Debt, Electoral College, and looming inflation warily eyed
The piece argues that Congress under Johnson would push to abolish the Electoral College as a divisive move to sustain his domestic program. It warns Nixon should view this with suspicion while focusing on controlling the rising debt and inflation, criticizing the current generation’s fiscal policies and debt burden.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Congress
Richard M. Nixon
Johnson
White House
Nixon
Nalion
America
Four Rail Unions Okay Merger
The merger of four railroad unions into a new union named The United Transportation Union won referendum approval. Members of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen, and the Switchmen's Union of North America voted 97,728 for and 15,067 against. Charles Lana of Cleveland, president of the new UTU, said the union will be the AFL-CIO's 17th largest with about 280,000 members.
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Chicago
United Transportation Union
Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Order of
Switchmen's Union of North America
Charles Lana
Cleveland
Lana
UTU
Afl-Cio
Clifford Hopes Withdrawal Feasible in Paris Talks
Defense Secretary Clark Clifford said he hopes within 40 days progress in Paris could lead to a mutual withdrawal of U S troops from South Vietnam. He cautioned success depends on negotiations and did not promise an immediate withdrawal.
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Clifford
Washington
Clark M. Cliisford
Paris
United States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
WR Asks 195 Million in New Revenue
Winthrop Rockefeller urged the Legislative Council to back revenue measures aimed at 195 million extra dollars, without detailing programs. He favored taxing cigars tobacco and alcohol more and promised to review all current and potential revenue sources in coming weeks.
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ED Shearer
Associated Press
Ee Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Legislative Council
Rockefeller
No Compromise Sign in War of Words at Paris Peace Parley
At the Paris peace talks the Viet Cong National Liberation Front accused the United States of intensifying the war after a halt to bombing. They cited bomb tonnage near Da Nang, alleged civilian casualties, and tied the North Vietnamese envoy timing to the South Vietnamese delegation. Debate over who leads, seating, and table shape underscored splits among the four delegations.
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Paris
Lewis Gulick
Associated Press
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Johnson
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
VLF
Duong Dinh Thao
U.S
da Nang
United States
Saigon
Thao
NLF
Neuyen Cao Ky
Hitler
Hanoi
Plane Forced to Land on Interstate 30 Near Benton
A single engine private plane made an emergency landing on Interstate 30 about five miles south of Benton. Pilot John D. Walker of Russellville reported a loss of power. Passengers Gary Bryant 20 Gary Corum 39 and Mark Millhover 19 all students at Harding College in Searcy were unharmed and transported by car after landing.
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Walker
Benton
Sear+oy
Grant to LA Urban League
The National Urban League awarded the Urban League of Greater Little Rock a 25000 grant for a New Thurst program. The program will run in a Greater Little Rock ghetto area with the exact location yet to be decided.
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LA Urban League
Hittle Rock
National Urban League
Urban League of
Inability of Children to Choose Career Early Is Worry to Parents
New York AP report notes parental concern over youths delaying career choice while praising broader opportunities. It argues indecision is natural as youths exercise more personal choice beyond parental patterns, with prosperity enabling more suitable life paths and individual needs.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Curbstone
Agra
Navy orders major rocket launcher contract amid indictments
The Navy awarded Alsco Inc. a 5.04 million modification for 2.75 inch rocket launchers despite Alsco facing an August federal indictment with five co defendants over allegedly channeling 4 million from contracts into Swiss banks. The firm had already won a 13.9 million launcher contract cited as urgent for Vietnam. The Navy says a second source is not yet ready but bids from other vendors are near in January.
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Washington
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St. Louis
Whith
Pentagon
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Alsco
Techtab Division
Vietnam
Techtab
Associated Press
Avy
Nixon
U.N
Sargent Shriver
France
William Safire
Agnew
Afl-Cio
George Meany
William Scranton
Middle East
Paris
U.S
Saigon
U.S. Navy
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
Justice Department
Vsay
Switzerland
Supreme Court
International
U.N. General Assembly
Miller Won't Oppose Cockrill If Open Caucus Held
State Rep. John E. Miller says he will not oppose Rep. Sterling R. Cockrill Jr. for House Democratic leader if Cockrill agrees to an open caucus election. Incoming speaker Rep. Hayes C. McClerkin has named Cockrill as majority leader. Miller, part of a faction challenging Cockrill, will not seek nomination without caucus election. He cites unity and harmony as his aim.
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John E. Milter
Melbourne
Sterling R. Cockrill Jr
Uttle Rock
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Hayes C. McClerkin
House
Miller
McClerkin
Arkansas Weather to Be Milder
Arkansas' forecast calls for pleasant skies and rising temperatures with considerable sunshine in the north pushing into the 50s. Southeast areas will see diminishing clouds and a gradual warming trend. Overnight lows ranged from 22 at Fayetteville to 43 at El Dorado with no rainfall reported in the past four hours.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Fayetteville
el Dorado
Religious thinker Karl Barth Dies in Basel at 43
Basel Switzerland AP reports Karl Barth a noted religious philosopher died at his Basel home early Tuesday at age 43. The casualty leaves a significant gap in theological discourse and church thought worldwide.
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Basel
Switzerland
Karl Barth
Nixon considers Shriver for UN ambassador post
President-elect Nixon appears set to name Sargent Shriver a high profile Democrat to head the U N mission. Shriver, ambassador to France, met Nixon in New York then Washington and Paris, delaying a return flight to discuss the job with Kennedy family members.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
NEW York
Nixon
U.S
United Nations
Sargent Shriver
Shriver
France
Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Air France
Paris
Kennedy Airport
Kennedy
Arkansas ordered to end use of strap on inmates
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered Arkansas to abolish the strap for disciplining prisoners, ruling it cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment. The prison system had reportedly discontinued use at Tucker and Cummins prisons earlier this year.
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ST. Louis
Arkansas
8Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Little Rock
Bob Scott
Winthrop Rockefeller
Tucker Prison Farm
Thomas C. Murton
Scott
Cummins Prison Farm
Oren Harris
Gordon Young
Pine Bluff
Ark
Lyle E. Ernestly
Grady WW. Mask
William K. Jackson
Harriss Lee
Apollo 8 Countdown Rerun Under Way at Cape Kennedy
The NASA test resumed the final nine hours of a 102 hour practice countdown after a leaking valve halted the test Monday two hours before completion. Officials said the setback does not affect the December 21 launch to orbit the moon with a three man crew.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Christmas season car safety urged by city chief
Police Chief Alvin Willis warns residents to lock cars after a string of package thefts during Christmas. The notice appears among local items noting a college choir concert, student profiles, and Fort Smith area community events. The mix highlights community safety, education, and local personalities.
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Alvin Willis
Willis
Fight Rages on Several Fronts
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops battled American infantry north of Saigon, shelling bases and towns, with heavy combat near An Loc. Air Cavalry and 25th Division units clashed with enemy forces, while Montagnard villages in Pleiku province suffered mass burnings and abductions. Casualties totaled 16 Americans and 59 enemy in two encounters, with 19 Americans wounded.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Highlands
U.S
1St Air Cavalry Division
En Down
Artill
Piers
Lector
Arsiz
Rce Algo
Pleiku
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