North Korea Claims U S Ship Sunk
North Korean Radio says KPA patrol boats sank a U S spy ship near Pukpo Harbor with its entire crew. Kyodo noted the report called the ship an imperialist spy vessel but did not confirm nationality or casualties.
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London
U.S
Korean Peoples Army
KRA
Pukpo Harbor
Pukpo
Yompyong Island
U.S. Navy
Pueblo
Wonsan
United States
North Korea
Kyodo
Tokyo
Sam
Cmdr
Lloyd M. Bucher
Nixon uses soft technique in Nixon Rockefeller clash
Nixon refuses to retaliate as Rockefeller seeks a head to head comparison. Rockefeller criticizes Nixon by name over past city votes while Nixon maintains he will not debate. Humphrey signals need for shifts in national club priorities and crime policy.
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Associated Press
Richard O. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Cleveland
Nixon
New York
Chicago
Missouri
St. Louis
Rocke
Zeller
Aleveland
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Inchigan
Detroit
Newark
New York City
Ckefeller
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
National Press
National Club
Pueblo May Be Issue in Campaign
Near ly five months after the Pueblo seizure the incident becomes a campaign issue with a Republican document portraying it as proof of U.S. prestige erosion under Democratic leadership. Remember the Pueblo Committee seeks support for force to free the ship, while Defense Secretary Clifford urges patient negotiations for return of 62 crewmen.
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Oy Lewis Gulick
Washington
U.S
Pueblo
America
Pueblo Committee
Clark Clifford
Hubert H. Humphrey
Masses Rich Separated by Fashion
AP Fashion Editor Jean Sprain Wilson reports the New York Couture Group previews show that fall fashion will widen the class gap. Prices rise with union wage contracts and more fabric use enlarges skirts and sleeves, making couture less affordable for many.
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Jean Sprain Wilson
NEW York (Ap
New York Couture Group
Vincent Monte-Sano
Monte-Sano, Pruzan Coat
Couture
Murder warrant issued for Portland man in Lake Village stabbing
A first degree murder warrant was issued for Alfred James, 45, of Portland. He is sought in the Wednesday stabbing death of Rosie Lee White, 63, in Lake Village. Sheriff Max Brown said investigators searched rural eastern Ashley County between Montrose and Portland but did not locate him.
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Lake Village
Ark
Alfred James
Portland
Ashley County
Max Brown
Chicot County
James
Rosie Lee White
Brown
Montrose
Ingram Cannot Hold Mayor Post On Prairie County Committee
Des Are resident May or Raymond Ingram cannot hold the mayoral office and serve on the Prairie County Democratic Committee, ruling letter from the attorney general’s office confirms. Committee chair James W Thweatt of Hazen sought the ruling and was told there is no rule against Ingram’s ballot candidacy for committeeman.
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Little Rock
Raymond Ingram
Des Are
Prairie County Democratic Committee
James W. Thweatt
Hazen
Ingram
Thomas A. Glaze
Atpinay
Hanoi Still Presses for Concessions in Vietnam Talks
AP dispatch from Paris reports North Vietnam seeks a halt to all attacks as a condition for progress. Hanoi argues U S attacks block peace, while U S officials say groundwork for broader talks shows movement despite deadlock.
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John M. Hightower
Paris
United States
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Johnson
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
Thuy
U.S
Replacing Rap Brown with SNCC student leader Hutchings
Philip Hutchings, 26, chosen to succeed Rap Brown as SNCC leader in Newark, signaling a shift from personality leadership to grassroots program work. Hutchings will serve as program coordinator as Brown leaves after a federal firearms sentence. SNCC historically aligned with Carmichael’s Black Power era.
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Michael J. Sniffel
Associated Press
Newark
Philip Hutchings
Rap Brown
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
SNCC
Brown
Stokely Carmichael
Hutchings
Carmichael
NSCC
Georgia
Tennessee
Howard University
New Left
Students For & Democratic Society
Tom Hayden
Brown and Carmichse
June Brides and Bridegrooms in Leap Year Traditions
Mary Anita Laseter reflects on June as a wedding month for both brides and grooms in 1968 Leap Year year. The piece traces historical origins of asking customs, engagement rings, and the traditional wedding cake pyramid, noting men’s roles and the playful notion that June weddings celebrate the groom as well as the bride.
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Mary Anita Laseter
Romeo
Max
Archduke Maximilian
Austria
Maximilian
Bethrothal
Mary of Burgundy
Ghent
Mary
England
Clifford McNamara differing views on Sentinel anti missile system
Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford outlined a key policy fork with his predecessor Robert McNamara over the Sentinel anti missile program. Clifford backed continued development to defend against a potential Chinese attack, while McNamara favored a stronger offensive deterrent and doubted a lightweight system’s effectiveness. Clifford warned an active ABM could spark a new arms race but argued deployment would improve bargaining leverage for broader arms control talks.
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Freds. Hoffman
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Clark M. Clifford
Robert S. McNamara
Clifford
United States
McNamara
Defense
Congress
China
Soviet Union
Johnson
U.S
America
Moscow
Hve
Three Republicans oppose Johnson plan to name new chief justice
Washington AP Three Republican senators Griffin Tower and Thurmond say they will oppose any effort by President Johnson to appoint a new chief justice after Earl Warren steps down. They warn the move would break faith with the system and misalign the court for years. Warren plans retirement after 15 years, while reactions praise his tenure and caution about timing.
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Washington
Johnson
Supreme Court
Earl Warren
Robert.p. Griffin
ReMich
Senate
John G. Tower
R-Tex
Strom Thurmond
R-8
Warren
Senate Judiciary Committee
James O. Fastland
DeMiss
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harlan Fiské Stoné
Charles Evans ‘Hughes
Arthur J. Goldberg
U. S
United Nations
United States
Califor
Nia
Jesse M. Unruh
California
Ronald Reagan
Warrn
Warren Choss
John. 590
Wounded GI Used as Bait by Enemy
A Marine pilot trapped deep in jungle near the Laotian frontier becomes bait for a Viet Cong ambush as Jolly Green Giant rescue choppers approach. The 37th Aerospace Recovery squadron has rescued over 250 men in Vietnam, with three helicopters lost and eight crewmen killed.
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John 1
Wheeler Associated Press
DA Nang
Vietnam
Met
Jolly Green Giant
37Th Aerospace Recovery and Rescue Squadron
North
South Vietnam
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