Dirksen the Master Orator of Capitol Hill
Washington AP recounts Everett Dirksen as a master orator whose rhetoric blended Shakespeare and Lincoln era authority. The piece highlights his stage presence, dramatic gestures, and enduring influence, with anecdotes from Gettysburg to the 1952 Republican convention and his commitment to American traditional values.
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Washington
Shake Speare
England
William Jennings Bryan
Billy Sunday
Pekin
Til
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Dirksen
Gettysburg
Lincoln
Dewey
Dirksen Delcasion
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Dirksen hailed as political giant after death
President Nixon mourns Everett Dirksen calling him a dedicated leader with unmatched eloquence. Congress suspends business as the Illinois Republican and Senate minority leader is remembered by allies including Lyndon Johnson, Barry Goldwater, Jacob Javits, Hugh Scott, and others for shaping constitutional balance and traditional values.
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Washington
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Nixon
Senate
White House
Dirksen
Congress
Lyndon B Johnson
Everett Dirksen
Sen
Frank Church
Idaho
Republican Party
America
GOP
William Knowland
California
James O. Eastland
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Jacob Javits
New York
Hugh Scott
Robert H Finch
John Knowles
Finch
Allies to Match Viet Cong Truce Calls Amid Ho Chi Minh Mourning
United States and South Vietnamese commands announce operations will be scaled to enemy activity during a three day cease fire for Ho Chi Minh. They acknowledge a defensive posture with continued patrols and limited shelling while counting civilian and military casualties.
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Saigon
U.S
Ho Chi Minh
da Nang
Brazil Hounds Abduction Case After Elbrick Release
US ambassador C Burke Elbrick returned to his Rio residence with a head wound after 15 political prisoners released by his captors reached Mexico. Police reported multiple arrests as Brazil’s military junta warned of potential escalations in response to terrorism.
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Rio DE Janeiro
U.S
Brazil
C. Burke Elbrick
Mexico
Elbrick
Arthur da Costa E Silva
Elvira
Nixon
California
Voice of America
Mexico City
Marie Agusta Carneiro
Latin America
Middletown Area Sees Clearing and Cooling Tonight
The forecast for Middletown and vicinity calls for partial clearing and cooler tonight with lows in the mid to upper 50s. Partly cloudy and cool Tuesday with highs in the lower 70s.
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Middletown
Possible contenders for Dirksen Senate seat in Illinois
Illinois House speaker Ralph T. Smith and Attorney General William J. Scott top a field of possible successors to the late Everett Dirksen. Gov. Ogilvie may favor downstate or Chicago area candidates, with a special election in November 1970 to fill the remaining term.
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Chicago
Illinois
Ralph T. Smith
Atty
William J. Scott
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Richard B. Ogilvie
Smith
Dirksen
John Henry Altorfer
Peoria
John Anderson
Rockford
Paul Findley
Pittsfield
Donald Rumsfeld
Office of Economic Opportunity
Altoffer
Ogilvie
GOP
Alton
Vie
Downstate
Charles H. Percy
Chicago Area
Cial
Iraq Executes Three Men as Spies for CIA
Baghdad Radio reported dawn executions of three men in Iraq for espionage for the United States and Israel. Two civilians died on the gallows and one soldier was shot. Names included Iskander Youssef Khondra Karam, Anis Elmaz Abbas, and Reda Haidar Agha.
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Syria
Iraq
United States
Israel
Baghdad
Iskander Youssef Khondra Karam
Wapakoneta Welcomes Armstrong After Moon Mission Homecoming
Astronaut Neil A Armstrong returns to Wapakoneta after Apollo 11, greeted by thousands at a weekend homecoming. Comedian Bob Hope and Gov. James A Rhodes lead a parade to a gala at the county fairgrounds. Armstrong speaks at Wapakoneta High School and recalls viewing Earth from the moon.
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James A. Rhodes
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Wapakoneta High School
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Anis Elmaz Abbas
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Reda Haidar
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Stephen K. Armstrong
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