Landslide in France Gaullists win big majority
In France the Gaullists and allies secured a decisive victory in the National Assembly election final round. They hold a majority of 219 seats with 11 independent rightists also elected, potentially boosting support to 241. Premier Pompidou warned of enormous future challenges but called the result a mandate to repair economic damage and push reforms.
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France
Charles de Gaulle
National Assembly
Gaullists
Georges Pompidou
Pompidou
FTC recommends ban on cigarette ads on TV and radio
Washington AP reports the FTC will urge Congress to ban cigarette advertising on television and radio. Newsweek cites a 3 to 2 vote by the commissioners to end about 250 million dollars yearly ad spending. FTC Chairman Paul Rand Dixon would not comment, noting no legal power to ban ads.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Senate Commerce Committee
FTC
Newsweek Magazine
Paul Rand Dixon
Newsweek
Johnson announces U S and Soviet talks on nuclear arms limits
President Johnson announced at the Nonproliferation Treaty signing that the United States and the Soviet Union will begin negotiations soon on limiting offensive and defensive nuclear missiles. Kosygin urged international disarmament talks and a halt to new weapons production, while London and Moscow hosted signing ceremonies with 51 nations joining the pact.
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Washington
Johnson
United States
Soviet Union
White House
London
Moscow
Alexei N. Kosygin
Kosygin
U.S.A
Vietnam
Harold Wilson
Wilson
Britain
U.S
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Dean Rusk
U. S
Russia
Paris
U S Plane Held by Soviet Forces in Pacific Incident
A Seaboard World Airlines DC8 carrying 214 American servicemen landing on Sturup Island in the Kuril chain after being forced off course by MIG fighters. The plane and 17 crew members are detained as U.S. officials seek prompt release and an investigation proceeds in Moscow.
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Washington
U.S
Vietnam
Pacific Ocean
McChord Air Base
Seattle
Wash
Sturup Island
Kuril Chain
Pacific
State Department
Llewellyn E. Thompson
Moscow
Alexei Kosygin
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
Pentagon
Seaboard World Airlines
Joseph Tosolini
We Pentagon
Seaboard
Defense Department
Airliner hijacked to Cuba released to Key West
An American airliner with 15 passengers hijacked in Florida was released in Cuba and prepared to fly to Key West. A substitute pilot from Southeast Airlines arrived in Havana. the Swiss Embassy said the plane and 14 passengers would depart shortly. The original pilot, Cuban-born George Prellezo, will not be aboard.
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Miami, Fla
Cuba
Key West
Havana
Florida
Southeast Airlines
George Prellezo
Southeast
Anti war mood reshapes Illinois political conventions
At Illinois conventions in Springfield and Chicago the antiwar sentiment dominates, shifting focus from Vietnam to law and order. Democrats led by Mayor Daley defend their stance and urge youth not to view the party as pro war while Republicans press the home front contrast and troop cuts.
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Max Frankel
New York Times
Chicago
Illinois
Vietnam
Humphrey
Democratic Party
Springfield
Midwest
U. S
Richard M. Nixon
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Sen. Dirksen
Johnson
B52 Bombers Strike North Vietnam and Viet Cong Bases
American B52 bombers raid North Vietnam for the first time in two months, hitting suspected Viet Cong bases around Saigon and coastal artillery sites. The operation targets enemy concentrations near Gio Linh and Tay Ninh as intelligence warns of a possible Saigon attack.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U. S. Air Force
Demilitarized Zone
U. S
Cape Lay
Gio Linh
Tay Ninh
Far East
Japan
Kyodo News Service
Okinawa
Thailand
Guam
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
Panhandle
Weather outlook warm with scattered showers tonight
Warm and highly humid conditions persist with considerable cloudiness and a chance of several periods of showers and thunderstorms tonight ending Tuesday. Low near 70 tonight with highs in the 80s on Tuesday. Weather map details on page 18.
Railways Seek Unified Chicago System In Merge
Chicago AP reports the Chicago and North Western and the Chicago Great Western railways began operation today as a merged system, forming a unified transport network in the city. The move consolidates routes and services under a single regional framework.
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Chicago
Chicago and North Western
Chicago Great Western Railways
Berkeley Mayor Freed From Crowd As Curfew Expands Citywide
Berkeley, California police dispersed a mass demonstration that began near Civic Center Park. Mayor Walter Johnson, recognized by some, was pushed and spat upon but unharmed. A dusk to dawn curfew extended to the entire city, with 50 to 60 arrests for disturbing the peace looting and weapons charges.
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Berkeley
Calif
University of California
Walter Johnson
Johnson
Civic Center Park
City Hall
William Beall
University of California At Berkeley
Civic Center
Beall
Young Socialist Alliance
France
Europe
McCarthy Could Back Rockefeller If Humphrey Stands Firm
A coalition of antiwar Democrats including Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy indicated he could back Nelson Rockefeller for president if Humphrey remains unchanged on Vietnam and if McCarthy forces are not excluded. Rockefeller’s status and Texas delegates linger as Nixon faces uncertain GOP support.
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Europe
Daley
Sen. Dirksen
William Clark
Democratic Party
Johnson
Vietnam
Nelson Rockefeller
Sen
McCarthy
Nixon
Humphrey
Associated Press
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Chicago
Conference of the Coalition
Rockefeller
New York
Martin Shephard
National Cochairman
Citizens For Kennedy
Texas
John G. Tower
Richard M. Nixon
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Kennedy
Richard J. Daley
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