Poor Campaign Seeks To Sustain Washington Protest
In its first demonstration in over a week, the Poor People’s Campaign rallies about 350 marchers to the Agriculture Department to begin a 24 hour vigil over hunger in America. Police report two youths arrested for attempting to haul down an American flag near the Washington Monument.
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Austin Scott Washington
Department of Agriculture
America
Park
Washington Monument
Ralph David Abernathy
Resurrection City
Capitol
Agriculture Department
Capitol Hill
Capitol Grounds
U.S. Reports Lower Vietnam Toll With 380 American Killed
U.S. military headquarters in Saigon said 380 Americans were killed in combat in Vietnam last week, the lowest in five weeks, while 2,739 were wounded. South Vietnamese reports counted 392 government troops killed and 1,156 wounded, and allied forces noted 2,134 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong deaths as monsoon weather slowed ground fighting. The weekly U.S. toll was 58 below the prior week’s total.
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Saigon
Vietnam
South Vietnam
U.S
Hennepin County Hospital to Cost Up To 22 Million
A consulting firm told Minneapolis officials the new Hennepin County General Hospital should cost 16.5 to 22 million dollars. The proposed 300 to 400 bed teaching hospital would replace the aging 1898 facility deemed archaic after multiple remodels.
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Minneapolis
Hennepin County General Hospital
Senate Bill to Consent to Great Lakes Basin Compact
The Senate sent to the House a bill granting Congress consent to a Great Lakes basin compact. Introduced by Sen. Hart and 13 cosponsors, it notes ratification by eight states and mentions the Great Lakes Commission as an advisory agency for regional water resources for over 11 years.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Great Lakes
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Naftalin Names Negro to CSC in Minneapolis
Harry Davis, 45, a notable Minneapolis civic leader active in civil rights, was appointed by Mayor Arthur Naftalin to the City Civil Service Commission. He becomes the first Black member of the commission.
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Minneapolis
Harry Davis
City Civil Service Commission
Arthur Naftalin
Davis
Canadian Mounties Traced Ray Through Passport Scan
A dozen Royal Canadian Mounted Police spent 19 nights reviewing over 200000 passport applications to identify James Earl Ray. The search followed his May 6 departure from Canada using a false identity. Ray was arrested in London a week later as authorities linked a Toronto address and travel agency details to his flight.
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Ottawa
James Earl Ray
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Ray
London
Martin Luther King Jr
Canada
Toronto
Europe
Ramon George Sneyd
FBI
Foreign Ministry
Sneyd
Scotland Yard
Belgium
Five Day Forecast Sees Near Normal Temperatures
Temperatures remain near normal Thursday through Monday with warmer conditions later in the week and a cooling trend by the weekend. Normal highs run 68 to 76 north and 75 to 79 south, while lows are 46 to 53 north and 51 to 59 south. Expect near a half inch of precipitation in weekend showers and thunderstorms.
REA approves 1.83 million loan to Northern Electric Cooperative
The Rural Electrification Administration issued a 1,830,000 loan to Northern Electric Cooperative of Virginia Minnesota to finance 198 miles of distribution line, serve 821 new subscribers, fund systems improvements, and build a new headquarters, per Minnesota congressional sources.
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REA Oks
Minneapolis
Rural Electrification Administration
REA
Northern Electric Cooperative of
Virginia
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Agriculture
Orville Freeman
Interior Department
Sterling Tucker
Spe
Viet
Hennepin County Hospital
Texas
Prinzings
Pest
Armour Agricultural Chemical Co
Austin
Naftalin
Negro
CSC
Missouri
Thom McAn
Thom McAn’s
Hastings Shoe Repair
1St Ave. NW
Gamble-Skogmo, Inc
N. Main
TEMPO
Perma Press
Com
Dacron
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