Wilson orders swift Labour manifesto ahead of elections
London reports Prime Minister Harold Wilson urges Labour leaders to speed a manifesto promising prosperity and urging voters not to switch horses. If re elected he would be Britain’s first premier to serve three consecutive terms. Peter Shore leads preparations as Conservatives urge an immediate push to defeat Labour. Polls show Labour ahead amid wage explosion and rising prosperity. Nomination filings begin June 3 for 630 seats. Parliament convenes June 29 with new speaker.
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Harold Wilson
Wilson
William Pitt the Younger
William Ewart Gladstone
Peter Shore
Anthony Barber
Labor
Edward Heath
Heath
Britain
Kennedy Raps Nixon Stand
Senator Edward Kennedy denounced President Nixon as a strict constructionist who overstepped the Constitution by ordering troop deployments to Cambodia. He cited Kent State and Jackson State shootings as national crises and urged antiwar candidates and student action to end the war.
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Kent State
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Israeli Planes Fight Egyptian Commandos Across Suez Front
Cairo reports a 9 man Egyptian commando raid crossing the Suez Canal against an Israeli armored column with seven Egyptian dead and several wounded or missing, while Israel claims they were repelled. Air battles followed with Israeli strikes into Egypt and Jordan, as fighting also raged along the Jordan River front. Al Ahram quotes defiant rhetoric on air defenses and liberation.
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Suez Canal
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al Ahram
Old Inland Sailor Rescued After 26 Hours Afloat
Zachary Louisiana man William Bush drifted 26 hours on the Mississippi River after his skiff swamped while a cheese sandwich and rope kept him alive. He tied to a tree near Old River and was rescued by the motor vessel Mississippi, escorted by Army officers including Thaddeus Beal and Frederick Clarke during a high water tour.
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Mississippi
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Thaddeus Beal
Robert Jordan II
Frederick J. Clarke
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Mississippi River Commission
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