Italy at crossfire as social convulsions grip nation
Rome approached a 22nd anniversary amid political crisis and street upheaval. The center-left collapsed after the Socialists refused to rejoin a new government, while the Communist led left urged nationwide protests in sympathy with French workers. Police clashed with rebellious students in Turin as President Saragat watched a parade recalling 1946 republican birth. The upheaval risks prolonged instability with Moro's resignation and a potential Christian Democrat minority cabinet under looming crisis.
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Rome
France
Socialist Party
Christian Democrats
University of Rome
Giuseppe Saragat
Colosseum
Piazza Venezia
Turin
Fiat Motor Company
Italy
Communist Party
Proletarian
la Stampa
Corriere Della Sera
Milan
Il Messageero
Messaggere
National Party
Saragat
Aldo Moro
Soviet Ack Ack Guns Found Near Hue in Vietnam War
U S troops found advanced Soviet made antiaircraft guns near Hue 23mm wheel mounted weapons located at a road junction west of Hue and east of the A Shau Valley. Eight more 23mm guns along with mortars trucks rifles and machine guns were located in the last two weeks. The discovery signals stronger enemy efforts to deny U S air support and protect roadbuilding in the region.
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DA Nang
Vietnam
U.S. 11St Airborne Division
Hue
A Shau
U.S
1St Corps
227Th Airborne Infantry Regiment
Youth Not Plotter In Murder Attempt
Beirut reports claim a lone youth tried to kill former President Camille Chamoun but that intelligence agents from a foreign country plotted the plot. Nabil Mustafa Akkari allegedly confessed to taking four shots and suggested a broader conspiracy aimed at dividing Lebanon. An officer was killed amid protests as curfews and unrest followed the assassination attempt. Chamoun, wounded, progresses after surgery and calls for calm.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Camille Dadmoun
Nabil Mustafa Akkari
Pointblank Range
Israel
Chamoun
Becharre
U.S
Humprey Leads Gallup Poll Among County Chairmen
In Princeton New Jersey AP Humprey wins 70 percent of county chairmen choice for president while Kennedy gains 11 percent and McCarthy six percent with eight percent undecided. The poll reflects county party leaders not delegates and surveys were taken before the Oregon primary with later ballots to be tabulated for effect on chairman preference.
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Princeton
Hubert H. Humphrey
Gallup
Humphrey
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
Vention
Oregon
McCarthy
Kennedy
Greenbelt Queen Crowned at Lake Greenbelt Pageant
Miss Evelyn Holland of Clarendon crowned Miss Lake Greenbelt after 14 contestants. Finalists include Bever ly Finley and Debie Bird. Queen and court to attend Greenbelt Reservoir dedication and boat races with 64 entrants for a $1,000 purse. Bobby Wilson won overall points. Wayne Baldwin injured in a D-Hydro crash. fishing trophies awarded to Lis Mooring, Judy Franzen, and Fred Hayes.
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Clarendon
Evelyn Holland
Alpha Zeta
Greenbelt Reservoir
Greenbelt
Bobby Wilson
Graham
Phil Crown
Dallas
Wayne Baldwin
Alice
D-Hydro
Baldwin
Adair Hospital
Arlis Mooring
Judy Franzen
Fred Hayes
Amarillo
Gaza City House Explodes Killing Family and Guerrilla Suspect
An explosion demolished a small house in Gaza City killing a man, his wife, and three children. Police identified the man as possibly linked to Al Fatah and said seven other children were injured. The blast follows recent clashes and ongoing cross border tensions with Israeli forces and the PLO claiming multiple mines and attacks in the area. Western capitals prepared for commemorations of last year’s war as regional leaders planned responses.
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Tel Aviv
Gaza City
Sabah Rabbig
Rabbig
al Fatah
Beirut
Lebanon
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Gaza Strip
Strip
Jordan River
Damiya Bridge
Jordan
Jordan Valley
Israel
Sonnet and Constitution Defined in Brief Lines
A concise note defines the U S Constitution as written on parchment and the sonnet as a lyric poem of fourteen lines. Both basic facts appear in simple explanatory terms suitable for a quick reference card.
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United States
Poor Plan To Prove U S Is Hell By Campaign At Agriculture
Washington AP reports hundreds of Poor People’s Campaign demonstrators marched to the Agriculture Department, led by Hosea Williams. They denounced rich families and food-distribution policies, memorialized Arthur Easton, and criticized hunger while heavy rains complicated Resurrection City living conditions. Williams warned of renewed demonstrations as he pressed for action on prenatal care and food distribution, with notable visitors including Cardinal O’Boyle and Mayor Stokes.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
America
Resurrection City
Hosea Williams
Department
Capitol Hill
Hosea
Arthur Easton
Philadelphia
Bearded Williams
Lou Rawls
Williams
Martin Luther King Jr
Department of Our
Atlantic Ocean
Lincoln Memorial
SCLC
Patrick Cardinal O'Boyle
Cleveland
Carl Stokes
O’boyle
Southern Christian Leadership Conferece
Rockefellers
Kennedys
Johnsons
Capitol
Jet Crashes Into Campus Structure Near cobalt Storage
A U S Air Force Phantom crashed at Kyushu University in Fukuoka causing a fire. The jet missed an adjacent building storing deadly cobalt 4000 curies, potentially triggering a small atomic blast. Pilots bailed out with minor injuries. investigation pending. Police questioned Lt Col Russell Critchlow and Wing Cmdr Ernest Johnson. Crowds gathered as residents urged the U S Air Force to leave Itazuke.
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Fukuoka
Japan
UPI
Air Force
Kyushu University
Kazuke
Technological Institute
Masaaki Sonoda
Sonoda
U.S. Air Force
Russel Critchlow
Ernest Johnson
Kusshu
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Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
South Vietnam
Cairo
al Ahram
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Amman
Jerusalem Rescue Committee
Britain
India
Iran
Indonesia
Pakistan
Egypt
Tanzania
Soviet Union
Hell
Pioneer Natural Gas Company
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