26 Jun 1967
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Newspaper
The Gastonia Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1967
Page
1
Community readers ask about the new Channel 8 rollout. D C A Jerry Reece, manager, says broadcasting will start in August after delayed equipment arrival. Cablevision subscribers may receive it, while some existing channels will be adjusted to make room for the new station.
Soviet Premier Kosygin prepared to depart New York after ten hours of talks with President Johnson yielded no clear shift in stance on the Arab Israeli conflict. Kosygin reiterated support for his resolution condemning Israel and called for withdrawal from territories, while noting potential Security Council actions if the General Assembly adopts such a decision.
Light contact persisted as South Vietnamese paratroopers and South Korean marines bore the brunt of ground fighting in Vietnam on Sunday, reporting 148 Communist deaths. U.S. units conducted 91 major ground assaults with 253 American air missions over North Vietnam, mostly against supply routes while Hanoi Haiphong region remained avoided due to weather.
CBS on a four part series contends Oswald had time to fire three shots from the Texas School Book Depository, challenges Warren Commission timing, cites Zapruder film and its own tests showing rapid fire possible with a Carcano rifle, and asserts Oswald was on the sixth floor during the shooting. Walter Cronkite previews further broadcasts on conspiracy theories.
Pope Paul VI named 27 new cardinals in a ceremony at the Vatican appointing four Americans among the new princes of the Church. He urged unity among Vietnamese communities and called for international attention to Palestine refugees and Jerusalem's status. The meeting of 48 Sacred College members lasted about 29 minutes.
A severe thunderstorm swept Gastonia Sunday cutting electricity for nearly an hour in parts of the city. Lightning struck a residence causing a fire while two city residents filed for the school board race. Other stories note jury duty excusal reforms and a student placing third in a festival.
In Holiday TN the Evening Optimist Club at All Saints Episcopal Church hosts a 7 pm event. Alcoholics Anonymous meets at All Saints at 7 30. Kiwanis at Masonic Temple at 7 pm. TOPS club gathers at 7. Health group scheduled for 7 30 at All Saints.
Luci Johnson Nugent and her baby leave Seton Hospital for home as President Johnson’s grandson, six days old, completes a final checkup. White House photographers may release pictures today. the President visited his grandson during a busy Saturday at the hospital amid talks with Soviet Premier Rosygin.
Johnson and Kosygin left Glassboro still at odds on Vietnam and the Middle East but pledged to stay in direct contact. They spent nearly 10 hours over two days, with talks partly private, and urged restraint to reduce nuclear risk while Secretary Rusk and Gromyko pursue concrete accords.
United States officials assess 10 hours of talks with the Soviet side as worthwhile despite deep east west rifts. The private sessions between the two leaders fostered direct exchange and a clearer grasp of opposing views, with continued guidance to Rusk and Gromyko expected.
AP analysis notes that Washington and Moscow hope to keep diplomatic channels open after Glassboro. Kosygin publicly urges Vietnam troop withdrawal and Middle East steps as conditions for better U.S. Soviet ties, while disarmament talks aim to push a draft treaty before the 1968 conference.
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