Britain Seeks Geneva Peace Talks. Soviets Reject Plan
Britain pressed for a reconvened Geneva Conference to negotiate peace in Viet Nam, but the Soviet Union rejected the move saying the time was not right. British Foreign Secretary George Brown outlined a six point plan, including a ceasefire and international oversight, while North Viet Nam had rejected the plan. Brown planned further talks with U.S. leaders in New York and Washington.
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United Nations
Soviet Union
Britain
Viet Nam
Andrei A. Gromyko
Moscow
Indira Gandhi
Alexei N. Kosygin
North Viet Nam
Brown
Gromyko
U.S
New York
Arthur J. Goldberg
United States
Washington
International Control Commission
Johnson Withdraws Viet Nam Funds To Speed Adjournment
President Johnson postpones requests for additional Viet Nam war funds until January. Senate leaders Mansfield and Dirksen expect to adjourn within days, awaiting year end appropriations survey and potential tax decisions. Funding battles and spending cuts loom as they plan an adjournment schedule with McCormack.
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Jack Bell Washington
Johnson
Congress
Capitol Hill
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
House
Mansfield
Dirksen
Famine Then Feast Ist Cavalry Uses Prisoners in Viet Nam Drives
PHU CAT South Viet Nam AP The U S 1st Air Cavalry Division has spent over a year chasing a large group of prisoners in a broad set of operations to create pressure and disrupt enemy lines.
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Phu Cat
South Viet Nam
U.S
1St Air Cavalry Division
Ralph Stevens
Wolfeboro
N.H
Irving
17 Die In Ist 24 Hours On Highway
Ohio reported at least 17 traffic deaths in the first 24 hours of a 54 hour weekend. The toll tracked toward totals seen in prior weekends as safety officials warn of high yearly summer to autumn traffic.
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Ohio
Perennally
Humorous Exchange About a Hat Purchase
A husband jokes with his wife about trying on a new hat. He says she may buy it and teases that it gives her a middle-aged look, prompting lighthearted self awareness.
Reds Silent On Proposal Raises Cold War Doubts
Soviet leaders remained silent on the Johnson proposal while weighing reasons. Washington needles Viet Nam policy as U S troops move from West Germany to Viet Nam. Moscow may withdraw some of its 375000 Eastern bloc troops and face charges of collusion with the United States. Peking accuses Moscow of aiding the Viet Namese Communists. Johnson names areas of Soviet American cooperation as a warning to China.
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Johnson
Europe
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
China
United States
West Germany
Kremlin
Peking
Riot in Trieste as Demons protest shipyard plan
In Trieste Italias workers clash with police after a government shipbuilding reorganization. About 30 workers and 20 police are injured as demonstrators wield iron bars and bricks while tear gas and barricades fill the streets. Police jail 150 rioters and guard others as reinforcements arrive from nearby towns. The San Diacomo district becomes a barricaded zone as clashes continue outside Il Piccolo offices.
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Trieste
Italy
Carabinieri
San Diacomo
Il Piccolo
Inez Threatens Texas Coast as Hurricane Inez Advances
Dangerous Hurricane Inez, a 15 day old storm, nears the Texas coast with 135 mph winds and 200 mile gale spans. Watches issued for the coast while 108 Navy aircraft are moved inland. The storm has already devastated parts of Mexico and Caribbean islands, with over 150 dead.
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Brownsville
Tex
Inez
Texas
Brownville
Mustang
Padre Islands
Tampico
Mexico
Weather Bureau
Islands
Navy
Corpus Christi
Kingsville
Beeville
Freeport
Houston
Yucatan Peninsula
Progreso
Merida
Guadeloupe
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Cuba
Bahamas
Florida
Forecast Promises Mild Day With Showers Tonight
Weather outlook calls for mostly cloudy skies and windy mild conditions with a high in the high 70s. Tonight, expect scattered showers and thundershowers with a low around 52 to 58. Monday turns cooler with continued clouds and wind.
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Andrew Bell
Miami University
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Rusk
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Better Schools Committee
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Gulf of Mexico
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