Court orders halt on Pentagon study articles
The Associated Press reports that a U S Court of Appeals in Washington ordered The Washington Post to stop publishing further installments of its Pentagon study series on the Vietnam war origins. The Times had cited the Post’s excerpts in seeking to lift restraints. The decision reversed a district court ruling and halted publication after today’s installment.
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Newspaper keeps article after legal clarification
Post editors planned removal in later editions but attorneys secured a clarification that the ruling did not apply to Saturday editions, allowing the article to remain published. The decision preserves the piece in the current issue and forthcoming print runs.
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Romantic 1912 Sweethearts Reunite for Quiet Wedding
In San Diego Emma Thompson, 76, marries Blaine Thompson, 79, fifty nine years after a 1912 split in Judsonia Arkansas. They dated as teens, kept Christmas cards, and plan a Honolulu honeymoon. Thompson previously ran a grocery in Augusta Kansas and was called Jack.
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McCloskey Opens Campaign Offices in California and New Hampshire
GOP hopeful McCloskey moves to channel antiwar challenge to Nixon by staffing two campaign offices near the Capitol and in Rhode Island. He named Albert Schreck finance chairman with a $500,000 fundraising track record and expects about $30,000 monthly costs. Schmidt notes $20,000 seed funding from 400 unsolicited gifts plus contributions from Norton Simon and wife. McCloskey ramps up travel obligations and antiwar speaking engagements.
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Billionaire Divorces After Separate Lives
Former actress Jean Peters obtained a divorce from billionaire Howard Hughes in state district court. Judge Kenneth Mann granted the decree after a brief hearing. Peters had lived apart from Hughes for over a year. They wed in 1957 and were childless. Hughes was believed to reside in the Bahamas.
Heat and Humidity Return With Late Day Thunderstorms
Tomorrow will be hot and humid with a chance of thunderstorms in the late afternoon. Highs near 92 degrees after a low in the upper 60s tonight.
Times V War Study Publication Sparks Court Clash
In New York Judge Gurfein weighed whether to extend a restraining order or allow the Times to resume publishing material from the 47 volume McNamara study. The paper argued the release was a historical record, while the government warned it could endanger military plans. The decision was reserved overnight.
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Bombing Pauses Aimed to Pressure Negotiations Policy
Washington Post reports secret Pentagon memo shows Johnson strategists doubted bombing pauses 1965 to 1968 would trigger peace talks yet hoped pauses could placate domestic and world opinion. The study links pauses to weather and argues lulls were used to justify escalation and test Communist resolve, with Rusk shaping 1968 partial halt and warnings on U.S. commitment as a peace pillar.
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Military Pilots to Fly Under FAA Guidance
Washington AP The FAA announced civilian control will cover more military flights after a Marine F4 Phantom collided with a DC9 near Los Angeles killing 49. The rule change aims to reduce near misses by requiring instrument flight plans and ATC guidance for most cross country and base flights, shifting from visual to instrument rules where feasible.
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Chuckle about computers doing more work than humans
A lighthearted remark notes that computers can work longer without interruptions like answering a telephone, highlighting a humorous contrast between machines and people.
North Viet fighters shell Da Nang and attack U.S. troops
In South Vietnam three US positions were hit while Da Nang faced shelling. In the central highlands up to 400 North Vietnamese troops assaulted a government militia post, with reported enemy and allied casualties. Saigon reported 14 killed and 25 wounded from South Vietnamese forces, while US casualties included two killed and 19 wounded among American troops. A noncombatant death and 15 injuries occurred from a rocket incident near Da Nang. A large parade in Saigon proceeded without disruption.
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