Chicago antiwar activists plan national GI Week actions
Demonstrators in Little Chicago describe a late October GI Week to support servicemen and mobilize voters in November. They foresee sit ins at polling places, campus actions, and protests at draft boards and factories to expose political hypocrisy. Jerry Rubin faces arrest and high bail amid ongoing police scrutiny of dissidents.
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Rennie Davis
Yippies
Jerry Rubin
Rubin
Chicago
Dissidents Plan For Chicago Protest Farm Getaway
Dozens of young radicals gathered at Herb Nadelhoffer's 177 acre Downers Grove farm to decompress after Chicago demonstrations. Tom Hayden spoke of spreading the movement and ending the war while police clashes, gas, and militant rhetoric framed their visit. Youths described evolving tactics and a growing sense of unity with urban protests.
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Downers Grove
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Chicago
Nadelhoffer
Tom Hayden
Javits urges Nixon on de Americanization of Vietnam
Senator Javits at the New York State Fair calls for de Americanization of the Vietnam War during Nixon campaign. He says the issue could decide the race and criticizes Chicago Mayor Daley for a police state atmosphere at the Democratic Convention. He asserts the GOP platform offers a clearer path to ending U.S. involvement.
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Vietnam
Richard Daley
Chicago
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Humphrey Maps Election Plan Aiming for Key States
Un. and News HHH strategists map Humphrey plan to win the White House. The campaign follows Kennedy guidance, targets New England and northern states along with California and Texas, while the South remains challenging though Georgia Alabama and Mississippi are viewed as unlikely. Ohio Michigan and California are pivotal with 87 electoral votes tied to the outcome.
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Hoff Slams Chicago Police State In Cable
Vermont Governor Philip Hoff denounces Chicago in a telegram to Mayor Daley, saying the Vermont delegation is glad to be out of the police state, marking their arrival in New York City as a sign of freedom restored. The message, signed by Hoff and others, criticizes the city’s handling of Democratic National Convention demonstrations.
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John Gordon Mein Eulogized By Friend
Washington United Press International reports Ambassador to Guatemala John Gordon Mein was eulogized as a man of nonviolence after being machine-gunned to death in Guatemala City. The 54 year old envoy was buried in a ceremony attended by 400 mourners including his widow Elizabeth Ann Clay and three children. The eulogy called him a gentle person and noted he was the first US ambassador slain and the 77th foreign service officer to die at a post.
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Foreign Service
Johnson Staying At Ranch
President Johnson conferred with top advisors at his ranch on the threat of a new Russian invasion in Eastern Europe. He decided against returning to Washington for Labor Day weekend and received reports from US officials.
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Romania
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Moscow
Eisenhower Makes Dramatic Recovery From Heart Attacks
Washington D C Former President Dwight D Eisenhower, age 77, continues a remarkable recovery from his seventh major heart attack. Doctors at Walter Reed Army Medical Center report he spent the night free of pain and spasms, showing steady progress. A leading heart specialist calls the recuperation unusual, noting the fighter spirit and high spirits likely aid the process.
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Road Toll Soaring During Holiday Weekend
United Press International reports the Labor Day holiday period saw at least 92 traffic deaths by 4 p.m. EDT, with total deaths reaching 108 including drownings and miscellaneous. Tennessee and Pennsylvania led with 10 fatalities each, New York and Iowa with seven apiece. The National Safety Council had expected 575 to 675 deaths over the 78 hour period. Meanwhile General Eisenhower remained in serious condition, gradually improving after his seventh heart attack, with visitors limited to immediate family and doctors noting intermittent oxygen and continued reading of western novels.
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Iowa
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Hoover Warns of Revolutionary Terror on Campuses
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover warns police nationwide that revolutionary terror invading college campuses is a serious threat to academia and a lawful society. He says leaders of the New Left led by Students for a Democratic Society plan widespread attacks this fall to smash education, then the economy, then the government.
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