Johnson names Fortas as Chief Justice in historic nomination
President Johnson announced Justice Abe Fortas as chief justice to succeed the retiring Earl Warren. Fortas, 58, would take the post upon Senate approval, with Homer Thornberry named to fill Fortas' current Fifth Circuit seat. Warren cited age as sole reason, detailing 15 years on the Court and public service spanning more than a half century. Clergy in New Bedford urged churches to bridge race gaps through dialogue and community engagement.
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Johnson
Warren
New Bedford
Mr. Lavigne
C. N. Ferguson
Presbytery
Albert Dodds
Herbert N. Baird
Thomas Robinson
West Middlesex
Sandy Lake
Christian Education Committee
General Council
John Sloat
Northminster UP
Sloat
Vietnam peace talks open with Geneva plan rejected by Hanoi
Hanoi offers to discuss peace on 1954 Geneva terms but demands an end to North bombing first. U S accuses Hanoi of refocusing war in the South while Cyrus Vance and Xuan Thuy hold a 10th round without progress. Tea breaks provide little movement as Hanoi seeks Geneva framework.
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Paris
Xuan Thuy
Vance
Hanoi
Indochina
Railway strike averted with tentative one year contract
In Chicago the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and railroads reached a tentative one year pact after nearly 10 hours of talks, preventing a nationwide strike under the Railway Labor Act. The agreement covers over 60 percent of railroad workers with potential 3.5 to 3 percent raises plus a moratorium on strikes until January 1970.
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Chicago
UPS
Johnson
BRT
Deaths announced for several local residents ages varied
Wednesday, June 26, 1968 notes the passing of Mrs Mary Ella Reitzel 88 of 923 Croton Ave Joseph R Mescall 74 of 711 Highland Place Harvey R Miller 72 of New Wilmington Chester A Peters 53 of 12 Fruitland Dr and Ricky Hassen 2 days of 1006 Phillips St to be buried or memorialized as listed with ages and addresses
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Mary
Ella) Reitzel
Croton Ave
Joseph R. Mescall
Highland Place
Harvey R. Miller
New Wilmington
Chester A. Peters
Fruitland
Ricky Hassen
Phillips St
Trudeau wins gamble in Canada
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau secured a broad mandate after his June 20 victory, leading the Liberals to 155 of 264 seats for a clear majority. Robert Stanfield conceded graciously as the Progressive Conservatives won 71 seats while Socialist New Democrat T. C. Douglas failed to gain re election. Canada will form a new Parliament in September with Trudeau promising reforms.
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Ralph C. Deans
Ottawa
UPI
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Lester B. Pearson
Liberal Party
Trudeau
Liberals
House of Commons
Canada
John Turner
Strond
Robert Stanfield
Stanfield
West Coast
Progressive Conservative Party
Progressive Conservatives
New Democrat
T. C. Douglas
Charles Granger
Newfoundland
Maurice Sauve
Quebec
South Vietnam leader Huong says talks unlikely soon
Prime Minister Trang Van Huong said South Vietnam cannot enter peace talks for another one or two years, citing need to strengthen political and economic support. He discussed unity with North Vietnam as essential, tightened government credibility, and noted new unified military command in Saigon. Huong warned of possible Viet Cong attacks and condemned corruption while vowing court action.
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Daniel Southerland
Hanoi
Huong
Saigon
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Unified Command
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
Pennsylvania awaits Shafer signature on 1.7 billion budget
Pennsylvania lawmakers sent a 1.7 billion general appropriations bill to Gov. Raymond P. Shafer after a marathon session. The House approved 149 to 37. the Senate unanimously concurred. Budget fights included proposed cuts and additions amid party wrangling over education and state programs.
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UPI
General Assembly
Raymond P. Shafer
Pennsylvania
House
Senate
Pittsburgh
Temple University
University of Pennsylvania
Drexel Institute of Technology
Ernest P. Kline
D-Beaver
Donald O. Oesterling
Dbutler
Western Pennsylvania Weather Quiet but unsettled in places
Weather report for western Pennsylvania notes cloudy cool conditions with occasional rain or drizzle in the north and scattered showers or thundershowers in the south. Highs in the 60s to 70s, lows in the 50s to low 60s, with Thursday remaining cloudy and cool and a chance of showers. Shenango River stage about 5.4 feet.
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Shenango River
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