Johnson relies on words over action on wage price spiral
President Johnson stresses urging restraint on wages and prices amid steel price hikes. He declines emergency controls and signals no immediate cabinet changes beyond Lt Gen Leonard Chapman Jr as Marine Corps commander. He avoids commenting on Eisenhower's Vietnam invasion suggestion.
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Marine Infantry
Vietnam
Key West
Fla
University of Florida
Emily Walton] Ford
Birmingham
Ala
Dirksen Proposal School Aid Bill Stalled In Senate
Antiw ar demonstrations surge nationwide as protesters clash with police at induction centers in New York City Rochester and other cities. Sen Dirksen’s plan to bar federal funds from busing for desegregation stalls after multiple votes and amendments face opposition from Morse Griffin and others.
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D-Mich
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D-Ore
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Educa
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Rochester
N.Y
Saigon
Jana Humphrey
Heart Transplant Patient Gaining Ground in Cape Town
Louis Washkansky, 55, continues to improve after receiving Denise Ann Darvall’s heart in Groote Schuur Hospital. He eats soup and eggs, breathes independently, and has spoken his first words since the five hour operation. Doctors monitor for possible organ rejection while Soviets hail the breakthrough.
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South Africa
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S. C. W. Bosman
Groote Scuur Hospital
Denise Ann Darvall
Washkansky
Jacobus Burger
Groote Schuur
Miss Darvall
Jan, H. Louw
Burger
I. Frantsev
Komsomolskaya Pravda
Chapman Named Marine Commandant Pick Amid Backing Split
Lt Gen Leonard F Chapman Jr, a veteran staffer and management expert, is chosen as the next Marine Corps commandant by President Johnson amid rival support for Lt Gen Victor H Krulak and Lt Gen Lewis W Walt. Chapman, 54, will lead Marines after Gen Wallace M Greene Jr retires, and could become a four star general if confirmed.
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Lewis W. Walt
Chapman
Wallace M. Greene Jr
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Biz
Walt
Vietnam
Corps Headquarters
Capitol to Get 2 Yule Trees
Harrisburg AP reports a 40 foot hemlock from Tuscarora State Forest and a 25 foot Norway spruce will adorn the State Capitol this Christmas. The hemlock, official state tree, will stand in the plaza. the spruce will be erected in the rotunda. Mrs. Raymond P. Shafer and the governor will light the trees at noon on December 18.
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Tuscarlora State Forest
Raymond P. Shafer
Mine Blasts Hurt Police and Soldiers at Hong Kong Border
Eight people were wounded when two British mines planted at the border between Hong Kong and red China exploded. Among the injured were a British probationary inspector and a Chinese constable, each losing a foot.
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Army
Red
China
AFL-CIO Backs Johnson for 1968 Reelection
George Meany and AFL-CIO leaders pledge support for President Johnson on Vietnam war policies and domestic programs while demanding a tougher stance from the administration and Congress on labor issues. Meany criticizes the defense fleet and calls for canceling contracts with firms violating labor laws.
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Fla
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Lyndon Johnson
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U.S
Afl-Ciq
Executive Council
Vietnam
UN to air Cyprus role and force expansion
The United Nations Security Council will discuss Secretary General Thant's plan for a broader UN peace force role in Cyprus and possible expansion beyond the 4200 troops. Cypriot President Makarios warned any enlargement must respect Cyprus sovereignty while Greece Turkey and Cyprus accept the general aims. The council also considers extending the Cyprus force mandate beyond December 26 as Thant proposes withdrawal adjustments and minority safeguards.
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Mediterranean
Suleyman Demirel
Spyros Kyprianou
Nicosia
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