Lynda and Charles Robb wed in White House East Room splendor
In a six minute ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Lynda Bird Johnson Robb married Marine Captain Charles S. Robb. The wedding united presidential daughter Lynda and a Marine officer as President Johnson hosted guests from government and diplomacy.
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Washington
Lynda Bird Johnson
Charles S. Robb
White House
Vietnam
George Hamilton
Johnson
Canor Gerald N. McdAllister
Lynda
Robb
Luci Johnson Nugent
Charles
Mrs. Robb
LBJ
Johnson City
Tex
James Robb
Milwaukee
Wis
Traditional Dress Worn By Mrs Robb
Lynda Bird Johnson wore a long-sleeved floor length white satin wedding gown by Geoffrey Beene with blue initials at the hem, a 12 yard train, and embroidered silk flowers. She carried a 142-year-old pin for something old and an ivory lace handkerchief for something borrowed, with Luci using the same handkerchief in 1966.
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Washington
Lynda Bird Johnson
Lynda
Frances Hudspeth
Austin
Tex
Ruth Ament Huffman Baines
Luci
Justice department to crack down on draft violators
The Justice Department and Selective Service announce a new unit to prosecute violations of draft laws while stressing that lawful protest activities will not trigger priority calls. The move targets counseling, aiding refusals, interference with recruitment, and false information, with protections for peaceful dissent.
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Washington
Justice Department
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Atty
Ramsey Clark
Clark and
Selective Service System
John E. Moss
Dcalif
Moss
South Africa Performs Historic Heart Transplant
Washkansky, 55, gains ground after a week with a new heart from a 25 year old donor. Doctors report intensified drug therapy and cobalt radiation to curb immunological rejection as he leaves his room for treatment and shows signs of improvement.
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Washkansky
Marius Barnard
Groote Schuur Hospital
Barnard
Christian
Meany vow to mobilize AFL-CIO for Johnson in 1968
AFL-CIO President George Meany declares unwavering union support to back Lyndon Johnson and liberal candidates in 1968. The 14 million member federation plans political action across 90 swing House districts while safeguarding liberal allies in the Senate amid Vietnam War and social program concerns.
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Afl-Cio
Johnson
Labor Federation
Congress
George Meany
Meany
Labor
Federation
Labor Movement
Senate
Organized Labor
Weather update forecasts a rain chance today
There is one forecast change for today with rain likely amid cloudy mild conditions. The official high is forecast between 45 and 50 degrees.
Mills Brothers Father Dies in Ohio Funeral
John Mills 85 father of the Mills Brothers dies after a fall and stroke. Funeral set for 1 p.m. Tuesday at Eichholt Funeral Home in Bellefontaine. He toured with his sons for 20 years, helped form the group with Herbert Harry and Donald Mills, and leaves two daughters Pauline in Denver and Dorothea.
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Bellefontaine, Ohio
Eichholt
John Mills
Mills Brothers
Mills
Mary Rutan Hospital
Bellefontaine
Piqua
John
Herbert
Harry
Donald Mills
Pauline Mills
Denver
Colo
Dorothea Mills
Chuckle Said the Patient on Job Loss Plea
A patient tells a doctor he cannot pay after slowing down as instructed and losing his job, expressing regret and financial strain. The exchange highlights economic stress affecting care and access to medical services.
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East Room
Bride
Oval Room
Geoffrey Beene
New York City
Thomas Collins
Thomas Collins Theater
Valley News
Women’s News
Norman Peale
Family Weekly
Family
Justice Department, Hershey
Miami Beach, Fla
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