U.S. Loses Jets as Hanoi Talks Teeter in War
U.S. officials report four more American jets shot down as North Vietnam signals possible peace talks but offers no reciprocal bombing halt. Washington notes Hanoi’s stance and weighs how a potential pause could be verified, amid ongoing raids and fighting near Saigon and in the Haiphong corridor.
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Freds
Hoffman
Washington
North Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
al Lealt
Nentirece
George McArthur
Red
Thureday
Haiphong
Hanoi
Hafficer
Robert J. McChuskey
Red China
U.S. State Department
Haiphong Harbor
Saigon
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Tao Uyen
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Armi
Detroit warned of another race riot sparked by rejected grant
AP report notes Rev. Albert Cleage refused a $100000 Ford Foundation grant offered through the New Detroit Committee. Cleage warned Detroit could face a second summer riot unless Black self determination is allowed, while dual grants were proposed to his Federation for Self-Determination and the Detroit Council of Organizations.
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Detroit
Ford Foundation
Albert Cleage
Federation For’ Self- Determination
Cleage
New Detroit Committee
George Rowtney
Jerome Cavanagh
Liuting
Detroit Council of Organizations
Funeral for Clive Haupt as Blaiberg family plans
Mrs. Philip Blaiberg attends funeral of Clive Haupt in Cape Town amid donations to aid Haupt’s heart donor family. NSC offered payments totaling 25 000 for exclusive film rights, but no operation footage was produced. Haupt, 24, died after heart transplant from Denise Darvall, a Cape colored woman.
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Mrs. Blaiberg
Clive Haupt
Cape Town
South Africa
Philip Blaiberg
Haupt
National Broadcasting Co
Blaibergs
Clive Tlaupt
NSC
NEC
Erg
Denise Darvall
Louis
Washkansky
Gerald
Ferry
Auberal
St. Take's
Blaiberg
Salt River
Cate
Heart
Czech President Loses Job As Red Party Chief
Prague reports say President Antonin Novotny has been ousted as Communist party chief after 15 years. Alexander Dubcek, a Slovak reformist, won a four day caucus and may push liberal reforms, with Brezhnev offering cautious congratulations. Novotny retains ceremonial presidency. Dubcek’s rise signals possible policy shifts.
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Red Party
Prague
Czechoslovakias
Antonin Novotny
Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Buheek
Slovakia
Czechoslovakia
Dubcek
Crerhustow
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
Romania
Leonid Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Novotny
Hughes Committee Recommends 41 Percent Tax Cut Trial Plan
In Baltimore the Hughes Committee on business tax reform favors a 41 percent sales tax cut for machinery and equipment production, replacing an earlier 2 percent proposal. After Maryland Comptroller Louis Goldstein argued revenue losses, the panel adopting a six month trial with a 10 percent reduction to machinery manufacturers to study effects before further action.
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Baltimore
Hughes Committee
Maryland
Lousx
Goldsted
Humphrey Says No Retreat For Johnson
About 300 Ethiopian university students hanged Johnson in effigy and chanted anti US slogans while waiting for Hubert Humphrey to speak. Delayed by a two hour meeting with Emperor Haile Selassie, Humphrey canceled plans to address the crowd and instead met the emperor after a major address on foreign aid and the new isolationism.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Vietnam
Humphrey
U.S
Organization of African Unity
U.N. Economic Commission For Africa
Vision and Prayer Amid Global Tensions
A prayer asks for renewed church spirit and mission over institution. The article notes a 1.9 million payment demand by a US group to families of 34 Navy personnel killed when Israeli planes and torpedo boats attacked a US vessel in the Mediterranean. Israel regrets, offers reparations while US State Department handles further claims for ship damage and injuries.
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Christ
Jesus Christ
Tate
Amer Washington
Johansen
Daven
United States
Dalmager
Canaan
Navy
Mediterranean
Liberty
Israel
State Department
Draft Chief Breaks Ground For Project
Gen. Hershey led a ground breaking for a new Region II field office at St James School. The two story brick building on school grounds will house staff and two regional officers with completion planned in September. Hershey Hall will honor the general with a dormitory for 15 students and space for the national Selective Service System staff.
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Gen. Hershey
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
St. James School
John E. Owens
Selective Service System
Lewisjolfive
B. Hershey
St. Jamesineeo
States
Navy
District of Columbia
National
Washington, D.C
Col
May
Region II
J.B. Ferguson Co. Inc
BBA
Jof
Leo G. May
USAF
No Children Hurt School Bus Damaged In Middleburg Crash
A school bus carrying nine children skidded on a Middleburg Pike morning hill and collided with a car. driver Walter R. Thomas 60 of Hagerstown was charged with failure to yield. Police said Peggy L Renner 178 Rt 1 Locust St reported sun glare as a factor. bus damage estimated at 150 dollars, Nugent car 200 dollars. No injuries reported in a second Sharpsburg Pike collision with two cars causing over 1000 dollars damage. no injuries.
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Walter R. Thomas
Middleburgi
Boose
State Pot
Russell R. Reno
Peggy
Thomas
Harry
V. Smith
Reed Rd
Oakshim
James
Nugem
Rt 6
Hagerstown Council of Re
1968 GNP Outlook Surges as Living Standards Rise
Forecasters predict 1968 GNP near 448 billion dollars with inflation around 3 percent, boosting Americans living standards beyond prior highs. Most expect government spending to climb early year and inflation to ease by late summer, with output gains led by labor, professions, and foreign trade.
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Jonn Carrie
Tion
William Freund
Prudential
New York Stock
Lion
Vietnam
Hington
Repubicans
Robert Te. Notto
Ameri
Frank J. Lauschesen
Taft
Ohio
Lausche
Ohio Democrat
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Senate
Sinle
Stephen M
Young
Inaw
Taft’s 1970 Path Hinted For Senate Bid
Rep Melvina Laird notes Taft may skip challenging Lauree or other Democratic nominees this year. His aim, sources say, is to follow his late father into the Senate, possibly via a 1970 gubernatorial run as a prelude. Rockefeller’s reluctance shapes Nixon’s and Goldwater’s 1968 dynamics.
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Associn
Gov. Rockefeller
Sen. Goldwater
Wil Nomingy
Dick Nixon
Melvina, Laird
R-Wis
House Republican Conference
Taft
Lausche
Buckjing Rhodes
Usenate
Defense Dept Accused of Rigging Tests
Rep Paul Findley accuses the Defense Department of rigging rifle tests for the Mis rifle to justify its use by Vietnam forces. He cites pre judgment by the Institute for Defense Analysis and the Marine Corps area tests set for Jan 10 in Panama and urges formation of an independent weapons testing program under the GAO.
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Washington
Defense Department
Vietnam
Paul Findley
Secretary of Defense
Robert
McNamara
Panama
House
Institute For Defense Analysis
Marine Corps—areach
Findley
General Accounting Office
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Wyatt Guilding
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Defense Dept
Toft
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