Birthday Is Like Any Other Day For Harriman
Paris AP Harriman, age 77, spent a routine day at the Viet Nam peace talks desk in Paris while reflecting on a career spanning World War II diplomacy to the Geneva Laos talks. Known for patience and sharp memory, he noted plans to live in Washington with his wife and anticipated an exit with the Johnson administration.
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Nixon Aide Gets State Department Watch Role
President elect Nixon assigns veteran diplomat Robert D. Murphy to oversee foreign policy during the transition. Johnson will consult with Nixon before acting abroad, Murphy to start soon. Nixon says no veto over Democratic policies, expects cooperation on Vietnam and all foreign affairs, including talks with the Soviet Union on antimissile defenses.
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Electoral College Reform Spurs Bipartisan Support
Washington awaits action as Senate leaders push electoral reform with Thurmond backing either proportional or district plans and Yarborough proposing a revised majority rule while Bayh champions direct popular election. McClellan doubts need for change though argues popular vote could work. House would decide if no majority.
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Farm Union Seeks Limits on Subsidies in Kansas
Kansas National Farmers Union members urge Congress to enact a graduated subsidy scale with direct payments certificates and diverted acreage payments. The plan lowers large payments to 27.50 for some and guarantees parity prices for wheat soybeans corn and wool while expanding Farmers Home Administration loan authority to 120000. Phil Boyle Beloit and Don Turnquist Lindsborg named state delegates for the Hot Springs convention next March.
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US Catholic Heads Compromise On Pill and Draft
US Catholic bishops approved a compromise on birth control allowing married couples who use contraception to remain in the church. They urged reassessment of the Vietnam War and draft exemptions for conscientious objectors, while backing Pope Paul VI's ban on birth control. The secret session vote endorsed a pastoral letter with nuanced language and called for nuclear disarmament and questioning U S missile defenses.
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Zond 5 A Noahs Arc turtles fly around moon and back
Soviet scientists report Zond 5 carried turtles and wine flies and meal worms to circumnavigate the moon and return to earth Sept 21 in good condition. They lost weight but blood tests showed no major difference from stay at home turtles while a 21 day check found glycogen and iron changes in the liver and flight factors affecting the spleen.
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