Civil rights march resumes after violence in Louisiana
In New Orleans the Louisiana Negro march resumes Friday after a clash that left the column attacked by about 75 whites. Leader A Z Young says they will repl an. H R Brown arrived, denounced Gov McKeown and plans to speak at a Baton Rouge rally ending the 106 mile march from Bogalusa.
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A. Z. Young
Walker
H. Rap Brown
John J. McKeithen
Baton Rouge
Bogalusa
Saturn 5 launch delayed to late October by safety device issue
In Cape Kennedy Florida officials said a new safety device for the second stage forces another postponement of moving the Saturn 5 to a launch pad. The delay shifts the launch to at least mid October, with the August 28 target moved accordingly. In Ironton Ohio a jury in Ronald Browning murder case is to deliberate after a recess for judge’s charge and closing arguments.
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Space Agency
Ironton
Ohio
Common Pleas Court
Ronald L. Browning
W. E. Markel
Robert Tague
Philadelphia Teamsters steward shot dead outside union hall
Police identified Robert De George, 33, of Philadelphia, as the victim slain in front of Teamsters Local 107 headquarters near the Delaware River waterfront. A snubnosed .38 caliber pistol was recovered later on the information counter inside the union office.
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Teamsters
Teamsters Local 107
Robert DeGeorge
Union Hall
Delaware River
Teamsters Office
Murder charge raised in Chavez shooting in Puerto Rico
A tall former Teamster bodyguard in San Juan is charged with first degree murder in the shooting of Frank Chavez boss of the Puerto Rican Teamsters local. Chavez, 39, a Hoffa supporter, was shot twice in his office during a quarrel and died en route to a hospital.
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P. R
Teamster
Frank Chavez
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James Hoffa
Albuquerque
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Upward Bound students near program completion
Inside Today reports Meigs County and nearby districts with junior beef show highlights and public square decorations for a parade. Football season prep for fifteen high school teams is noted, while antique railroad equipment arrives for the festival events.
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Meigs County Peat Rsisreser Artiees
Aedaeeds
TG Fe
Seven Dead In Alaska Flood Rains Hit Fairbanks
The Chena River flood receded slowly leaving 15 000 evacuees out of homes. Four more bodies found bringing total deaths to seven in Fairbanks and Tok. Officials report limited flood insurance uptake and seek federal aid loans for recovery. Damages near 200 million dollars with reconstruction before winter urged by Gov. Hickel and Mayor Boucher.
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Alaska
Chena River
Tok
House Passes Civil Rights Bill Advances in House
Washington AP The House approved a civil rights bill by a wide margin making it a federal crime to interfere with rights workers seek to exercise including riot area protection for police and firefighters The measure mirrors a stalled 1966 provision and faces likely Senate defeat despite broad House support.
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House
Senate
Mem
Bers
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Senate Judiciary
Farmers threaten all-out boycott over farm prices
The National Farmers Organization warned processors to raise prices or face a nationwide boycott that could halt production. More than 35,000 NFO members approved the plan with slogans like No prices, no production. Targets include corn 1.50 a bushel soybeans 3.00 wheat 2.00, milk 6.00 per hundredweight, hogs 22.45 and cattle 32.45. The movement plans three to four day milk holds and regional livestock boycotts while building a grain bank to support prices.
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Des Moines, Iowa
National Farmers Organization
America
NFO
NFC
Staley
Des Moines
Boost In Benefits Assured in Social Security Plan
Washington AP report: House leaders from both parties unite to push a Social Security package. If enacted, average retiree benefits would rise from 145 to 164 dollars monthly, with all 24.2 million beneficiaries receiving at least a 12 percent boost. Single retirees would see 44 to 142 rise to 50 to 159.80, while payroll taxes could increase up to 44 dollars for workers earning 7600 and their employers.
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Washington
House
King's Plan for Nonviolence as Last Resort Across Nation
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. outlines a path of mass civil disobedience as a final option amid mounting racial conflict. Speaking at Ebenezer Baptist Church, he warns that without rapid economic gains for Black Americans the country risks riots, social upheaval, and intensified bitterness.
King Warns of Violence If Civil Disobedience Backfires
Dr Martin Luther King Jr warned that mass civil disobedience including boycotts sit ins at factories and camping in Washington could prompt repressive actions leading to planned insurrection if violence grows. He said he is not targeting Black Power and spoke after finishing a speech to SCLC delegates, looking tired and resigned.
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King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
U S War Casualties Fall to Lows Since January
Saigon AP reports American combat fatalities in Vietnam last week at 82 dead and 748 wounded, the lowest since January. Marines report scattered skirmishes near Tam Ky as air missions dip to 111 due to bad weather. Communist deaths total 1,043. overall weekly toll 830, lowest since Jan. 7.
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Tito Ends Arab Visit With No Middle East Peace Formula
Yugoslav President Tito concluded his swing through Arab states with no peace formula for the Middle East. Al Ahram cited plans for future activity via personal diplomacy and the UN to end diplomatic stagnation. Syria resisted Tito’s call for realism, while a proposed Moslem prayer by an Israeli army rabbi atop the Dome of the Rock sparked alarm about protests.
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Tito
Middle East
al Ahram
United Nations
U.N. General Assembly
Syria
Noureddin Atassi
Shlomo Goren
Old Jerusalem
Dome of the Rock
el Aksa
Titus
Jerusalem
Survivor Saw Man In House In Shell Lake Slaying
A four year old girl, who escaped the mass slaying of her family by burrowing under bed clothes, said she saw a strange man in the house the night her parents and seven other children were slain. RCMP pressed a search in the farming region where Mr and Mrs James Peterson and seven of their nine children were slain. A guard was placed around the Helgeton home where the survivor is staying.
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Winnipeg Free Press
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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Phyllis
Helmer Helgeton
Lee Hill
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