U N Council condemns Israel for Aug. air raids in Jordan
The United Nations Security Council condemned Israel for Aug. 4 air strikes in Jordan aimed at Arab bases. Jordanian officials report 34 killed and 82 wounded. Arab nations pressed for sanctions, but the draft was watered down to only note future attacks. U.S. Ambassador Ball lamented Middle East outbreaks diverting peace efforts led by UN envoy Jarring.
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Gunnar V. Jarring
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Riddick Wins Grand Champion Titles at County Fair
Floyd M. Riddick of Manassas, U.S. Senate parliamentarian, topped Wayne Morse in Devon beef cattle at Prince William County Fair. Riddick’s bull won grand champion, Morse’s bull took reserve. Riddick then won grand champion cow with Morse again earning reserve.
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Riddick
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Japan plans expanded trade and mining in North Vietnam
The Asahi Shimbun reports a basic understanding with Hanoi to develop mining, coal refining, and loading facilities at Quang Khe port, capable of handling two million tons of coal yearly. Japan aims to boost trade with North Vietnam after the war, hoping to resume activity as U.S. bombing declines. No source is named and officials did not comment.
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Asahi Shimbun
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Quang Khe
United States
Pup Saved By Mouth To Mouth Rescue At Bar
BUFFALO AP A German shepherd pup named Peanuts was revived with mouth to mouth resuscitation after being found limp behind its mother at a tavern. Owner Robert Donnelly said the tiny pup, about nine inches long, was cold and lifeless until revived, and Ginger the mother later accepted it without hesitation.
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Buffalo, N.Y
Robert J. Donnelly
Donnelly
Ginger
Italian official cites civil rights as America’s big problem
Vice Mayor Salva tore Pacini of Turin says Italians cannot understand U S racial problems and views civil rights as America’s main issue. Pacini, touring the United States as a State Department guest, spoke Friday at a Birmingham meeting with civic and business leaders.
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Salvatore Pacini
Turin
Pacini
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State Department
Mrs McCarthy Hesitates on White House Vision
Abigail Quigley McCarthy says she fears the meaning of a McCarthy White House. She stresses concerns for Biafra hunger and birth control views while planning a New York meeting of women leaders to discuss Vietnam poverty and hunger.
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Agnew Prods to Meet California Negro Leaders
Spiro T. Agnew says he will meet California Negro leaders soon to prove he is not Southern oriented. He notes Negroes are cool to his candidacy but expects them to warm up after learning his record. Agnew, en route to San Diego for strategy talks with Nixon, discusses race policy and reception.
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Spiro T. Agnew
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Maddox Enters Democratic Presidential Race in Atlanta
Gov. Lester Maddox formally announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination in Atlanta after privately informing Georgia delegates. He says conservatives must offer a candidate and expects broad delegate support at the Chicago convention, despite a challenge from the Georgia Democratic Party Forum and support being sought from Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy and Vice President Hubert Humphrey factions.
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Lull Ended as Allied Forces Face Fresh Vietnam Battles
Fierce new clashes flare across northern frontier central highlands and near Saigon with heavy casualties on both sides. U S Marines amid helicopter assaults faced mortar barrages while Da Nang riot rocks a brig cell block. Military officials report 206 enemy and 74 allied dead with 22 allied wounded.
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Carlson Cites Rural Poverty in National War
Senator Frank Carlson warned of a dangerous rural poverty gap at a Kansas City meeting with Kansas Electric Cooperatives. He cited urban-rural migration, urging modern cooperative services and affordable electricity to spur economic growth and halt rural depopulation. He noted rural poverty rates and welfare costs as factors driving urban migration.
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Nixon expands strategy talks before Midwest swing
Nixon plans three day Midwest swing as he blends campaigning with Disneyland sightseeing. A Mayors’ meeting and a session with Black and White advisers cover his plan for urban renewal under a “black capitalism” lens. Reagan negotiates California duties before broader GOP road work. Reagan to focus on television appeals while California legislates.
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Richard M. Nixon
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Nixon
Anaheim
California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Humphrey Aligns Vietnam Views With Kennedy Aide
Vice President Hubert Humphrey said he and the late Senator Robert F Kennedy shared similar Vietnam views. He cited Kennedy's statements on negotiating with Saigon without unconditional surrender and including all political groups, with North Vietnam bombing ends tied to restraint. Humphrey endorsed the Kerr peace plan with a condition on bombing and criticized Nixon and Thurmond’s influence on ticket selection.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
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Robert F. Kennedy
Vietnam
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Eugene J. McCarthy
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University of California
Kerr
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Cabbies Strike Paralyzes Chicago Ahead of Convention
More than 5,400 cab drivers walked off, leaving only about 20 percent of Chicago taxis in service. The stoppage, nine days before the Democratic National Convention opening, followed failed talks with Yellow and Checker Cab firms mediated by federal officials. Union leaders accused management of lockout as driver factions warned of further actions and potential impact on convention logistics.
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Democratic Credentials Committee
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West Germany willing to void 1938 Munich Pact for Prague talks
New York Times reports West Germany ready to declare the 1938 Munich Pact null from the outset to facilitate diplomatic relations with Czechoslovakia. Bonn would favor recognizing Prague if it renounces the 1945 expulsion of Sudetenlanders, easing a potential thaw with the reformist Prague regime.
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State Governor Faces Sit In By Aged Assistance Recipients
In Topeka AP report a planned sit in at Governor Docking's office next Thursday was promised by elderly welfare recipients unless welfare grants are restored. About percent of participants, many elderly women, protested July 12 against state policy reducing payments when pensions or Social Security rise. Docking's office received a telegram from Mildred Katen of Kansas City Kansas claiming co-spokesmanship for Old Age Recipients of Kansas.
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