Mission to Hanoi reveals peace talks bid and duplicity
Pulitzer prize editor Harry S. Ashmore and Miami News editor William C. Baggs recount their 1967 Hanoi trip and private talks with Ho Chi Minh. They charge the Johnson administration varied its stance, drafting a conciliatory peace feeler while a hard line letter was sent. Fulbright comments on policy rigidity.
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Harry S. Ashmore
William C. Baggs
The
Miami News
United States
North Vietnam
Washington
Hanoi
State Department
Berkley Medallion Books
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
U.S
South Vietnam
Ashmore
Baggs
Ho Chi Minh
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Nicholas de B. Katzenbach
William P. Bundy
Johnson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vietnam
Fulbright
Ashmore- Baggs
Katzenbach
Bundy
Averell Harriman
Paris
Secretary of State
Dean Rusk
Humphrey Seeks Truman Guidance Ahead of Election
Hubert H. Humphrey and running mate Edmund Muskie met with former President Harry Truman for 25 minutes in his Independence parlor seeking advice after polls showed Humphrey lagging. Truman urged truthfulness and meeting as many people as possible, then cryptically endorsed both candidates as “they’re all right.” He added he’s for them.
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Independence
Hubert Humphrey
Harry Truman
Edmund Muskie
Humphrey
Sen
Edmund S. Muskie
Truman
Slayer Suspect Surrenders In San Diego Slaying Case
Slain Milwaukee civic leader Russell Wirth 62 and his wife were shot when an intruder confronted them at their Milwaukee home. August Bergenthal 47, named as the slayer, surrendered in San Diego after traveling from Milwaukee and abandoning plans to flee to Mexico. Bergenthal faced charges in the fatal Friday night attack and shooting of Mrs Wirth.
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San Diego
Calif
UPI
August Bergenthal
Milwaukee
West Coast
Mexico
Bergenthal
Russell Wirth
Universal Foods, Inc
Wirth
Show and Tell School Game Narco Case Inside Vegas
A Las Vegas school incident ended with police confiscating marijuana and hashish from a boy who brought a green bag and a pint jar to class. Officers issued a receipt resembling a Show and Tell note to explain the brother’s missing stash.
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Las Vegas
Little Brother
Brother
Johnson names 30 member panel on executive exchange plan
President Johnson named a 30 member panel headed by Transportation Secretary Alan S. Boyd to develop an executive exchange program between government and industry. The group must report a plan by December 15 and will not be started under the present administration.
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San Antonio, Tex
UPI
Johnson
Transportation
Alan S. Boyd
Boyd
Lbj Ranch
Newsmer
Kidnap Trio Faces Death In Illinois
In Chicago authorities said the 7 year old Hillard Marks case could bring the death penalty if the kidnappers are tried under Illinois law. The federal Lindbergh Law death penalty provisions are in doubt after a Supreme Court ruling.
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Illinois
Chicago
UPI
Hillard Marks
Space Scientists Await Word On Zond-5 Landing
At Jodrell Bank England British astronomers say the Soviet Zond-5 spacecraft likely reentered Earth’s atmosphere after a moon voyage and may be attempting a soft landing. Officials await an official Soviet communique to confirm recovery or status of the probe.
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Jodrell Bank
England
Tpi
Earth
Moon
Jodrell Bank Observatory
Aerial Show Opens Kiwanis Kids Day at Nellis Base
More than 25,000 people attended Nellis Air Force Base's 11th Annual Kiwanis Kids Day and Tail Hook Reunion. Col. Carmel Shook opened the event as the Army's Golden Knights began the main show with parachute demonstrations above the crowd.
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Nellis Air Force Base
Carmel Shook
474Th Tactical
Army
Golden Knights
Roadrunner Tail Feathers Plucked by Patrol Cruiser
A 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner was clocked at 117 mph on Nellis Boulevard near Winterwood in Pittman. Patrol Sgt. Charles Hartung stopped the car and booked the driver for driving under the influence after a high speed chase past Boulder Highway.
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Nellis Boulevard
Winterwood Subdivision
Boulder Highway
Pittman
Charles Hartung
Weather Summary for Today and Yesterday
Sunny today with gentle winds and a high of 82 for today. Low 50. Yesterday’s high 77 and low 50. Noontime humidity 15 percent. Sunrise at 6 28 and sunset at 6 38.
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