War Weariness Grows in North Vietnam Says U S Official
Undersecretary of State George Ball said diplomatic reports show rising war weariness in North Vietnam but warned against optimism. He cited deteriorating morale, not an imminent move toward peace, and noted factors including South Vietnam gains and rising costs. Ball also said Red China is unlikely to intervene under present circumstances.
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Lewis Gulick
Washington
George W. Bal
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Ball
North
Dean Rusk
Far East
Johnson
South Viet Nam
South
China
North Viet Nam
U.S
Ambulance Drive Tops $19,000
The Somerset Area Ambulance Fund has surpassed the $19,000 mark under campaign chair Thomas J. Schultz. A $35,000 goal remains to fund equipment and one year of operations as memberships stay open until August 1, with limited poststart access for newcomers.
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Somerset
Thomas J. Schultz
Public Hearing Set In Meyersdale Case
Meyersdale Borough seeks Public Utility Commission action on dangerous conditions at four Baltimore and Ohio Railroad crossings in Meyersdale. Hearing set for July 12 in Somerset, with Main Street and Meyers Avenue Eighth Street crossings noted for required rebuilding and signals. State highways group admits Main Street timber strikes occur.
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Meyersdale
Baltimore and Ohio
Public Utility Commission
Somerset
State Department of Highways
Somerset County
Main Street
North Street
Broadway
Meyers
Department of Highways
Bicycle Races At Playground Today
Today marks the playground bicycle races with entrants aged six to 15. Final registration runs from 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. and ten races begin at 2:00 p.m. on Union Street supervised by the playground staff and Somerset police.
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Union Street
Somerset
Shafer Plans GOP Picnic Campaign Stop in Somerset County
Lt. Gov. Raymond P. Shafer will campaign for governor in Somerset County on August 17. County Chairman Newton B. Picking said itinerary is not yet set. The Republican picnic will be at Laurel Hill State Park Trent park area.
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Raymond P. Shafer
Somerset County
Newton B. Picking
Picking
Shafer
Trent Park
Laurel Hill State Park
Keystone Club
Heiple’s Grove
Route 31
Somerset
Stanley G. Stroup
Bedford
Senate
Outlook on De Gaulle's Europe
AP dispatch profiles President de Gaulle as he pursues a European diplomatic offensive to reduce U S dependence on the United States and assert French leadership. Western Europe sees his moves amid Vietnam war distractions and a shifting Soviet bloc while Berlin and Moscow are cited as key reference points for a continental unity from the Atlantic to the Urals.
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Europe
de Gaulle
NATO
Asia
John M. Hightower
Washington
Charles de Gaulle
United States
U.S
Viet Nam
Johnson
Soviet Union
Southeast Asia
Ropean
Moscow
Atlantic
Urals
Humphrey Hints Hanoi Seeks Peace
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey suggested possible signs that Hanoi might seek peace but urged governors to stay and fight in Viet Nam. He said the initiative is ours and noted flickering evidence of possible negotiations without details. The piece also covers Democratic and Republican reactions at the governors conference.
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Los Angeles
Hubert H. Humphrey
Hanoi
Viet Nam
Humphrey
George H. Romney
Michigan
Washington
Romney
World News At A Glance From Hanoi Parades Amid Bombing Claims
Moscow radio says captured American pilots were paraded through Hanoi as thousands jeered U S imperialism. A Soviet report cites air strikes that killed women and children near Hanoi and Haiphong oil depots. U S officials say no planes were lost. Hanoi claims seven downed. Byrd near death in Virginia estate coma from brain tumor at 79.
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Moscow Radio
Hanoi
U. S
United States
Haiphong
U.S
Byrd
Berryville
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Richard E. Byrd
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Hoffa Wins Cash Backing For Legal Fees And Power Move
About 2,000 Teamsters delegates voted to authorize more than 1 million dollars for Hoffa legal expenses and to empower him to run the union from prison. Frank Fitzsimmons named as general vice president while Hoffa’s salary is raised and dues increased to fund the plan.
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Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Miami Beach
Fla
Frank Fitzimmons
Chicago
Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Teamsters Treasury
Lassy Thomas
Philadelphia
International
U S jets strike missiles and depots north of Hanoi
U S pilots blasted four missile sites and two oil depots between Hanoi and the Chinese frontier in a heavy raid. Reports say SAMs concentrated along the Red River Valley as air forces dodged radar jamming and exploded targets 50 to 115 miles northwest of Hanoi.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Hanoi
Red China
North Viet Nam
George W. Ball
Ball
Washington
U. S
Red River Valley
Air
Viet Nam
Frank D. Moruzzi
Agawam
Mass
China
Gulf of Tonkin
Johnson
North
Leftist Students Attack Police Near Rusk Hotel in Kyoto
In Kyoto Japan police were assaulted by leftist students during an anti-U S demonstration near Secretary of State Dean Rusk's hotel. Six officers and at least ten students were hurt. seven students were arrested. The Zengakuren group led the protests recalling earlier anti security treaty actions.
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Kyoto
Japan
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Etsusaburo Shiiana
North
Viet Nam
Zengakuren Organization
Eisenhower
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