Ford and Johnson Spar Over Viet Nam Leaks and Talks
Washington AP report says House Republican Leader Gerald Ford seeks a direct meeting with President Johnson to challenge his charges about a suspected leak. Moyers rejects plans for talks while Ford says he delivered his letter and awaits a direct reply before commenting further.
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House
Gerald R. Ford
Johnson
Michigan
Canaves
White House
Ford
Bill D. Moyers
Moyers
Texas
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Ghana Leader Sends Message to Johnson
Ghana's Kwame Nkrumah sent a special message to President Johnson via Foreign Minister Kwason-Sackey after talks with Ho Chi Minh. U.S. officials doubt the note signals a breakthrough in Vietnam talks. Johnson has urged unconditional discussions while Ha Noi weighs four points, including U.S. withdrawal.
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Quaison-Sackey
U.N. General Assembly
New York
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Washington
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Manol
South
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Southeast Asia
National Security Council
Maxwell D. Teylor
Saigon
Ten
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Taylor
National Republican Congressional Committee
Committee
Break Near In Search For Slayers
In Austin police hinted a break may be near in the search for the slayers of Dallas coeds Susan Rigsby and Shirley Ann Stark. Detective Sgt. Eckham said tomorrow could be fruitful but gave no specifics. Maj. Merbert, head of the investigation, reported progress but no arrests. The two women, both 21, disappeared July 18 and were found dead near the north outskirts of Austin twelve days later. Miss Rigsby was strangled. Stark’s cause of death could not be determined.
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Dallas
Bell
Austin
Miss Igsby
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Abe Fortas Denies Communist Ties With Witness Attacks
Abe Fortas testified that past links to communism do not affect his fitness for the Supreme Court. Witness Marjorie Shearon accused him of Communist ties and a role with an international lawyers group linked to Moscow. Fortas rejected claims of misled testimony and said his conduct with President Johnson has not biased his judicial ability. The Senate committee recessed after mixed testimony and plans to reconvene, with a possible vote set for Tuesday.
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Edmond Lerreton
Washington
Abe Fortas
Les
Johnson
Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
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High Court
Tan
Marjorie Stearon
Chevy Chase, Md
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Beriale
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Dodi
Charles Callas
New York
Senate Internal Security Sucommittes
Forlar
Sun
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Faris
Ferias
Viet Cong Casualties Seen Mounting in July Fight
U S military spokesman in Saigon reports Viet Cong losses in July may total as high as 14 000 including defectors and wounded while 4 130 Viet Cong defectors are counted. government deaths total 3 850 with 1 385 killed in action and 109 guerrillas killed in scattered actions.
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Viet Nam
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Pleiku
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Cnul
Saigon
Most Draftees Ungifted If Your Number Is Called
AP reports that a large share of drafted youths are rejected after pre induction exams. Army surgeon general findings show 47 percent accepted, 53 percent rejected for medical, mental, training ability, or administrative reasons including moral grounds.
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Elton C. Fay
Washington (Ap
Army Surgeon General's Office
Singer Jan Berry Injured When Train Hits Film Crew
CHATSWORTH Calif AP singer Jan Berry of the Jan and Dean duo was injured in a freight train collision during filming of a musical comedy. Berry suffered a compound fracture to his left leg. director Barry Shuar, 42, had possible internal injuries. Twelve people were injured. partner Dean Torrence was unhurt.
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Calif
Jan Berry
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Arion
Barry Shuar
Estar
Dean Torrence
Artificial Water Supply Dilemma in Drought Era
NEA special report examines whether artificial water systems can end traditional drought shortages. Discusses new machinery designs and potential for sustaining human consumption during low rainfall periods.
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United States
NEA
Arrivance remembers haoshima survivor Furuta at 24
Minor Furuta, 24, who survived the atomic blast in Utrashima, recalls the detonation on the 20th anniversary. He serves as a concrete patrolman stationed at Ota Ale Force Base and recounts waking amid debris with fire surrounding him after the flash.
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Minor Furuta
Utrashima
Ale Forge
Furuta
Ota Ale Force Base
Road Bond Vote Set November 2
RALEIGH AP Noe Cart Mon volera will vuke their ap proval or disapproval of a 300 milion road bond issue Tuesday November 2. Gov Dan Moore announced the date at a news conference and said he will campaign vigorously for the bonds. He will name an eight member Governor’s Committee on Water Safety to develop action. Clyde Pale won is named chair. The probe also covered plans for stepped up water safety enforcement by Wildlife Resources Commission. Moore discussed tolerance and warned groups like the Ku Klux Klan against racial strife. He noted no special plans for school integration trouble and said maintaining order is a general responsibility. He commented on replacing Victor Aldridge as head of the ABC Board.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Viet Nam
Ford
White House
Newsweek
Samuel Shaffer
Sen
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Shaffer
Moyers
News- Tren
Michigan Republican
Lawrence O’brien
Tee
Jeter
Raleigh
Noah Cart
Mon Volera
Sov
Dan K. Moore
Moore
Victor Aldridge
ABC Board
Vote Bill Signed Into Law by President Johnson
President Johnson signed the voting rights bill in the President's Rooms of the Capitol, pledging enforcement to guarantee Negroes the right to vote. The ceremony recalled Lincoln and the 1881 slave-freeing law. Johnson cited past demonstrations and affirmed no delay or compromise in achieving equal voting access.
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Walter A. Mears
Washington
Capitol
Abraham Lincoln
Johnson
Senate
White House
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Wood
South
Marks Johnson
Capitol Hill
Selma
Conress
Lincoln
Officers On Trail Of Killer At UNC Chapel Hill
Investigators in the fatal stabbing of UNC coed Suellen Evans say they are on the killer’s trail. State police indicate strong belief the suspect is a Black man after a jailer and witness describe a dark skinned prowler fleeing the scene. Nearly 200 students searched the botanical garden for the weapon with little result as authorities pursue informant tips and monitor suspects.
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Hill
N.C
IAPI
Suellen Evans
Mooresville
State Bureau of Investigation
Walter Anderson
Miss Hyans
University of North Carolina
Botanical Garden
Chapel Hill
James Farrell
Atomic Bomb Truth Hidden Behind Wartime Work Belying Bulbs
Report from Highland and Richland recalls workers at the Hanford site who unknowingly helped produce plutonium for the first atomic bomb. Many believed they were building light bulbs and toilet paper materials while secretly advancing a project kept from the public. Some recalled hints from officials, while most kept silent to protect the mission and the war effort.
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Lucy
Nagasaki
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