Nixon rejects debate but agrees to be questioned on TV
Nixon rejects a public debate but agrees to appear on a TV program to be questioned by newsmen. Humphrey, urged by supporters to debate, accepts offering to be grilled by reporters for a CBS Face the Nation special. Wallace says he will also participate if invited, while agreement hinges on time and conditions.
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Peace talks delay shapes 1968 campaign headlines
President Johnson delays disarmament progress and stalls prospects of a Paris peace deal while eyeing a possible halt to bombing. He pledges no breakthrough rhetoric, notes no major shift in negotiations, and comments on debates with Nixon as Humphrey rewraps election strategy with TV time buys. Wallace also allocates ABC slot.
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Civil Rights Suit Filed Against Bank in Roanoke
Nancy Carolyn Brandon of Roanoke files a civil rights suit in the Western District Court alleging First National Exchange Bank of Virginia unlawfully discriminates under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. She claims the bank refuses to hire Negroes, enforces invalid experience qualifications, and confines Negro employees mostly to menial jobs. The suit seeks an injunction and a declaratory judgment that the bank’s policies violate the 1964 act.
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Onassis Talks Business As Bride Lazes In Sun
In Boston a bishop defended Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis against critics while Aristotle Onassis pursued a major business deal in Greece. He discussed a $360 million industrial complex with Greece’s military-backed government officials and met Premier George Papadopoulos on Scorpios Island before returning to Athens.
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Nixon outlines plan to restore National Security Council role
Nixon vowed to restore the National Security Council to its preeminent place in national security planning. He warned that since the Democrats took office the council had been supplanted by improvised talks and blamed most reverses abroad on the Democrats’ failure to utilize the council effectively.
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Civic League Banquet Set Monday Night
Dan River Civic League plans its anniversary banquet at King of the Sea Restaurant Monday night at 7 o’clock. Rev Lawrence G Campbell will speak and urge restoring access to top military professionals for the president and streamlining Defense Department operations. Special guests include Ruth L Harvey and Mrs Campbell. Elmer L Williams founded the civic league.
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Wallace Walls Down Road to New York Rally
Wallace and LeMay urged third party unity as police deployed heavily in New York City for the Garden rally. Wallace promoted a strong military buildup and a standby draft while criticizing rival campaigns and offering a TV debate format with Humphrey and Nixon.
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Jackie Kennedy Loses Arlington Burial Eligibility by Marriage
AP reports under existing rules Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis cannot be buried beside John F. Kennedy in Arlington National Cemetery after remarrying, unless Pentagon-set exceptions apply. The rules limit Arlington burials to Medal of Honor recipients, service members, and certain high federal officials or their spouses who have not remarried.
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Humphrey urges UN role in world peace and restraint
In marking the United Nations anniversary, Humphrey criticized the Republican era as causing three recessions and falling behind the Soviet Union in growth and defense. He urged strengthening UN peacekeeping, avoiding unilateral action, negotiating under the UN charter for armed forces, and training smaller nations for UN use while earmarking U.S. logistics facilities.
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Kennedy Attacks Wallace Backed VP Pick Remarks
Kennedy says a third party vice presidential candidate admired as a brave soldier shows insensitivity to nuclear weapons risks. He argues many voters for Wallace are not racially prejudiced but bear unfair system burdens from service, education costs, job security, taxes, and property values, urging government programs to aid all Americans.
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Clergy face vows on obedience to papal teaching debated
Cardinal Heenan outlined bishops' plan to require priests to pledge acceptance of papal teaching or resign. About 55 priests opposed the encyclical while some older church leaders defend loyalty. If refusing, priests may be reassigned away from pastoral duties but could remain in church roles.
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Berkeley campus clash over race course and police action
University officials led by chancellor Heyns condemned the disruption and vowed swift law enforcement. Cleaver, a felon on parole, faced new charges after a gun battle incident as students occupied Sproul Hall seeking course credit for a racism study program, resulting in 121 arrests.
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Jets fans and Dutch buy engines for Centurion tanks
The Dutch announced plans to purchase new engines and gearboxes in the United States for their 375 modified Centurion tanks. Reported cost was about $76,000 per tank.
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Apollo to circle Moon or orbit Earth in NASA plans
NASA officials, citing Apollo 7 results, target options for Apollo 9 and 10 flights. Crews include McDivitt Scott Schweickart, with Bormad Lovell Answers among backup teams. Doctors report astronauts recovering from cardiovascular deconditioning after their long flight. Apollo 7 craft to Norfolk then Downey for study at North American Rockwell.
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Vietnam War Pullback Tied to Negotiations
American military sources say the withdrawal may be strategic and tied to potential talks on halting bombing of North Vietnam. United States casualty figures show 28,925 killed in action from Jan 1, 1961 to Oct 19, 1968, with 181,418 wounded and 86,220 not hospitalized. Additionally 1,205 listed as missing or captured and 32 noncombat deaths last week bring the war total to 4,713.
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