Editor warns law and order preoccupation may bury voter issues
CHAMPION Pa UPI Stevenson, managing editor, warned at the UPI Editors of Pennsylvania workshop that campaigns focus on law and order could push Vietnam poverty urban blight education and space exploration off the political agenda. He contrasted Nixon Humphrey Wallace and uncertain definition of law and order noting the risk of a bruising race and a lost broader set of issues.
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Champion
UPI
H. L. Stevenson
United Press International
Law and Order
UPI Editors of Pennsylvania
UPIEP
Seven Springs Mountain
Stevenson
Vietnam
Richard M. Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
Nixon
George Wallace
Wallace
Alabama
Jack Mitchell
The
Beaver County Times
Fortas Confirmation Battle Heats Up In Senate
Opponents led by Sen. Griffin accuse White House of stirring anti semitism as Fortas faces a Senate floor clash next week. Hart defends the nomination while Ervin questions the resignation phrasing and Senate duty. Leaders predict a tight vote on cloture amid ongoing testimonies and protests.
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Washington
UPI
Abe Fortas
U.S
Senate
Robert Griffin
R-Mich
White House
Fortas
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Earl Warren
Ervin
Johnson
Griffin
Mike Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Pleasant weekend forecast in Western Pennsylvania
The Western Pennsylvania forecast calls for mostly sunny and warm conditions today and tomorrow. High temperatures reach the upper 70s to around 80, with fair mild nights dropping to the 50s and low 60s.
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Pennsylvania
Snowstorm Strikes Montana Idaho Nevada Through Rockies
A powerful snowstorm raged across Montana Idaho and parts of Nevada spreading thundershowers cold rain and new snow across the Northern Rockies. Trees and power lines fell and hundreds of cars were stranded as Anaconda and surrounding passes received up to a foot of snow and Roger Pass saw eight inches while temperatures plunged across the region.
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United Press International
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Idaho
Nevada
Rockies
Big Sky
Northwest
Plains
Atlantic
Texas
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Upper
Great Lakes
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Oklahoma
Iowa
Florida
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Mont
Butte
Montana Interstate
Roger Pass
Legacy letter from Vietnam fallen soldier shocks bride
A widow in Brownsburg, Indiana reads a deathbed letter from Army Sgt. Jeffrey A. Davis. The note promises to leave a legacy for the longhaired protesters and draft-card burners. Davis says he died for those youths to have the right to protest and pursue education, while defending the United States.
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Ind
UPI
Army
Jeffrey A. Davis
Davis
Vietnam
United States
Zond 5 Nears Earth Return From Moon Flyby
Soviet space craft Zond 5, launched Sunday, nears Earth re entry after circling the moon. Tass reports the automatic vehicle passed within about 1,210 miles of the moon and adjusted course before its planned return, signaling a potential first round trip lunar mission.
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Dusko Doder
Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Tass
United States
Jodrell Bank
England
Zond
Moon
Marines Push DMZ Sweep Amid Heavy Fighting Near Saigon
Two thousand Marines probing the DMZ found few Communist troops after a major airlift to the border. U.S. units reported 110 enemy deaths and 33 tons of munitions uncovered. Fighting near Saigon continued as Marines and South Vietnamese forces repelled two Red assaults 40 miles northwest of the capital.
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Saigon
UPI
Roger Norum
U.S. 9Th Infantry
Norum
U.S
Ben Hai
Regents Allow Cleaver Talk at Berkeley Amid Pressure
Black Panther Eldridge Cleaver will speak once at UC Berkeley after the Regents vote to permit one lecture in a course on race relations. Governor Reagan had urged a campus-wide ban, a stand that failed in a 9 to 9 tie. The decision avoids a larger clash with lawmakers and faculty oversight remains contentious.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Eldridge Cleaver
University of California
Berkeley
Ronald Reagan
Cleaver
Board of Regents
Charles Hitch
Black Panther
Reagan
Kim
California
Regents
University
Eldredge Cleaver
Edward W. Carter
Strikers, sympathizers jailed and fined in Pittsburgh melee
Eleven strikers and sympathizers arrested near the Eazor Express Inc terminal were sentenced to 30 days in jail and 500 dollars in fines. Judge Arthur Wessel Jr affirmed the sentences after a four day hearing, rejecting a request to allow apologies. He said the men violated a court order limiting picketing by throwing stones.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Eazor Express Inc
Allegheny County Common Pleas
Arthur Wessel Jr
Wessel
John J. Kirk
Obituary notices list four local residents
Mrs. Philomena D Ambrosi 64 of 1117 Agnew St Ellis F Shaffer 87 of 826 Shenango Stop Rd Robert W Letera Sr 67 of 844 Rr Harrison St Victor H Beahm 72 of 2 W Moody Ave listed for the Saturday Sept 21 1968 edition.
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Philomena D’ambrosi
Agnew St
Ellis F. Shaffer
Shenango Stop
Robert W. Letera Sr
Harrison St
Victor H. Beahm
W. Moody Ave
Muriel Humphrey Fields the Hot Questions on Campaign Trail
Muriel Humphrey faces reporters during a Southern swing heading to Virginia. She answers tough questions with poise and humor, proving a tougher campaign presence than in the past while recalling a 1954 victory photo with Orville Freeman.
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Helen Thomas
Winston -Salem, N
UPI
Muriel Humphrey
Virginia
Muriel
Humphrey
Nashville
Chattanooga
Tenn
Winston - Salem
Wallace Territory
Signal Mountain News
Orville Freeman
Mrs. Humphrey
Jane Freeman
Senate
Freeman
Minnesota
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