Nixon Knowles setback may fuel 1970 Republican gains
The piece argues Nixon's surrender to the AMA in the Knowles case harms officials and helps anti liberal sentiments, while signaling potential political gains for Republicans in the 1970 elections. It notes Mitchell and Moynihan clashes, welfare reform delays, and the draft lottery as strategic issues shaping the campaign.
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Washington
Nixon
American Medical Association
Knowles
John Knowles
Robert Finch
Javits
New York
Brooke
Massachusetts
A.M.A
South
Clark Clifford
Vietnam
Ben Het Dak To Campaign Stages Through Weekend Calm
Spokesmen said battalions in the new drive were transported by helicopter from other bases to replace battle weary troops. North Vietnamese gunners hit a night camp with rockets and mortars wounding one soldier while a nearby attack was driven off by U S planes and artillery. U S advisers remain inside Ben Het with 700 South Vietnamese irregulars and 60 American casualties are unofficial. Air sorties reached 81 as Ben Het saw its calmest weekend since May 1 with continued shelling easing.
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Central Highlands
U. S
Ben Het
U.S
Dak To
Playground program instructors listed in Decatur Parks staff photo
The image caption enumerates Playground program instructors for Decatur Park and Recreation Department. Front row: Steve Smith, Robert Humphrey, John Moriartz, Roger Stevenson. Second row Patsy Burch, Missie Scott, Marian Perry, Lillian Manley. Third row Amy Jones, Janis Lipscomb, Kathy Hunter, Ginger Perry. Fourth row Alice Elliott, Susan Dollahue, Donna Cockrall, Geo Wood. Fifth row Earlean Gray, Anthony Batts, Nellie Jackson. Sixth row Nina Franklin, playground supervisor, Don Stanford, program director, Larry Bennett, Durham Brach.
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Decatur Park and Recreation Department
Steve Smith
Robert Humphrey
John Moriartz
Roger Stevenson
Patsy Burch
Missie Scott
Marian Perry
Lillian Manley
Amy Jones
Janis Lipscomb
Kathy Hunter
Ginger Perry
Alice Elliott
Susan Dollahue
Donna Cockrall
Geo Wood
Earlean Gray
Anthony Batts
Nellie Jackson
Nina Franklin
Don Stanford
Larry Bennett
Durham Brach
Hill Dinner Draws Democratic Power Players Across Alabama
A Wednesday night dinner honoring former Sen. Lister Hill drew politicians officials and influencers from Tennessee Valley and North Alabama in a scene of party unity. Notables included Jim Folsom Jack Giles Howell Heflin and Lt. Gen. Robert H. York plus TVA power executives and local civic leaders.
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Athens
Athens College
Jefferson Davis
Montgomery
Lister Hill
Tennessee Valley
North Alabama
Jim Folsom
Jack Giles
Madison County
Giles
Dave Archer
Huntsville
Hill
Eighth
Howell Heflin
Tuscumbia
Alabama
Heflin
Thomas L. Hammons
Limestone
Thornton
Dick) Fleming
Morgan County
Bobby E. Higgins
Decatur
Charles Gunthorp
Milton Cummings
Maynard Layman
Yancey Hughes
Lawrence County
Carlton Kelley
E. B. Norton
John C. Calhoun Junior College
Florence State University
Heat, Rain Call Crop Safety In Alabama June
Heat and dryness prompt alerts as cotton looks good but egg production dips in Crenshaw Lee Macon and Montgomery counties. Extension expert Thomas urges ventilation whitewashed roofs and ample water while Dr Hansberry warns adults and youth to limit exercise and replace salts. June highs threaten new records at 102 after 100 and 101.
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Alabama
Weather Bureau
Crenshaw
Lee
Macon
Montgomery
Auburn Extension
Charles Thomas
Thomas
G. W. Hansberry
Decatur
Hansberry
Implied consent bill to curb drunk driving stalls in Alabama House
Senate Bill 70 would suspend drivers licenses for 90 days after a drunk driving arrest if a sobriety test is refused. Speaker Rankin Fite blocks House readings while Rep. John Blanton reintroduces the measure. The bill allows breath or urine tests and limits blood tests to medical personnel.
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Montgomery
Ala
Senate
Rankin Fite
House
Fite
Committee On
John Blanton
Dallas County
Highway Safety Committee
Public Safety Department
Katanga Secession Turmoil Tangles Congo Crisis
The Congo faced a prolonged secession as Moise Tshombe backed by Belgian firms and white mercenaries clashed with Kisavubu and Lumumba backed governments. The 1961 crisis saw Dag Hammarskjold killed en route to cease fire talks in Northern Rhodesia, with uncertainty over the crash cause.
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Seph Kasavubu
Patrice Lumumba
Katanga
South Africa
Rhodesia
Tshombe
United Nations
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Zambia
Hammarskjold
Military policy unity across administrations described
Officials say General Creighton Abrams oversees Vietnam war policy within the broader administration framework. During Kennedy and Johnson years military leaders felt sidelined by McNamara, while under Laird and Nixon Joint Chiefs access to National Security Council briefings expanded. Current practice notes chiefs' reservations on position papers to the NSC.
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Creighton Abrams
McNamara
Laird
Joint Chiefs of Staff
National Security Council
Nixon
Johnson
Earl Wheeler
White House
Classifieds: Cars Homes Pets and More For Sale
Numerous ads list a 1967 Simca in warranty with new tires, a 1964 Volkswagen, a six room rental at 205 Gordon Dr S W, plus 16 and 14 foot boats with motors and gear. Also 11 000 BTU air conditioner, two Toy Dachshund puppies, and a variety of sale items with phone numbers. Some lines include garbled text and partial items.
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Simca
Sherwood Dr
S. S.W
Volkswagen
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