Nitze accuses Hanoi of selling POW films and photos
Deputy Defense Secretary Paul H. Nitze charged Hanoi with merchandising films and photographs of captured U.S. servicemen for cash. He cited East German magazines and Life magazine as sources, said the propaganda harms Geneva conventions, and warned Americans the images are Communist manipulation. He noted NBC News labeling such footage from Communist sources and described Hanoi’s public displays as staged deception.
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Washington
Paul H. Nitze
Hanoi
U.S
Nitze
William R. McAndrew
NBC News
North Vietnam
East Germany
Hanos
Pentagon
Steelhauler Strike Talks Hit Snag in Pittsburgh
An attempt to settle the multimonth steelhaulers strike nearly collapsed Saturday as two principals in the dispute resisted settlement terms, leaving striking truckers and the union facing a tough stalemate.
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Pittsburgh
Trucker Strike Persists After Pittsburgh Agreement
Unanimous vote by Miami Valley steel haulers rejects the Pittsburgh terms as insufficient to raise revenues. Spokesmen Lanier and Thomas say the walkout continues until a more satisfactory deal is reached. A mediation panel eyes another meeting while truckers and carrier officials clash over wait-time rules.
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Miami Valley
Pittsburgh
James Lanier
Cody Thomas
Darrell Duncan
Bowling Green
Ohio
Trades and Labor Hall
S. Main Street
Cional Steel Carriers Association
National Steel Carriers
Daniel Berger
Berger
Life magazine features captured Americans in North Vietnam photo essay
Life magazine released a 13 page photo essay claiming to show prison life in North Vietnam. East German journalists reveal they visited a Hanoi area camp and say the images may be staged propaganda to counter brain washing charges while noting the pilots were captured under hostile conditions.
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Hilton Hand
Life Magazine
North Vietnam
New York
Boyd
Heynowski
Schellmann
Potemkin
East Berlin
Deutsch Films
German Democratic Republic
Hanoi
Middletown Armory to be named for Medal of Honor hero
The Middletown Armory will be named for a city soldier who won the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously in ceremonies this afternoon. Page 10.
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Middletown
Fall Weather Brings Warming, Rain Likely Today
The day will feel like spring with cloudy skies and a high near 72. Showers are likely in the afternoon with a cooler, rainier Monday ahead.
Shots fired by Israelis and Jordanians at frontier clash
In a 45 minute exchange along the Jordan River near the Sheik Hussein Bridge, Jordanian gunners and Israeli tank crews exchanged fire. Each side blamed the other for starting the clash. Jordan said it would file a complaint with U.N. Secretary-General U Thant. One Israeli was wounded.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Jordan River
Jordan
U.N
U Thant
Sheik Hussein Bridge
Jordan River Frontier
Eisenhower attends cornerstone of National Presbyterian Church
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower unveils the cornerstone of a new National Presbyterian Church in northwest Washington as he marks his 77th birthday with a luncheon at a downtown hotel. The ceremony draws former and current government leaders including Hubert Humphrey and Dean Rusk, while the Eisenhowers traveled from Gettysburg by helicopter.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
National Presbyterian Church
Fisenhower
Gettysburg
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dean Rusk
Carl Hayden
D-Ariz
Senate
United Presbyterian Church
Edward L.R. Elson
Eisenhowers
Russell Says Inflation and Crime May Surpass Vietnam in 1968 Campaign
Senator Richard Russell, a longtime Johnson ally, warns inflation and crime could eclipse Vietnam as top 1968 issues. He doubts a Republican alternative will differ meaningfully from Johnson's course and expects continued criticism of the administration's war policies. Senator Clifford Case also says dissent will persist and free speech aids American policy.
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Washington
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Johnson
Russell
White House
Sen
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Case
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
North Vietnam
Pebble Surprise Sparks Bold Move on the Beach
A young man discovers multiple pebbles on a shore and grows bolder, testing his courage and curiosity as he explores what lies beyond a single find.
Brother of Che Guevara questions Bolivia body finding
Roberto Guevara, brother of Ernesto Che Guevara, returned from Bolivia to dispute the claim that the guerrilla leader died there. He and their father criticized Bolivian authorities for not showing the body or sufficient proof, saying the cremation was announced without verification.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Roberto Guevara
Bolivia
Ernesto Che Guevara
Roberto
Ernesto
Vallegrande
Couples Decide Birth Control Issue, Catholic Laymen Propose
The Vatican audience of 2,500 laymen backed leaving birth control decisions to married couples in three workshop groups. Delegates urged closer collaboration with bishops as Pope Paul VI retains final authority. Civil rights themes surfaced alongside calls for reliable, moral contraception options.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Charles S. Wohl
Toledo, Ohio
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Charles Boyd
Walter Heynowski
Gerhard Schellmann
People's Militia
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Saigon
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Ike
America
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Che
Guevara
Catholic Bishops Synod
Vatican
Radical Seminary
Fulton J. Sheen
Rochester, N.Y
Tine Govaart-Halkes
Holland
Congress
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