Wallace hints at Vietnam pullout if talks fail
Wallace said as president he would reappraise Southeast Asia if Paris peace talks fail and the Joint Chiefs rule out a military victory. He favored a negotiated settlement or victory, and noted he has not been briefed on any sure military outcome. He also rejected a national convention for his Independent party, planning a rally instead.
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UPI
George C. Wallace
Witnam
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Issues and Answers
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Wallace
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Southeast Asia
Phins
Howver
Joint Chiefs
American Independent Party
Mikan recalls Boy Scout rally quip about scoring
George Mikan recalls answering a Boy Scout at a rally who asked how many points he scored in his pro career. He replied about 20 000. The boy asked why he did not pass the ball, prompting the humorous exchange. A separate item from Budapest notes a Hungarian jailed four years for offering to sell his apartment 21 times for a profit over half a million forints.
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George Mikan
American Basketball Association
Mikan
SHARP
PLAT
Budapest
Hungalisa
Antiwar leaders urge Humphrey on Vietnam stance for antiwar vote
Allard Lowenstein says Hubert Humphrey must declare he will remove foreign troops from Vietnam and halt bombing to win antiwar Democrats. He also questions Humphrey on law and order and asks who would lead the country if Humphrey wins. The New Party plans fielding a presidential contender in multiple states.
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John M. Pearce
Washington
Huebert HH
Humphrey
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Johnson
Lowenstein
Nixon Attacks LBJ Policies on Labor Day Message
Richard M. Nixon declared on Labor Day that new taxes and rising prices burden workers. He criticized the Johnson administration for inflation and focusing on the unemployed while laborers were treated as forgotten Americans. He said the government broke faith with workers and wiped out wage gains since 1965.
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New York
UPN
Richard M. Nixon
Johnson
Nixon
Morehan
Range expert urges more brush control to boost income
Hoffman a Texas extension range brush and weed control specialist says landowners could raise yearly income by 10 million dollars by following brush control and land management guidelines. He notes brush is being controlled on about 12 million acres, roughly 10 percent of the area that should be controlled.
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Pex
GO. Hoffman
Texas
Hoffman
Money Tosser Didn't Have Playboy Motive
Wichita Falls sheriff deputies captured a money-throwing suspect after seeing him discard cash from a squad car window. They initially suspected a robbery motive but concluded the man did not act as a playboy, and his actions appeared aimed at disposing of evidence.
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Wichita Falls
Sheriff's Deputies
Miss America Activities Beginning For Girls
Atlantic City hosts Labor Day weekend visitors for the Miss America pageant. About 50 nervous girls arrive with royal treatment in white convertibles and check in at pageant headquarters posing for photos and interviews before competition activities begin.
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Sharon Terrill
California
Susan Robinson
Pennsylvania
Burma Davis
Georgia
Linda Johnson
Arizona
Brenda Seal
Tennessee
Helen Ganninna
Arkansas
Charlotte McKay
South Dakota
Linda Fiss
Florida
Jane Haycraft
Alaska
Carol Ross
Wyoming
Deborah Gima
Hawaii
Miss Kentucky Janet Hatfield draws pageant spotlight
Janet Hatfield an 18 year old ash blonde from Jeffersontown claims Hatfield ancestry amid pageant week in Kentucky. She faces questions about a feud as she prepares to perform and share stage with 49 contestants including Miss Minnesota and Miss Ohio who offer pre competition advice and luck charms.
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Ceming
Diane Hugghins
Texas
Diane
Tyler
Penny Grubb
Carroll Dennison
Penny
Minnesota
Mary Louise Williams
Minneapolis
Lestyn Hiple
Ohio
Lestyn
Louisville
Peace talks urged by Humphrey in Paris negotiations
Vice President Hubert Humphrey urged both political parties to press North Vietnam to negotiate in Paris. He said the United States will not surrender battlefield or negotiating leverage for campaign gains and warned North Vietnam against delaying talks. A separate Manila report notes a corn bounty aimed at eradicating rats in Cebu and other areas.
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Minn
Hubert J. Humphrey
Himself
Richard Nixon
North Vietnam
Paris
Vietnam
Humphrey
Planoi
South Vietnam
United States
Manila
UPLI
Cebu City
Philippines
Humphrey defended Daley over Chicago convention violence
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey told Minneapolis radio that assassination plots aimed at Chicago during the Democratic National Convention were planned and described how police protected the city. He praised Chicago residents and criticized rioters and demonstrators who traveled to the city from outside.
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Minneapolis
Chicaco
Columbia Broadcasting System
Daley
Muskie Urges Restraint Over Chicago Demonstrations
Democratic vice presidential candidate Edmund S Muskie said restraint and communication are needed to handle urban disorders and that Chicago police may have overreacted to last week’s demonstrations. He questioned Humphrey’s full endorsement of Daley’s handling and emphasized distinguishing legitimate demonstrators from agitators. Muskie spoke on NBC’s Meet the Press before returning to Maine.
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Minn
Edmund SS. Muskie
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Hubert Humphrey
Richard J. Daley
Muskie
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Daley
NBC
Meet the Press
Maine
Vietnam
Johnson
Spiro Agnew
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