De Gaulle Welcomed in Cambodia as Fighter for Viet Nam Aid
President Charles de Gaulle arrived in Phnom Penh to a gala welcome from Prince Norodom Sihanouk. Sihanouk praised De Gaulle as a symbol of a loyal France while De Gaulle pledged cooperation and discussed peace in Asia. He will urge Khmer independence and neutrality per Geneva accords.
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David Mason
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Charles de Gaulle
France
Norodom Sihanouk
U.S
Viet Nam
de Gaulle
Djibouti
French Somaliland
Sihanouk
Sihaniuk
French Indochina
Asia
West
Laos
Khemarin Palace
Mkeong River
Johnson urges Asian cooperation to curb communism
President Johnson told the American Legion at its 48th convention that Asian cooperation boosts living standards and counters aggression. He cited growing regional institutions like the Asian Development Bank and Japan’s role in aiding neighbor nations, while stressing U.S. support only as chosen. The AVC urged him to skip the event over segregation concerns amid a largely white Legion attendance.
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Raymond J. Crowley
Washington
Johnson
American Legion
Legion
Asia
Asian Development Bank
Japan
D.C
AVC
Faith Is Too Fierce For Storm-Tamer Try
Faith the hurricane neared land at 120 mph as seeding plans were shelved. A 200 scientist task force waited near Puerto Rico with 17 planes while the storm moved toward the Carolinas, threatening earlier 1944 tolls. The project paused amid uncertainty and safety zones.
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Miami
Fla
U.S
Carolinas
Project Stormfury
New England
Weather Bureau
Puerto Rico
Bahamas
L and
Roosevelt Roads
Faith
Melbourne
Dunn
Addition May Be Built To JB Jt. High
Somerset County schools seek a survey of Jenner Boswell Joint High to assess adding a high school wing in Boswell. The State Public Building Authority would finance if feasible, per the Department of Public Instruction.
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Somerset American
Harrisburg
State Department of Public Instruction
Somerset County School Board
Jenner-Boswell Jointure
Boswell
County School Board
Department Ap
Warm Weather Sets In Across Southwestern Pennsylvania
Partly cloudy skies linger with continued warmth into midweek. Highs reach the middle to upper 80s Wednesday and Thursday as crews watch for possible heat humidity.
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Pennsylvania
Seventy-One County Youths Named for Draft Calls
Harrisburg reports seventy-one Somerset County youths will attend pre-induction physical examinations. Seventeen local residents are slated for the September draft and fifty-four are scheduled for pre-induction exams. The group comes from local board 156, Somerset. National totals show 3276 Pennsylvanians called to fill an overall September draft quota of 2093 and 9069 for pre-induction exams.
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Somerset
Harrisburg
Somerset County
State Selective Service
House creates new cabinet department for transportation
The House voted to establish the Department of Transportation to handle ground and air transport. The Maritime Administration is excluded, while the Coast Guard Federal Aviation Agency and road safety bureaus join the new department. The bill moves to the Senate with Labor Day action anticipated.
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Transportation Dept. Washington
House
Maritime Administration
Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Agency
The
Coast Guard
Bureau of Public Roads
Civil Aeronautics Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Government Operations Committee
Alaska Hit by Two Quakes Stirs Central Region
Two Alaska earthquakes struck central Alaska Tuesday causing building movement but little damage or injuries. The shocks occurred about 10:20 a.m. and two minutes later, registering near magnitude 6 on the Richter scale per a University of Washington seismograph in Seattle.
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Anchorage
Alaska
University of Washington Seismograph
Seattle
Red Guards Continue Peking Demonstration
Chinese youths led by the Red Guards swelled to 500000 as they demonstrated outside the Soviet Embassy in Peking for a second day. They beat drums and carried Mao portraits while denouncing revisionism and anti party purge. Police watched as noon passed and the crowd faded.
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RED Guards
Peking
Red Guard
Kay Tateishi
Tokyo
Communist Party
Mao Tze-tung
Peking People’s Daily
Tax Increase Mention Sparks Inflation Debate in Congress
At a House hearing on interest rate limits, Undersecretary Barr floated the possibility of a tax increase to curb inflation as Democrats clash over bills to cap deposit rates. Patman pressed for a 4 percent ceiling, while the administration seeks flexibility. McCormack signaled early action next week.
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Edmond Lebreton
Washington
the Treasury
Joseph W. Barr
Bank Committee
Wright Patman
Dtex
House Rules Committee
House
Patman
Federal Reserve Board
Congress
John W. McCormack
Barr
Johnson
Fed
Federal Reserve
Moderates Warn GOP Could Fall Under Conservative Control
Washington AP moderates concede Barry Goldwater’s warning that the 1968 GOP convention may be controlled by conservatives. The Council of Republican Organizations says moderates lack national leadership and face party unity efforts led by Ray Bliss and Richard Nixon as they endorse some candidates and push for a post election moderates meeting. It cites conservative gains in New York and California and notes Kuchel faces a tough Senate challenge.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
Council of Republican Organizations
Ray Bliss
Richard M. Nixon
Council
Goldwater
Nixon
Bliss
Gaylord B. Parkinson
California
New York
Melvin R. Laird
Wisconsin
Senate
Thomas H. Kuchel
Market Rallies in Late Burst Amid Investor Hope
The stock market edged higher on Tuesday after a choppy session, marking its second up move in 12 sessions. Dow rose 8.69 to 775.72, with the AP 60 up 2.5 to 277.1 as volume reached 11.21 million shares. Investors cite possible temporary bottom amid tight money and economic worries.
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AP Business News
NEW York
Marty Gordin
Bache & Co
Robert Johnson
Paine, Webber, Curtis & Jackson
Viet Nam
Associated Press
Aerial skirmish near Saigon sparks flare lit clash
A Viet Cong attack near a South Vietnamese militia post drew U.S. helicopter gunships into action three miles south of Saigon. The exchange followed shells, mine explosions on river traffic, and multiple air strikes with no confirmed casualties.
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Saigon
Robert D. Ohman
South Viet Nam
U.S
Co Chien
U.S. Navy
Navy
William A. Rockwell
Chula Vista
Calif
San Francisco
Thu Duc
North Viet Nam
Rusk says US not overstrained in treaty commitments
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told the Senate Preparedness Subcommittee the United States can fund domestic programs and the Vietnam War without overextending. He rejected a no-win framing of Vietnam policy and defended CIA neutrality while outlining postwar strategy to build a small peace and avoid stepping toward general war.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
United States
Rusk
Viet Nam
Senate
Central Intelligence Agency
U.S
CIA
United Nations
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National Hurricane Center
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Baton Rouge
Don Hoi
Quang Tri Province
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