West Virginia governor race heads to a tight finish
West Virginians vote Tuesday for governor and a host of state offices including Board of Public Works, legislature, and Supreme Court judge. Voters weigh a $350 million road bond amendment and budget reform, with Rockefeller vying for secretary of state and turnout shaping party gains ahead of the results.
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UPI
West
Arch A. Moore
Johnson
North Vietnam
John D. Rockefeller IV
Board of Public Works
Hubert Humphrey
Richard Nixon
George Wallace
Humphrey
Nixon
Northern Panhandle
George Strader
John Slack
Neal Kinsolving
Ken Hechler
Ralph Shannon
James Kee
Donald Clark
Fred Caplan
Supreme Court
Dennis Knapp
Caplan
House of Delegates
William Sharpe
D-Lewis
Hans McCourt
D-Webster
Dallas Wolfe
R-Preston
W. Bernard Smith
Logan County
Robert Bailey
Nixon Hints Bombing Halt Was Contrived
Nixon and Humphrey traded comments on South Vietnam's boycott of Paris talks. An unnamed Nixon adviser said the halt to bombing may have been hastily contrived for domestic political reasons. Humphrey called the move wise and urged patience as Wallace urged order on campuses.
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Richard M. Nixon
South Vietnam
Paris
Johnson
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
U.S
North Vietnam
Nixon
Austin
Tex
George C. Wallace
Youngstown
Ohio
St. Louis
Joplin
Wallace
New York
United States
Russia
Joaon Humphrey
Long Beach
Calif
New Hampshire
Saigon Mistrust Holds Back Expanded Paris Peace Talks
South Vietnam rejects sending a delegation to Paris talks amid U S bombing halt fears of a Communist win. Thieu vows not to join unless guarantees direct negotiations and NLF exclusion, while U S diplomats press for Saigon representation and new pace for talks.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
North Vietnam
United States
Johnson
Nguyen van Thieu
Paris
Thieu
South Vietnam
Washington
State ‘Department
Hanoi
South Vietnamese Congress
NLF
Democrats fret halt may hurt in final days
Democrats warned the Vietnam peace talks setback could backfire and hurt Humphrey in the upcoming election. Saigon’s boycott fueled Republican claims the president moved too fast, clouding any late showing of Democratic achievement before Tuesday’s vote.
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Washington
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Paris
Humphrey
Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Texas
Saigon
Five Soldiers Killed As My Tho Faces Mekong Delta Attack
Communist gunners bombarded My Tho in the Mekong Delta early Sunday, killing five Vietnamese soldiers and wounding 36 people. Attacks followed mortar fire on a U S fire support base near Cambodia and a Bien Hoa base near Saigon, with lighter casualties elsewhere in the region.
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Saigon
UPI
Mekong
My Tho
Johnson
North Vietnam
U.S
Cambodia
Bien Hoa
Delta
Fairweather Friend Quotation Reflects Sunshine Saying
A brief quotation notes that a fairweather friend is present when needed, attributed to Sunshine. The line emphasizes reliability in good times and sunny sentiment.
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Fairweather
Sunshine
Kremlin Analysts Struggle To Gauge Presidential Military Policy
Kremlin analysts study campaign statements by Nixon Humphrey and Wallace and seek private views at social events. They note differences on NATO Israel Vietnam War and strategic balance with the Soviet Union, while warning campaign pronouncements may not predict future policy and stressing the need for expert input.
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Washington
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Israel
United States
Richard M. Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
George C. Wallace
Nixon
Humphrey
U. S
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Thuy
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Mekong Delta
Bert W. Okuley
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Central Highlands
Dak To
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