Boston Rights March Advances After 2Hour Delay
Dr. Martin Luther King led a three mile civil rights march in Boston with Rev. Ralph Abernathy at the head. About 5 000 to 25 000 expected as marchers moved from the common toward City Hall and the Boston School Committee office.
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Ralph Abernathy
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John Said
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Boston School Committee
Nationwide steel strike averted says federal mediator
Pittsburgh AP the chief federal mediator says a threatened nationwide steel strike on May 1 can be averted He summoned negotiators for United Steelworkers and basic steel industry to separate meetings and meet union first The wage policy committee demands 179 cent hourly raise and possible contract extension or new pact negotiations paused without a joint meeting The USW warns no contract equals no work and 425000 workers would be idle if a strike occurs The union accuses companies of refusing realistic bargaining
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William E. Simkin
Mediation and Conciliation Service
United Steelworkers
Basic Steel Industry
Simkin
Wage Policy Committee
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David J. McDonald
Dutch tulips greet Romney at Schiphol in Amsterdam
Michigan Governor George Romney arrives at Schiphol International Airport in Amsterdam with a 75 man delegation of American businessmen to seek international industrial aid for developing countries. The scene is captured by AP Wirephoto.
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George Romney
Miss A. Braam
Schiphol
Amsterdam
Amer
Ican
Netherlands
Denver Man Named to Take Faribault School
A Denver man, C Edward Ronayne 39, was named superintendent of the Braille and Sight Saving School in Faribault by Gov Karl Rolvaag. He succeeds John Lysen who retires June 30 after 30 years. Ronayne is Colorado state consultant for the physically handicapped and has degrees from Denver University including a 1953 master's in educational psychology. He has taught in grade and high schools and at Colorado State College and the University of Denver and has led visually handicapped courses. He is married with two children.
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University of Minnesota
Colorado State College
University of Denver
Traffic Deaths State Today 169 Year Ago 197
A brief note compares traffic fatalities across two dates 169 years apart in Iowa with figures 197 and 217. The item emphasizes historical mortality trends in road incidents and the changing scale of loss over time.
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Iowa
Shastri Heads to Nepal for First State Visit
Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri arrives in Katmandu for his first state visit to Nepal since taking office. The trip signals closer regional ties amid postindependence diplomacy, with talks expected on economic and security cooperation.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Lal Bahadur Shastri
How-Winn Voters Weigh 5th School Bond Issue Today
Howard-Winneshiek district voters go to the polls from noon to 7 p.m. to consider a 1.49 million dollar construction program. Funds would support Cresco High School, Lime Springs area, Ridgeway, Elma remodels, and a small contingency. This marks the district fifth bond attempt since July 1, 1960, all of which have failed.
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Iowa
Howard - Winneshiek
Lime Springs
Ridgeway
Elma
Variable clouds with rain possible Saturday in region
Weather forecast notes variable cloudiness tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. Rain and thunderstorms expected Saturday evening as temperatures range from 42 to 48 tonight and 58 to 65 on Saturday.
Voting bill may face first amendment vote early next week
Senate leaders aim to stop lengthy debate by moving the first amendment to the voting rights bill. Senator Williams proposes heavy penalties for vote buying and election frauds. Leaders Mansfield and Dirksen hope to vote Monday or Tuesday, while Ellender warns eight weeks of debate if a poll tax rider blocks cloture.
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R-Del
Mike Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Williams
Allen J. Ellender
Ellender
Senate
Dirksen
Water Division Without Water Amid Leak Repair
St Louis water division workers Edward Raaf and Joseph Deachan pause with engineer-in-charge John Pike to discuss restoring supply. The engineering office lost water for hours while a leaking main nearby was repaired.
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Edward Raaf
Joseph Deachan
John Pike
Floods Hit Illinois Iowa River Cities Across Midwest
Mississippi floodwaters swamped Dubuque Iowa as levels crest. Prairie du Chien Wisconsin faced peak with hundreds of thousands of sandbags and volunteers aiding levee protection. Illinois towns including East Dubuque and Quincy mobilized 1,000 flood workers and evacuees numbered in the thousands. Red Cross counted over 1,000 damaged homes in Iowa and Wisconsin. President Johnson declared a disaster area as seven states face flood devastation with tens of millions in damage.
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Illinois
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Presbyterian Church calls 945000 members to evangelistic drive
In Montreal the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U S A urged its 945 000 members to join a broad evangelistic campaign to halt declines in growth. The statement said many feel the church is falling short in this work and adopted by over 400 assembly representatives. NAMPA Idaho the wife of a Nampa Negro who joined the Ku Klux Klan said her husband telephoned from San Francisco planning to return home soon but gave no reason for disappearance or mention of a doctor visit.
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New York Firm Buys Swift Processing Plant in Winona
Charles A. Sayous, a New York importer and distributor of canned meats, says his company has purchased a Swift and Co processing plant in Winona Minnesota. The deal expands Sayous operations in the Midwest.
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Charles A. Sayous
Fairmont Man Sought After Jail Break
Fairmont resident Randolph Selebrade, 18, escaped from the Faribault County jail Thursday night after a defective lock allowed an inmate breakout. Selebrade had been convicted of auto theft and was awaiting sentence.
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Fairmont
Faribault County
Selebrade
Bernie
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Pill bill stirs House Commerce Committee clash in St Paul
In St Paul the House Commerce Committee debated another pill bill to pressure action on the first measure stalled in Civil Administration. Rep. Ron Everson argued for a bill easing drug sale rules and dropping Board of Health oversight. Henry Moen called the move astonishing and a later special hearing was scheduled for druggist testimony. The Senate Welfare Committee already added a third nonprescription drug category, sparking conflict between pharmacists and the Minnesota Food Retailers Association.
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Ron Everson
Wadena
Board of Health
Henry Moen
The
Pharmaceutical Association
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Everson
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Minnesota Food Retailers Association
Mississippi River recedes easing Minnesota flood damage
The Mississippi River falls below 20 feet in Winona as floodwaters recede, enabling some residents to return home after a week of rising, while Oslo and other towns remain heavily flooded. Minnesota toll rises to 50 to 60 million in damages, with 23,000 homeless at the peak. The Red Cross surveys losses and aid efforts continue statewide.
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Mississippi River
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Mississippi
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Red River
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