Jordan accuses U S policy blocking four-power peace plan
Jordan's Abdul Monem Rifai told the United Nations General Assembly that U S backing of Israel's position blocks a four-power framework for Arab Israeli peace. He urged withdrawal commitments and warned no progress while new boundary claims exist. Soviet and U S envoys held private talks as Britain urged flexible, multi‑track approaches to the peace process.
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United [ Nations) N.Y
Jordan
United States
Middle East
Abdul Monem
Rifa’i
General Assembly
Israel
Rifai
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
U.S
Gunnar V. Jarring
U.N
Soviet Union
Britain
France
United Nations
Michael Stewart
Security Council
Abba Eban
Assembly
Rogers (Continued from Page One): East-West talks loom
The Rogers/Gromyko session nears as US Soviet discussions on a Middle East settlement inch forward. Assistant Secretary Lisco met with Dobrynin to lay groundwork while Western and Four Power talks resume on Berlin and European security. Brandt voiced caution about Berlin progress amid Vietnam talks with Gromyko’s stance on Hanoi.
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Middle East
Vienna
United States
Tor ‘Hevin
Lyndon B. Johnson
Washington
United Nations
Joseph. Lisco
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Soviet Union
Britain
France
Brunswick stock purchase eyed in Haynsworth case
The Brunswick stock purchase by Judge Haynsworth drew scrutiny as Sen Bayh asked for a full record of his stock trades since 1957. The Justice Department noted the $16 000 Brunswick investment occurred about six weeks before the court’s February 2 1968 decision, with no indication the stock deal influenced the ruling.
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Brunswick
Arthur C. McCall
Green
Harrison
Winter
Haymsworth
U.S. Circuit ‘Court of Appeals
Haynsworth
Justice Department
D-Miss
Birch” Bayh
D-Ind
Eastland
Bayh
Bayhi
Proker’s
Otmel
Agences
Bay
Robert Keefe
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Keefe
4Th Circuit Court
Fastland
Brunswick F
Hayn Isworth
Rail agency duty debated in Congress over service standards
ICC officials argued Congress intended the agency to enforce duties while Tierney challenged the majority's push to let the agency set passenger service standards. He warned rule making may be impractical due to distance location operation time and costs and urged case by case review.
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Congress
Tierney
Senate critics push new defense spending package
Spending targets mirror previous failed cuts with allocations including 1.4 billion for new ships and 345 million to deploy Safe guard antiballistic missile system. A 533 million authorization would fund 23 additional C5A cargo planes. Nearly 30 million is sought for the SRAM nuclear missile for use on F111 and B52 platforms.
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Senate
Virginia Municipal League seeks firm answers on money issues
Virginia Municipal League delegates press four gubernatorial candidates for clear positions on finance and taxation. Bond expert Walter W. Craigie warns against taxing state and municipal bonds, while Dr. L Laszlo Ecker-Racz argues local income taxes are inappropriate where a state tax exists. Ambitious hopes for payroll and sales tax changes are tempered by cautions on timing and impact. A telegram push to senators seeks removal of bond taxation references from tax reform hearings.
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Williamsburg
Virginia Municipal League
Walter W. Graigie
Richmond
L. Laszlo Ecker-Racz
Washington Center For Metropolitan Studies
Norfolk
Roy B. Martin Jr
League
Ecker-Race
Virginia
Ecker-Bacz
Craigie
House
J. Robert Thomas
Roanoke City
Municipal Finance Officers
William B. Spong
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Russell B. Long
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Congress Leaders Back Social Security Increase
The AP reports House and Senate Democratic leaders endorsed a 15 percent Social Security rise, higher than Nixon's 10 percent plan. Rep. Carl Albert favored 15 percent citing rising living costs, while Sen. Mansfield doubted passage this year and urged a three-year session.
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Congress
Washington
Nixon
House
Senate
Carl. Albert
Oklahoma
Albert
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Patrolman Is Killed, Escapee Sought
A massive manhunt spread through the Ohio Valley for Hoss an escaped convict accused of killing Verona patrolman Joseph Zanella and abducting 20 year old Niafen Malgott from a cemetery. Federal agents in multiple states sought the gunman with warrants for murder and kidnapping.
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Wheeling
W.va
Pennsylvania
Ohio Valley
F ‘Stailey
Hoss
Tan McClennon
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Pittsburgh
McClennon
Allegheny County
St. Clairsville
Ohio
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Ohio Valley Hospital
Zanella
Verona
Mexican president Lopez Mateos dies in Toluca home state
Former Mexican president and labor minister Lopez Mateos, influential in nationalizing the electric industry and mediating regional disputes, died at his Toluca home. He had served in campaigns for Aleman and Ruiz Cortines and left a legacy as a regional leader. He is survived by his widow and daughter Avectia.
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Toluca
Miguel Aleman
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
Ruiz Cortines
Lopez Mateos
Latin America
Mexico
Avecita
Nixon to announce SST funding plan Tuesday
The White House said President Nixon will reveal his recommendations on the Supersonic Transport on Tuesday. Senator Henry M. Jackson predicted the President would approve enough funds to begin constructing the first SST prototype.
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Washington
White House
Nixon
Henry M. Jackson
Jackson
Defense to deactivate amid budget cuts and force reductions
The Navy will deactivate defense while budget cuts finish. Eleven aviation units are affected including four attack squadrons at Cecil Field Florida and Lemoore California. Manpower reductions come from lower enlistments early retirements and attrition. The Air Force cuts amount to 193 million with postponed purchases of 100 million in vehicles and supplies. Army reductions total 54 000 personnel with 20 000 from the Vietnam withdrawal.
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Navy
Cecil Field
Fla
Lemoore
Calif
Pentagon
Air Force
Vietnam
Floods Spawn Tornadoes Tie to Franklin County Storms
A flood spawned three tornadoes near Carrabelle on the Franklin County coast south of Quincy. One tornado knocked down a house trailer and another flattened about 1,000 seats at the local football stadium. Rain totals between three and four inches fell on Gainesville Orlando and Daytona Beach, though no flooding was reported there.
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Carrabelle
Franklin County
Quincy
Gainesville
Orlando
Daytona Beach
Attorney For One Of Green Berets Denies Any Deal
SAIGON AP The civilian attorney for Green Beret CWO Edward Boyle denies his client has made any deal to testify for the prosecution. Boyle and Sgt. J C Alvin UL Smith face murder and conspiracy charges. defense says no agreements exist. Rothblatt plans to subpoena Gen. Abrams and move the case to civilian courts, arguing Army actions prejudice the defendants.
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Green Berets
Saigon
Green Beret
Henry B. Rothblatt
CWO
Edward Boyle
New York City
South Vietnam
Boyle
Army
J.C
Alvin Ul: Smith
Naples
Fla
Green
Smith
Rothblatt
Robert B. Rheault
Vineyard Haven
Mass
Thai Khach Chu
New York
Melvin
Laird
Washington
Nixon
Pentagon
Duncan
Okla
Beert F
Marasco
Bloomfield
N.J
Budge. E. Willliams
Athens
Rheatist
Thomas
Cr. Middleton Jr
Jefferson
David
Ce Rapids
Towa
Rheault
Brumley
Labor unions urge restraint amid minority hiring disputes
A labor convention denounces tokenism and militant pressure while praising rising minority participation in construction apprenticeships. It criticizes misleading figures used by media and officials and urges unions to admit all qualified minority journeymen and apprentices without harming current members.
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Philadelphia
Eth
Pittsburgh
Vietnam War Toll and Strength Reported in Da Nang Area
U S military weekly strength report lists 34 500 soldiers 28 000 Navy personnel and 600 Coast Guard crew off Vietnam not in country totals. North Vietnamese gunners downed three helicopters during an infantry assault near Que Son Valley south of Da Nang. Five Americans killed 12 wounded 14 enemy dead. Six civilians killed 27 wounded by a grenade in a village south of Da Nang during voter card event. Terrorists fled. U S Command noted 11 rocket or mortar attacks.
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U.S. Command
South Vietnam
Navy
Vietnam
Que Son Valley
da Nang
U.S
Honeymooners Among Dead In Jetliner Crash
Crash trapped newlyweds aboard a jetliner killing at least six couples. Survivors recalled slow rescue as colleagues helped injured, with others missing. James Pietrazakowski and Patricia Waters were among the missing or injured. rescue teams and officials worked as the wreckage was examined and a crane lifted the debris.
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Morans
James Pietrazakowski
Chicago
Hospital of the Americas
Patricia Waters
James Waters
Joliet
Jolie
Laura Brooks
Detroit
Mich
Ralph Hutchins
Piqua
Ohio
Hoffman
Civil Aeronautics
Boeing Co
Seattle
Lancashire witchcraft study group plans private bonfire
In Lancaster England a witchcraft study group planned a ceremonial bonfire in a Lancashire wood but feared attracting attention. They ordered smokeless fuel from a local merchant, insisting the activity was not sinister and should remain private.
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Lancaster
England
Lancashire
Night air raids report light damage from four B52 missions
The night’s attacks caused only light damage after four B52 bomber missions. American Headquarters said the raids ranged from 65 miles northwest of Saigon to 83 miles northwest of the capital city, with three classes noted as significant.
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Saigon
Costs Rise and Fall Across August 1968 Items
The August price report notes a shift from red meat to eggs with eggs at 63.4 cents a dozen, up from July and August 1968. Rent costs rose for the largest monthly increase in 13 years, with other increases in mortgage interest taxes gas electricity home repairs medical care and more. Women’s clothing fell while men’s and boys’ wear and shoes rose. Purchasing power was near July, with take-home pay up slightly but price rises eroding gains. A worker with three dependents had take-home pay of 101.38 dollars, up 46 cents versus the prior month.
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Page
Chase
Bureau
Clergy Leaders Back Black Manifesto Aid In Principle
Rev J Metz Rollins executive secretary of the black clergymen committee says the group supports the Black Manifesto in principle and its reparations concept but avoids judging its ideology. Some NCBC board members also sit on BEDC boards and questions arise about funds flowing to Forman's Conference. He notes Episcopal funds linked to BEDC may channel money there.
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J. Metz Rollins
NCBC
Rollins
Black Economic Development Conference
Forman
BEDC
Hoover cites slight crime rise but robberies up nationwide
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover reports a leveling off in the spiraling national crime rate for the first half of 1969 yet notes robberies and violent offenses remain high. Crime up 9 percent overall, with robberies 17 percent and armed robberies up 20 percent, across regions and in cities and rural areas.
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Hoover
Washington
FBI
J. Edgar. Hoover
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