GOP fears Wallace rise could drain votes in 1968 race
Republican strategists worry Wallace may jump into the 1968 presidential contest or help Johnson by drawing votes in northern states and Ohio. The Alabama governor’s race could signal a Wallace bid, with fear of him siphoning votes from Republicans and affecting key battlegrounds.
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George C. Wallace
Johnson
Wallace
Alabama
Lurleen Wallace
Goveror
Maryland
Indiana
Wisconsin
Sen
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
South
GOP
Ohio
Plane Crash Kills 42 Including Jolted Families in Nebraska
Braniff jet crash near Falls City Nebraska claims 42 lives. Among the dead are Cheri Lyn Jordan en route to Minneapolis to join football player husband Jeff Jordan and mother and son returning from Kansas City. Names span military, SAC staff, teachers, and airline crew with pilots Capt Pauly and First Officer Hiliker.
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Falls City
Neb
Braniff International Airways
Cheri Lyn Jordan
Minneapolis
Jeff Jordan
Minnesota Vikings
Jordans
University of Tulsa
John M. Paul
Overland Park
Kan
Nebraska
Omaha
Paul
Robert Kuhr
Braniff
Kuhr
Mitchell
Kansas City
United States
Strategic Air Command
Donald
R. Smith
Bellevue
SAC Public Information Branch
Andrew D. Broadfoot
Air Force
Morgan Mills
Gonzales
Tex
Patricia Jacobson
Fargo
S. C
Lansing Racial Clash Policed After Citywide Disturbance
Negro youths clashed with white teens in Lansing Michigan as store windows were smashed and vehicles attacked. Police using shotguns bayonets and ax handles quelled the disturbance within three hours. Four injured officers and several motorists treated. four arrests made for weapons incitement riot and looting.
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Lansing
Curtis Wash
Max Munninghan
Michigan
Michigan State University
East Lansing
Ingham County
Cugat Weds 21 Year Old Singer in Las Vegas
Bandleader Xavier Cugat aged 66 marries Spanish singer Charo 21 in Las Vegas, first for her, third for him. They plan Spain nuptials with a Catholic official. he cites age differences as irrelevant amid public praise.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Xavier Cugat
Charo
Cugat
Spain
South Highway Water District Sets Meeting Time
The South Highway Water District will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday in the district office located a mile south of Carbondale on Rt. 51. The meeting date was changed from the regular first Thursday.
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South Highway Water District
Carbondale
Rt. 51
Moon Orbiter Seeks Photos Of Landing Areas
Cape Kennedy AP The United States plans to launch a Lunar Orbiter Tuesday to photograph nine potential Apollo landing sites including Ocean of Storms where Surveyor 1 landed last year. Atlas Agena booster to propel 850 pounds skyward between 11 07 a m and 3 43 p m CDT.
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Cape Kennedy, Fla
United States
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Austin Terror Reign Claims 17th Victim
AP reports in Austin Texas the spree by Charles J. Whitman continues to claim victims. Karen Griffith 17 died at Brackenridge Hospital after a bullet wounded her last Monday. Mary Gabour 41 remained in critical condition with head injuries.
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Austin
Tex
Charles J. Whitman
University of Texas
Karen Griffith
Brackenridge Hospital
Whitman
Mary Gabour
Texarkana
Brackenridge
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