LBJ May Attend Democratic Convention Tonight
President Johnson and aides discuss the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago where Hubert Humphrey is the leading nominee. Johnson signals no plan to attend personally, stressing unity and focusing on Vietnam policy and election victory while pledging to continue striving for peace and opportunity.
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Thousands in West Berlin march for Czechoslovakia
About 5,000 West Berlin youths marched along Kurfuerstendamm in a show of support for Czechoslovakia. Carrying red and Czechoslovak flags, protesters shouted Americans out of Vietnam and Russians out of Czechoslovakia, reflecting Cold War tensions.
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Gravel Wins In Alaska Senate Nomination Fight
Anchorage real estate developer Mike Gravel appears to end Senator Ernest Gruening's 35 year political career as election boards show Gravel leading Gruening 16,820 to 14,354 with 373 of 410 precincts reporting. Final results await absentee ballots and remote interior precincts and Aleutian Islands.
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FBI Probing Beating of Newsmen at Democratic Convention
The FBI opened an inquiry into alleged violent interference with reporters at the Democratic National Convention. Attorney General Ramsey Clark ordered the probe, with Rep. John Moss urging full evaluation of Chicago Police and Illinois National Guard conduct. Incidents included reporters being roughed at the convention and in Chicago hotels, drawing broad criticism from press and officials.
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Mexico City riots force crackdown on protests against Diaz Ordaz
Thousands of slum dwellers and students clashed with police in Mexico City as troops backed by armored cars patrolled Reforma Boulevard. Rioters aimed at the presidential palace while shouting death threats to President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz. The unrest followed months of mounting violence and demands for resignation.
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