Two Men Slug Flowers After Football Game in Alabama
Alabama Attorney General Rich Flowers, hit in the jaw by two young men amid gameday tension, recovers as Gov. George Wallace and Sen. Thomas McIntyre discuss civil rights crime stakes. Flowers speculated the attack was planned. McIntyre calls Daniels slaying wanton yet law and order remains.
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Whiteline
Rome
Paul Flowers
Jonathan Daniels
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Episcopal Seminary
Keene
N.H
Hayneville
Goldwater Criticizes Press Coverage At Arizona Event
Former Sen. Barry Goldwater told high school journalists in Tempe that he has faced unfair press treatment for his 1964 presidential bid and faulted media viciousness on both sides. He also urged scrutiny of the John Birch Society while calling for party loyalty over factional interests. Meanwhile Len Righton in Vancouver Harbor fishes for sharks, catching about 200 yearly for meat described as tasty and boneless.
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Ariz
Barry Goldwater
Harry Truman
Goldwater
Arizona Republican
Robert Welch
John Birch Society
Welch
Vancouver
Len Righton
Perimeter firefight described by 13 year old Viet Cong reports
A 13 year old witness recalls heavy shelling and tracer fire over their position. Five men returned wounded. one corporal rescued alive, two killed. Gunnery Sergeant Dowdy expands on close range Viet Cong shots and his own wounded chin. Sergeant Benz notes repeated rifle grenade hits and a large left flank assault, eight VC dead near their perimeter.
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Harry Dowdy
Salisbury
Antony Benz
Johnson Signs 3.6 Percent Pay Rise for Federal Employees
President Johnson, resting at his ranch, announced a 3.6 percent pay increase for 1.8 million federal workers and postal staff, praising economic gains of 1966. Moyers said Johnson continues to have back pain from October gall bladder surgery, slowing his activities but not the administration’s economic stance.
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James H. Moyers
Bill D. Moyers
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Council of Economic Advisers
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Senate
Tar Heel reapportionment likely minor shift in NC power
AP reports reapportionment will not drastically tilt North Carolina politics. The piece compares NC to states like Arizona California and Georgia, noting no single metro can dominate NC due to county based representation. Rural counties face possible loss while big counties gain, yet urban and rural blocs remain balanced.
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Piedmont
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