Viet Peace Talks to Start in Paris as Johnson Leaves Office
Paris confirms Viet Nam peace talks to begin soon with the French government backing the effort. Saigon and Hanoi cite concessions to start talks before Johnson’s January 20 departure. Observers note Soviet pressure and potential Kremlin influence to push negotiations forward. Foreign Minister Tran Chanh Thanh hails progress while Hanoi emphasizes prior conditions. The schedule calls for a Saturday opening with South Vietnam speaking first.
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Long Beach Man Seated on Jury for Sirhan Trial
In Long Beach, Alfonso Galindo became the seventh prospective juror tentatively seated in the Sirhan Bishara Sirhan murder trial. The selection stumbles over a death penalty for-cause issue as Judge Herbert V. Walker weighs a challenge while court observers watch for the next juror, Sharon Engle, a mortician’s wife from Glendale, awaiting questioning.
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Robert F. Kennedy
Alfonso Galindo
U.S. Navy
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Johnson Seeks Prosperity via New Economics Plan
President Johnson outlines a path to steady prosperity with price stability, endorsing tax cuts, targeted spending, and restraint on wages and prices. He calls for a $3.5 billion budget surplus, surtax extension, and productivity gains while warning against inflationary pressures and wage controls. The advisory council backs aiming for about 3 percent inflation in 1969.
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Apollo 9 set to begin Feb. 28 crew transfer mission
The United States plans its first crew transfer with Apollo 9, docking the three seat command ship with the two man lunar lander in a pressurized tunnel. One astronaut will spacewalk to practice lunar transfer and rescue operations, signaling early steps toward a manned moon mission.
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Slain Ex-Convict Identified At L A Airport
Police identified the slain man at Los Angeles International Airport as Julius Anthony Petre, a former inmate who had been sentenced to die for murder in Ohio. Petre, 46, from Studio City, had a small caliber bullet wound. investigators found he had borrowed a convertible the prior Friday from friend Roberta Miller. He was previously paroled after a 13-year bank robbery sentence and had a prior murder conviction overturned on a new trial. Detectives have no further clues and suspect the killing occurred as he drove to the airport with no additional witnesses.
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Near midair collision over San Francisco Bay
Richard A. Bridgeford, a 54 year old Stockton, California flyer, reports his single engine Cessna 182 brushed a Pacific Southwest Airlines 727 over San Francisco Bay. Both aircraft landed safely at Ontado, California. Bridgeford described a close encounter, radioed an emergency, and noted the radar likely did not alert the pilots.
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