Clay Warning and King Conversation Read in Court
In Houston federal court US government agents read summaries of a 1940s Clay King talk and three wire tapped talks with Black Muslim leaders. The judge heard Clay warned King to be careful but no specific plan. Clay was later convicted of draft evasion in 1967. His lawyers challenge the wiretap evidence and seek to delay prison and fines.
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Houston
UPI
Cassius Clay
Martin Luther King Jr
Federal District Court
Clay-King
Clay
King
James Earl Ray
Memphis
Kentucky Narrowed One Room Schools In 1968
Frankfort Kentucky reports the state still operates 137 one room schools largely in the mountains. In 1968 Kentucky eliminated 95 isolated schools as part of consolidation efforts.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Irrigation Area in Columbia Surges Over Two Decades
Irrigated land in Columbia South Carolina has more than tripled over the past twenty years, reflecting a major growth in farming water use and agricultural practices.
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Columbia
South Carolina
U.S. built plane bombs Port au Prince in Haiti attack
A four engine Constellation painted with a Haitian flag dropped at least four fire bombs on Port au Prince. One person was killed and another wounded in a waterfront hut fire. Firebombs ignited small blazes as Haitian exiles claim Cuba and MDHP involvement.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
UPI
Miami
Fla
Democratic Movement of Haitian Patriots
MDPH
Rene J. Leon
Washington
Arthur Bon
Trial Board Gets Mutiny Case Today
FT ORD Calif AP The long court martial of 14 Army privates accused of mutiny for a sit down at the San Francisco Presidio stockade goes to a five man trial board Thursday with defense claiming the Army itself is on trial The defense and prosecution prepare final arguments while focusing on psychiatric status and alleged grievances at the stockade.
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FT. Ord
Calif
San Francisco Presidio Stockade
Emmitt Yeary
Terence Hallinan
Dreyfus
France
Alfred Dreyfus
Devil's Island
Hallinan
Dean Filippo
Flippo
Kentucky Eyes Petrochemical Industry Potential
Frankfort reports the Kentucky Commerce Department contracted a survey to assess the state's potential in developing a petrochemical industry, outlining plans to gauge resources, markets, and viability.
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Petrochemical Survey
Frankfort, Ky
State Commerce Department
Kentucky
Britain’s Prewar Empire Held 12.23 Million Square Miles
Britain’s colonial possessions before the war totaled 12 230 457 square miles. The Dominion of Canada made up about a quarter of this vast empire.
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London
Britain
Dominion of Canada
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