Olson denies hospital commitment in King case
Rochester judge rules no provision in law for commitment of Robert King, 29, of Austin, amid first degree murder indictment for the shooting death of Rochester patrolman Floyd Haley on August 3. Bond for Steven Britt, 18, Austin, remains at 20 000 after his accessory to murder indictment was quashed.
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O. Russell Olson
Omsted County
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Rochester
Floyd Haley
John Gowan
Steven Britt
Haley
Humphrey challenges critics to offer clear ideas
In Minneapolis Vice President Hubert Humphrey urged Sen. Eugene McCarthy and other critics to present clear plans for governing. He spoke to a Minnesota Farmer-Labor gathering after McCarthy attacked policy on Vietnam and domestic issues.
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Hubert Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
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Chicago
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Lynda Bird Johnson Wedding at White House
President Johnson walks his daughter Lynda Bird down the White House red carpet into history as the 14th White House bride. The East Room glows with candles and greenery for the simple ceremony planned with 240 guests and a six foot wedding cake. Charles Robb, 28, Marine Captain, awaits as stars and reporters fill the historic mansion.
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Associated Press
Washington
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Lynda Bird
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Charles S. Robb
Miss Lawrence
Four men face trial in alleged Soviet overthrow plot
Soviet authorities prepare a major case against four young writers and editors accused of anti Soviet propaganda in a sweeping crackdown. Independent confirmation is scarce as the Leningrad trial unfolds with reports of arms caches and links to groups in Ukraine and Sverdlovsk.
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Steel price hikes slimmed as rivals pull back
AP reports Armco and Kaiser backed off increases on hot rolled steel sheets leaving Jones & Laughlin as the sole producer still raising prices. Also in brief Granma mentions Lynda Bird Johnson wedding cost, Romney meets French officials on relations and Vietnam, and BOAC pilots strike affecting service.
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Lynda Bird Johnson
Paris
George Romney
Michigan
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Unaware Groveton residents learned their doctor was not a doctor
Freddie Brant used the name Reed L Brown to pose as a physician in Groveton Texas. He held a medical license though records show no real doctor. Brant faced forgery and perjury charges in Kaufman County with bond set at 25000 and remains jailed. Local residents recall trusting his prescriptions and bedside manner despite the ruse.
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Four Americans Among 67 Dead In Peruvian Plane Crash
Searchers pulled burned bodies from jungle near Cerro Carpish after Faucett Airlines Flight plowed into the Andes en route from Lima to Tingo Maria. The plane carried 67 aboard including four Americans Joseph Newman Evelyn Craig and the Houk couple and John White his wife Vivian.
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Joseph Newman
Kishner Drive
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Evelyn Craig
Robert and
Corina Houk
John White
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Two Women Found Murdered in Hollywood Canal
Hollywood Florida police pulled two murdered young women from a desolate boat canal along the Intracoastal Waterway. Both had jewelry, concrete blocks tied to their necks, and blunt force and stab wounds. Victims unidentified.
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Hollywood
Fla
Fred Rohloff
Minneapolis Youth Dies After Being Hit by Car
An eight year old Minneapolis boy, Mark Knoke, was struck by a car while crossing a south side street near his home. He died Friday, leaving his parents Earl E. and [name redacted] Knoke. The driver was identified as Bernard L. Lucken of Richfield, Minnesota. The incident increased Minnesota’s 1967 highway death toll to 862, 47 fewer than a year earlier.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Mark Knoke
Earl E. Knoke
Bernard L. Lucken
Richfield
Minn
McCarthy Attacks Vietnam Policy and Cabinet Critics
Senator Eugene McCarthy told a Minneapolis rally the Vietnam War has gone too far and launched fresh barbs at five cabinet members. He complained of government spokesmen urging unity while troubles mount in their departments and urged taking the issue to the people. He highlighted criticisms of Freeman, Wirtz, Rusk, and Fowler amid broader protests and labor tensions.
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Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota Democrat
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McCarthy
Minnesota
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Willard Wirtz
Dean Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Treasury
Henry Fowler
Congress
Trucker Killed and Companion Hurt in Iowa Crash
One man died and a second was hospitalized after a flatbed semi trailer hit a bridge abutment west of Chester Iowa. The injured man was taken to St Marys Hospital Rochester. The truck owned by E & N Enterprises Cedar Rapids skidded on icy roads and jackknifed on a sharp curve over the Upper Iowa river.
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Iowa
Howard County
Percy Havens
St. Marys Hospital
Rochester
Iowa River
E & N Enterprises
Cedar Rapids
Astronaut Maj. Robert H. Lawrence Jr. Dies in Jet Crash
At Edwards Air Force Base California Major Robert H. Lawrence Jr. America's first Black astronaut is killed in an F104 Starfighter crash during a routine training flight. Lawrence, 31, was to lead a Defense Department project to orbit two men in a space laboratory in 1970.
Congressman Nick Galifianakis Loses Shorts in DC Buy
In Washington Rep. Nick Galifianakis buys eight pairs of shorts then chats with a friend. the shorts mysteriously vanish from his car. Authorities have no statement and no suspects.
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Nick Galifianakis
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