Nixon favors tougher stand in Viet Nam policy
Nixon said the only change Americans would favor is a stronger policy against North Vietnam but not escalation. He urged using military power if North Vietnam remains the aggressor and warned against war crimes by captives. He saw Viet Nam as a domestic issue for Republicans and anticipated gains from domestic matters.
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Beatles Band Wagon Spreads as Stations Boycott Records
Stations across Kentucky and Ohio join a Beatles boycott sparked by John Lennon's remark that the band is more popular than Jesus. WSAC in Fort Knox began playing Beatles records despite prior absence, while WAKY WCMI WKOA WONE BWNO pulled Beatles from airwaves and planned no Mersey sound until Lennon retracts or apologizes.
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Spaceman Collins Promoted in Air Force
Washington UPI report says astronaut Michael Collins promoted from major to lieutenant colonel in the Air Force. Gen John P McConnell congratulated him for the space achievement and announced pay and allowances increase effective August 4.
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Heat records top 114 as Blythe Needles and Imperial hit high
The United States Weather Bureau reports yesterday's extreme temperatures for the 48 states excluding Alaska and Hawaii. Blythe Imperial and Needles in California reached 114 degrees, while Redmond in Oregon recorded a low of 44.
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Hawaii
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Calif
Redmond
Ore
Christian Burial For Mass Killer Whitman
The Catholic Church gave sniper Charles J Whitman a Christian burial saying God does not hold him responsible for his actions. A Mass of Requiem was held at Sacred Heart Church where Whitman and his mother were buried side by side in a grave decorated with red roses carnations and daffodils. The funeral included a procession of more than 30 cars delivering the sealed caskets to Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery in West Palm Beach where graves were blessed with holy water.
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Fla
Charles J. Whitman
Whitman
Sacred Heart Church
Thomas Anglim
Hillcrest Memorial
West Palm Beach
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Rev. Quinlan
Charles A. Whitman Jr
Patrick
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White House Thwarts Steel Price Hikes Clash Echoes in 1960s
Washington officials face a standoff as Inland Steel and U S Steel demand a 3. price rise while the administration labels moves inflationary and unwise. Senate leaders Dirksen and Ford criticize Johnson's wage price guidelines as ineffective without cutting non military spending.
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UPI
White House
Dirksen
Gerald Ford
R-Mich
House
GOP
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Ford
Whitman Spared Their Lives in Tower Tragedy
Don Walden and Cheryl Botts recount their meeting with Charles Whitman as he hid a victim’s body in the University of Texas tower. They describe a brief encounter on the 28th floor before Whitman, armed with two rifles, turned toward them and spared their lives.
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UPI
University of Texas Tower
Charles J. Whitman
Don Walden
Cheryl Botts
Miss Botts
Rockdale
Walden
University of Texas
Lover Austin
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