Humphrey Faces Dilemma in Pursuit of Democratic Nomination
Washington views Hubert Humphrey as the leading Democratic hopeful with enough delegates to win the nomination yet caught between President Johnson's Vietnam and domestic policies and his own political allies. The memo notes internal party divisions, Johnson’s possible backing, and Humphrey's struggle to speak frankly or knit together broad support.
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James Reston
New York Times
Washington
Hubert Humphrey
Johnson
Vietnam
Humphrey
Democratic Party
Nixon
White House
Minnesota
Kennedy
Indiana
Nebraska
South Dakota
California
Chicago
McCarthy
Kennedy Death Forces Lindsay Senate Dilemma
Mayor Lindsay faces a hard choice after Kennedy's murder. Rockefeller may push for Lindsay to move to the Senate, arguing national urban policy requires leadership in Washington, while risks include losing the 1969 mayoral race and shifting New York City back to Democrats.
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New York Times News Service
Washington
Lindsay
New York
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
Rockefeller
Senate
New York City
President
Commission On Civil Disorders
New York Republican Party
Democrats
Wagner
Saigon Student Union denounces war calls for negotiated settlement
The Saigon University Student Union representing 25 000 students urged government action to end the war through negotiations to spare the people. The Sinh Vien editorial marked a shift to anti American tone with a poem urging uprising and support for Vietcong.
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Bernard Weinraub
New York Ties
Saigon
South Vietnam
Saigon University ‘Student Union
Sinh Vien
Student
Saigon Student Union
Student Union
Nguyen Dang Trung
Vietnam
Saigon University
National Liberation Front
Tran van Huong
Huong
Trung
Camp Safety Bill Is Pushed By Congress
A Connecticut man whose son died in a summer camp boating accident has spurred Congress to consider a federal camp safety law. Senate bill S 1473 would require the Health, Education and Welfare department to set youth camp standards, with state inspections optional but grant funded.
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Congressional Quarterly
Washington
Congress
Mitchell Kurman
Westport
Ribicoff
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Ghost balloons for world weather check
The Ghost program uses balloons to collect global weather data with low-cost equipment under 300 dollars per balloon. Balloons fly at nearly constant heights and respond to atmospheric changes mainly in balloon skin stress, aiding long range forecasts if further tests confirm their effectiveness. Ghost balloons could cover most of the globe with about 10 000 units.
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Alabama
Albert Brewer
John J. McKeithen
Louisiana
Center
Louie B. Nunn
Kentucky
Charleston
S.C
Brewer
Lurleen Wallace
N.Y. Pym
By Tom Wicker
Etudiant
U.S
World Book Science Service
Instructional Dynamics Incorporated
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