Toledo papers hit by strike in brief labor dispute
ToledoBlade publishers halt Times and Blade after a Saturday walkout. The Blade resumes during a five month labor battle that ended with a March return. Eisenhower returns to hospital briefly for dental work and routine checks. Clay Littick buys controlling stake in Coshocton Tribune, with Wallace retaining WTNS control. A Cleveland minister condemns modern theology and church bureaucracy in a Sunday sermon. About two thousand youths converge on Put In Bay for the Interlake Regatta. 30 arrests reported.
Senate urges antiballistic missile system amidst China threat
The Senate Appropriations Committee urged President Johnson to authorize a costly antiballistic missile program estimated at 20 to 40 billion dollars. They argue it should proceed even without a Soviet arms control agreement. H Rap Brown urged Black Power supporters to arm themselves amid rioting scenes and warnings of white conspiracy.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
Johnson
China
United States
Soviet Union
Carmichael Passport Sought by U S Officials
U S consular officers seek to stamp Stokely Carmichael's passport valid only for return to the United States, a preliminary step toward revocation. The State Department said consulates have been alerted as Carmichael plans to depart Cuba, defying a United States ban on unauthorized visits to the Communist island.
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U. S
Stokely Carmichael
United States
State Department
Carmichael
Cuba
Milk Prices Rise One Cent A Quart In Athens
Inside Today notes a one cent per quart milk price increase in Athens alongside page references to a Beacon School renewal and other notices. Octogenarians are honored at Middleport Church of Christ, while Dean Chance delivers a near perfect game yet won’t be listed in the record books.
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Middleport Church
Dean Chance
North Vietnamese Attack Rips Special Forces Camp Near Saigon
North Vietnamese troops stormed a U S Special Forces camp near the Cambodian border, leaving about 60 NVA bodies after hours of fighting. Casualties among 600 South Vietnamese irregulars and families were reported, with no word on American losses. Air operations continued with heavy missions, torpedo boat actions, and shelling of targets around North and South Vietnam amid ongoing combat across multiple fronts.
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Civil Peace Holds Across Nation Amid Rioting Fears
Across the United States civil peace prevailed with few exceptions as federal state and local leaders worked to prevent further racial violence. In Wichita Kansas a white man was wounded by a sniper and six police were injured in a patrol car collision. Great Bend saw a firebombing of a Negro tavern and seven youths were arrested after three bombs were thrown. In Pittsburgh teenagers rioted after a rock show while Detroit Providence Milwaukee and Cambridge reported no disturbances. SNCC leader Rap Brown called riots forerunners of revolution.
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Kiplinger Newspaper Pioneer Dies At 76
W M Kiplinger longtime Washington journalist and founder of Changing Times magazine dies at 76 from a heart attack. OSU journalism graduate hailed as a top reporter and influential figure in newsletters and tax agricultural and regional news bulletins.
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Rioting Seen as Major Issue in 1968 Elections
Senators Kennedy and Dirksen warn that summer riots will shape the 1968 campaign. Kennedy says the cost to fight slum conditions could reach 2 to 4 billion dollars and urges federal aid with local programs and tax incentives. Dirksen predicts urban problems may become monumental legislative questions unless addressed before the election.
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Humphrey Warns Law Loses Influence Amid Riots
In Honolulu at the American Bar Association convention Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey says law no longer stabilizes society due to unequal opportunity. He warns riots will be disciplined, linking urban unrest to intense frustration among the poor watching a wealthier America on television.
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Mississippi Democrats Eye Governor Race and Negro Vote
Mississippi voters head to the Democratic primary Tuesday amid talk of potential Negro bloc voting. About 50 Negro candidates are running in various races, with seven seeking governor. Observers expect a runoff between Barnett Williams and Winter, before the general election against Ru bel L. Phillips.
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Rucel L. Phillips
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Cuba hijacking and exile captives fuel political tension
In Havana five Fidel Castro opponents hijacked a Colombian airliner carrying 71 to 78 passengers, including four U.S. citizens, forcing a stop in Cuba. Cuban authorities paraded six captured Cuban exiles claiming CIA ties, with two saying they carried poisoned bullets for Castro. Government considered allowing the plane to resume flight as OLAS delegates gathered nearby.
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U S Combat Units Going To Vietnam
The Pentagon plans to order large chunks of the last remaining U S combat divisions to Vietnam to meet President Johnson's troop authorization raising the U S commitment to 525,000 by next summer. White House advisers Clark Clifford and Gen Maxwell D Taylor say allies are considering adding forces as part of mounting pressure against Communists after talks from South Vietnam to South Korea. They did not directly request more troops from allies.
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