Johnson denounces Africa racism at White House
President Johnson delivers a policy statement decrying racial and political injustice in Africa addressing over 300 African diplomats at a White House reception. He cites Rhodesia, South Africa and Portuguese colonies and pledges aid for refugees and majority rule. Ed Kerry to review U S Africa policies. Columbus Ohio following notes report Lucasville Valley edges Carlisle 6-1 in Class A baseball.
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Campaign Gift Control Bill Heads For Oblivion
Washington lawmakers showed little appetite for action on President Johnsons new campaign finance controls amid a tough election year. The plan includes a 100 tax deduction for political donations but faces likely house pigeonholing and limited Senate action. Gemini 9 rendezvous and space walk postponed to next Wednesday for Atlas target rocket preparations at Cape Kennedy.
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House
Thruston B. Morton
R-Ky
GOP
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Cape Kennedy
Fila
White man charged after shooting Negro teen in Mississippi
Chief Deputy R T Pritchard said a white man was charged with shooting and wounding a Negro teenager en route to a civil rights mass meeting as about 35 Negroes gathered at the jail after the Thursday night incident in Fayette Mississippi. The town has faced a Negro boycott since late 1965.
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R. T. Pritchard
Pritchard
Mississippi
Rebel Leaders Meet Ky Thi In Hue Evacuation Of Americans
In Saigon, Lt Gen Nguyen Chang Thi and Premier Nguyen Cao Ky met at Chu Lai under U S guard after Thi was flown from Hue. US planes evacuated 45 Americans and other foreigners as Buddhist protests flared in Hue and Saigon. No details of the talks were released.
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U. S
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Chu Lai
Viet Nam
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Humprey says Viet Nam debate easing as Congress shows restraint
Vice President Hubert Humphrey said Congress is showing responsibility by easing the Viet Nam debate. Senators discuss tumult and confusion with calmer rhetoric while some officials note loud critics may have lost steam. Space head Mueller warned the US cannot catch up to the Soviets without new goals.
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Hubert Humphrey
Congress
Viet Nam
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George E. Mueller
United States
Ohio Viet Toll Passes 100 Mark
The Associated Press reports the unofficial 1966 toll of Ohio servicemen killed in Viet Nam rose past 100, with 162 killed in action and 102 since January 1. The losses include 53 Marines, 36 in the past five months, plus 5 Air Force, 4 Navy, and 25 other war deaths listed by the Defense Department as non enemy related. Memorial Day adds poignancy for at least 187 Ohio families.
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Associated Press
Ohio
United States
Athens on Brink of Real Expansion Prompts ABA Drive
The Messenger notes Athens readiness for growth as ABA membership recruitment begins. Otterbein College president set to address Logan High School graduates in a forthcoming ceremony. Local board in York hires six teachers as part of ongoing staffing and expansion efforts.
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House Approves Wage Bill Aimed at 7.2 Million Workers
The House voted 303 to 93 to raise the minimum wage to $1.60 an hour by 1979 and extend coverage to about 7.2 million workers. The measure now goes to the Senate, where supporters hope for committee approval and possible expansion. Ohio congressmen largely supported the plan, while two members were absent.
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Afl-Cio
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D-Mich
Ralph W. Yarborough
D - Tex
Ohio
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Walter H. Moeller
Man Takes Life After Killing Wife, Children
A 31 year old former mental patient killed his wife Minnie 26 and their four children in their Warren home. He shot them in their beds then set a small fire and killed himself with a rifle across his chest. The crime occurred in a largely Negro neighborhood. The coroner ruled murder and suicide pending further details.
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Warren
Rober Barnett
Michael Collins
Collins
Minnie
Barnett
Jake
Viola
David
Andy
Silas
Ohio May 3 Primary Totals Seen At Canvass
Ohio’s official canvass reports 1,357,324 voters participated on May 3. Secretary of State Ted W. Brown announced the figures, showing 679,710 Democratic ballots and 677,614 Republican ballots for a Democratic edge of 2,096. The totals compare with 1,335,797 in 1962 and 1,770,467 in 1964.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ted W. Brown
I 71 may be safest Ohio interstate from Columbus to Cincinnati
Ohio Department of Highway Safety data show I 71 between Columbus and Cincinnati had a 1965 death rate of 2.4 per 100 million car miles, compared with 4.1 on the northern segment toward Cleveland and 7.8 on state highways overall. Officials note I 71 efficiency but discuss factors behind the divide in safety performance.
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Columbus
Cincinnati
Ohio
Cleveland
Ohio Department of Highway Safety
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Harold R. Kaiser
National Safety Council
Robert Chiaramonte
State Highway Patrol
No Room At Cemetery For Negro GIs Body
The body of Pfc. Jimmy L. Williams, a Negro soldier from South Viet Nam, has been returned for burial but no suitable sites are available. Funeral plans set for Sunday in Montgomery. burial at Andersonville National Cemetery in Georgia likely Monday or Tuesday with full military honors. Williams’s mother rejected Wetumpka’s emergency pauper plots, citing respect and recognition for her son. The Justice Department announced an investigation. NAACP calls for inquiry into segregation. City officials cite space limits as Wetumpka’s century-old cemetery plots are exhausted.
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Ala
South Viet Nam
Jimmy L. Williams
Montgomery
National Cemetery
Andersonville
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Johnny L. Williams
Washington
Justice Department
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Century Old
Demp Fhrash
Deadly game in England shocks rail riders
In Leicester England youths devised a risky stunt between railroad tracks as an express train passed. The driver reported seeing a boy between the lines just before the train struck. the boy survived and rode away on a bicycle. If wearing a loose jacket the outcome could have been deadly.
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Leicester
England
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