Nixon Builds Groundwork for Victory Across Campaign
President candidate Richard Nixon accelerates budget overhauls and abroad outreach as he campaigns in California and planned stops in Fresno and Salt Lake City. He warns polls may mislead Republicans and assigns William Scranton as overseas ambassador to gauge European views on alliance and postwar strategy while avoiding Vietnam talks.
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Paris
Yanks Knock Out Enemy Battalion Near Saigon
American infantrymen from the 25th Division killed 131 of about 400 Viet Cong near Pope camp northwest of Saigon. U.S. losses were 4 dead and 48 wounded. Elsewhere along the NW corridor 25th Division troops killed 11 more. Marine Brig. Gen. William Chop suffered a fractured spine in a helicopter crash nearby and survived.
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Arlington
Guns Duels Across Jordan Israeli Border Persist
Israeli and Jordanian gunners exchanged fire near Sidra Umm Sidra and Neat Hakikar as the UN Security Council prepared to back a cease fire observance resolution. No Israeli casualties were reported. Jordan said a family was injured in Irbid by Israeli shelling after an Arab rocket attack on Bet Shean. The council seeks full cooperation with Gunnar Jarring to achieve settlement.
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Wallace Completes Ballot Requirements In 50 States
George C. Wallace finished an eight month effort to qualify for ballots in all 50 states after meeting remaining requirements in Seattle Washington The effort required signatures from nearly three million voters He plans a few days rest at Montgomery Alabama and may announce a vice presidential pick then His campaign schedule remains packed with rallies from Tulsa to Florida through Friday
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Tax Code Could Be Target For Revision In 1969
Washington AP reports that both House Ways and Means Chairman Wilbur Mills and potential Republican chair John Byrnes favor a full scale review of the Internal Revenue Code. They plan weeks of hearings on reforms, with topics including capital gains, estate and gift taxes, tax-exempt foundations, and a possible minimum income tax. The Treasury cautions delay pending November results.
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Presidential Commission On Violence Opens Today
The Presidential Commission on Violence opens hearings in Washington with Atty. General Ramsey Clark and FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover as witnesses. Eight weeks of hearings will cover firearms, demonstrations, law enforcement and media influence, with a preliminary report to President Johnson.
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Middletown Weather Forecast Cloudy with Showers
The Middletown area sees considerable cloudiness and scattered showers today and tonight. Highs will reach the 70s to low 80s, with overnight lows in the 60s. Yesterday's high was 74 and the morning low 64, with precipitation totaling 1.03 inches.
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Chuckle Sign in a Ski Shop
A humorous storefront sign in a ski shop proclaims help to stamp out summer. The witty message plays on seasonal demand and tourism, drawing attention from passersby and shoppers.
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