Johnson says progress toward peace amid Paris talks and farewell
President Johnson voices optimism as Paris negotiators agree on table size for substantive peace talks. He reflects on the Vietnam War burden, his decision not to seek reelection, and Senate farewell tributes with Lady Bird Johnson, Luci Nugent, and Lynn Nugent present. Dirksen praises his presidency.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Congress
State of the Union
Dean Rusk
Paris
White House
State Department
Rusk
Senate
Lady Bird
Luci Nugent
Lynn
Capitol
Everett M. Dirksen
Luci
Dirksen
Wisconsin CCHE backs enrollment caps at state universities
The Coordinating Council for Higher Education staff recommends planning maximum enrollments for Wisconsin public universities. Madison campus would cap at 42 000, with Oshkosh 15 000, Whitewater 12 500, and Milwaukee 25 000. Two-year centers and Green Bay Parkside to handle 11 000 or more. Current figures cited show Oshkosh 11 096 and Whitewater 9 402.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Coordinating Council For Higher Education
Afte, WG
CCHE
University of Wisconsin
Oshkosh
Whitewater
Eau Care
la Crosse
Plaitville
River Falls
Stevens Point
Stout
Superior
Green Bay
Parkside
University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee
William A. White
Three Cosmonauts Land While Fourth Remains Orbiting
Three Soviet cosmonauts in Soyuz 4 landed in snow near Karaganda Kazakhstan after a split from Soyuz 5, as Volynov remained in orbit aboard Soyuz 5. The landing occurred in 31 degree below zero conditions with recovery teams and locals aiding the crew.
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Moscow
Soyuz 5
Boris Volynov
Karaganda
Kazakhstan
Chaika—Seagull
Tass
Vladimir Shatarov
Alexei Yelisevey
Yevgeny Khrunov
Radio Moscow
Volynov
Earth
Shatalov
Steam May Power Tomorrow's Cars
Industrialist William Lear, famed for fast jets, claims steam propulsion for autos will revolutionize the industry. Senator Gaylord Nelson released Lear’s letter noting expectations of a 10 year shift and two cars with the engine entering the Indianapolis 500, despite anticipated industry opposition.
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UPI
William Lear
Gaylord Nelson
Dwis
Nelson
Senate
Lear
Lear Jet Corp
Wichita
Kan
Weather Brief Forecast and Page Note
Cloudy today with a chance of snow tonight. Lows in the upper 20s. Details on Page 14.
Fifteen Interview Applicants for Oshkosh Postmaster
Civil Service Commission representatives in Oshkosh began interviewing fifteen applicants for the Oshkosh postmaster job. Acting postmaster Clarence W. Spalding has held the post since Ray Novotny retired last April 30. Investigators assess experience, public contact, initiative and character before certifying the top three eligibles for presidential appointment, subject to Senate confirmation.
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U.S. Civil Service Commission
Oshkosh
Clarence W. Spalding
Ray Novotny
Victor H. Baier
David W. Barnard
Ray W. Connick
Richard F. Harris
Kenneth C. Kannenberg
Armin W. Kunde
Thomas A. Martin
Calvin
The
Civil Service Commission
U.S. Senate
Proxmire Says Pentagon Planned to Fire Witness
Senator William Proxmire accused the Air Force of plans to dismiss a Pentagon employee who testified that the C5A cargo plane would cost billions more than expected. An interoffice memo outlined three ways to fire A. E. Fitzgerald, including an underhanded option. The Air Force defended Fitzgerald’s removal from tenure and noted cost increases in the C5A program.
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Washington
UPI
William Proxmire
D - Wis
Air Force
Pentagon
Congress
Proxmire
Interoffice
A.E. Fitzgerald
Robert H. Charles
Fitzgerald
Charles
Lockheed
General Electric
Management Systems
Harold Brown
Brown
John A. Lang Jr
Lang
Council OKs $1 million bond for projects and police costs
City council approved a $1 million bond issue funding authorized projects and police costs to control disorder around WSUO. Page references note details on pages 4 and 5.
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WSUO
Bunker Abrams Confer Over Vietnam With Thieu
U S Ambassador Bunker and General Abrams met President Thieu to discuss troop withdrawals and a possible cease-fire as four way talks approach. The talks also touched on a potential automatic resumption of bombing and the status of the demilitarized zone.
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U.S. Air Force
Nguyen Cao Ky
Tran Chanh Thanh
Saigon
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
College Presidents Die and Sit-Ins Rattle Campuses
Swarthmore College president Dr. Courtney Craig Smith died of a heart attack after naming a faculty committee on Negro student demands. Afro-American students at Swarthmore ended a sitdown and called a moratorium, while demands persist. At Minnesota, President Malcolm C. Moos faced $11 damage claims by Afro-American Action Committee and SDS members. San Francisco State faced bombs and strikes, with a time bomb found near President Hayakawa and a coed questioned after a smoke device evacuation. Brandeis students apologized for disrupting a classroom as 63 Black rebels held the communications center, which was later restored via a second building’s telephone controls.
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United Press International
Swarthmore College
University of Minnesota
Fice
Swarthmore
Malcolm C. Moos
Afro-American Action Comimittee
Moos
San Francisco State
Strke
Black Students Union
S.J. Hayakawa
Coed
al Brandeis
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