$5 Billion Nike-X Defense Plan Against Red China
Secretary of Defense McNamara announced a new Nike-X antimissile defense with a $5 billion earmark to shield U S population centers and portions of the Minuteman fleet from a potential Chinese nuclear attack. He rejected a far larger ABM system against a Soviet threat, urging a realistic arms accord with Moscow to avert an escalating race.
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San Francisco
Robert ©. McNamara
United States
China
McNamara
Russia
Asia
United Press International Editors and
Red China
U.S
Defense
Robert McNamara
Convention Would Allow Higher Local Tax Limits
York State moves to boost local tax limits and borrowing powers as the Constitutional Convention votes 170 to 11. Amendments impose town property tax limits and propose state bond borrowing without voter approval to finance housing and urban renewal. Tribute paid to Justice Henry L. Ughetta. Desmond urges separate proposals over a single package, contrasting with Travia.
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William S. Stevens
York State
Albany ,N.Y
Henry L. Ughetta
Ughetta
Charles 5. Desmond
Court of Appeals
Anthony J. Travia
Democrats May Modify Stand On Free Higher Education
At the State Constitutional Convention a Democrat backed plan for free higher education faces revision. Delegates led by Charles S. Desmond seek to replace the words free and all with wording that preserves access while limiting explicit guarantees. The ten Democrats urge a revision to avoid a universal free college pledge and to reduce potential state funding obligations.
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Charles S. Desmond
First Vice
King Finance Agency
Thony J. Travia
Desmond
Travia
Arthur Levil Jr
John F. Scileppi
State Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Charles Froessel
Rockefeller
Albany
Barry's Polls Showed No Hope for Goldwater
New York AP report quotes former candidate Barry Goldwater saying polls in his own camp predicted President Johnson would win decisively. He notes his own 27 million votes in the 1964 race and hints he would not accept Miller as running mate. The piece references Miller as his Republican nominee ally.
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New York
Barry M. Goldwater
Miller
Johnson
Goldwater
William E. Miller
York
Barry
Ditch Collapse Buries Four In Iowa Town
Russell Iowa scene of trench collapse during sewer installation. Four men buried alive. two rescued and two confirmed dead names Lowell Gillis 54 of Cole Clyde McKinley 19 Rhodes editor Charlton and Donald Vandenbosch 36 Ames among the dead and injured. Rainy conditions and unshored trench contributed to the disaster. The incident halted by authorities as workers were rushed with injuries including a broken ankle.
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Russell
Iowa
State Highway Patrol
Excat
Lowell
Gillis
Cole
Onn
John Marvin
Clyde McKinley
Rhodes
A of
Donald Vanden
Charlton
Bosch
Ames
Robert Sherman
Lucas Memorial Hospital
Bob Allen
Hugh Adams
Adams
Bundy Denies Johnson Barred Viet Peace Bid
AP reports Bundy denied claims that Johnson barred peace talks with North Vietnam. Ashmore and Baggs alleged a Johnson letter to Ho Chi Minh hardened US terms, while State Department rebutted with a 1,500 word statement. Ashmore defended his Denver remarks and contested rival letters as contradictory.
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Bundy
Johnson
Washington
Pulitzer
State Department
North Vietnam
Harry
Ashmore
Chi Minh
Will Ing
Moscow
Liam P. Bundy
The
Arkansas Gazette _j
Center For the Study
Santa Barbara
Calif
William JC. Baggs
Miami
Fla
Hanoi
United States
Ashmore-Baggs
Denver
White House
Cardinals Clinch NL Pennant With 3-1 Win Over Phillies
The St. Louis Cardinals secured their 11th National League pennant with a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. Bob Gibson pitched three hitless innings, then allowed one run as St. Louis broke the game open in the sixth on Cal Maxvill and Lou Brock, Julian Javier, Cepeda, and Shannon scoring to seal the win. Gibson earned his 13th victory after returning from a broken leg.
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Philadelphia
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Bob Gibson
Dick Ellsworth
Cardinals
Red Schoendienst
Cal Maxvill
St. Louis
Gibson
Lou Brock
Maxvill
Julian Javier
Brock
Pat
ICG Siuriva
Wesevcum
Rlando Cepeda
Mike Shannon
Javier
Cepedal
Tony Gottne
Ae Dhe
Haiphong Raids Repeat as U S Navy Bombs Port
U S Navy carrier aircraft attacked Haiphong for a second straight day, striking four targets inside the city. Reports say five U S planes were shot down and damage focused on a highway bridge, a warehouse area, a railroad yard, and a railroad highway bridge as attempts to disrupt supply routes continued amid monsoon conditions.
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U.S
Haiphong
Navy
Gulf of Tonkin
Soviets and Arabs condemn Israel at UN session
The Soviet Union and Arab states denounced Israel for occupying Arab lands seized in June, signaling a fierce Middle East showdown as the UN General Assembly opened its regular session. Ambassadors Pellet and Pachachi urged immediate Israeli withdrawal and UN action to end the occupation.
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United Nations
Soviet Union
Arab Nations
Israel
Middle East
U.N. General Assembly
Assembly
Portugal
South Africa
Adnan Pachachi
Iraq
Beulah Threatens South Texas As Hurricane Nears
Beulah the dangerous hurricane moved closer to the Mexican coast last night and posed a serious threat to South Texas. At 7 p.m. CDT it was near 22.2N 94.5W about 325 miles southeast of Brownsville, likely to shift northwest toward Tampico area. Forecasters warned winds to gale force on the lower Texas coast with tides 1 to 3 feet by Tuesday morning and urged precaution along the Mexican coast for winds over 100 mph, tides up to 10 feet, and heavy rain. Maximum winds near the center were about 115 mph, with hurricane-force winds extending 70 miles from the center and gales 250 miles north and 100 miles south.
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Brownsville
Tex
Beulah
South Texas
Weather Bureau
Tampico
Mexico
Texas
Port Isabel
Mexican
Tuxpan-Tampico
Soto la Marina
Wea Wier Bureau
Pike Seated in House of Bishops After Debate
SEATTLE AP Episcopal bishops granted Rt. Rev. James A. Pike a seat in the House of Bishops after a 34 vote amid debate. Pike, a former California bishop who resigned in 1966, argued worker-priest concept and said salary status does not reflect his church service, while others challenged the move as contrary to church policy.
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Seattle
Episcopal
House of Bishops
Santa Barbara
Calif
James A. Pike
California
Pike
the Convention
Lerning
Paul
Jesus
William Hf. Brady
Fond Duj
Lac
Wis
Bishop Pike
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