Romney quick to propose Vietnam peace talks
George Romney proposes direct negotiations between Saigon and the Viet Cong to speed peace while endorsing Johnson aims. Officials say such talks could be the answer, though not yet for administration policy. Romney aims to appeal to moderates by keeping bipartisan stance but allowing strategic flexibility.
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Washington
United States
Hanoi
Southeast Asia
South Vietnam
Johnson
Romney
Saigon
Viet Cong
Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Jaycees Offer Eye Screening For Children In New Castle
The New Castle Jaycees will host an eye screening for children ages three to six to detect amblyopia. The exams run Friday 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to noon at New Castle High School with collaboration from ophthalmology and public health groups.
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New Castle Jaycees
New Castle High School
John W. Ferree
National Society For the Prevention of Blindness
Jaycees
Opthalmology, Optometry
Pennsylvania Association For the Blind
Pennsylvania Department of Health
The
United States Public Health Service
Curfew Imposed at Jackson State After Riot Death
About 200 National Guardsmen and 50 policemen enforced a campus curfew at Jackson State College in response to a riot in which a civil rights worker was shot. Gov. Johnson ordered 350 to 400 troops to quell racial violence on the campus area. no arrests were reported as the 10 p.m. CDT curfew began. Small groups gathered outside the restricted zone near honky tonks.
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Jackson, Miss
UPI
Paul Johnson
Jackson State College
Honky Tonks
Chinese youths clash with police in Hong Kong rioting
Thousands of Chinese youths set fires in a Kowloon highrise and pelted police with debris in a third straight day of Hong Kong rioting. Police dragged out suspects as Molotovs and rocks flew. hundreds arrested as NCNA protested police actions.
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Hong Kong
UPI
China
Crown Colony
Wong Tai Sin
Kowloon Peninsula
Peking
New China News Agency
NCNA
Macao
Red Guard
Mao Tse-tung
Light turnout expected in Lawrence County primary
Lawrence County voters face a quiet primary with about 40 percent turnout urged by observers. Ninety nine candidates seek nominations for city and county offices amid nine statewide constitutional questions while New Beaver Borough weighs a liquor referendum drawing local debate. Polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. across 101 districts.
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Lawrence County
New Beaver
Executive Committee
New Castle
Richard H. Biddle
Alfred Fulkerson
Carl A. Cialella Jr
Philip P. Conti
William C. Houk
Frank A. Vitril
George A. Haering
John Loth
William J. Watkins
GOP
Joseph W. Pearson
Thomas C. Watert
Katheryn J. Fleischer
Grace R. Skoog
Mary Ellen Jessel
Francis A. Cray
John W. Logue
Walter J. Shook
Rocco J. Torsello
William J. Kinnard
Jets bomb major targets around Hanoi in aerial battle
U S jets roared past antiaircraft fire to strike key military sites on two sides of Hanoi. Three American planes were shot down, with crews listed as missing in action. The dogfight tally favored the United States, tallying 16 U S planes lost to 49 MIGs.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Hanoi
Nguyen Khe
Ha Dong
America
North Vietnam
U.S. Navy Shadowed by Soviets Amid Antisubmarine Drills
Washington reports Soviet ships still shadow the U S task force but do not interfere as two nations conduct antisubmarine exercises with South Korean vessels in the Sea of Japan. Pentagon notes no harassment since earlier collisions and protests await Russian replies. Pope Paul VI pleads for peace before a Fatima crowd of two million pilgrims marking the apparition anniversary.
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State Department
Washington
Moscow
U.S
United Press International
Fatima
Portugal
UPI
Paul VI
Lucia Dos Santos
Jacinta
Francisco Martto
Lucia
Pope John Xxiiii
Pope Paul
Rome
Monte Real
Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
Deus Rodrigues Tomas
Francisco
Jacinta Marta
Coimbra
Baltimore teachers end three day strike
Baltimore teachers ended a three day strike by Local 340 of the AFT after winning a promise of a collective bargaining election. The action caused student disorders, illegal picketing and 201 arrests, with Judge Meyer Cardin issuing an injunction and chastising the union.
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Baltimore
UPI
American Federation of Teachers
AFT
Meyer Cardin
City College
Death notices of six local residents include ages and addresses
Obituaries list six deaths with ages and home addresses including Joseph L Kelch 66 at 2824 Ellwood Rd Nellie Gunn 66 of 704 Etna St Clifford R Beight 69 of Edinburgh Rd 1 Louis A Dutch Ross 59 of 769 Frank Ave Mrs Morris Bernstine 41 of Herrick St RD 3 and Lynda Rae Vogler 18 of Wampum RD 2.
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Joseph L. Kelch
Ellwood
Nellie Gunn
Etna St
Clifford R. Beight
Edinburgh
Louis A. (Dutch) Ross
Frank Ave
Morris Bernstine
Herrick St
Lynda Rae Vogler
Wampum
Budget deficit spike signals bigger tax bite in 1968
Americans face a larger tax rise as officials warn Vietnam war costs may exceed budget by at least 5 billion plus lower profits. A $15 billion deficit is possible even with a 6 percent surcharge, a peak not seen since World War II. Economists cite a sluggish economy into the third quarter and a potential midyear recovery.
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John Pierson
United Press International
Hot Springs
UPI
Johnson
Business Council
U.S. Industry, Commerce and Finance
Ralph Lazarus
Federated Department Stores, Inc
Vietnam
Council
Lazarus
Council of Economic Advisors
Weather update for Western Pennsylvania today
Clouds tighten across Western Pennsylvania with little temperature change. Highs reach the mid 50s to lower 60s, with tonight and Sunday bringing some showers south and across the region. Low temperatures in the 40s.
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Pennsylvania
Key army officers desert Mao in cultural purge
A Hong Kong dispatch (UPI) reports at least 23 senior army officers have deserted Chairman Mao Tse-tung during his cultural revolution purge. The defections highlight internal pressure within the Chinese military ranks amid the ongoing political upheaval.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Mao Tse-tung
Three Missouri boys missing as cave search expands
In Hannibal Missouri authorities widen a cave hunt for Joe Hoag 13 Bill Hoag 11 and Edward Dowell 14 after they vanished Wednesday afternoon near the Mississippi bluff. Spelunkers dig new sinkholes and passages while authorities check hundreds of tips and press on toward a rescue.
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Hannibal, Mo
UPI
Mark Twain
Joe Hoag
Bill
Edward Dowell
Tom Sawyer
Mississippi River
Samuel
William Karras
U.S
California
Karras
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