Republicans aim for Midwest gains to recoup House losses
GOP leaders, led by Sen. Thruston Morton, say 1966 campaign targets Midwest and West to win back House seats and gain three or more Senate seats. They credit President Johnson's farm program failings for helping candidates in Iowa and similar states while Mundt criticizes Johnson for urban bias.
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Jack Bell
Associated Press
Washington
Midwest
West
House
Senate
Johnson
GOP
Sen
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
Republican
Iowa
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
Metromedia
Campaign Planned by SDS to Lead Nationwide War Protests
SDS delegates at Camp Maplehurst propose a mass antiwar campaign that could expand the movement beyond teach-ins and the April Washington march. Clark Kissinger outlines a plan of civil disobedience including leaflets on Army bases and napalm factory picketing, with a June 19 Washington meeting to decide.
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Natalie Jaffe
New York Times
Kenadin
Mich
United States
Viet Nam
Students For A Democratic Society
Camp Maplehurst
U.S
Washington
SDS
Clark Kissinger
Truman
Kissinger
University of Chicago
Mostel Accepts Tony Speech in Yiddish as Stars Shine
Zero Mostel won a Tony Award for Fid dler on the Roof and spoke in Yiddish addressing God. Liza Minnelli, 19, won for Flora the Red Menace, Subject of Roses was named best play, Neil Simon won for The Odd Couple. about 1,200 attended at the Astor Hotel.
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New York
Zero Mostel
Heaven
American Theater Wing
Sholem Aleichem
Liza Minelli
Judy Garland
Mastel
Bronx
Astor Hotel
Neil Simon
Horsewoman Loretta Barry Dies After Riding Mishap
Loretta Barry aged 25 of Potomac Vermilion County died from injuries after being thrown from a riding horse near Potomac. She was dead on arrival at a Denville hospital.
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Potomac
Ill
Loretta Barry
Vermilion County
Denville
TV Encounter: Student Calls Humphrey Glib
An English student in London told Vice President Humphrey during a live transatlantic interview that his answer on Vietnam was glib. Michael Smithson, 20, Manchester, led the questioning on NBC Today via Early Bird Satellite with six European students posing queries on war and peace in Southeast Asia.
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New York
London
Hubert H. Humphrey
Washington
Humphrey Today
Michael Smithson
Manchester
England
Humphrey
Transatlantic
Early Bird
America
National Broadcasting Co
Smithson
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Woman Slain At Road Stop Near Vincennes
The body of 26 year old Marilyn McLemore was returned to Kentucky for burial after a roadside shooting during a robbery near Vincennes Indiana. Her husband Winston McLemore and two Chicago youths were questioned and agreed to lie detector tests as investigators pursue the case. The victim died four hours after being shot below the right ear with a .32 caliber pistol.
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Vincennes
Ind
Chicago
Kentucky
Winston McLemore
U.S. 41
Knox County
McLemore
Marilyn McLemore
China prepares third and fourth nuclear tests
Mao Tse-tung allegedly informed an Indonesian official that Peking plans additional nuclear tests, signaling ongoing Chinese atomic program expansion. Kyodo reported the statement from Tokyo on June 14.
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Tokyo
Communist Chinese Party
Mao Tze-tung
Peking
Kyodo
Cloudburst Devastates Reeds Spring Loss Tops Million
A Missouri cloudburst flooded Reeds Spring causing over 1 million dollars in damage and the death of Charles L. Hargus. About 20 businesses and many homes were hit as four foot floodwaters washed away roads. Mrs. Hargus was rescued, while Mayor Frank Judah estimated a 30 day cleanup. Reeds Spring, population 500, lies 35 miles south of Springfield.
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Frank Judah
Ozark Hills
Charles L. Hargus
Springfield
Hargus
Table Rock Lake
Judah
Reeds Spring
Texas Banker Named Envoy to Australia
President Johnson nominated Edward A. Clark, 58, a Texas banker and longtime ally, to be ambassador to Australia. The president also signed a bill approving $15.4 billion in military appropriations and accepted Malcolm Kilduff’s resignation as White House press secretary.
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Texas
Edward A. Clark
Australia
Malcolm Kilduff
White House
Washington
Record of critical government peace appeal sentiment
Fragmentary quotation notes broad criticism aimed at government in matters of peace. It states no other government asks for peace like the Hanoi government, highlighting strong international critique and a call for restraint.
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Hanoi
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