Yorty accuses Kennedy of targeting LBJ allies
Los Angeles mayor Yorty charges Sen Robert Kennedy aims to undermine President Johnson to aid his 1968 bid. He says RFK seeks to ride his family’s fame and wealth and notes Watts riots and Los Angeles leadership tensions. Kennedy responds that Yorty offers no solutions.
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LBJ
Los Angeles
Samuel W. Yorty
Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Johnson
Bobby Kennedy
United States of America
Senate
Abraham A. Ribicoff
D-Conn
Watts
Ribicoff
Connecticut
Robert Kennedy
New York
U S Increases Viet Nam Forces Near 300000 Mark
AP reports U S military strength in Viet Nam surpassed 300000 with 200000 on duty last week. Army 183000 Air Force 41000 Marines 56000 Navy 20000 Coast Guard 400. Another rise to 350000 406000 expected by year end. In Lafayette Harvey Peltier seeks re election to State Board of Education facing Republican challenger Charles DeGravelles. Incumbent Peltier nominated in August primary.
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State Board of Education
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Peltier
Thibodaux
Bank of France Builds Gold Reserves as U.S. Stocks Fall
Paris reports show France’s gold holdings rising past $5 billion while U.S. reserves drop from over $20 billion in 1958 to below $14 billion. President de Gaulle in 1965 urged a return to a gold standard and accelerated conversion of dollars into gold, signaling a policy shift that outpaced postwar debt repayments.
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UPI
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Fort Knox
America
France
Europe
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U.S. Treasury
Henry Fowler
Fowler
Britain
Italy
West Germany
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
National Farm Week Proclaimed by President Johnson
President Johnson proclaimed November 18 to 24 as National Farm Week. He cited farm productivity and the flow of farm goods and urban services as key to the economy and urged programs highlighting rural urban links land use environment and revitalization of countryside and city.
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Washington
Johnson
Girls In Survey Say They Know Drug Users
New York AP report on Seventeen magazine survey of 1100 American girls aged 13 to 20 finds 47 percent know someone using drugs while only 5.5 percent admit to trying drugs themselves. Most begin between 15 and 17 with marijuana common and many using multiple substances.
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New York
Seventeen Magazine
Editor Arrested in San Antonio Marijuana Case
Editor Bob Cruz Jr. 24 his wife Maria 25 and Martin Tran tham 44 were arrested Wednesday and charged with possession of marijuana in San Antonio Texas.
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San Antonio, Tex
UPI
Bob Cruz Jr
Maria
Martin Trantham
Southern states face large loss of federal school funds
Thirty nine school systems across four Southern states will lose millions in federal aid for not meeting desegregation guidelines. Several districts say operations will continue using local funds and trimming programs, while some leaders warn of impacts on vocational education and overall budgets. Georgia and Alabama districts face additional funding and policy pressures as Gov. George Wallace pushes a strict stance on compliance.
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Louisiana
Sabine Parish
Raleigh Alford
Joseph J. Davies
St. Bernard Parish
Mississippi
Jack M. Tubb
Georgia
Alabama
George Wallace
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