Talks Ended Initial Negotiations For Vietnam Conference Start Monday
Paris AP reports American diplomat Cyrus Vance and North Vietnamese counterpart Ha Van Lau sealed procedural terms for a Monday start to talks that aim to end the Vietnam conflict. They agreed English and Vietnamese would be official languages with French as working language, and that documents would be in French. Harriman and Xuan Thuy will meet Monday to begin substantive discussion.
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Rain Boosts Western Kansas Pastures Amid Slow Agriculture Recovery
Western Kansas received beneficial rain with minimal runoff, easing soil moisture after a dry period. Totals ranged .75 to 1.50 inches in the western third, aiding pastures and setting up grain sowing while earlier drought limited 1968 wheat recovery. Eastern Kansas expected more rain today, cooler Sunday forecast, with scattered temperatures in the 50s to mid 60s.
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Gripe over Docking policy from state GOP chair
Republican state chairman George E. Nettels Jr. accused Gov. Robert Docking of callous disregard for the public interest by using state property and employees for partisan political activities. He said Docking has placed costly political advisers on the public payroll and used state funds to pay for his television films.
Fifteen Miners Rescued From Flooded Mine In West Virginia
Fifteen coal miners emerged from a flooded Hominy Falls mine after five days in darkness. The group rode a conveyor belt to safety before dawn, while 10 others known to be inside were presumed dead. Rescued men, exhausted and dirty, were checked by Dr. Lee B. Todd and sent home with relatives following.
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Miner Describes Five Days Surviving Flood Rescue
Ottie Junior Walton, among 15 coal miners rescued in a flooded southeastern West Virginia mine, recounts five days of terror with AP writer Holger Jensen. He and 13 others huddled in 32 inch high passages, praying, joking, and awaiting pumps after water rose rapidly, then escaped once a relief hole was drilled and air reached them.
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Poor People Camp Near Lincoln Memorial in Washington
The Poor People Campaign, hit by a stabbing and housing shortages, moves toward Washington with beds promised in Savannah after overnighting in Macon. Officials plan an urban camp between the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial under a 3,000-person, five-week permit. The Southern segment aims to press Congress for funds, with Ralph Abernathy pledging continued presence if needed. In Macon housing proved scarce, while Savannah offers up to 600 homes tonight. A Boston demonstrator was stabbed during New England protests.
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Friendly Front From Foes in Paris Talks
North Viet Nam’s delegation to preliminary peace talks with the United States has begun a friendliness push in Paris led by delegation chief Xuan Thuy. The veteran revolutionary, 55, greeted by a large crowd at Le Bourget Airport, flashed a perpetual smile as officials and reporters pressed nearby. Thuy, who speaks French well, tells reporters he will not answer questions.
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Paris in Flames as Riot Police Crush Latin Quarter Revolt
Riot police forcefully dispersed a long student clash in the Latin Quarter at dawn after 11 hours of tear gas and clubs. Authorities reported 367 injured and 468 arrested. students had blocked a square mile and unions called a general strike for Monday supporting demands for university reform and release of detainees. The archbishop urged calm as ministers met in emergency session.
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Pueblo Chamber Promotes Remember the Pueblo Sticker
Pueblo Colorado chamber officials recall the USS Pueblo capture by North Korea last January with bumper stickers reading Remember the Pueblo. Requests for the sticker come from across the United States and Canada.
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Docking Seeks Second Term To Complete Vital State Programs
Kansas Governor Robert Docking announces a bid for a second term to finish key state programs. He cites tax reform and government modernization as priorities while detailing efforts to reduce bureaucracy and improve education, health, law enforcement, and race relations across Kansas.
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Crutcher vows budget cuts in Docking administration
Lt. Gov. John Crutcher, GOP gubernatorial hopeful, argues Docking’s office spending rose from 199,000 to 321,000 in two years and pledges at least 100,000 cut in his own budget. He criticizes rising property taxes and questions Docking’s late public decision on reelection.
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Wichita Attorney May Seek Democratic U.S. Senate Nomination
William Robinson of Wichita said he may run for the Democratic nomination for U.S. senator. Invited to join Gov. Docking on a Kansas trip, he spoke at the Kansas Young Democrats convention and planned talks with backers within two weeks before any announcement. Robinson, a former Sedgwick County Democratic leader, previously ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 1960.
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