Gore blasts LB as Rusk finalizes refusal to testify
Washington United Press International reports Secretary of State Dean Rusk has finalized his refusal to testify publicly on Vietnam before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Officials say the move is intended to protect security, though it could provoke political friction.
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Colorful draftee induction ends with paint splatter
In Portland a 20 year old draftee Montauk caused a scene at the induction center by removing his clothes except for rubber boots splattered with red and green paint. He was detained for damaging government property. Separately Sen Gore criticized President Johnson over testimony in the Rusk matter, urging public hearings to examine Vietnam policy.
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U S Denies Cambodia Fight Plan
The State Department rejected claims of expanding the war into Cambodia while urging restraint. Moscow based Tass accused the U S military of planning a blockade or invasion of Cambodia and Laos, and warned of spreading conflict in Southeast Asia. An American offer to fund and equip the International Control Commission to monitor the Cambodia Vietnam border remains outstanding.
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Oranges Drop Off In 1967 68 Crop Report
The Agriculture Department reported on Monday the 1967 68 orange crop is forecast to fall 32 percent from the prior season and grapefruit 25 percent lower. The orange crop is estimated at 128.5 million boxes versus 188.6 million boxes last season.
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Nixon Attends First New York GOP Fundraiser
Richard M. Nixon, newly settled in New York, is welcomed at his first major Republican fundraising event in New York Hilton Hale. U.S. Sen. Jacob Javits praises him as a potential presidential candidate while Gov. Nelson Rockefeller and Mayor John Lindsay arrive late, seating without comment.
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Kennedy brothers receive blank leather bound books
Edward M Kennedy and Robert F Kennedy were given blank 500 page leather bound volumes in gold labeling. Each book titled What I Have Learned About New York Politics and What I Have Learned About Massachusetts Politics were presented by a Boston friend to Senator Kennedy and given to Senator Kennedy in Washington. The pages were all blank, making the gifts humorous keepsakes.
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South Vietnamese troops begin manning McNamara line
South Vietnamese forces of the 1st division's 2nd regiment have begun taking over positions along the McNamara line below the North South Viet Nam border from U.S. Marines. Posts such as A-1 are now held by government troops, with further Leatherneck forts to follow. Marines shift to reserve as government forces push forward.
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Butterfly travels 2300 miles dies on golf course
A Toronto born butterfly flew to Northern California and died on a Richmond golf course. City councilman Whitey Simpson reported the insect landed on his ball as he swung at Richmond Golf and Country Club. The winged traveler carried a label requesting Zoology at the University of Toronto, and its remains were mailed there.
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AFL-CIO backs President Johnson on Vietnam policy
At the AFL-CIO convention in Bal Harbour Florida delegates overwhelmingly endorsed the president’s Vietnam policy after rejecting a proposal to take no stand. The vote highlighted a deep labor split over the war and pitted George Meany against Walter Reuther amid constitutional changes and tensions with the UAW leader.
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