FDR Jr. Likely Liberal Candidate for New York Governor
Fran kin D Roosevelt Jr. prepared to accept the Liberal party nomination for governor and run on a third party ticket. The Liberals, departing from their Democratic endorsement, expect to nominate him at their state convention. O'Connor leads Democrats in Buffalo while Rockefeller seeks a Republican third term. Adams is Conservative nominee in Saratoga Springs. Roosevelt's entry could shift votes from O'Connor and reshape the race.
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New York
UPI
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Albany
Fdr Jr
Roosevelt
Toight
Frank Dr
O'Connor
Buffalo
O’connor
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rochester
Congress
Saratoga Springs
Paul L. Adams
Taylor Sees No Limit To Viet Nam Commitments
Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor asserts there is no limit to U.S. troop commitments in Viet Nam and argues bombing North Viet Nam remains indispensable. He notes only modest political gains in South Viet Nam, with about 54 percent under government control and just over 20 percent under Viet Cong control, urging more security and troop strength.
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Tokyo
UPI
Maxwell D. Taylor
U.S
Viet Nam
United States
Saigon
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Taylor
South Viet Nam
State Funeral For Verwoerd
The body of Prime Minister Hendrik F. Verwoerd is flown to Pretoria for a state funeral on Saturday. Verwoerd was assassinated in Parliament by Dimitri Tsafendas. the plan included flying 588 parliament diplomats and officials to Pretoria. Burial will follow Dutch Reformed Church rites as a security blackout is kept on the assassin’s detention.
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Pretoria
South Africa
UPI
Hendrik F. Verwoerd
Verwoerd
Cape Town
Dimitri Tsafendas
Betsy
Arliament
W. M. van den Bergh
Tsafendas
Johnson Plans Western Tour
Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson will embark on a three day Western tour through Arizona California and New Mexico to promote national beautification. The trip opens September 21 with California dedication of the Big Sur coastal road and visits Hearst Castle and Point Reyes National Seashore. On September 22 she attends the Glen Canyon Dam dedication near Page Arizona hosted by Governors Goddard and Rampton then proceeds to Santa Fe to tour the American Institute of Indian Arts and Crafts and the San Ildefonso Indian Pueblo.
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UPI
Lyndon B. Johnson
Arizona
California
New Mexico
White House
Democratic Party
Big Sur
Hearst San Simeon
Point Reyes National Seashore
San Francisco
Johnson
Glen Canyon Dam
Page, Ariz
Sam Goddard
Calvin L. Rampton
Utah
Santa Fe
American Institute of Indian Arts and Crafts
San Ildefonso Indian Pueblo
Canadian Cold Front Brings Winter Temps
A Canadian cold front dips the Great Lakes states and New England to around 30, while the Northwest and Gulf Coast enjoy clear skies. Thunderstorms erupt in Texas from Gulf moisture, with readings rising to 90 from Texas to the Dakotas. Laredo reports 1.68 inches of rain. Midland 0.58. Temps range 38 at Pellston to 92 at Needles. Cold fronts expected to span Minnesota to Wyoming and along Pacific coasts Friday.
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United Press International
Great Lakes States
New England
Nation
Gulf Coast
Gulf
Texas
Pla
Dakotas
Laredo
Tex
Midland
Opposition For Black Power In Shaken Atlanta
In Atlanta a "good neighbor" group campaigned against black power in Summerhill and Vine City after rioting that left 10 arrested. Dr William H Borders led a door to door effort to urge cooperation with authorities. Mayor Ivan Allen Jr blamed SNCC and Stokely Carmichael for the unrest.
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UPI
Good Neighbor
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William H. Borders
Vine City
Clyde Williams
Robert Jackson
Ivan Allen Jr
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
SNCC
Stokely Carmichael
Richard Prather
Allen
Carmichael
Disaster Averted As Norwegian Ship Sinks
A Norwegian ferry Skagerak foundered in stormy seas between Norway and Denmark. Of 144 aboard, one elderly Norwegian tourist died, others rescued by air and sea units. Survivors praise the swift actions of captains and rescue crews as a miracle.
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Denmark
UPS
Skagerak
Norway
305000 Servicemen In South Viet Nam
In South Viet Nam there were more than 305,000 U.S. service men as of Sept. 3. Breakdown shows Army 185,000. Marines 56,000. Air Force 48,000. Navy 21,000. Coast Guard about 400.
Daniels Rites Held For Point Pleasant Native
Funeral services were held Tuesday for Robert Daniels of Point Pleasant, formerly of Beckley. He died Saturday in a Gallipolis Ohio hospital after a yearlong illness. Survivors include his wife Anna bel four children and four sisters plus one brother. The services were attended by Mr. and Mrs. C B Treadway of Maxwell Hill.
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Coal Mountain
Durham Funeral Home
Pineville
Woolum
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Chicago
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Point Pleasant
Beckley
Daniels
Gallipolis
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Huntington
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Akron
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Athens
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Juanita Robinson
Mary Williams
Michigan
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Maryland
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Cleveland
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New Jersey
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Maxwell Hill
Ky’s stance shifts on a new constitution and election
In Saigon at a party on Tan Son Nhut airbase, Ky hints elections under a new constitution within three months and suggests the assembly could become a national assembly. He says he would run as president at the assembly’s request, while noting Tao Thieu as leading candidate. Government says many candidates face Viet Cong death threats, with none withdrawing.
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National Assembly
Constituent Assembly
Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Burma Chief Of State Visits U.S. For Image Reset
Burma's Gen Ne Win arrives in the United States for an 11 day state visit aimed at improving ties with the West. He travels with his wife and will meet President Johnson at the White House after a Williamsburg stop. Officials see the trip as Burma’s bid to project neutrality.
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UPI
Burma
Ne Win
Johnson
United States
Revolutionary Council
Williamsburg
White House
No Win
Japan
U.S
State Supreme Court Asked Writ of Error Charleston
The State Supreme Court was asked for a writ of error in a Cabell County Circuit Court decision in favor of County Clerk Keith Arthur. An August order required Cabell County Court President Sam McConkey to accept a depository bond from Valley National Bank of Huntington, a bank Arthur is connected with through ownership and interest.
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Charleston
State Supreme Court
Cabell County Circuit Court
Keith Arthur
Cabell County Court
Sam McConkey
Valley National Bank of Huntington
McConkey
Cabell County
Arthur
Cons Fail To Escape As Balloon Is Found
Convicts at Tennessee State Prison planned a Labor Day escape by balloon but ran out of time. Officials found 400 yards of blue fabric lined with paper in the clothing and upholstering shops after the weekend. Warden C Murray Henderson said he believed the men hoped to float over the prison walls.
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UPI
Tennessee State Prison
C. Murray Henderson
Johnson Faces House Clash Over Bank Interest Cap
Washington AP Johnson administration opposes a Democratic bid to impose a one year ceiling of 4.5 percent on bank time deposits under 100000. Rep Patman chairs the Banking Committee pushing the measure amid inflation worries and a clash with the Federal Reserve Board.
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API
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House
Wright Patman
D-Tex
House Banking Committee
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
FRC
Robert G. Stephens Ga
FEC
Patman
Savings and Loan Industry
Viet Nam Elections Amid Threats and Bomb Blasts
Viet Nam reports an election for a constituent assembly with death threats by mail. At least 12 people, including three children, were hurt in four blasts. A sonic boom from a jet fighter rattled Saigon. The Cholon PX was sealed after a bomb threat but later reopened. Government troops say 41 Viet Cong killed in two actions, 30 near Mo Duc, 11 in the Mekong Delta. US planes hammer targets in North Viet Nam. F105 pilots destroy a SAM site near Vinh.
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Saigon
U.S
Cholon
Mo Duc
Mekong
North
Viet Nam
Panhandle
Vinh
Mora faces trial over Viet Nam war protest plea
Private faced up to five years for an act meant to deter others, as Col. Robert F. Maguire presided over Mora's case. Faulkner was blocked from arguing the war’s illegality as a defense, while Mora offered a stark comparison to wartime atrocities. The ten‑officer panel, including five Vietnam veterans, listened as Mora conveyed his view on going to the war.
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Mora
United States
Viet Nam
Robert F. Maguire
Faulkner
Maguire
Sheppard retrial set amid claims of prejudicial publicity
The case centers on a second trial after conviction and life sentence for Sheppard. Court findings faulted late Judge Blythin for not shielding Sheppard from prejudicial publicity and for a disruptive courtroom climate described as a circus. McMahon vows a taut pretrial posture to curb sensational coverage. Sheppard’s wife died July 4, 1954, in Bay Village. he testified an intruder knocked him unconscious and fled. He had spent nearly a decade in Ohio State Penitentiary before federal release in 1964 amid a Supreme Court appeal.
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Edward A. Blythin
Sheppard
McMahon
Bay Village
Ohio State Penitentiary
Carl Weinman
Dayton
Ohio
Supreme Court
Contract Trouble for Teachers in Michigan
Michigan teacher contract troubles disrupted classes in Grand Rapids Traverse City Riverview and Dearborn affecting thousands of students. Mediators were called in Traverse City while Riverview officials ordered a half day and Detroit suburb Riverview warned students to stay home as talks stalled. A court hearing loomed over a restraining order against 150 striking teachers at Henry Ford Community College with class registration indefinitely delayed.
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Detroit
Mich
UPI
Michigan
Grand Rapids
Traverse City
Traverse City Education Association
Riverview
Michigan Education Association
Henry Ford Community College
Dearborn
Open housing law recommended by West Virginia panel
West Virginia Governor's Task Force on Housing recommended immediate enactment of open housing and equal opportunity measures. The group urged compulsory zoning, a minimum housing code, and rebuilding efforts in coal regions, with a report to Gov. Smith for the 1967 Legislature.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Hulett C. Smith
Smith
Harold Gibbard
West Virginia University
NAACP
Willard Brown
Brown
Iug
Gibbard
Prayer in Schools Survives Court Ruling With Quiet Adaptations
A UPI survey shows schools nationwide quietly adapting to the Supreme Court ruling on prayer. Seattle officials emphasize prayer as exercises in school, with many districts instituting silent mediation periods. New York colleges replaced Bible reading with patriotic songs and pledges, while Pennsylvania offers Bible as literature elective courses.
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Supreme Court
Seattle
Fred Breit
Massachusetts
New England
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Gilbert R. Devine
Pawtucket
R.I
UPI
New York
New York City
Board of Education
America
Pennsylvania
Bill Will Help Traffic Snarls
Washington Johnson signs a two year extension of the mass transit program authorizing 300 million dollars to aid cities in eliminating rush hour traffic snarls. Federal grants for mass transit development continue at current levels for two years starting July 1. The plan includes 150 million per year for capital grants in fiscal years 1968 and 1969, plus 20 million for new high speed transportation, 6 million for managerial training and research. The program is overseen by the Housing and Urban Development Department.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Senate
Housing and Urban Development Department
China Angers US With Viet Nam Peace Talk Signals
The report discusses Chen and Wang remarks from Warsaw talks between the United States and China. China reportedly signaled firmer positions on Viet Nam and Geneva talks, with translation disputes clouding earlier statements. U.S. officials doubt a policy split and note the Warsaw dialogue continues with next session set for January 11.
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Yomiuri
Furui
Chen
China
United States
Viet Nam
State Department
Warsaw
John A. Gronowski
Wang
U.S
Chen Ye
Gemini R Rendezvous Ready With Apollo Transition Near
Conrad and Gordon await launch 97 minutes after the go ahead given by mission director William C. Schneider after a 75 minute review. This mission is the next to last in the two man Gemini program as Apollo moves to three man flights in December. Weather forecasts show less than ideal conditions for the double launch.
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Conrad
Gordon
William C. Schneider
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