Johnson hopes Paris talks will silence guns
President Johnson, at the Pentagon while awarding four Medals of Honor, expressed hope the U S and North Vietnamese Paris talks will silence the guns in Vietnam. He noted diplomats and leaders meeting in Paris as hard but necessary work toward peace and a peace with honor.
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Canada weighs bringing home NATO forces from Europe
Ottawa sources say the Canadian government is studying withdrawing part of its 11 500 personnel NATO contingent. Likely plan is to pull back the 5 500 man infantry brigade while retaining the 4 500 man air force division in West Germany. The brigade would be redeployed in Canada but stay pledged to defend Europe.
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De Gaulle Visits Romania Endorses European Independence
President Charles de Gaulle arrives in Bucharest on a state visit and praises the independence of European nations from both blocs. He calls for Europe to pursue peace and progress through cooperation, meeting with Nicolae Ceaușescu who lauds France’s push for broader interstate relations. De Gaulle undertakes his third Eastern Europe trip in recent months seeking trade and influence for France.
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Thoresen Involved In Drive-In Fracas
William Thoresen III, linked to federal gun law charges, clashes with Tucson police at the Midway Drive-In Theater. He and a 23 year old California woman disputed admission and late entry at the rear gate after midnight. the manager did not press charges. Thoresen says he paid. police left after no action. He and his wife face trial June 10 over ammunitions and weapons found in the San Francisco Bay area.
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Reservation Gets 1.588 Million For Sunrise Lake Complex
The Economic Development Administration approved a 1.588 million dollar grant for a year round recreation and tourist complex on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation at Sunrise Lake near Mount Ord. The Sunrise Lake project will create 50 permanent and 30 part time jobs, per Sen. Carl Hayden's office.
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Republicans cry foul over city Hall bid to build political dynasty
William Alberts, head of the City Central Committee, accuses Democrats of using taxpayer funds to create a durable Tucson political machine. He cites hiring patterns, new city positions, and contested appointments as evidence of a plan to control city government and commerce for years.
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Heavy Rains Batters Arkansas Forcing Relocations
In Little Rock about 60 families evacuated as two creeks overflowed after over five inches of rain in 24 hours. Gus Wynn reports 23 families moved from an apartment complex while Fort Smith saw 140 displaced families and a rest home sheltered 65 evacuees.
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Reading Panel Will Be Heard at Pima Education Center
The Pima Council of Teachers of English hosts a public panel discussion at 7 30 p m on Thursday titled The Right to Read What Is It The event in the Education Center board room at 1010 E 10th St features Rev Clinton Fowler Reverend Mrs Virginia Smith Tucson Public Schools Robert Haskett Tucson High School and Mrs Margaret Ackerman University of Arizona with a parent and a high school student invited to participate
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Wilson Tries To Halt Revolt Within Party
London reports Prime Minister Harold Wilson faces a threatened revolt by union backed Labor MPs over a wage and price bill. He offers an 18 month duration and 3 percent wage cap while preserving price controls to stabilize the economy and keep Labour in power.
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Brooklyn Teachers Threaten Walkout Over Brooklyn Dispute
About 100 Brooklyn junior high teachers refused to enter J.H.S. 271 while Negro parents barred five allegedly fired white teachers. Police kept entrances blocked as students remained in the auditorium. The firings, ruled illegal by the citywide Board of Education, involve a Ford Foundation project on decentralized administration. Union leader Albert Shanker warned of broader action and possible city wide strike.
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Lynda Bird Johnson Expecting First Child in October
Washington AP says the President's daughter Lynda Bird Johnson Robb is pregnant and due around late October. Capt. Charles Robb serves in Vietnam and knew of the pregnancy before leaving, making the Johnson family to welcome a second grandchild with Luci Nugent already having Lyn.
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Garbage Strike Casts St. Petersburg in Garbage Crisis
In St. Petersburg Florida a citywide fight with sanitation workers over pay has halted trash collection for over a week. Emergency crews labored and residents dumped bags at fire stations while streets stayed largely clear of debris.
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Karate Ace Arrested In Dual Killing
Karate expert Jack Griffith from Miami was arrested in Tallahassee for the December 8 murders of two former California secretaries, Terry Rae Kent Frank and Annalie Marie Mohn, tied to a transcontinental security conspiracy case. Also charged is Jack Murp the Surf Murphy, a 30-year-old jewel thief who surrendered to Miami police last week.
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