Merediths Mississippi March Ends With Rally at Capitol
James Meredith concluded the 252 mile journey begun as a journey against fear with a large Jackson rally at the State Capitol. Martin Luther King Jr led national figures in praising Meredith as he called for continued action against white supremacy.
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James Meredith
Mississippi Freedom
Jackson
Martin Luther King
Sammy Davis, Jr
Marlon Brando
John S. Lang Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
James H. Meredith
State Capitol
Capitol
Tougaloo College
Air Force
America
Memphis
Tenn
Hernando
Aubrey Norvell
King
U.S. 51
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
6000 Yank Cavalrymen Pursue 3 Viet Minh Battalions
U S air cavalry with 6000 combat troops joined a pursuit of three North Vietnamese battalions in South Viet Nam's central plateau. The operation Nathan Hale expanded into a wide search and destroy sweep with air and artillery support.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
U. S
18B
U. S. 1St Cavalry
101St Airborne Division
Air Cavalry
John Norton
Tuy Hoa
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Hue
Disident
Polish Catholics clash with police near party HQ
About 1000 hymn singing Catholics confronted police in two Warsaw protests aimed at the Communist party headquarters. The scenes followed clashes as demonstrators attempted to march through the city.
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Warsaw
Poland
Communist Party
Negroes Rally To Chant Deepens Rights Rift In Mississippi
A Mississippi civil rights march shifts tone with the chant Black power. King fights a militant faction while urging nonviolence. The event triggers voter momentum yet exposes fund-raising limits and shifts focus to economic rights and local officeholding.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
Martin Luther King, Jr
King
Congress
Blind Dog Sees Again After Eye Surgery in Detroit
In Detroit Dell the 7 year old Dober man Pinscher, guide to Jack McAdams, recovered from cataracts after surgery by Dr William Magrane of Mishawaka Ind The operation cost 350 dollars and was followed by stitching removal Dell who is diabetic showed signs of recovery including a brighter coat and more energetic play while McAdams notes a firmer leash tug and a mutual handshake with the dog prior to the final check up
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Detroit
Jack McAdams
McAdams
Dell
William Magrane
Mishawaka
Onette Robinson
Doctors Hospital
Removal Of Dodd Prober Being Sought
Senator Dodd's attorney sought to disqualify Senate Ethics Committee member Bennett amid the probe of Dodd's conduct. The hearing opened on the climactic fourth day with Dodd and his wife expected to testify about alleged acts for Julius Klein. Lt Gen Richard K Sutherland, MacArthur's former Pacific chief of staff, died at 73 after a long illness.
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Washington
Thomas J. Dodd
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
Senate Ethics Committee
Connecticut
Sen. Bennett
Sen. Dodd
John Sennett
Dodd
Sennett
Bennett
Grace
Chicago
Julius Klein
Richard K. Sutherland
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Sutherland
MacArthur
Philippines
Taps Sounded as Brooklyn Navy Yard Closes
The New York Naval Shipyard in Brooklyn ended operations in an emotional ceremony led by Rear Adm. W. F. Petrovic. Seaman Apprentice Stephen Bova presented the folded flag as veterans and workers watched the closure of a yard once employing 70,000 during World War II and-builder of ships from men of war to aircraft carriers.
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New York
New York Naval Shipyard
W. F. Petrovic
Stephen Bova
Brooklyn
Admiral Petrovic
Naval Ship Systems Command
Washington
Margaret Creek Conservancy May Start Lake Project
Athens Legion team sweeps a doubleheader from Wellston in a local league. Bob Hoeflich writes about a Civil War letter in his column.
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Margaret Creek Conservancy Lake
Athens Legion
Wellston
Bob Hoeflich
Meigs County Man Drowns In Farm Pond
Carl Francis Van Meter a 48 year old Racine Route 1 resident drowned Sunday in a farm pond on Bashan Road near the Van Meter home. Deputy Beegle said the drowning occurred about 6 55 p m Tracy Tackett of Ewington heard Van Meter calling for help as he fished at the far end of the pond. The death follows other drownings in Meigs County over the weekend bringing the toll to 14 state wide.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Racine
Charles Vinson
Louis
Jackson
Bob Beegle
van Veter
Tracy Tackett
Ewington
van Meter
Courage and maternal rescue in Mt St Helens plane crash
Loren Little recounts how his wife Karla and their infant Laurie survived two days in a wrecked plane on Mt. St Helens after a fatal crash that killed Karla’s parents. Karla, paralyzed below the waist, kept Laurie warm with blankets and signaled rescuers, then was airlifted to Longview.
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Wash
Loren Little
University of Washington
Karla
Laurie
Mt. St. Helens
Norwalk
Calif
Ray Erickson
Little
Portland
Ore
Longview
Loren
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