South Vietnams fighting ability questioned in Senate debate
In a Senate debate on cutting all U S combat involvement in Indochina, senators including Robert Griffin and John Stennis questioned South Vietnam forces fighting strength. Stennis noted overruns at Quang Tri and Hue, urged caution on ground troop withdrawal, while Goldwater warned of World War III if a cutoff passed. Case-Church Amendment backers seek a vote next week.
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Washington
South Vietnam
Senate
U.S
Indochina
Stennis
D-Miss
Quang Tri
Hue
Nixon
Barry Goldwater
Rariz
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Foreign Relations Committee
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Frank Church
Didaho
State Department
Case-Church
Nation Mourns J Edgar Hoover in National Funeral
The nation pays last respects to J Edgar Hoover at National Presbyterian Church with 1200 seats and 600 public seats. President Nixon to give the eulogy as Hoover lies in state in the Capitol Rotunda and a private burial follows at Congressional Cemetery. Nuclear figures, lawyers, diplomats attend while Gray is named acting FBI director. A New Left protest outside the Capitol names Vietnam War dead.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Nixon
Hoover
National Presbyterian Church
Congressional Cemetery
Capitol
Fellowship Hall
CBS
NBC
ABC
Warren E. Burger
Abraham Lincoln
Gray
Senate
White House
Hoover Career Spanned Four Decades Of FBI Leadership
Washington AP outlines John Edgar Hoover as a crime fighting legend who led the FBI for 48 years. From a teen messenger to director, Hoover built the bureau into a vast agency with a 19 000 employee count and a massive crime lab while navigating political clashes and public admiration. He died at 77 leaving a complex legacy amid praise from Nixon and critics alike.
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Washington
John Dillinger
John Edgar Hoover
FBI
Nixon
Hoover
Rock Creek Park
Library of Congress
Justice Department
Kenneth D. McKellar
New Orleans
Albin Karpis
Mayflower
Maryland
Luray Man Elected President of Northern Virginia TB Association
James Gander of Luray is elected president of the Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association of Northern Virginia at the annual Front Royal meeting. New officers include First Vice President Mrs. E. J. Kerfoot, Second Vice President George L. Craig, Third Vice President Clyde Beck, and Secretary Mrs. Robert Smalley. Executive committee members come from Frederick, Loudoun, Page, Rappahannock, and Shenandoah counties with continuing members Miss Mary Frances Dix and Mrs. J. N. Major Jr. Also elected to the Frederick County board of directors is Mrs. Wade D. Ferguson.
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James Gander
Luray
Tuberculosis and
Respiratory Disease Association of
Northern Virginia
Front Royal
E.J. Kerfoot
George L. Craig
Winchester
Clyde Beck
Bluemont
Robert Smalley
Berryville
Frederick County
Harmon Byrd
Loudoun County
W. Lawson Cowart
Page County
Wallace Favored in Tennessee First Presidential Primary
In Tennessee's first presidential primary Wallace was seen as the favorite to win the Democratic contest and carry most delegates. The ballot also features Humphrey McGovern Muskie and others while Nixon leads the Republican side with plans for a broad victory. A busing referendum asks voters to approve a constitutional amendment banning busing for racial balance in schools.
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Nashville, Tenn
George C. Wallace
Tennessee
Wallace
Deep South
Hubert H. Humphrey
George McGovern
Edmund S
Muskie
Nixon
Paul N. McCloskey
John M. Ashbrook
Miami Beach
McGovern
Humphrey
Flood Survivors Denied Access at Pittston Stockholders Meeting
More than 40 Buffalo Creek flood survivors arrived in Richmond to push Pittston Coal for quick settlements and safety reporting, but guards barred them from the board room as shareholders rejected resolutions. The Logan County group seeks annual reports on payments, disaster prevention, mining hazards, ecological repairs, and industry leadership.
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Richmond, Va
Buffalo Creek
Pittston Coal Co
Logan County
Pittston
Buffalo Mining Co
New York
Field Foundation
Morris D. Abram
Lucian Conn
Kistler
W. Va
Camicia
Byrd to Speak at Madison Homecoming Dedication
More than 500 alumni return to Madison College for Homecoming with the dedication of Godwin Hall and the pool area named for Dr. Caroline Sinclair and Miss Dorothy Savage. U S Senator Harry Flood Byrd Jr will give the dedicatory address at Wilson Hall at 2 p m followed by an open house in the new five million dollar facility.
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Harrisonburg
Madison
Godwin
Mills E. Godwin, Jr
Madison College
Dorothy Savage
Caroline Sinclair
Health and Physical Education Department
Sinclair
Miss Savage
U.S
Harry Flood Byrd, Jr
Wilson Hall
Alumni Association
Sidney R. Bland
Belle Meade Restaurant
Presbyterians Call for End to Aid to Saigon by Dec. 31
The Presbyterian Church in the United States urged the Nixon administration to cut off all aid to Saigon by December 31 and to launch a relief fund for war victims. Moderators Dr. Ben Lacy Rose and Mrs. Martha S. Grafton asked churches to hold daily prayers for peace as they criticized U S policy in Vietnam.
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Richmond
Presbyterian Church In
U.S
Nixon
South Vietnam
Ben Lacy Rose
Council On Church and Society
Martha S. Grafton
United States
Saigon
Pres
Byterian
Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Teen wins Democratic nod for Elkhart County treasurer
A 17 year old Concord High School junior, David Perkins, won the Democratic nomination for Elkhart County treasurer after defeating Steven Pugliese 3,728 to 2,123 with 60 of 61 precincts reporting. He will face Republican incumbent Wilbur Hostetler in November.
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Elkhart, Ind
Concord High School
Elkhart County
David Perkins
Steven Pugliese
Perkins
Wilbur Hostetler
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Luray Man Heads TB Association
Memphis
Henry M. Jackson
Shirley Chisholm
Byrd
Ritter
Ritter Finance
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