Hoffa Foes Rally Against Heir Apparent Plan
A major Teamsters revolt forms against James R Hoffa naming a caretaker successor if he goes to prison. Harold Gibbons leads opposition to Hoffa choice Frank Fitzsimmons with Gibbons aiming to run against him at the July 4 Miami Beach convention. Gibbons draws support nationwide, signaling a fierce intra union battle over leadership.
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Washington
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Harold Gibbons
Hoffa
Frank Fitzsimmons
Supreme Court
Gibbons
Fitzsimmons
Teamsters
Union
Miami Beach
Fla
Detroit
St. Louis
Chattanooga
Tenn
California Republicans Choose Brown Opponent
California Republicans pick between Ronald Reagan and George Christopher for governor as Democrats back Pat Brown for a third term. Mississippi and South Dakota hold congressional primaries with observers watching a surge in Black voter registration. Mundt faces Murphy in the South Dakota Senate race as Eastland aims to lead Democratic tickets.
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California
Ronald Reagan
George Christopher
San Francisco
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
Samuel W. Yorty
Los Angeles
Mississippi
South Dakota
Reagan
Christopher
Fonday
Brown
Warren Dorn
William Penn Patrick
Karl E. Mundt
Richard Murphy
Sioux Falls
U.S. Senate
Mundt
Charge Filed in Mississippi Shooting of Meredith
Aubrey James Norvell, 44, of Memphis, was formally charged with assault and battery with intent to kill in the shooting of James Meredith in Hernando Mississippi. Prosecutor Ross Franks said Norvell would face arraignment, while Meredith, recovering in a Memphis hospital, vowed to return and continue his march.
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Hernando, Miss
Mississippi
Aubrey James Norvell
Memphis
James Meredith
Ross Franks
de Soto County
Norvell
Meredith
Jackson
University of Mississippi
Claude Sterrett
New York
Paul Johnson
Sym
Floyd B. McKissick
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Martin Luther King Jr
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Atlanta
King
SCLC
South
Whitney M. Young Jr
National Urban League
Alma Hurricanes Hit Honduras Town Killing 73
Hurricane Alma battered San Rafael in western Honduras with 73 dead as 30 inches of rain flooded the town. The storm moved north at five miles per hour toward Cuba, with Cuba declaring a state of emergency in four western provinces and the Isle of Pines at risk.
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Miami
Fla
Alma
Cuba
Honduran
Miami Weather Bureau
Pinar del Rio
Havana
Matanzas
Las Villas
Isle of Pines
Florida
Raymond Kraft
Honduran Weather Service
Tegucigalpa
San Rafael
Honduras
OEO approves 272 Head Start programs nationwide
The Office of Economic Opportunity announces approval of 272 new Head Start projects. Grants list multiple districts and tribes with specific dollar amounts and child slots, including Jamestown District 1 and Pine Ridge Oglala Sioux Tribe among others.
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OEO
Washington
Office of Economic Opportunity
Antipoverty Agency
North Dakota
Esmond
Wing Public School Board
Wing
Braddock
Newport Public Schools
Towner
Wishek
Max
Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Council
Newton
Glenburn
Richardtown
Richardton
Jamestown
Montpelier Public School
Pine Ridge
Demonstrators Try to Enter Katzenbach's Office
Five SNCC demonstrators attempted to force entry into Atty. Gen. Katzenbach's office to protest Merediths Mississippi shooting and demand more federal protection for civil rights protests. One man was removed after a brief struggle. Katzenbach was not present. Meredith is in good condition with no surgery needed according to the attorney general.
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Whitley Perryman
Meredith
Memphis
W.L. Meredith
Washington
Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
Katzenbach
Johnson
Harlems
Edward Davis
James Meredith
Mississippi
South
Justice Department
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
SNCC
Lester McKennie
Senate
Hubert
Mansfield backs Viet Nam vote despite risks
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield urged holding September elections in South Vietnam with no international observers if needed. He cited U N Ambassador Goldberg saying poll watchers are unlikely and warned that universal suffrage should include all voters. Senator Javits criticized excluding anyone linked to communists and called for secret ballot voting.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
South Viet Nam
Mansfield
U.N
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
Poland
International Control Commission
United Na
Tions Balks
Nguyen Cao Ky
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Australia
New Zealand
Pakistan
France
Saigon
Jacob K. Javits
R-N Y
Election Commission
Javits
Bear chases Waynesville mayor. deputy hunt fails
In Waynesville North Carolina a 300 pound bear roamed the town on Monday chasing Mayor Henry Clayton. The mayor escaped by climbing a tree as sheriffs deputies pursued the bear toward Eagle Nest Mountain without success.
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Waynesville
N.C
Henry Clayton
Eagle Nest Mountain
Grant Promises Road to Itasca County Tourism Area
The Economic Development Administration announced a $64,000 grant to fund an access road to a national and tourist area in Itasca County Minnesota. This aid supports regional development and improved transportation access for visitors.
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Minneapolis
Funh
Inesota
Itasca County
Economic Development Administration
Washington
Gemini 9 flight encounter near Isla Los Roquez
An excerpt describes astronaut Cernan meeting the spacecraft during Gemini 9 while an island named Isla Los Roquez lies to the left and the Caribbean Sea sits below.
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Cernan
Isla Los Roquez
Carib Sea
Kennedy urges students to aid those in need at Stellenbosch
Senator Robert F. Kennedy spoke to about 270 Stellenbosch University students urging aid beyond borders. He framed his call as an obligation to all who need help, regardless of nationality or skin color, in the context of South Africa's apartheid system.
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Stelenbosch
South Africa
Robert F. Kennedy
Stellenbosch University
Renewal Plan for Winona City Clears Renewal Path
Winona Minnesota city council approved a 15 million dollar 30 block downtown renewal plan by a 7 to 2 vote after three years of discussion. The project awaits federal approval and would be funded via Federal Housing and Redevelopment Authority grants and funds. The council also budgeted 2000 dollars to seek a federal survey and planning grant.
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Winona, Minn
Winona City
Federal Housing and Redevelopment Authority
Traffic Deaths State and Nation Across Years
A brief note shows historical traffic mortality figures with counts labeled for Iowa and the nation across two time points. The data compares 281 and 250 for the state and 330 and 269 for the nation, marking a long-term trend in road fatalities.
Top Priority Given to Study of Tree Disease
Plant pathologists focus on a mysterious red pine disease found last week in Eveleth nursery stock. John Wernham says the disease has appeared across forests planted last fall but not in the prior year's plantations. Nurserymen suspect Scleroderris, a fungus from Sweden, and chemicals are being used to treat affected plants.
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Duluth, Minn
Eveleth
U.S. Forest Service
John Wernham
Superior National Forest
Sweden
Waterloo unrest calm as white youths arrested in weapons case
Eleven white teen boys faced concealed weapons and delinquency charges after nights of reported racial tensions in Waterloo Iowa. Police patrols surged as black residents reported vandalism and police brutality complaints while funerals for Eddie Sallis proceeded quietly.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Eddie Sallis
Donald S. Frey
Evanston
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H. Humphrey
House
John W. McCormack
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Russell B. Long
Louisiana
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Anchorage
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American Bar Association Committee On Individual Rights
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