LBJ recalls Kosygin hot line warning during 1967 crisis
Former President Lyndon Johnson recounts a June 10 1967 Soviet Kosygin teletyping warning that the USSR could take military steps if Israel did not halt operations. He ordered the Sixth Fleet closer to Syria as a show of U.S. resolve, a tense moment filmed for CBS 60 Minutes during the LBJ Library opening.
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Muskie explains 1972 bid limits to Humphrey and Muskie
Senator Edmund Muskie tells Hubert Humphrey he cannot win the Democratic nomination alone and has pledged mutual support at the convention if needed. The disclosure comes as the 1972 race moves toward the Democratic nominating process.
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Hubert Humphrey
MIG Attack Over Laos Marks First Aerial Gunfire Incident
A North Vietnamese MIG21 fired on a U S reconnaissance plane over Laos about 100 miles north of Vientiane. The U S pilot was unhurt and two firing passes were reported while another MIG21 circled. U S generals signaled continued troop presence in Indochina.
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Major heroin seizure and assorted political and economic reports
Federal officials announced a $12 million heroin seizure in Newark involving 96 pounds hidden in a Volkswagen bus aboard a French freighter from Le Havre. Washington reports on campaign spending limits, postal office streamlining costing 3500 jobs, and talks on a possible nationwide railroad workers strike. Additional stories cover a Black Panthers trial, the Dallas Fort Worth airport collapse, severe weather in the Gulf region, a dollar strength move in Bonn, and Army planning toward an all volunteer force with draft retention.
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