Humphrey Moves to Halt Michigan Stop Humphrey Campaign
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey shifts to block a stop Humphrey drive in Michigan delegates. He plans stops in Detroit and Fayetteville Arkansas as Kennedy and McCarthy allies allegedly coordinate on Detroit delegates. Fulbright may join the flight, reflecting tensions over Vietnam policy.
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Michigan
Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Robert F. Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
J. W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Chicago
Kennedy
Oregon
McCarthy
Motor City
Pennsylvania
Florida
Fayetteville
Ark
University of Arkansas
Fulbright
Arkansas
Johnson
Air Force
Vietnam
Brataas Seeks National GOP Committee Woman Post
Mrs. Mark G. Brataas, Minnesota GOP chairwoman since 1963, will challenge Mrs. Rhode Lund for the state’s national committeewoman seat. Lund seeks a third four year term after the state convention June 13 to 15 in Duluth. Brataas circulates a support letter noting she declined Rockefeller Citizens’ Committee chair offer and stressing party experience.
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GOP Committee
Rochester, Minn
Mark G. Brataas
Minnesota
Rhode Lund
Lund
Edina
Duluth
GOP
Rockefeller Citizens’ Committee
Senate clears plan to suspend equal time for 1968 campaign
Washington AP reports a House fight looms over suspending equal time rules for TV and radio during the 1968 presidential race. The Senate already approved a resolution to allow this temporary suspension from Aug 31 after conventions to Election Day, enabling major candidates to debate without mandatory airtime for minor rivals.
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Washington
Senate
George C. Wallace
John E. Moss
D-Calif
House
Moss
Bus driver receives high school letter of appreciation
Kenneth Dieckmann, 54, Roosevelt High School driver in South St. Louis, was presented with a high school letter by 45 students who surprised him with a party and a sweater featuring the school emblem. The scene occurred Friday as part of a student tribute.
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ST. Louis
Kenneth Dieckmann
Dieckmann
Roosevelt High School
South St. Louis
Chaplain Admits Goading U S to Prosecute Him
Yale chaplain William Sloane Coffin Jr testifies he goaded the government into prosecuting him on antidraft charges but denies conspiring with Dr. Benjamin Spock or others. He says a man must not surrender conscience to the state. The trial includes Spock, Goodman, Raskin, and Ferber, charged with conspiring to aid draft evasion.
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Boston
Yale
William Sloane Coffin Jr
Benjamin Spock
James St. Clair
Coffin
Spock
U.S. District Court
Mitchell Goodman
New York
Marcus Raskin
Washington
Michael Ferber
Harvard
Cadet Steven DiAntonio scales monument to lift class
Midshipman Steven DiAntonio, a Fairfax plebe and son of an Air Force colonel, climbs the 36 foot Herndon Monument at Navy to place a cap atop the peak. The act grants an upperclass status to his peers and signals the path toward admiral rank for the first in his class. Oliva Valdovina becomes Continental Airlines first Mexican American stewardess after training program. Arthur Goldberg resumes presidency of Security Council as U S nomination for nuclear treaty awaits General Assembly approval mid June.
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U.S. Naval Academy
Steven DiAntonio
Fairfax
DiAntonio
Los Angeles
Continental Airlines
Oliva Valdovina
Miss Valdovina
Goldberg
General Assembly
Community Sold Again at Tongue River Town
ACME on the Tongue River near Sheridan was sold again to Mr and Mrs Charles Evinger of Terre Haute Ind They plan to develop Acme a 42 house village and country store as a recreation spot for outdoor minded people Sale price not disclosed
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ACME
Wye
Tongue River
Sheridan
Chicago
Charles Evinger
Tere Haute
Ind
Merton Bond
Evingers
Viet Cong Hold Out In Saigon Section As Troops Firepower Rains
About 30 to 40 Viet Cong held a section of southwestern Saigon as U.S. and South Vietnamese forces bombed and shelled enemy positions. Civilians fled as government troops reported 133 enemy killed in 24 hours, while U.S. forces logged 58 enemy deaths in three Saigon battles and seven Americans killed nationwide.
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Saigon
U.S
Presidential
Extra Hour To Drink Massachusetts Taverns At 1 A M
A Massachusetts law grants taverns a one hour extension to 1 A M on Sundays reversing the prior Saturday midnight closing rule. The change affects all licensed drinking establishments and aligns Sunday hours with other days.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Pet Cougar Scare Fizzles in Hollywood
In Hollywood a 140 pound mountain lion wandered Weepah Way Friday night but attracted no calls to authorities. A sheriff deputy and two officers wrestled the declawed cougar into a truck after a 15 minute struggle. The owner remained unidentified by police.
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Hollywood
Weepah Way
Two Marines Freed From Captivity in Vietnam
Saigon AP reports two American Marines, Sgt. Albert J. Totter and Cpl. Frank C. Todice, were released by South Vietnamese troops about two months after capture. They were freed 12 miles east of Hu and handed to U.S. Marine officers in good physical condition. no release details were given.
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Saigon
Albert J. Totter
Cpl
Frank C. Todice
U.S
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