Hope Seen For Paris Progress
In Paris talks the United States and North Vietnam show a new contact pattern that could spur serious negotiations to end the war. A 40 minute recess in a four hour meeting allowed top delegates Harriman and Vance to talk privately with Xuan Thuy and Le Duc Tho, described as amiable though undisclosed. U.S. officials hope this will lead to regular private discussions.
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Paris
United States
North Vietnam
W. Averell Harriman
Cyrus R. Vance
Xuan Thuy
le Duc Tho
U.S
Poor's March Big Success
Washington observers hailed the 1968 Poor People March as a triumphant show of support for the Poor People Campaign. About 50,000 people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial as Rev. Ralph David Abernathy vowed to keep Resurrection City in Washington despite permit limits, with peaceful unity across races and ages.
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Washington
Lincoln Memorial
Ralph David Abernathy
Resurrection City
Martin Luther King Jr
Judge hears testimony to suppress evidence in Athens narcotics case
Athens courtroom features testimony aimed at suppressing key narcotics evidence as the case proceeds. Ohio University trustees reelect Fred Johnson as chairman and approve branch representation on Faculty Senate. Gallia County prosecuting attorney faces indefinite suspension by Ohio Supreme Court for misconduct. Obituaries and classifieds appear on later pages.
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Athens
Ohio University
Fred Johnson
Senate
Gallia County
Ohio Supreme Court
Boys State
Saunas
Heloise Eenererereoen
Crime Bill Signed By President
President Johnson signed a crime control bill authorizing wire tapping and restricting Supreme Court rulings on confessions. The law funds a five year grant program to enhance police training and equipment and to develop new crime fighting techniques. Confessions and eyewitness identifications become admissible if voluntary, overturning some Supreme Court limits.
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Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
Johnson
America
United States
Senate
House
Robert F. Kennedy
Los Angeles
Kennedy
White House
House Vote Looms on Johnson 10 Percent Tax Surcharge
The 10 percent income tax surcharge faces a likely House passage after a year of delay with Senate approval anticipated. The measure adds a $6 billion spending cut and extends excise taxes on autos and phones, expanding revenue by about $15.2 billion next year. President Johnson defends the need to curb deficits and stabilize the dollar.
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Washington
Johnson
House
Senate
Storms Wake Fatal Lake Erie Night Of Rescue
Coast Guard and auxiliaries hunted for survivors after a windstorm on Lake Erie swamped about a score of pleasure boats. Seventy to eighty mph winds drove 15-foot waves. 24 people were pulled from 65 to 100 square miles of water as helicopters and a Traverse City plane aided the search. A vessel fire and a flare-laden drifting sighting aided rescue efforts. No small craft warnings were posted.
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Lake Erie
Coast Guard
Army Corps of Engineers
Detroit
Traverse City
Mich
U.S
Actors Equity ends strike with Broadway restart
New York Mayor John V Lindsay announced a three year contract ending the three day Actors Equity strike that darkened 19 Broadway theaters and nine road shows. Wages start at 145 a week rising to 150 then 155. The union and Theater League reached the accord after overnight talks at Gracie Mansion.
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New York
John V. Lindsay
Actors Equity
Gracie Mansion
Union
League of New York Theaters
Lindsay
Lawyer with tiger-like skill to defend Sirhan in Kennedy case
Russell E. Parsons, a 40-year veteran with a reputation as an underdog fighter, agrees to defend Sirhan Bishara Sirhan without fee. He hints brain-damage as a possible defense and will have a psychiatrist examine the defendant. Parsons notes his role in the famed Cahan decision on appeal.
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Los Angeles
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Russell E. Parsons
Parsons
Kennedy
Ambassador Hotel
Sirhan
American Civil Liberties Union
Civic Center
California
Seven Skulls Found at Belmont County Dump
Seven human skulls were discovered at a dirt-road dump in Pinch Run Township Belmont County on private property owned by Jim Cummins. Officials, including coroner Dr W J Shephard and Prosecutor John J Malik Jr, described the find as puzzling with no missing-person reports matching. The skulls, likely six males and one child, were sent to Ohio State University for study, and further excavation was planned to locate more remains if present.
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Ohio Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Bellaire
Ohio
Jim Cummins
Pinch Run
Belmont County
W. J. Shephard
Shephard
Cummins
Malik
Ohio State University
Jimmy
Sheriff’s Office
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Ways and Means Committee
Cleveland
Nelson A. Rockefeller
United Nations
N.Y
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Soviet Union
London
Moscow
Security Council
Columbus, Ohio
Lou Herzberg
John J. Malik Jr
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