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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1967
Page
14
The article discusses a U S defense strategy featuring Nike X to blunt Soviet ABM efforts and sustain retaliatory capability. It notes enhancement through land based Minuteman missiles Poseidon submarines and strategic bombers with penetration aids to ensure survivability and potential force strength against a Soviet strike.
Haiphong, North Vietnam's second largest city, faced renewed bombing for a second day. The attacks targeted bridges over a canal that links Haiphong to the western rail and road route toward Hanoi, with carrier planes delivering the assault.
An explosion wrecked the two story Nationalist Chinese Embassy in downtown Saigon. One embassy staff member is feared dead and eight others injured. A civilian passerby was shot dead outside the embassy by a sniper. U.S. Air Force jets from Thailand bases attacked rail facilities and bridges near Hanoi, targeting a major rail intersection of routes 13A and 157 and Huong Vi yards northeast of the city.
A Louis Harris poll shows Gov. George Romney dropping from first to fourth among Republican contenders for President Johnson in 1968 after he said the administration brainwashed him during a 1965 Vietnam visit. Romney trails Johnson 58 to 42, with Rockefeller 49–51, Nixon 46–54, Reagan 43–57.
Bundy denied that a peace process was barred noting South Vietnam elections and Johnson policy have raised war risks and dimmed negotiations. Ashmore spoke in Denver to DU freshmen as Dirksen defended Johnson and Fulbright confirmed Ashmore’s account amid taint hints and secret Moscow talks.
The State Health Department issued an air pollution advisory for the next few days as inversions may create major pollution for about 36 hours. Dr Hollis S Ingraham warned conditions could worsen from Buffalo to Ithaca and southward with possible voluntary vehicle restrictions and limits on burning in affected areas. The last advisory was issued last September.
Gov. George Romney spoke in Indianapolis and toured Flanner House projects while facing a lingering charge that his campaign is brainwashing. He called his trip non political and pressed anti crime and self help themes, noting pride in work and the role of people in rebuilding the country.
The government gazette says 374 policemen have been retired or fired since the April 21 coup under an emergency law demanding loyalty to the army-led government.
Goldwater recalled pre election polls showing 80 percent for Johnson and 20 percent for Goldwater Miller. He described plans to upstage Republicans, warned Coordinating Council members to avoid Johnson, and noted tactics to influence media and CIvil Rights talks. He claimed Johnson invited him to the White House for coffee, which he declined.
Beulah the hurricane projected a severe path along the Texas coast, prompting watches that reached as far north as Louisiana. Winds near 115 mph battered offshore rigs, with the storm moving toward the Caribbean and Mexican coast as U.S. weather advisories warned of rising tides and small craft restrictions from Texas to northern Mexico.
Milwaukee Mayor Henry W. Maier urged the United States to invest as much in saving cities as in the moon mission. Speaking at a United Press International Editors and Publishers conference, he called for a national forum of municipal leaders and media owners to discuss urban coverage and resource reallocation to build decent cities on earth.
A federal judge released Black Power promoter H. Rap Brown on $10,000 bail as his lawyers pursue state court challenges to his extradition. Judge Robert H. Merhige Jr. ordered Brown under the custody of New York attorney William Kuntsler, restricting him to the southern district of New York for court appearances. Brown, moved from Goochland State Farm, sat impassively through the hearing while a supporter flashed the clenched fist salute.
In Rochester Bishop Fulton J. Sheen told attendees at St. Joseph's Church that the nation is living in a mood opposed to law. Speaking at the annual lawyer's Red Mass, he urged compassion for criminals and racial biases, drawing a sharp critique of contemporary justice norms.
London AP reports British physician Dr. Alex Sakula describes four cases of mushroom lung in the British Medical Journal. The illness causes coughing, labored breathing, headaches and vomiting among workers on mushroom farms due to dust and spores inhaled in mushroom sheds.
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