chairman Park accuses the United States of a double standard as South Korea weighs moving its 560,000 men from UN control to confront North Korea. South Korea already has 40,000 troops in Vietnam and may redeploy some home defesa. Two anti American demonstrations occur near the U S embassy with leaflets demanding retaliation for Pueblo capture and talks at Panmunjom. A Defense Ministry official notes a study of air force reservists serving under a year long active duty period.
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Park
United States
South Vietnam
South Korea
United Nations
U.S
Assembly
U.N
Vietnam
Bache wrecked off Rhodes after hurricane winds
The destroyer Bache ran aground on rocks off the Rhodes Yachting Club during hurricane winds. Pentagon reports 204 crewmen ashore some in small boats. Cmdr Edward A Broadewell and 28 sailors remained aboard. Greek navy Ierax and 6th Fleet ships, including carrier Roosevelt, headed to assist as the ship slowly broke up. An American reconnaissance plane flew over the vessel.
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Bache
Rhodes Yachting Club
Washington
Pentagon
Yacht Club
Edward A. Broadewell
Birmingham
Mich
Rhodes
Naples
Italy
6Th Fleet
Ierax
Roosevelt
Sicily
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