Kosygin signals readiness for arms talks with U S
Soviet Premier Kosygin told Senators Gore and Pell in Moscow that the USSR is willing to negotiate new arms curbs but fears President-elect Nixon may resist. He warned improvements in superpower ties depend on parity and noted the Czech crisis limits to talks. Gore and Pell described a steady policy continuity across administrations.
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Okinawa Protests Grow After B52 Crash At Kadena AFB
A B52 laden with 750 pound bombs crashed on takeoff at Kadena Air Base Okinawa causing fires and damage to 139 houses and over 200 windows. Two crew members were badly burned as civilians and residents demanded U.S. bases be withdrawn from the Ryukyu Islands amid protests linked to Vietnam War opposition.
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Middletown Weather Outlook With Cold, Windy Snow Flurries
Variable cloudiness brings windy and cold conditions with scattered snow flurries. Highs reach 35 to 45 degrees, with fair to partly cloudy skies tonight and Thursday. Lows in the 20s, west to northwest winds 15 to 30 mph gusty. Sunrise 6 47, sunset 4 36. Rainfall to date 33 08 inches, last year 35 09 inches high Middletown.
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Johnson awards five Medals of Honor at ceremony
President Lyndon B. Johnson awarded five Medals of Honor and spoke of future battles and the ongoing search for peace. He warned that “other bitter days” lie ahead and emphasized that peace remains possible, not guaranteed, with further brave acts expected before a conference table settlement.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Times Herald LBook 7 Volume 13 No 97 Nov 20 1968
The Times Herald LBook 7 prints the Middletown based Orange County publication date November 20 1968. It lists circulation figures for October 1968 and October 1967 across Orange Sullivan and Sussex counties.
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France and Germany take budget steps to steady currencies
In Paris premier Maurice Couve de Murville announced 400 million dollar budget cuts for 1969 as a first move to balance the economy and restore confidence in the shaky franc. Bonn followed with immediate tax measures to support the German mark and curb exports, rejecting any revaluation amid Europe’s monetary crisis. President-elect Nixon returned to Florida to plan his administration and the Julie Eisenhower wedding details.
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Maurice Couve de Murville
National Assembly
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Nixon
Key Biscayne
Fla
Richard M. Nixon
Julie
David Eisenhower
Queen Elizabeth II ships maiden voyage marred by scrapes
In Glasgow on a busily watched launch the Queen Elizabeth II scraped 30 feet of paint from her side while leaving the fitting out basin. Prince Charles stood on the bridge as the liner drifted and smoke sparked dockside concern. Later she moved 13 miles to a dry dock and took a 10 foot scratch as three tugs assisted.
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Clyde
Draft policy allows graduates to finish term before induction
Draft Director Hershey asked local boards to let drafted graduate students complete their current term before induction. Selective Service HQ said the policy aims to ease the draft’s impact on students and graduate schools. The change follows February guidance ending most academic deferments for non medical grads.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
National Security Council
Hershey
Dirksen in New Jersey Hospital for Unknown Reason
Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois was hospitalized at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston New Jersey on Tuesday. Hospital authorities refused to disclose the reason for his confinement and did not explain why he chose St. Barnabas, though the center’s hyperbaric oxygen unit, the world’s largest, may be a factor.
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N.J
Everett Dirksen
St. Barnabas Medical Center
St. Barnabas
Prague Students Seize University Buildings Over Edict
Thousands of striking students occupy Prague University facilities to protest a Communist Party edict mandating changes to democratic reforms. The action underscores escalating opposition to government policy amid ongoing campus demonstrations.
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