Lodge Named Warmer Peace Talks Lead To Paris Shakeup
Henry Cabot Lodge moves from Germany to head the Paris peace talks with South Vietnam and non Communists uneasy about his approach. Nixon also keeps Ellsworth Bunker in Saigon and Alexis Johnson as Undersecretary for Political Affairs. Lodge’s role may delay talks while pressing Hanoi toward a settlement.
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Johnson
Southeast Asia
Henry Cabot Lodge
West Germany
Averall Harriman
Paris
Lodge
South Vietnam
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Ellsworth Bunker
U. A
U.S
President Johnson
Mr. Lodge
Mr. Bunker
Washington
Hanoi
Death Penalty Abolished De Facto In 1968 Record
A 1968 de facto national abolition of capital punishment is discussed, with experts predicting years before resumption. Abolition gains come from NAACP Legal Defense Fund and ACLU challenges, while costs of living rise and crime deterrence debates persist.
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District of Columbia
Congress
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People’s Legal Defense Fund
American Civil Liberties Union
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Race for New York Washington fast train faces early hurdles
In a talk with rail-space chief Werner von Penncentral, he outlines the Manhattan to capital project prospects and hazards. He cites the ticket system, lift off dangers, and the need for Soviet interest to accelerate funding, while predicting future high speed travel.
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New York-Washington
Washington
Earth
Moon
New York
Werner von Penncentral
United States
Werner Tly
von Penncentral
Aghington
Richmond
Atlanta
Miami
Sean
That Girl on Broadway and the Schoolhouse Change
A columnist recalls a dinner speaker and contrasts past and present youth boredom. Notes kids once kept busy after school and hockey play in town with old rules now replaced by demolition of the schoolhouse. A friend’s illness brings hospital visits and cautions about meddling.
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Grampa
Roger Devlins
Nixon Poll Hints at Peace Push and Impeachment Relief
Washington dispatch reports a Harris poll showing 51 percent favor a cease fire before a political settlement with North Vietnam and a 43 to 3 preference for ending fighting over a settlement. It also notes 25 percent see Saigon power as very important, while Kissinger signals possible unilateral troop withdrawal and U.S. disengagement, with Ky and Thieu in negotiation.
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Washington
Richard Nixon
Harris
Vietnam
Nixon
North Vietnam
Paris
Lyndon Johnson
South Vietnam
Saigon
Henry Kissinger
United States
Hanoi
Thieu
Kissinger
U. S
Piace
U.S
Ap Yerony Sri Drai
Community Self Determination Act Aims to Tackle Poverty
Senator Percy outlines the Community Self Determination Act as a bold new vehicle for urban poverty relief. It would create U S Community Development Banks modeled on the Federal Land Banks and promote private ownership, managerial sharing, and tax incentives to partner with the poor. The proposal cites black capitalism ideas from Nixon and calls for industrial turnkey transfer of know how to empower communities and small businesses.
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Sen
Charles H. Percy
Nixon
U. S
Federal Land Banks
Amerior
Washington
Chase Manhattan Bank
David Rotenfeller
America
U S Officials Back Hand Off Policy in China
Washington officials reaffirm the United States will pursue a hands off approach in China, sticking to existing policy as the nation reviews its stance amid rising tensions.
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Lubbock Avalanche
Ashington
U. S
China
Marketplace Church Moves Into Shopping Centers
A church leader touts locating church facilities in shopping centers to reach people where they are saying the center is the heart of community life. A second churchman notes the shift to meet people in the marketplace. A Kansas radio program, hospital news, airs mornings to update rural listeners on admissions births and discharges.
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Texas
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Gotham
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