Johnson forms panel to seek lasting Middle East peace
President Johnson created a special task force led by McGeorge Bundy to coordinate U.S. efforts for a durable peace in the Middle East. The group includes Rusk as chairman, McNamara, Fowler, Helms, Clifford, Rostow, and Wheeler. The move aims to ease strained Arab relations and improve diplomacy with Egypt Iraq Syria Yemen Algeria Sudan.
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Weather and world notes from a 1967 New York paper
Scattered showers will affect the Gulf Region Florida Great Basin Southern Plains and Plateaus and from the Northern Plateau through the Northern Plains to the Upper and Middle Mississippi Valley and New England Fair to partly cloudy elsewhere Mild Pacific Coast weather Cooler readings in New England Fair to partly cloudy and warm today with a few showers this afternoon or evening Highs in the 80s Lows 50s Winds SW 10 to 25 mph Also reports on Mauritania Egypt and Israel relations and a London UPI note on the Duchess of Windsor meeting Queen Elizabeth and royal title issues.
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Oil for Vietnam Contingency Contracts to Buy West Coast Oil
Defense Secretary McNamara announced contingency contracts to keep oil flowing to Vietnam if Middle East supplies are cut, with 35 added tankers and higher costs projected. He said operations in Southeast Asia would continue without interruption despite possible supply disruption.
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Moscow threats pace U N cease fire with Israel
Russia warned Israel to immediately obey a U N cease fire or face severed diplomatic ties and other necessary measures. Moscow tied the threat to the United Arab Republic and allied nations as it sought salvage of truce terms amid ongoing fighting.
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Dorothy Parker quips on writers and critics in NY quote
The quote attributed to Dorothy Parker scorns authors actors artists and diarists critics and similar types. It mocks limits of knowledge and ends with a barb about people who solicit insurance. The fragment captures Parker's sharp wit and lively tone.
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