Governors push to mobilize GOP for 1968 nomination
GOP governors escalate bid for influence in selecting the party candidate for president. Michigan's George Romney leads in polls, with John A. Love of Colorado and John H. Chafee of Rhode Island backing a unified gubernatorial push. They seek a chair for the New Solutions to the Many Manship of the Republican Governors' Association and aim to decide their preferred nominee early in the race.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Michigan
George Romney
Colorado
John A. Love
Rhode Island
John H
Chafee
Love
House
Gerald R. Ford
Capitol Hill
Ford
Association
Robert E. Smylie
Idaho
Congress
Abraham Lincoln
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican Policy Coordinating Committee
Daniel J. Evans
Washington
GOP
Georgia
Romney
Associated Press
Rhode Island boy seeks help from secretary over local kids problem
A 12 year old Rhode Island entrepreneur Jimmy Halpin writes Secretary of Commerce John T. Canada about two issues. He and partner rent a garage from their neighbor's grandmother and face ongoing tampering by neighborhood kids.
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Washington
Rhode Island
John T. Canada
Syracuse
Jimmy Halpin
Johnston, R.J
Connor
Justice
Cherry Hill Paper Waste Co
Cherry Hill Gardeners Co
Roland
Kennedy and CORE chief clash over black power stance
Washington report covers Senator Robert F. Kennedy and CORE leader Floyd McKissick debating black power. McKissick says the Civil Rights movement is dead and calls for power in politics and economy, while Kennedy urges white and black Americans to unite to address ghetto issues.
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Washington
Floyd B. McKissick
Senate
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Kennedy
McKissick
Viet Nam
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Churches urge U N to run war and seek global response
The National Council of Churches General Assembly urged the United States to shift war leadership to international responsibility through the United Nations. It endorsed phased troop withdrawals, possible peacekeeping forces, and a halt to bombing North Vietnam without assured reciprocal action. The council represents 34 denominations and about 42 million members. The resolution calls for candor on U.S. Viet Nam policy and negotiations.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Viet Nam
United Nations
United States
General Assembly of the National Council of Churches
North Viet Nam
War on Poverty Faces Harsh Reality in Nationwide Probe
Washington Bureau specialists report the War on Poverty has touched few of the 30 million Americans near subsistence. Despite programs across training jobs education health housing and more, the effort faces cuts and political snags. An eight part series starts Sunday in the Herald-American and continues daily in the Herald-Journal.
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Johnson Administration
Washington
Herald-American
Herald-Journal
December Breaks All-Time High Temperature Record
Yesterday's high reached 69 degrees, topping the previous December record of 68 set on December 4, 1941. The outlook calls for mild overall weather with highs in the 50s and nightly in the 40s, with occasional showers possible and winds shifting from south to west through tonight and tomorrow.
Detroit couple awarded 5000 after venue cancellation
A Detroit couple, Mr and Mrs Lawrence Baker of Royal Oak, won 5000 in Common Pleas Court as Hall of Records canceled their wedding reception two days before the July 2 ceremony citing a scheduling mixup. Judge George D Kent issued the judgment.
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Detroit
Common Pleas
George D. Kent
Lawrence Baker
Royal Oak
Resmer
Yanks elude MIGs bomb radar site near Hanoi
U S jets swept past Communist MIGs and bombed a Hanoi area radar site within six miles of the North Vietnamese capital. One Thunderchief jet was downed by ground fire and listed as missing in action. Other U S planes were lost in South Vietnam. Weather hampered damage assessments.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Hanoi
South Viet Nam
North
Viet ‘Nam
Advice for Parents on Listening Kids Pants Motto
A lighthearted note offers parental guidance about the listening ear. It playfully outfits a moral: the child who listens earns the right to choose comfortable pants. The piece lands with a wink about attention and attire.
Mohawk Airlines Mechanics Strike Pickets 14 Terminals
Nearly 500 mechanics from Local 75 IAM began a midnight strike against Mohawk Airlines with picket lines at 14 terminals. The walkout follows an inconclusive Washington meeting and a union vote authorizing action if no agreement on a pay plan by today. The carrier operates from Washington to Toronto and as far west as Detroit, with travel impacts anticipated during the pre Christmas period.
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Utica
N.Y
Mohawk Airlines
International Association of Machinists
Washington
D.C
National Mediation Board
Washington, D.C
Toronto
Detroit
Mich
Mohawk Airlines pilots to strike suspend flights at Syracuse Hanock Field
Mohawk Airlines announced that starting tomorrow all piston flights in and out of Syracuse Han cock Field will be canceled while jet and turbo prop aircraft remain unaffected. The carrier expects most planes to continue flying if talks fail, with piston engines grounded and supervisory staff able to service remaining aircraft.
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Mohawk Airlines
Hancock Field
Syracuse
Mohawk
New York
Kennedy
la Guardia
Newark
Steve Robbins
Associated Press
Robbins
Washington
Robert Roadley
Federal Mediation Board
Roadley
Bank Robbery at Fillmore Utica Branch in Buffalo
Two men robbed the Manufacturers and Traders Trust branch in Buffalo N Y today without masks. The loot totaled about 30000 dollars. A teller, Mildred Shephard, received a note demanding only paper currency. The bandits took money from her cage and from two other tellers, Missertonia Davis and Carol Beau loin.
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Buffalo
N.Y
The
Manufacturers & Traders Trust’Co
Mildred’ Shephard
Miss Shephard
Missertonia, Davis
Carol. Beauloin
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Joseph R. Coyne
Melissick
U.N
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Sylvia Porter
Earl Wilson
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