Seven Shot As Chicago Puerto Rican Riots Erupt
Rioting on Chicago's Northwest Side left seven Puerto Ricans shot and wounded and 37 arrested after a second night of violence. police said one shooter fired a fire bomb. others were hit by stray bullets amid looting and flying debris. Police later dispersed the mob with blue-helmeted officers and warned rioters to leave or be arrested.
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Chicago
John Elmer
Chicago Tribune
Law Hospital
Humbolt Park
City Hall
St. Mary of Nazareth
Cook County Hospital
Bienvenido Cruz
Efrain Crtiz
Roberto Vasquez
Miguel Cruz
Gilberto Torres
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Sastino Ribero
Western
Division
California Avenue
Ohio Kentucky Dispute Goes To Supreme Court
The U S Supreme Court agreed to settle the boundary dispute over the Ohio River between Ohio and Kentucky. Ohio seeks a ruling on whether the boundary aligns with the 1792 low water mark or the current Ohio shore as dams shifted water. Kentucky argues the boundary is the river’s northern shore. Kentucky has 60 days to respond.
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Washington
U. S. Supreme Court
Ohio River
High Court
Ohio
Kentucky
William B. Saxbe
Saxbe
Voters Go To Polls In Two States
Illinois voters head to the polls in a primary with challengers aiming to end Rep. Barratt O Hara and Rep. William L. Dawson long careers linked to Chicago politics. In South Carolina former Gov Ernest Hollings seeks to sideline Sen Donald Russell. Army to suspend guaranteed overseas re enlistment options effective July 1 amid Viet Nam requirements.
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Illinois
House
Chicago Democratic Organization
South Carolina
Ernest F. Hollings
Donald S. Russell
Paul Douglas
Charles H. Percy
Chicago
Barratt O’hara
William L. Dawson
Richard J. Daley
O'Hara
Congress
Dawson
Fred D. Hubbard
O’hara
Abner Mikva
Army
U. S
Willis to Testify in Shelton Trial Contempt Case
Rep Edwin Willis D La chairman of the House UN American Activities Committee and staff director Francis J McNamara were subpoenaed to testify for Robert M Shelton at his contempt of Congress trial. They must bring committee records on the Klan. The trial is set for September 12 in U S District Court. Willis said the subpoena was served at his home and he will comply if the order is valid.
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Washington
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Robert M. Shelton
Shelton
Rep
Edwin E. Willis
Dla
Francis J. McNamara
House
Willis
McNamara
U.S. District Court
Land sale talks to begin soon in Urban Renewal plan
Urban Renewal program advances with discussions on a land sale in South Green. The Messenger outlines upcoming steps as The First series covers Medicare reform and Nelsonville councilmen debate water department finances. Ohio State wins NCAA baseball first round. Local notices and obituaries listed for several towns.
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South Green Land
the Messenger
Nelsonville
Water Department
Ohio State
Ruby murder case heads to Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jack Ruby, sentenced to death for killing Lee Harvey Oswald, appears set for appeal after a Dallas District Court jury ruled him legally sane. The ruling clears a major obstacle to moving the case forward in Texas appellate court.
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Dallas
Tex
Jack Ruby
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Hartford Artist Renounces U S Citizenship Over Vietnam Policy
William R. Christensen a 37 year old Hartford Connecticut artist announced he will renounce his American citizenship in protest of U S policy in Vietnam. He told a news conference that most Americans feel justified in supporting what he called a cruel brutal and cowardly massacre in Vietnam.
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Tokyo
William R. Christensen
Hartford
Heat kills over eight hundred in Indian heat wave
A ten day heat wave in West Bengal and Bihar has claimed at least 853 lives with rural deaths likely undercounted. Temperatures reach about 120 degrees in many regions as officials warn the toll may rise.
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Calcutta
India
West Bengal
Bihard
Disgruntled customer detroys Furniture Exchange with fire bombs
A man described as a disgruntled customer threw three fire bombs at the Furniture Exchange on Monday. The blast set the store on fire, owner Simon Fixler, 46, of Cleveland Heights, collapsed from shock and received treatment at the scene.
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Cleveland
Furniture Exchange
Simon Fixler
Cleveland Heights
Library hearing on removing Little Black Person book
Seattle groups plan to ask the library board to remove the book Little Black Person from shelves. Keve Bray of the Central Area Action Committee says the move is under consideration.
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Seattle
Wash
Seattle Library Board
Keve Bray
Central Area Action Committee
Big hailstone mistaken for baseball on Kansas farm
D D Hall drives through Sterling Kansas to inspect storm damage and notices a yard full of stones. He picks up a large hail stone and declares it baseball sized, uncovering the amusing misidentification at the Lou Wikley farm.
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Sterling
Kan
D. D. Hall
Lou Wikley
Hall
Labor Dept Reports No Change in Wholesale Prices
The Department of Labor states there was no change in wholesale prices last month signaling that rising living costs may be leveling off.
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Washington
Pthe Department of Labor
Hoffa Eyes Return as Union Chief if Prison Time Looms
Washington James R Hoffa says he would reclaim control of the Teamsters if imprisoned and outlines a constitutional change to create a general vice president who would succeed him automatically. He faces 13 years in pending sentences and plans a July 4 Miami Beach convention where he is expected to be re elected by acclamation.
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Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Miami Beach
Potter Stewart
Byron R. White
White
Harlan and
Stewart
Riots Resume as Ky Retaliates With Draft Crackdown
Government security forces with orders to arrest draft-aged demonstrators moved against Buddhist protests in Saigon. Demonstrators burned vehicles and seized weapons as authorities carted away crowds. Thich Tri Quang, hunger striking in the north, faced worsening condition. In the highlands, U S and South Vietnamese troops battled North Vietnamese forces with high casualties and strategic shifts reported by generals and intelligence sources.
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Saigon
South
Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thich
Court ruling on suspect questioning sparks police backlash
Police chiefs and officials blasted the Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling restricting confessions and involuntary statements. Arlington to Odessa. Justice Harlan and dissents warn the decision endangers public safety and risks releasing dangerous criminals.
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Washington
Supreme Court
High Court
Henry C. Ashley
Garland
Tex
Findlay Sex Slaying of 8 Year Old Boy
Police aided by a State Bureau of Criminal Investigation team pursued leads in the killing of Tim Trask age eight. The body was found in a wooded area near his home after he left to fish in a park. He had been shot twice stabbed and sexually molested.
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Tim
Mauled model seeks 3 million in damages
New York model Nell Theobald filed a 3 million dollar damage suit after a lion mauling during a publicity stunt. She named defendants including the lion’s owner the auto show and the Coliseum where the event occurred last April.
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New York
Nell Theobald
New York City
Burglar Slayings Tied to Ex Student Death in Cleveland
Cleveland detectives probe a murder in which Louise Manak 19 a former Ohio University student was killed in her apartment. Her purse and a television were missing and the coroner ruled strangulation with a skull fracture after death. A 23 year old East Cleveland man passed a lie detector test and a 21 year old Cleveland Heights OU student was set for testing.
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Louise Manak
Ohio University
East Cleveland
Miss Manak
Cleveland Heights
Rhodes Praises Buckeye Boys State and Peace Pickets March
Governor James A. Rhodes lauded Buckeye Boys State as a key youth movement and urged preparation for 1970s employment, citing a growing job need. He spoke to 1352 juniors at Bird Arena as picketers protested for peace in Vietnam and Richard Comfort won a House majority after an election error.
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James A. Rhodes
Buckeye Boys State
Ohio
American Legion
Bird Arena
Ohio University
Viet Nam
Richard Comfort
Columbus
House
Federalist Party
Swinging In Court For Luci
A prenuptial reception at the Supreme Court building honored Luci Johnson and Patrick Nugent. President Johnson and Mrs. Johnson hosted with Justice and Mrs. Tom C. Clark in attendance. About 300 guests, including officials and friends, celebrated the couple ahead of a planned August 5 wedding.
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Supreme Court
Luci Johnson
Patrick J. Nugent
Tom C. Clark
Luci
Johnson
Jerry P. Nugent
Waukegan
1000 Make Decisions In Graham Crusade
In London Billy Graham's crusade drew over 19 000 attendees at Earls Court Arena with more than 1000 youths pledging commitment to Christ including girls with false eyelashes and boys with long hair during the Youth Night.
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Billy Graham
Earls Court Arena
Christ
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