Peace plans prove fragile amid Vietnam war stalemate
The eight Republican lawmakers propose a de escalation scheme that hinges on mutual concessions and face saving. They call for a staged halt of U S bombing and a reciprocal move by North Vietnam, but critics warn the plan ignores the enemy's goals and ongoing Soviet and Chinese support.
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U.S
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Senate
House
Soviet Union
Russia
Red China
Rights and Dissent Clash in Protests and Parades
The piece argues protesters have rights to speak and march but warns of clashes when counter demonstrations occur. It cites a Houston Marine parade brawl with peace demonstrators and heckling at a Lions International convention in Chicago. It warns that misconduct raises real danger and urges people to mind their own business.
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Houston
U.S
Chicago
Rusk
Kent Gifts Ten Thousand to Viet Cong Under Lenin Prize Praise
The piece notes American artist Rockwell Kent donated $10,000 to the Viet Cong and received a Lenin Peace Prize in Moscow with Communist Party praise. It discusses US legal exposure under the Trading With the Enemy Act, potential penalties, and Kent's age as a consideration for punishment.
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United States
Rockwell Kent
Kent
Leftist convention opens in Chicago to mount Johnson defeat
In Chicago on August 31 the National Conference for New Politics hosts an antiwar convention aiming to mobilize 200 organizations. Delegates from SCLC CORE SANE Nuclear Policy SDS DuBois Clubs NR American Indians among others expected to attend. Martin King to keynote the opening rally amid a guest list noting Ho Chi Minh absence.
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Chicago
National Conference For New Politics
Johnson
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Congress of Racial Equality
Committee For A Sane Nuclear Policy
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, Students For A Democratic Society
W.E.B. DuBois
National Council of American Indians
Lawyers Committee
Vietnam
Medial Committee For Human Rights
Fellowship For Reconciliation
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Delta Ministry
United Farm Workers Organization of
California
Mothers For Adequate Welfare
Massachusetts
Fight
the Brothers and
Minnesota Committee
King-Spock
Martin King
Ho Chi Minh
Castro Could Face U.S. in Vietnam Style Conflicts Says Report
A House Foreign Affairs Committee subcommittee report warns Cuba with Soviet backing is expanding guerrilla operations in Latin America. It cites Cuba’s ties with many nations, weapons, and a July Havana conference as signs of broader subversion and potential U.S. responses.
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United States
Castro
Cuba
Soviet Union
Central
South America
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Havana
Latin America
Venezuela
Colombia
Guatemala
Bolivia
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State Department
Defense Intelligence Agency
OAS
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Moscow
GOP Fumbles On Draft Sparks Republican Fracture
Washington reports Republicans protesting Johnsons draft extension with 40 signers and GOP leaders blamed for backing the four year extension. Ford and Rivers faced criticism for their cooperation and the party risked losing a key 1968 issue.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
House
Gerald Ford
Ohio
Delbert Latta
California
Don Clausen
Les Arends
Illinois
Rivers
Emergency foreign aid vote moves forward in Congress
In a heated exchange, lawmakers debate emergency aid for Egypt Syria Jordan India and later for Syria Egypt Israel India and Pakistan. The chair defends U S generosity noting postwar grain aid and the aim to curb Soviet influence, as Doakes presses on debt taxes and Native issues. The vote on food aid passes unanimously.
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Washington
Doakes
Egypt
Syria
Jordan
India
Russia
Cicily
Israel
Pakistan
NASA budget battle drives national priorities and risk
Andrew Tully argues NASA dominates federal spending with about 4 to 4.85 billion in the fiscal year, while urban needs suffer. He criticizes NASA’s focus on manned Moon and Mars missions and warns of inflation, safety gaps, and contractor influence.
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Washington
Congress
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
House
Senate
House-Senate
Moon
Mars
Amilo
Voyager
Apollo
Beauford Jester Mulls U S Senate Run
Governor Beauford H. Jester said at a press conference he has been asked to run for U S senator. A statewide antitrust probe into price boosts for gasoline milk bread and other essentials was ordered by Attorney General Price Daniel. The Mexican government imposed strict limits on luxury imports to protect its dollar balance. Moscow said Finland declined to join the Paris economic conference aligning eight nations against Marshall plan proposals. Pat Nugent notes his eight pound ten ounce newborn.
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Austin
Price Daniel
London
Moscow
Finland
Russia
U. S
George C. Marshall
Europe
Real Migration and Gulf States Tackle Urbanization
Guest editorial warns that tens of thousands of migratory farm workers from the Lower Rio Grande Valley will move to urban centers as mechanization rises. It argues for boosting education industrialization public welfare and community development to absorb growth and convert it into productive enterprise. The piece also cites a columnist hyperbolically claiming 5 percent of Congress is mentally unbalanced.
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U. S
Texas
OEO
Big Spring Herald
Turnrow Tunker Reflects on World Leaders and Love
O C McBride muses on Nasser remaining UAR president and Gulf blockades, and on China allowing marriage at 25 to curb Red Guards. The syndicated Turnrow Tunker feature shifts to the Chicago Tribune New York News syndicate.
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C. C. McBride
Chicago Tribune-New York News
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