Global and US Briefs from London to Washington
London dock workers strike in support of Enoch Powell opposing a new antidiscrimination law. Thirteen ships idle. 150 more walk off at Deptford. In Philadelphia McCarthy leads Pennsylvania primary with a 10 to 1 edge over Kennedy and Humphrey. Nixon leads on the Republican side. US and USSR expect to win General Assembly approval of a treaty banning further nuclear spread. James Earl Ray is quoted as saying he would kill Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for a $1 million bounty. In Washington, CWA leader Beirne predicts a prolonged settlement to the nationwide telephone walkout amid ongoing talks with Bell System.
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Enoch Powell
Labor
Deptford
Philadelphia
Eugene J. McCarthy
Pennsylvania
McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Hubert B. Humphrey
Weiteins
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson B. Rockefeller
United Nations
N. Y
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United States
Soviet Union
U. S. General Assembly
Assembly
Geneva
Dalton
James Earl Ray
Tuesaday
Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
King
Memphis
Tenn
Raymond Curtis
Whitfield
Washington
Joseph A. Beirne
Beirne
Ball Telephone
Meeting to plan moves against racism in Athens draws crowd
Inside Today reports 725 persons attend a meeting in Athens to coordinate actions against white racism. An expert notes unidentified flying objects are not piloted by little men from outer space. The Messenger joins the AP wirephoto network to provide worldwide photographs. Both parties mobilize in Meigs County as the primary election nears.
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Athens
Messenger
Associated Press
Meigs County
Tornadoes Kill Eight in Ohio Towns and Rural Areas
Severe storms struck Wheelersburg and surrounding areas along the Ohio River, killing eight and injuring about 125. Gov. Rhodes sent 100 National Guardsmen, hundreds of homes were damaged, and authorities searched for more victims amid flattened houses, toppled trains, and scattered debris.
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Wheelersburg
Ohio
Ohio River
Portsmouth
Clermont County
Brown County
James A. Rhodes
John Adkins
Linda Underwood
Walter Ockerman
George Lambert
Tornado Toll Rises Across Kentucky and Midwest
Four dead in Kentucky and Michigan towns, eight in Ohio area, two near Cincinnati. Dozens injured, hundreds homeless as twisters struck Falmouth and Frontier and nearby communities. Governor Nunn visited, estimating extensive damage with many homes destroyed and schools emptied.
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Kentucky
Michigan
Wheelersburg
Ohio
Falmouth
Cincinnati
Frontier
Mich
Johnson says United States in contact with North Vietnam on peace talk site
President Johnson told diplomats at a White House reception that Washington is in frequent touch with Hanoi about where a Vietnam peace talk could be held. He cautioned that Hanoi may be probing for propaganda or a broader aim and said the U S will persist in addressing the site issue to learn Hanoi's seriousness.
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Washington
Johnson
United States
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Jonson
Hanoi
White House
Tromorrow
U.S
Tornado injures 13 in Gallia County and damages Gallipolis
A twister struck Gallia County Tuesday evening injuring at least 13 people and causing up to 500000 dollars in damages. The Gallipolis State Institute sustained extensive damage while no patients or staff were hurt. Troopers, police, Civil Defense workers and volunteers aided in a mass rescue, with twelve treated at Holzer Hospital and several evacuated from damaged buildings.
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Mary Hyre
Point Pleasant
Tornadic
Gallia County
Gallipolis State Institute
Ohio
Scioto County
Athens
Meigs
Vinson
Hacking
Mason County
W. Va
State Highway Patrol
Rio Grande
Gallipolis
Silver Bridge
Route 588
Holzer Hospital
GSE
Querico Deronila
Doronila
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Britain
Happy
Richard
Pat) Nixon
Nelson
Happy) Rockefeller
Abby
Aetee
BSI Heloise Weet
Middleport
Chauncey Maeere
Nelsonville Peves Glouster
Pleasant
Tomergy
UW Logan
Weelersburg
Brenda
Richard Underwood
Perintown
John Bilasky
Henry Dance
William Clinger
Falmouth Outlook
Lewis Mockhben
Mockbee
Max Goldberg
Lovie B, Nunn
Pendleton County Hospital
Indiana State Line
Bob Rogers
Gallia
Hugo Vornholt
Vornholt
Vornhelts
Holger
Charles Smith
Christopher
Prospect Road
Glenn Jones
Gallipelis
Charles Heshenbrenner
Crown City
Ricky Lambert
Patriot
Mark A. Thomas
Roger Thomas
Elijah Estep
Todd Estep
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