Edwin O Connor dies at 50 after heart attack in Boston
Pulitzer winner Edwin O Connor novelist of The Last Hurrah died at New England Baptist Hospital after a heart attack in his Boston apartment. He won the 1962 prize for The Edge of Sadness. The Last Hurrah inspired a film and he later wrote I Was Dancing and All in the Family, a 1966 novel.
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Cohen Speaks On Job Cohen Seeks Welfare Reform
Wilbur J. Cohen, Johnson's nominee for welfare secretary, discusses tying welfare to payroll taxes to bridge anti handout sentiment. In a wide UPI interview he outlines roles in welfare education Social Security Medicare and Medicaid and explains how his ideas have softened with political reality. He notes reform will be gradual and cites public attitudes toward welfare as a major hurdle.
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Kennedy vows to stay in race despite Westmoreland oust
Senator Robert F. Kennedy opened a California swing pledging to stay in the presidential race to the finish. He planned statewide rallies as he campaigns for the June 4 primary with 174 delegates at stake, after deciding to challenge Johnson and McCarthy for the Democratic nomination. Kennedy arrived in San Francisco and then continued by charter to Stockton Sacramento and San Jose, telling reporters he would persevere.
Kennedy says Westmoreland recall impacts campaign year
UPI reports Senator Kennedy says President Kennedy's recall of Gen Westmoreland from Vietnam came too late to withdraw his candidacy. He notes the move signals a shift by the administration on Vietnam and cites support from Jesse Unruh and Kennedy sisters.
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Governors muffed it says Scott on Rockefeller bid
UPI Washington Sen. Hugh Scott said Republican governors muffed a magnificent opportunity by not uniting to back Nelson Rockefeller for president. He urged collective action while noting only five governors publicly supported Rockefeller, three backed Nixon, seven were undecided and 11 refused to announce.
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