New Technique Aims to Control Some Childhood Leukemia
Preliminary evidence from the National Cancer Institute reports that intensive intermittent high-dose four-drug therapy may keep acute lymphocytic leukemia in some children in remission longer. In a 15 month trial of 35 patients, 32 reached complete remission. 28 survived up to 30 months, with several remaining in remission after stopping treatment.
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Denver
Colo
Edward S. Senderson
National Cancer Institute
Bethesda
American Association For Cancer Research
Thera. OY
Henderson
Emil J. Freielich
Myron Karon
University of Texas Anderson Hospital
Houston
Wendell Rosse
Duke University ‘School of Bedicine
Durham, N.C
Burial row over Williams plot fuels civil rights tension
In Wetumpka the Williams family fights a segregation barrier to burial for Pfc. Jimmy L M Williams. City officials claim no free plots and point to private cemeteries that allegedly restrict plots by race. An Army lieutenant sought a nonsegregated site and was directed to Arlington options. Civil rights groups urge Justice Department inquiry into cemetery discrimination while plans exist to bury Williams in a national cemetery.
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Williams
Demp Thrash
Thrash
Army
Pfc
Jimmy LM Williams
Robert Milner
National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery
Milner
Wetumpka
Elmore County
Montgome
Washington
Clarence Mitchell
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Justice Department
Mitchell
Johnson
Lawmakers debate inflation controls and tobacco marketing rules
Creedmoor tobacco leader urged Bright Belt Association to slow sales and limit baskets to 200 or 250 pounds while a NC State Grange advisory slate expanded. The discussion touched on consumer credit controls and the need to balance wage costs, productivity, and pension protections with potential tax changes and living-cost linked Social Security adjustments.
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Tom W. Allen
Creedmoor
North Carolina State Grange
Bright Belt Association
State Grange
Allen
Harry Caldwell
South Carolina
House
Widnall
Yale
Richard Ruggles
Picture disparity over AP UPI Viet Nam report questioned
A Delaware congressman charged a discrepancy between captions and text about Viet Nam events. AP said its Saigon photographer captured a wounded mother and baby, not a posed scene, while UPI said its photo showed them lying on a stretcher at the pagoda grounds. the mother was Thai Thi Le, mother of two, wounded by mortar fire.
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New York
Nang
South Viet Nam
Harris B. McDowell Jr
D-Del
House
Associated Press
United Press International
Washington
Thai Thi le
Saigon
Richard Critchfield
Star
Critchfield
United Prss International
McDowell
UPI
McDowel
Religious Liberty Emphasized At Southern Baptist Meeting
In Detroit AP report delegates of the Southern Baptist Convention urged religious liberty and church state separation as central to Baptist witness. Arthur B. Rutledge cited three trends shaping Baptist concerns and Harold Graves noted urban mission study. Fred D. Hubbs of Lansing was elected first vice president.
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Detroit
Southern Baptist Convention
Arthur B. Rutledge
Southern Bapti Home Mission Board
Total Baptist
Harold K. Graves
Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary
Mill Valley
Calif
Rutledge
Tiller
The
American Baptists
SBC
Calvary Baptist Church
Washington, D.C
Franklin Paschal
Casualties mounting in Vietnam war reports continue
U S officials report 311 Viet Cong killed in first 11 days of operation with air cavalry and artillery adding to casualties. Enterprise carrier returned to action and air strikes against Viet Cong continued. Officials cite heavy communist losses in early year driven by U S South Vietnamese offensives and weather in monsoon season.
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Page Gue
U.S
1St Corps
da Nang
Hue
Enterprise
Manila
North Viet Nam
South
Viet Nam
Washington
South Viet Nam
Saigon
Pickering of Oxford Praises Aging in Medical Insight
Professor of medicine at Oxford, Pickering, known for pioneering work on high blood pressure and cardiovascular diseases, calls aging a preparation for death. He argues new life and the end of old life enable progress and better living, noting diseases of old age pave the way for future development.
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Pickering
Oxford
Campaign finance reform proposals spark broad debate
Johnson calls for hard limits on contributions and expenditures, closing loopholes by banning corporate donations to state and local campaigns and bringing primaries under federal disclosure law. Nixon backs stronger reporting while Dirksen weighs the proposals and cautions on income disclosure reports.
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House
Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Aft
Johnson Backed for Talks on Troop Cutbacks
Washington AP reports the Johnson administration will have substantial Senate backing for any negotiations aimed at troop reductions. The apparent broad support signals strong executive leverage in discussions with allies and partners.
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Johnson
Washington
Senate
Viet Nam tension deepens after Hue attack and protests
Bombers from Guam struck four suspected Viet Cong sites in South Vietnam as protests surge in Hue. The US consulate and library suffered damage while Buddhist leaders denounced U.S. support for Ky’s regime. Vietnamese officials pledged security as 500 troops reinforced Hue, and diplomats voiced varied views on U.S. troop levels in Europe amid NATO debates.
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Guam
Viet Nam
Tran van Do
Dean Rusk
USIA
Hue
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Washington
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Huey
United States
South Viet Nam
Tran van Huong
Huong
Harvard
Nguyen Xuan Oanh
Nguyen Khanh
1St Vietnamese Divsion
Phan Xuan Nhuat
Voice of America
Thua Thien
Wnn
Huynh van Cao
Maxwell D. Taylor
North
By. Dass
Chopper Cuts Power Link Across Western Grids
A 230000 volt line north of Vincouver British Columbia was cut by helicopter causing a surge that linked California Edison with Arizona. The Bonneville system automatically isolated segments and restoration took four to eleven minutes after local generation met demand. No outages occurred.
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Portland
Ore
Vincouver
B.C
California Edison Co
Arizona
British Columbia
Bonneville Power Administration
Oregon
Washington
California
Klamath Falls
Cottonwood
Calif
Bonneville
Child Labor Debate Divides on Farm Wages Amendment
Rep James G O Hara backed a provision banning payments to children under 16 in farm work unless employed by parents. Rep John H Dent called it a sneaky punch. The amendment failed 131 to 4 while an overtime relaxation for canneries failed 182 to 145.
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James G. O'Hara
D-Mich
John H. Dent
D-Pa
Dent
Charles B. Goodell
R-N.y
Goodell
Clothing firms clash with defense orders in wartime
American Textile Manufacturers Institute and defense officers met to resolve gaps in bidding for military coats and shirts. Firms cited rigid specs, short lead times, labor shortages, fabric access, and shifting to permanent press. Only 8 of 352 bid on tropical wool coats and 2 of 77 on men’s field shirts. About 50 leading producers urged fair allocations, forming a committee to advise the Defense Supply Agency.
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American Textile Manufacturers Institute
Defense
Defense Department
Viet Nam
Cohen
SS Shu
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