Rockefeller Suggestion Spurs Romney Javits Ticket Talk
AP report notes Gov. Nelson Rockefeller floated a Romney Javits presidential ticket as a possible moderates’ choice for 1968. Reaction split among Republicans with Scranton supporters mute and Nixon considered a leading potential candidate, though no formal endorsement issued.
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Jack Bell Ashington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Romney-Javits
New York
Michigan
George Romney
Jacob K. Javits
Rn.y
Rockefeller
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
South VietNam
Rackefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Jess Am
Barry Goldwater
Nixon
Miami
Romney
Garden City
N. Y
Javits
House Debates Higher Federal Minimum Wage Bill
The House opens debate today on a bill to raise the federal minimum wage to 1.60 by 1968 with an interim 1.40 next year and to extend coverage to 7.2 million more workers, including 485,000 farm workers. Opponents warn of possible inflation and unemployment while supporters point to broader protections and farm worker inclusion.
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Jobn Beckler
Washington
House
House Education and Labor Committee
Johnson
Rede
Opposition To Ky Regime Dwindles In Hue
In Hue the 1st Vietnamese Division mutiny leader Pham Xuan Nhuan pledged allegiance to Ky, signaling a first break in the rebel front. Ky’s junta planned a political congress in Saigon with 1,000 civilian and army delegates as U S and Buddhist protests continued around Da Nang and Hue.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Hue
Defense Ministry
Pham Xuan Nhuan
da Nang
U. S
Thich Tri Quang
Nguyen
Chanh
Thi
Tong That Dinh
Henry Cabot Lodge
Eagle Eye View of Red Missile Base in Vietnam War Photo
AP wirephoto shows a North Vietnamese SAM site with four missiles on pads, generators and guidance gear, and wood mat access roads. The report notes monsoon rains curbing U S attacks, with Navy 32 missions and Air Force one. ground actions include 1st Cavalry killing 17 Viet Cong, Marines 28 near Da Nang and Phu Bai, and 25th Infantry nine guerrilla deaths 35 miles northwest of Saigon. The government appears to plan tightening Hue, with loyal troops around the old imperial capital.
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Quang, Ngai
North Viet Nam
U. S. 1St Cavalry
Central Highlands
U. S. Marines
da Nang
Phu Bai
U. S. 25Th Infantry Division
Saigon
Hue
Quang Ngai City
Guam
Air Force
Navy
Hancock
Kitty Hawk
Barthelemy Pass
Vinh
Thanh Hoa
Dong Hoa
ILS
1St Cavalry
An Khe
U.S
Thant says Viet Nam war not simple clash of systems
United Nations Secretary General U Thant told the Amalgamated Clothing Workers convention that the Vietnam conflict cannot be seen as a mere struggle between communism and liberal democracy. He urged recognition of local realities and warned against outside intervention shaping Vietnamese fate, noting the UN cannot currently directly resolve the matter.
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S “Ny
U Thant
Viet Nam
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
United Nations
South
Thant
Bodies Found In Mt Mitchell Plane Crash Wreckage
Two Memphis men, James J. Curtis 22 and Noel A. Gaines 25, were found dead in a Piper plane wreckage on Mt Mitchell near the summit after a storm. Coroner W A Sargent identified the victims and said autopsy orders were issued by the FAA. Discovery was made at 7 15 am by Mt Mitchell State Park superintendent Robert Wilson.
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Asheville
Memphis, Tenn
Mt. Mitchell
Yancy County
W. A. Sargent
James J. Curtis
Noel A. Gaines
Sargerit
Curtis
Gaines
Air
Memphis
Alton Barnyard Walker
Marion
Walker
Linville Falls
Burnsville
Memorial Mission
Sargent
Federal Aviation Agency
Robert Wilson
Mt. Mitchell State Park
Has slump ended Ford Chrysler GM May sales report preview
AP reports mid May auto sales rose about 25 percent from early May but trailed last year’s May 11-20 period. Chrysler Ford and American Motors sold 110,628 autos in the second 10 days, helped by an extra selling day. Ford Division set a third straight record for new car sales in the period. Ward's projects industry 10 day sales near 243,048 versus 193,438 in the first 10 days.
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Detroit
Ford Motor .Co
Chrysler
Americant Motors
General Motors
Ford
American Motors
Dodge
Donald N. Frey
Ford Motor Co
Ward
Automotive Reports
Presbyterians Approve New Confession in Historic Vote
In Boston the United Presbyterian Church USA approved a 4600 word new confession after eight years of work. The assembly backed the reform with about 1500 delegates and will seek ratification by at least two thirds of the denomination. The document also recognizes eight historic creeds including Westminster Nicene and Apostles.
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George W. Cornell
Boston
United Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
Ganse Little
Ofj
Pasadena
California
Westmit
American B52s Bomb Viet Cong Concentration Near Coast
U S bombers hit a large Viet Cong troop concentration near the central coast of South Vietnam as ground fighting remained scattered. Losses included two U S planes with one pilot killed, plus an Allied jet shot down near Vinh. Ground actions netted 45 Viet Cong killed across eight engagements while air patrols faced monsoon disruptions.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Hancock
Vinh
South China Sea
Pleiku
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