Peace plank in Demos platform drives Vietnam debate
Three Senate doves urged repudiating Johnson Vietnam policy at the Democratic Platform Committee. McGovern demanded immediate troop withdrawal, Fulbright pressed for a bombing halt and coalition government, Nelson warned endorsing past policy would force him to oppose the plank. Gale McGee dismissed the calls as political maneuvering.
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UPI
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Democratic Platform
Vietnam
Johnson
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J. William Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Gaylord Nelson
Democratic Platform Committee
Statler-Hilton
McGovern
Hale Boggs
Fulbright
Nelson
Sen
Gale McGee
Wyoming
McGee
McGowen
Platform Committee
South Dakota
North Vietnam
U.S
Congress
Democratic
United States
South Vietnam
Intercepted memo warns of fear for campaign
A Chicago memo labeled YIPPIES warns opponents about potential backlash with a taunting greeting. The message questions whether a campaign will end in a "pigs-tie" and is signed WEJ.
Kalona youth finds rare crystal at field trip
Doug Reif of Kalona, son of Mr and Mrs Logan Reif, joined a Colorado Springs Mineralogy Society field trip at Crystal Park near Manitou Springs. He dug a four by five foot pocket, unearthed microcline amazon stone feldspar valued at hundreds of dollars, including a prized museum piece. He traded Iowa crystals on the way, and plans to add the finest piece to his collection. Meanwhile in Worcester, union strikers threaten NBC telecast of Edward Kennedy speech at Holy Cross College, casting doubt on network setup.
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Kalona
Crystal Park
Colorado
Doug
Colorado Springs
Logan Reif
Amazon
Iowa
Nebraska
Worcester, Mass
UPI
NBC
Edward M. Kennedy
Robert
Holy Cross College
Kennedy
Worcester Chamber of Commerce
Iowa officials named co chairs for Humphrey group
University of Iowa Athletic Director Forest Evashevski and space scientist Dr. James Van Allen of Iowa City were named co chairmen of a Johnson County Citizens for Humphrey Committee joining 21 others on the panel. The roster includes well known state figures.
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Iowa City
Iowa
UPI
University of Iowa
Forest Evashevski
James van Allen
Johnson County
Citizens For Humphrey
Evashevski
van Allen
Banks Split Over Iowa Sales Tax Refund Question
Iowa banks seek a formal opinion on whether national banks in the state can receive refunds for sales and use taxes paid in the past five years. The issue follows a U.S. Supreme Court ruling and cites a Massachusetts decision on Congress’s taxing authority. The matter hinges on whether states may refund such taxes if lawful under the five year statute of limitations.
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IDPA
U. S. Supreme Court
Iowa
Forst
Massachusetts
High Tribunal
Congress
Weather Iowa fair with little temp change Wednesday
United Press International reports Iowa will see fair skies with minimal temperature shifts. Lows range from the 60s in the north to the 70s in the south, while Wednesday’s highs reach 90 to 95 degrees.
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Iowa
Pigasus Candidate Named by Yippies in Chicago Demo Plan
The Yippies say they asked President Johnson for Secret Service protection for Pigasus the pig as their preferred candidate at the Democratic National Convention. A 23 year old spokesman Wrap Sirhan of Nowhere Tennessee announced the plan amid protests and a “Festival of Life” in Chicago parks. Police and National Guard brace for up to 100,000 demonstrators while courts weigh droits to march and camp near Soldier Field and the convention hall.
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Youth International Party
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Coalition
Soldier Field
National Mobilization Committee
Vietnam
Sirhan
Secret Service
Richard J. Daley
Daley
Park District
Street Department
Viet Cong Overrun Da Nang Outpost With Homemade Bombs
About 600 Viet Cong using soft drink can bombs overran a tiny American South Vietnamese outpost near Hoi An, killing 34 defenders including nine Marines a Navy Seabee and 24 PF troops. Marines later crossed into the DMZ in a dawn helicopter sweep and established positions at Con Thien after a daylong search.
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da Nang
U.S
Vietnamese Popular Force
Demilitarized Zone
No-Man's Lad
1St Marine Division
Ben Hai River
Dmz
Con Thien
Hoi An
South Vietnam
Marine Post
Nixon hits Ohio State Fair in bid for 1968 GOP nod
At the Ohio State Fair Nixon met Gov. James Rhodes and a Negro Republican leader who alleged Cleveland police staged a revolt with flyers seeking Mayor Stokes. Nixon pressed cities’ issues and praised an agricultural base, then planned a Capitol session with Ohio GOP leaders before heading to Harrisburg. In Audubon, Centerville publisher Robert Beck urged a hard line against drunk driving with stricter penalties and lower BAC limits.
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Ohio
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Ohio State Fair
James Rhodes
Cleveland
Rhodes
Nixon
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Capitol
William O. Walker
Ohio Department of Industrial Relations
Walker
Fraternal Order of Police
Carl Stokes
Stokes
Harrisburg
Raymond Shafer
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Maryland
Spiro T. Agnew
Audubon, Iowa
Centerville
Robert Beck
Beck
Audubon
Iowa Council Delays Pay For Grimes Office Building
The Iowa Executive Council voted to withhold more than 60000 in final payments to Fane Vawter Co. and Central Plumbing Heating for the James W. Grimes state office building. Gov Hughes and Sec. of State Synhorst ordered a thorough survey of construction faults by State Architect Frank Bunker.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Harold E. Hughes
Secretary of State
Melvin Synhorst
Frank Bunker
Bunker
Grant Voorhees
Smith, Voorhees and Jensen Architects
Fane Vawter & Co
Central Plumbb
Iowa Officials Question Attorney General Staffing Details
State Agriculture Secretary L B Liddy said the plan would cover all attorneys except those with the Iowa Highway Commission. Atty Gen Richard Turner requested 6171.47 dollars to pay Des Moines attorney Kent Forney for services in the Ronald Stump murder trial from Aug 20 1965 to Jul 16 1968. Hughes questioned if the Attorney General knew this man was working for him and Synhorst noted the issue began before the current AG took office.
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Iowa Highway Commission
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Atty
Richard Turner
Des Moines
Kent Forney
Ronald Stump
Hughes
Liddy
Synhorst
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