Morse Charges Reagan Lied Over Homosexual Staff Dismissals
Senator Wayte Morse accuses Governor Ronald Reagan of California of lying when he denied reports that two staff members were dismissed for alleged homosexual activities. Morse cites a wall of silence in the California press and offers no documentation or witnesses. Reagan had called Pearson’s report a ridiculous lie, while Morse asserts unanswerable evidence exists.
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Washington
Wayte Morse
D-Ore
Senate
GOP
Ronald Reagan
California
Morse
Reagan
Drew Pearson
Meh
Johnson
Walter Jenkins
Oregon senator questions Reagan press arrangement
The Oregon senator voiced concern over reports that Reagan had an arrangement with California newspapers not to publish certain pieces. Pearson’s column of Oct 30 notes this as a potentially odd case of voluntary censorship or control.
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Oregon
Reagan
California
Pearson
Weather toll mounts as storms lash California coast
Sixteen people died on rain slicked highways and freeways, four in plane crashes and two from drownings. A weak low pressure off the coast kept moist air flowing into basins and valleys, triggering mudslides, lightning fires, and a 20 ton boulder rolling into a $100,000 home in the Hollywood Hills. In Los Angeles, floods prompted hundreds of emergency calls and evacuations in Thousand Oaks and Simi Valley as water rose near car rooftops. The Weather Bureau forecast a clear Thanksgiving.
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Weather Bureau
Hollywood Hills
Thanksgiving in South Carolina Sets Busy Holiday Pace
South Carolinians will mark Thanksgiving with church services and family reunions as turkey fills homes and bases. Gov McNair and family will attend services in Columbia then the Newberry Presbyterian game. Bobby plays end for Presbyterian. Bobby Jones University and other colleges host festivities while hunters skip reunions to field. The season opens for many games including quail, followed by the Carolina Carillon parade and the Clemson game in Columbia.
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Associated Press
South Carolina Highway Patrol
South Carolina
Robert E. McNair
First Baptist Church
Columbia
McNairs
Newberry
Newberry-Presbyterian
Paul Dicizel
Bob Jones University
Greenville
Bob Jones
Carolina
Johnson Sees Progress and Challenges in 1968 Outlook
President Johnson reflects on gratitude and political climate as he highlights military optimism from Westmoreland about the Vietnam end in view. He cites Latin American gains, pacific cooperation in Asia, weaker Communists in Africa, and domestic milestones like Social Security boosts and Civil Rights era laws.
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Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
Johnson
Alexsei Kosygin
Mideast
Indonesia
Western Hemisphere
Latin America
Bolivia
Panama
Brazil
Chile
Haiti
Guatemala
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Asia
Africa
Senate
Statesville Fireman Dies In Blast
Leroy Horton a 41 year old Statesville fire captain died in a dynamite blast linked to his private pickup truck before eight in the morning at the fire station. Authorities say about 10 pounds of explosives caused the destruction with Horton’s legs severed. Investigators sent truck debris for lab analysis while checking Horton’s off duty activities for leads. He had a wife separated, three children, and a farm outside the city. He had 12 years as a firefighter and led Station No 2 on Park Drive.
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Statesville
N.C
Leroy Horton
J. D. Myers
Horton
Myers
Laboraory
State Bureau of Investigation
Raleigh
Fire Department
Park] Drive
Senate Welfare Fight Across Hill 875 Battle Front
The Senate and House clash over social security and welfare provisions as U S troops battle on Hill 875. Veterans and wounded paratroopers face changing benefit rules, with debates over payroll taxes, aged 65 to 72 eligibility, and aid for dependents. Military actions include mortars, air strikes, and medics aiding paratroopers on the hill.
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Batder
Lawtalion
Senate
U.S
House
Angel Flores
Jimbs
Bryan Macdon
Fort Lee
Namder
Johnyway
Precious Son
Wilbur
D. Mills
D-Ark
Joseph Grosso
Philadelphia
William R. Peers
Mander
Dak
American Congress
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Maine
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John L. McClellac
Dark
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Subcommittee On Investigations
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H. Rap Brown
Brown
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Lyndon Johnson
Pia
Nashville
Brook
Liberation School
Malcolm X
Whit Dhanma
William E. Miller
Sen
Abraham Ribicoff
Dconn
Thurgood Marshall
Supreme Court
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Ihwige
Tom Smothers
Smothers Brothers Television
Wilshire
Los Angeles
Nessie Schwartz
Harry James
Los Angeles County Fire Department
Civic Center
Thomas Sweet
White Knight
Sweet
Woodland Hills
Joanne
Sierra Nevada
Here
Kelly
Ran
Nap
Ventura County
Thousand Oaks
Simi Area
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Sinaloa
Simi
the Coast
Oki
Cash Corner
Lee and
Holbrook
Paul L. Jones JR
Glen W. Allen
F. P. Murray
James Gemmell
Evelyn Puryear
Peter Chamberlain
Cass
Bruce
Ronald Dunn
Mary E. Jennings
Alice E. Pegram
L. B. Belsha JR
Harriet Trout
Homer E. Rogers
Mabel Jackson
Jesse Robinson
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A&p Mild
ANM
A&p
Butch Queen
Frankfurters
U.S.D.A
Leon
Ann Page
Mayonraise
Jane Parker
Danville
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