Thieu Victory Faces Fraud Claims After Viet Election
South Vietnam President-elect Nguyen Van Thieu faced charges of fraud from runnerup Thuong Dinh Dzu while other losers claimed polling places ran out of ballots. Thieu and Ky won amid heavy Viet Cong violence and an 83 percent turnout, with Johnson observers noting overall honesty in a war torn nation.
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Saigon
UPI
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Johnson
Thuong Dinh Dzu
Tran van Huong
South Vietnam
Dzu
Huong
Milwaukee marchers press protests amid police confrontations
Milwaukee Negro activists extend campaigns against housing bans and demonstrations, as two marathon marches draw about 1000 participants led by Father Groppi Lincoln Lynch and Vel Phillips. Dick Gregory urged school boycott and bank picketing to pressure bankers for civil rights funding.
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Dick Gregory
James Groppi
Militant Youth Council
Milwaukee National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Gregory
Father Groppi
Youth Council
Lincoln Lynch
Congress of Racial Equality
Vel Phillips
St. Boniface Church
Sweden shifts to driving on right in rush hour chaos
Sweden completed a one day warmup and switched to right hand driving. Traffic was snarled in cities during the changeover with 140 accidents reported, mostly minor fender benders. The worst crash occurred Sunday night in Pitenu, injuring six. Speed limits dropped to 25 mph in towns and 55 mph on highways. Officials expect a smooth transition overall.
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Stockholm
UPI
Sweden
Pitenu
Deadlock in Auto contract talks with UAW Ford
DETROIT UPI The director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service joins United Auto Workers and Ford bargainers to avert a strike by Ford Motor Co 152000 UAW members. William E Simkin arrives to sit in on talks with Reuther and Denise. Reuther questions time for a settlement with three days until the deadline.
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Detroit
UPI
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
United Auto Workers and
Ford Motor Co
Ford
UAW
William E. Simkin
Washington
Walter P. Reuther
Malcolm R. Denise
Reuther
Simkin
American planes hit Viet Cong artillery posts near DMZ
UPI report says US warplanes attacked Communists artillery positions along the DMZ in retaliation for weekend shellings that killed two Americans and wounded 67. Despite the fighting, over 80 percent of 5.8 million voters turned out to elect Nguyen Van Thieu and Nguyen Cao Ky as South Vietnam’s leaders amid intensified polling-area guard duties and heavy civilian casualties.
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Saigon
UPI
South Vietnam
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Gio Linh
Dong Ha
Phanton
Kep
Hanoi
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao
Javits Disagrees With Johnson Over Tax Increase
Senator Jacob Javits questions the Presidents 10 percent tax surcharge arguing it is a cock and bull story to balance the budget. He says the tax would not fix deficits and criticizes lack of new urban aid while urging domestic relief funding.
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Washington
UPI
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Johnson
Congress
New York
Javits
New York Republican
Lawmakers Still Busy Long Session Predicted
Washington predicts a long session after Labor Day as Democratic whip Hale Boggs and GOP leader Gerald Ford foresee extended work into Thanksgiving or later. They cite ongoing financing for home front programs and major issues like Social Security taxes and urban aid, with a mixed but productive record to date.
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Washington
Congress
Ford
White House
Michigan
Negro elected to supervisor post in Mississippi
In Fayette, Mississippi Sylvester Gaines became the first Black person to win a Jefferson County board of supervisors post in modern Mississippi history. He noted politics hinge on majority rule as he accepted the win and prepared to take office.
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Board of Supervisor
Jefferson County
Mississippi
Holiday traffic toll grows as Labor Day weekend ends
Americans began journeys home as Labor Day weekend ends. Traffic deaths stood at least 390 by 8 a.m. EDT with California leading at 37 fatalities and New York and Texas tied with 24 each. Safety officials warned delays would worsen results, noting forecasted totals of 560 to 660 for the 78 hour period.
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United Press International
California
New York
Texas
Michigan
Ohio
Virginia
National Safety Council
Howard Pyle
Pyle
Safety Council
Iowa Weather Mostly Fair Tonight and Tuesday
Mostly fair weather for Iowa with a calm spell ahead. Tonight’s low temperatures will be in the 40s across the northeast and lower 50s in the southwest.
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United Press International
Iowa
Royalty Named At Dinner In Three Quarter Century Club
At the annual Three Quarter Century Club dinner in the Knights of Columbus Hall, Mrs May Fleming aged 95 and Rev W R Yard aged 94 were named queen and king for the gathering. The event drew 198 attendees and highlighted long marriages, new members, and 50 plus year spouses with speeches by Rev Vernon G Elgin and Dr S C Picken.
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May Fleming
W. R. Yard
Yard
Fleming
Journal
Helen Gilbert
Knights of Columbus
Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church
S. C. Picken
Elgin
St. James Church
Sadee McAvoy
Rock Island
Ill
H. Lloyd Walker
Washington
Elsie Coward
Fred L. Moore
Charles Steiner
Wellman
Elnora Neff
Wayland
M.J. Redlinger
Naomi Kephart
Mae Stokes
John Sands
W. P. Barch
Oral J. Brown
E. R. Gibson
Maude Stewart
G. C. Haskins
J. L. Kennedy
Elizabeth Davis
Frances Patton
Margaret Thomas
W. C. Ricards
Marian Hale
Florence Hale
Arthur W. Stoutner
Keota
Mina Pauls
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Murphy
North Dakota
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Milwaukee
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Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
Fayette, Miss
Sylvester Gaines
Royalty
Newton Davis
Perry Jordan
Boyd Dill
C. H. Wolfe
C. D. Giltner
Walter Kyle
Orva Scott
Humphrey Owen
John Wheelan
R. E. Vincent
Clarence Lynn
W. C. Richards
Arthur Stoutner
Howard Mangold
Brighton
Lewis J. Powell
Anton Soucek
W. H. McConnell Sr
Orr Mapel
C. C. Keiper
Pleasant
S.C. Picken
Roy Davison
Lloyd LeFever
Don Davis
Melvin Bell
Walter Fisher
LeRoy Foss
Frank Gobble
J. K. Latta
Gobble
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