In the National News
The AP wirephoto on the upper left hand side of the page shows a soldier inspecting a dead Viet Cong fighter, looking for explosives. The caption notes that the photographer was wounded by shrapnel after taking the photo.
Bobby Turns Guns on Nixon
Kennedy claims that Nixon "has had no new ideas in the past decade." In other news, "President Johnson is backed by 14 of the nation's 24 Democratic governors, an Associated Press survey shows." Nixon will most likely be able to write his own GOP platform at the convention. (Associated Press)
Nixon Has Long History as Hawk by Ken Hartnett
Harold Stassen claims that Nixon once urged Eisenhower to use bombs and Marines to subdue a Communist uprising in the Phillipines. Eisenhower turned the idea down. Stassen is also a Republican candidate for President.
Thieu Expects Red Last-Gasp Offensive by John N. Fallon
The President of South Vietnam believes that the North Vietnamese will conduct another offensive soon in order to have something to offer at the bargaining table. If they fail, he believes that they will fade away slowly, according to the article. He also took anti-war senators to task for their positions. (United Press International)
O'Brien Comes into State To Pump Up LBJ Support
Labor people along with the U.S. Postmaster General Lawrence O'Brien are working to help LBJ in his reelection campaign. They acknowledge that it will be a tough race to win. (United Press International)
CIA- Viet Link Admitted by Barry Kramer
"The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency provides "a fairly substantial part' of the equipment and funds for South Vietnam's pacification effort, an informed official said today. (Associated Press)
In the Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin)
McCarthy Stresses Draft Reform in State U. Talk by John Patrick Hunter
McCarthy continues to draw capacity crowds. The article also mentions the "tempest in a teapot" caused by two of his press staff abruptly resigned. Seymour Hersh, 30 years old and Mary Lou Oates, 24 returned to Milwaukee. He was asked by newsmen if they resigned because they felt he was not concentrating on civil rights issues and the ghettos. The bulk of the article concentrates on his proposed draft reforms. He wants those who object to the war to have a "non-combatant status." He would also like those who left the country to have a substitute method of service, instead of combat. (page 1)
Mrs. Knowles Would Vote For Gene If She Could
Dorothy Knowles, the wife of Republican governor, said Tuesday she, too, is a Republican, but if she were not she would vote for Sen. Eugene McCarthy... In a low key manner, he is expressing the feelings that are at the heart of this nation," she said. "I am grateful to him personally, as an American, for expressing these feelings and giving people the power to voice their own feeling through, him." Instead, she plans to vote for Nixon. (page 2)
Abrams Expected To Get Viet Command by Bob Horton
"Relative secrecy surrounds Gen. Creighton W. Abrams' Washington visit, generally considered a prelude to an announcement he will succeed Gen. William C. Westmoreland in Vietnam." He was spotted by reporters in a Pentagon hallway. The visit was supposed to be secret. (page 8)
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