Two Million Still Under Bomb Danger in Vietnam
SAIGON AP report notes President Johnson’s order halting bombing north of the 20th parallel leaves about 25 percent of North Vietnam’s area and 10 percent of its people exposed to attack. The text details provinces Quang Binh Ha Ting Nghe An Thanh Hoa and Vinh Thanh Hoa port cities rail lines highways and key power plants within the target zone.
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Saigon
Johnson
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Thanh
Hoa
Vinh
Quang Binh
Ha Ting
Nghe An
Thanh Hoa
Hanoi
Ngho An
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Ban Thach
Minh
Arkansas House candidates file for re election
Rep Harry Colay of Magnolia and Rep Chad Durrett of Strong filed for re election to the Arkansas House. Colay seeks Pos 1 in District 39 covering Columbia and Lafayette counties. Durrett seeks Pos 1 in District 41 covering Union and Calhoun counties. The Kiwanis and First Baptist Church event featured speakers including Dr W T Farr.
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Little Rock
Harry Colay
Magnolia
Chad Durrett
Strong
Arkansas
Colay
Columbia
Lafayette
Durrett
Union
Calhoun
Hope Arkansas Embargo Suppresses Cuban Trade Impacts
AP report from Havana details how the U S embargo against Cuba since 1961 shapes shortages in consumer goods and machinery. Fidel Castro seeks economic independence by pivoting toward the Soviet bloc while rationing meat toilet paper and other staples amid limited U S trade.
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Charles Green
Associated Press
Havana
Fidel Castro
Cuba
United States
Castro
John F. Kennedy
U.S
Pritteditty Otts
Soviet Union
Europe
Disunity Deep Among Democrats
An Associated Press survey shows about 400 delegates or nominees potentially anti Johnson, indicating deep strains within the Democratic Party as President Johnson faced withdrawal from the 1968 campaign. The study tracked state chairs ahead of Johnson’s decision, noting bolstered opposition in California Iowa Massachusetts and New York with 480 votes at stake.
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Mary. Johnson
Minnesota
McCarthy
New York
Robert F. Kennedy
Nixon
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
White House
Johnson
Kennedy
California
Ronald Reagan
Harold E. Stassen
Milwaukee
Willard H. Mobley
Associated Press
Washington
Chicago
Iowa
Massachusetts
Senate vote edges tax hike amid House doubt
Senate Finance Chairman Russell Long said House acceptance of package amendments was unlikely as Johnson’s Sunday speech urged passage of a tax increase and spending cuts. Co sponsor Sen Smathers warned he would demand a friendlier House stance before dropping the amendment. Sen Williams said no tax increase means no sale.
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D-La
Senate Finance Committee
House
Long
Johnson
Senate
George A. Smathers
Fla
Smathers
John J. Williams
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