Johnson asserts Senate support and peace talks progress
President Johnson defends Supreme Court nominees amid Senate opposition in an election year. He discusses Paris peace talks, a missile disarmament conference with the Soviet Union, and a conditional halt to bombing in North Vietnam. He rejects unilateral bombing cessation while casualties risk remains. He forecasts agreement soon on nuclear talks and outlines aid funding stances and impacted school districts funding for fiscal 1969.
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American Bar Association
Senate
Johnson
Paris
Soviet Union
North Vietnam
United States
Congress
Street and drainage funding faces bleak outlook
From outside sources the outlook for more streets and drainage projects is bleak. Alternatives include shifting funds from other projects to Street and drainage or imposing a new tax.
Nixon Delegate Strength Slips in the South
A New York Times survey shows 15 to 20 former Nixon supporters in the South swung to Reagan in recent weeks. Rockefeller backers say Nixon lost as many as 40 delegates in the region, with Texas and North Carolina hardest hit while Alabama shows Reagan gains from a visit.
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Warren Weaver Jr
New York Times News Service
Miami Beach
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Rockefeller
New York Times
Nixon
South
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Texas
North Carolina
Alabama
Florida
Harris Polls Rockefeller Lead Over Democrats in 1962 Count
New York governor Rockefeller leads Hubert Humphrey and Eugene McCarthy while Nixon trails both Democrats according to a Harris survey cited by the Washington Post. The poll overlaps with Gallup timing, and Wallace holds 15 to 20 percent nationally.
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Harris
New York
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Nixon
Washington Post
Rockefeller
Humphrey
McCarthy
Post
George Gallup
Gallup
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Herbert G. Klein
Klein
John Fiday
Inland Steel
Kennedy
Ohio
Oregon
Californi
Robert F. Kennedy
California
Republicans mull platform on Vietnam and crime
Advance word says the GOP platform will push for a smaller U.S. role in Vietnam but keep troops while pursuing a settlement. It stresses tougher crime measures, new poverty approaches, and a focus on enforcement with less mass U.S. force, and outlines a strategic shift to police and intelligence work.
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Republican
U.S
Sceance Col Cunets Romney
Platform
Michigan
South Vietnam
United States
Pasce
Nixon
Vietnam
Republican Party
Small steel price rise threatens consumer costs
Small announces a selective price increase for tin mill products used in cans as U S Steel lifts prices effective Oct 1 on a portion of last year’s shipments. Johnson warns joint actions by peers could push a $500 million rise in consumer costs while criticizing a union settlement as pricier than its wage deal. Trade press notes the industrywide uptick and Armco Steel comments remain unclear.
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U.S. Steel
Johnson
Tron
Political Speculation Ahead of Convention Polls Theories
A political observer notes that Harris polls may offset Rockefeller support against Gallup results and questions potential sentiment shifts before next Wednesday’s convention vote. The quote suggests uncertainty about how public opinion will move as the event approaches.
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Klein
Harris
Rockeféler
Gallup Wallops
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