Waterloo march on City Hall demands bold civil rights list
Waterloo activists plan a second march to City Hall with a grievances agenda including investigation of Eddie Sallis’s death, police reform, removal of discriminatory practices, hiring of Black police and firefighters, housing anti discrimination rules, and public safety improvements in the Negro district. Tens of officers and officials prepared to receive the list within a week.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Lloyd Turner
I. V. Tolbert
Lane
Vine Streets
City Hall
Eddie Denton
Payne Memorial Ame Church
Denton
Packinghouse Workers Union
Eddie Sallis
Sallis
Iowa Civil Rights Commission
Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Mobile
School Board
Escapee Nabbed After Roaming Nearby Brush Pile
Everett Allen Johnson 22 of Hokah was captured by Daniel Valli and about 40 posse members in a brush pile near Rochester after fleeing a courthouse window during an appearance on March escape charges. Johnson, serving a robbery sentence at St. Cloud Reformatory, had previously escaped in March and was recaptured near Lanesboro.
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Rochester, Minn
St. Cloud Reformatory
Rochester
Everett Allen Johnson
Hokah
Olmsted County
Daniel Valli
Rochester Reserve
Johnson
Mile Square
Reformatory
Three More Self Immolations Stir Viet Nam Unrest
In Saigon two Buddhist nuns and a novice monk burned themselves to death as protests against South Vietnam's military government escalate. The deaths raise the total to nine among Buddhist self immolations amid ongoing civil strife and violence. Reports note U.S. air and naval raids on North Vietnam and intense ground fighting near Qui Nhon as the war widens.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Air Force
Navy
North Viet Nam
North
Tiger
Qui Nhon
Doctors Said There'd Be 4 and House Will Be Crowded
Philadelphia police detective Richard Eife and his wife welcomed quadruplets at Frankford Hospital after a late Friday birth. The two boys and two girls join siblings aged 13 to 4. Mother and infants weigh between 3 7 and 4 7 pounds and were reported doing fine.
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Philadelphia
Richard Eife
Eifes
G. Herbert Moffies
Oliver S. Thresher
Eife
Fife
Ricky
Michael
Eileen
Denise
Gemini 9 mission delays space walk amid docking failure
Cape Kennedy AP report details Gemini 9's failure to dock with the ATDA, postponement of the 2½ hour space walk to Sunday due to fatigue and fuel limits. Ground controllers attempt to shake loose the shroud, while Stafford and Cernan adjust plans and rest in space.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Eugene A. Cernan
Thomas P. Stafford
Mission Control Center
Houston
Tex
William C. Schneider
Agena
ATDA
Cernan
Stafford
Apollo
Neil A. Armstrong
Schneider
Purge Reaches Mao Aide Peng Chen in Peking Shakeup
Tokyo AP reports Peking's purge loosens Mao Tze-tung circle with Peng Chen ousted as first secretary. Editorial charges former Peking party leaders with revisionism and warns any opponent of Mao and the party faces elimination. Peng Chen had led since 1955.
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Tokyo
China
Mao Tze-tung
Peking People’s Daily
Peng Chen
Mao
Peking
Peng
Chinese Communist Party
The
People’s Daily
Peking Municipal Party Committee
Chou En-lai
Communist China
Peking Communist Party Committee
Li Hsueh-feng
North China Party Committee
Peking Party
Peking Party Committee
Soviet Union
Two Young People Die in St. Cloud Crash
In St. Cloud Minnesota a car carrying three persons struck a power pole then veered into a front yard killing Daniel Schmidt 22 and Patricia Proell 19. Schmidt's twin Dennis was hospitalized in serious condition. Proell formerly lived in Alexandria. The 1966 Minnesota traffic toll rose to 266.
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ST. Cloud, Minn
St. Cloud
Daniel Schmidt
Patricia Proell
Schmidt
Dennis
Minnesota
George Hesley Dies After Mason City Crash
George E. Hesley age 56 of Mason City died from injuries after a car truck crash one mile west of Mason City at a Highway 18 intersection. He was alone in a pickup that collided with a Forest City man driven auto driven by James R. Johnson 34. Johnson escaped with minor injuries and credited seat belt use for avoiding serious harm.
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Mason City
Iowa
George E. Hesley
Hesley
James R. Johnson
Forest City
Johnson
ISU Foundation Bids Rejected on Center Auditorium
The Iowa State University Foundation board recommends rejecting all bids for the theater auditorium part of the $12.5 million Iowa State Center project. President S. C. Hamilton of Chicago announced the plan after Friday’s meeting and will present the recommendation to the Iowa Board of Regents at its June session.
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Ames, Iowa
Iowa State University Foundation
Iowa State Center
S. C. Hamilton
Chicago
Foundation Prsident
Iowa Board of Regents
Hong Kong Man Dies in Self Immolation Fire
An aged Chinese man living alone in a hillside hut in Hong Kong burned himself to death. Police said Leung Chung-ping dipped fire wood in gasoline tied them around his body and lit them. They speculated he may have heard Buddhist fire-personal crisis reports in Viet Nam but found no other connection.
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Hong Kong
Leung Chung-ping
Leung
Viet Nam
Suspended Policeman Resigns in Los Angeles
A 28 year old Los Angeles police officer with a prior six month suspension for civil rights activity resigns from the force. Michael Hannon, a Democratic congressional candidate in the 20th District, said the resignation takes effect next Thursday, two days after the primary. In Iowa an elderly man Ralph Roberts, 83, was killed when the car he rode in was struck by another backing from a farm driveway near Brighton.
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LOS Angeles
Force
Michael Hannon
Brighton
Iowa
Here
Ralph Roberts
Ruby Frances Giberson
Fairfield
8th District Kingmaker Role In Governor Race
The 8th District DFL convention in Cloquet faces a crucial choice as delegates could sway the gubernatorial endorsement between Gov Karl Rolvaag and Lt Gov A M Keith. Rep John Blatnik and ex-chair Lawrence Yetka urge a noncommittal posture, while Rolvaag names Fred Cina as co-chair and Michael McLaughlin as campaign coordinator to mobilize support.
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Cloquet
Minn
Democratic - Farmer Labor Party
DFL
Karl Rolvaag
A. M. Keith
Lawrence Yetka
John A. Blatnik
Cina
Rolvaag
Fred Cina
Aurora
Edina
Robert E. Short
Charles Stickney
Clear Lake
Short
Michael Mclaughlin
St. Paul
McLaughlin
Ramsey County
Hubert H. Humphrey
Kiddies Gather Circus Tickets
Enterprising youngsters are picking up Shrine circus tickets free by local merchants and selling them. Ray Dorn, Shrine Club secretary, urges cooperation to discourage resale of tickets given to children by merchants helping the Shriners benevolently.
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Shrine Circus
Ray Dorn
Shrine Club
Dorn
Muskellunge Catches 43-Pound Prize at Leech Lake
Leroy Johnson of Minneapolis reeled a 43 pound 3 ounce muskellunge on Leech Lake near Walker Minnesota. With a 10 pound test line and no gaff or net he fought the fish with two anglers aiding, and beached the big muskie the largest at Leech Lake in six years.
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Leroy Johnson
Minneapolis
Leech Lake
Walker
Minn
Johnson
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