Hanoi Rejects Peace Feelers and Sees Turning Tide
U S commanders in Vietnam express guarded optimism citing initiative, rising ally forces, new weapons and intelligence, helicopter mobility, and air strikes disrupting North Viet Nam supply lines while observers warn against French errors and guerrilla tactics shaping the war.
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Robert Tuckman
Associated Press
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
Mde
United States
North
Prospects for Armed Forces Service Under the Draft
Elton Fay outlines Selective Service data on registration totals obligations and odds of service for 19 to 25 year olds. He explains 1-A classifications, deferments, and the possibility of calling older ages if younger pools run out, plus the roles of volunteers and student deferments.
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Elton Fay
Associated Press
Draft Board
Selective Service Headquarters
Selective Service
Regular Army
Navy
Marines
Air Force
National Guard
Defense Department
Peace Corps
VISTA
North Viet Nam rejects U S peace talks bid amid de-escalation push
The New York Times reports Hanoi rejected a U S proposal for talks while military activity declines, calling the move a peace offensive fraud. Hanoi wants unconditional bombing halt but won’t curb Viet Cong support. Diplomats see continued determination to wage war. Izvestia denies U S troop withdrawal as a precondition for halting nuclear spread.
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New York
New York Times
North Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Hong Kong
the Times Dispatch
United States
North
South
Saigon
Johnson
the Times
Warsaw
China
Chester Ronning
Nguyen Duy Trinh
Ronning
Ottawa
William P. Bundy
Moscow
Izvestia
Geneva
Alexei A. Roshchin
Jet clash ends with MIG17 shot down over North Viet Nam
A U S Navy pilot crippled by enemy fire and low on fuel shot down a MIG17 over North Viet Nam. Four Navy F8 Crusaders tangled with four MIG17s 65 miles northeast of Hanoi. a Crusader was shot down and a reconnaissance plane lost to ground fire. In South Viet Nam, U S troopers and cavalry fought a Communist battalion on the central highlands eastern flank. the enemy toll rose to 144 killed.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
U.S
Central Highlands
Viet War Death Feeds Sides Across Vietnam
Tom Tiede examines the Viet Nam war’s human cost and the daily dream of killing for both sides. The piece appears on page 11 of today’s Southern Illinois newspaper.
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U.S
Tom Tiede
Southern Illinoisan
Hershey Critics Lottery as Solution to Draft
Lt Gen Lewis B Hershey told the House Armed Services Committee lottery methods cannot fix the draft. He warned against substituting chance for judgment as the Selective Service faces hearings on its operation. Chairman L Mendell Rivers described the system as an unpleasant life fact.
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Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
House Armed Services Committee
L. Mendell Rivers
Ds.c
Rivers
Ex-Aide Says Dodd Trip Meant to Aid Klein Probe
James P. Boyd Jr. testified that Senator Thomas J. Dodd traveled to Germany in April 1964 to assist Julius Klein a Chicago public relations figure. The Ethics Committee opened public testimony into Dodd amid misconduct charges noting Klein’s role as a West German interests agent. Boyd described prior advice from Klein about bolstering Klein’s image and retaining German clients.
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Washington
Thomas J. Dodd
Germany
Chicago
Julius Klein
James P. Boyd Jr
Senate Ethics Committee
Dodd
Connecticut
Klein
Boyd
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Living Cost Tiny Rise Cites Offset by Food Decline
Senator William Proxmire says last month's small cost of living increase negates need for an inflationary tax rise. He notes food costs fell offsetting higher prices elsewhere and that farmers received only a dollar of the ninety dollars extra spent on food last year. The Labor Department reports living costs up just one tenth of one percent due to lower food prices.
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Washington (Ap
William Proxmire
Dwis
Senate Today
Proxmire
Senate
House Economic Committee
Labor Department
Riot in Pompano Beach Ends With 24 Arrests
In Pompano Beach Florida hundreds of Black residents clashed with police as riot squads cleared streets with billy clubs and tear gas. Two cars overturned one burned and stores damaged while 24 people were arrested.
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Pompano Beach
Fla
Negro District
Miami
Arthur M. Marks
Hammondville Road
Highway Patrol
Sheriff's Office
Fort Lauderdale
Suppress Motion Filed in Menard Prisoner Murder Trial
Defense lawyers filed a motion to suppress tape recordings in the Circuit Court murder trial of four Menard prison inmates. Ten more prospective jurors were dismissed, bringing total excused to 951 since May 3. eight jurors have been seated.
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Springfield, Ill
Menard
Senate panel backs stronger auto safety bill for 1968 models
The Senate Commerce Committee approved unanimously a tougher auto safety bill than Johnson proposed. It directs interim standards next year and permanent rules in 1969 for 1968 models, with administration backing and industry opposition to the companion highway measure. The highway bill would authorize 375 million dollars for state and local accident prevention, but some senators say the funding is insufficient and expect a floor battle.
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Washington
Johnson
Senate Commerce Committee
Senate
Secretary of Commerce
Public Works Committee
TVA Nuclear Bid Reflects Power Strategy And Coal Experience
Moody says TVA's one million kilowatt nuclear plant purchase does not signal a shift away from coal. The National Coal Policy Conference president notes TVA's extensive coal generation, two million kilowatts on order, and expected five year coal use rising to 30 million tons annually. He cites a 12 year fuel price guarantee from General Electric as a key factor.
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Coal Producing and Transportation Industries
Tennessee Valley Authority
Joseph E. Moody
National Coal Policy Conference Inc
TVA
General Electric Company
Moody
Mississippi Fight Area Closed Off After Gunfire
In Philadelphia Mississippi a Negro neighborhood remained off limits to outsiders after Tuesday night gunfire between blacks and whites. Deputy Cecil Price said the area would stay blocked to press and non residents with daylight return uncertain. Police reported a white man Stanley Stuart wounded by buckshot and birdshot near Freedom Democratic party headquarters.
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Philadelphia
Miss
Cecil Price
Price
Bruce Latimer
Stanley Stuart
Freedom Democratic Party
Stuart
Highway Patrol
Maynard King
Latimer
Freedom Democrat
De Gaulle and Brezhnev Discuss Viet Nam War Alignment
French sources report Charles de Gaulle and Leonid Brezhnev held talks on the Viet Nam war noting convergence in their views. De Gaulle was critical of U S policy while Brezhnev accused the United States of savage aggression. The leaders also reviewed Soviet French relations across economy culture and science.
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Moscow
Charles de Gaulle
Viet Nam
Leonid J. Brzhnev
de Gaulle
U.S
Brezhnev
United States
Warm weather with continued warmth into Thursday
The forecast calls for generally warm and fair conditions tonight and Thursday. Lows stay in the 60s with Thursday's highs near 90 degrees.
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City & State
Teaneck
N. J
G. I. Guides
LBJ
Mississippi
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