MLK Urges Mississippi Marchers to Reach Jackson Rally
Dr Martin Luther King Jr urged Mississippi marchers to reach Jackson for the final rally, noting $1 contributions and promising entertainment by Sinatra Brando Lancaster Davis Jr Peck and James Brown. Hosea Williams urged voting rights as marchers faced hostility along the route.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Mississippi
Jackson
Greenwood
King
Frank Sinatra
Marlon Brando
Burt Lancaster
Sammy Davis Jr
Gregory Peck
James Brown
Hosea Williams
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Viet Nam
Williams
Saigon Devalues Piaster by 50 Percent and Raises State Pay
Saigon announces a 50 percent piaster devaluation and salary increases for 800,000 state employees as part of emergency measures to curb inflation. The United States pledges $160 million to support the plan, with IMF involvement and an $80 million additional Vietnamese government earmark.
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South Viet Nam
United States
International Monetary Fund
Laos
Bismarck
N. D
William L. Guy Friday
Lyndon B. Johnson
Red River Valley
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Flash Floods Hit Amarillo for Second Consecutive Night
The Texas Panhandle and Plains states faced violent weather with tornadoes hail floods and strong winds. Amarillo saw record rain with 13 inches in one section and 2.75 inches since noon Friday. Roads flooded from Littlefield to Levelland and base near Reese Air Force Base reported a near miss.
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Associated Press
Texas Panhandle
Plains Country
Amarillo
Orton
Levelland
Spade
Plains
Littlefield
Texas
Panhandle
Dumas
Wyoming
Colorado Springs
Kosygin Approves Finland Cabinet During Five Day Visit
Soviet Premier Kosygin approved Finland’s new Paasio government during a five day visit in Helsinki. The cabinet, including Communists for the first time since 1948, marks a shift as Moscow had previously barred Social Democrats from power. Kosygin also accepted an invitation to visit the Soviet Union, signaling continued goodwill and Finland’s neutrality amid economic reliance on Moscow.
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Helsinki
Finland
Alexei N. Kosygin
Kosygin
Rafael Paasio
Social Democratic
Moscow
Paasio
Soviet Union
Social Democrats
Boundary Area Group Organized in Minnesota and Wisconsin
The Minnesota Wisconsin Boundary Area Commission, created seven months ago, was formally organized in Stillwater. Five members from each state will draft a future activities blueprint for July meeting. The commission may recommend to communities on air and water pollution and water use along boundary waters. It sent a veto request to Gov Knowles against a Wisconsin bill limiting boat toilet regulations on the St Croix River.
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Stillwater
Interstate Compact
Commission
Minnesota
Commision
Warren Knowles
Wisconsin
Odegard
St. Croix River
Electability Question Dominates Rolvaag Keith Clash
Minnesota DFL convention centers on endorsement battles as Gov. Karl Rolvaag faces a key test of electability against Lt. Gov. A M Keith. Endorsement votes expected this afternoon with Mondale and Donovan winning committee backing.
Honeywell Secures Army Fuse Contract Worth 2.7 Million
Honeywell wins a 2.7 million Army modification contract for 1.1 million detonator fuses for 40 millimeter cartridges. The Fond du Lac Indian Reservation gets a 370,974 HUD loan to build 25 low rent homes. North Mankato receives 12,000 for a planning program aiding 75 elderly housing units. Wheeler Lumber wins a 12,000 BIA contract for housing improvements on reservations in Fort Totten and other locations with equal 4,002 allocations per project.
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Honeywell
Minnesota
Fond du Lac
North Mankato
U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs
Wheeler Lumber, Bridge & Supply Co
St. Louis Park
Fort Totten
N.D
Sisseton
Nett Lake
Minn
Schedule of Pages Late News
The page index lists sections for sports, area news, farm features, editorials, markets, society notes and comics. It guides readers to page allocations and section order for the edition.
Weekend weather Outlook: mild with scattered storms
Variable cloudiness and continued mild conditions with a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms Sunday. Lows tonight near 52 to 60. Monday: Partly cloudy and mild with isolated thunderstorm possible.
Memorial Plan for Archbishop Ireland Birthplace Signed
Bishop James P. Shannon of St Paul announced a memorial in Ireland at Archbishop John Ireland’s birthplace. The Celtic cross memorial in Burnchurch Townland County Kilkenny will cost $7,000 with public Contributions invited. The site marks Ireland’s birth in 1838 and includes historical information and a likeness.
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Thomas Rice
Burnchurch Townsland
County Kilkenny
Ireland
Archbishop Ireland
TrioWitness Testifies in Natchez Slaying Case
One of three white men in custody for the Ben Chester White killing testified he saw the other two shoot the 65 year old Negro with a rifle and a shotgun. James L. Jones 56 of Natchez testified that Claude Fuller 46 directed Ernest Avants 35 to fire with a shotgun after Fuller used the rifle.
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Ben Chester White
Pretty Creek
James L. Jones
Natchez
Claude Fuller
Ernest Avants
Washington
Miss. Jones
Fuller
White
Avants
Township Officers Plan Redistricting Talk in Dexter
About 80 residents from 20 townships joined four County Commissioners at a Dexter meeting to discuss redistricting on a one man one vote principle. Township Association officers will bring maps and population data to a June 28 session aiming to craft a plan before filings open July 5.
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Dexter
Assn
Ole Benson
Milo Anderson
Walt Christian
Duane Wolfgran
Paul Winkles
Endorsement Vote For Governor To Be By Secret Ballot
Minneapolis AP The Democratic-Farmer-Labor party plans a secret ballot endorsement for governor with totals reported by congressional district. The two thirds of 1,118 delegates threshold is 746 votes to win. Ballots are placed in county envelopes then district boxes to determine results.
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Rolvaag
Keith
DFL
Wen
Walter F. Mondale
Joseph Donovan
Minneapolis
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
A. M. Keith
Karl Rolvaag
Dakota County
Two Grainmen to Testify on Federal Marketing of Corn
Rep Neal Smith announced two Minneapolis grainmen will testify at a House small business subcommittee hearing on government marketing of surplus corn. Pete Stallcop of Northwest Country Elevator Association and Lyle H Reed of Benson-Quinn Co will discuss CCC disposal of corn and alleged pricing differentials affecting county elevators in February and March.
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Washington
Minneapolis
House
Neal Smith
Smith
Pete Stallcop
Northwest Country Elevator Association
Lyle H. Reed
Benson-Quinn Co
Iowa
Commodity Credit Corp
Agriculture Department
Stallcop
Reed
CCC
Huge Seaway settlement averts strike with steep raise
Ottawa reports a massive wage deal for 1,200 St. Lawrence Seaway workers, including an immediate 20 percent raise retroactive to January and a 10 percent raise from January 1, 1967. Average wages plus fringe benefits would rise to 3.21 dollars an hour by January from 2.36. Charles B. Shuman urged phasing out farm supports, criticizing Johnson's policy.
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Ottawa
Body of St. Paulite Eugene Villaume Found
Eugene G. Villaume 33 president of Jenny Lee Food Products Inc St Paul was found drowned after his boat capsized in Mille Lacs Lake during a solo outing from Blue Goose Resort near Garrison on June 4. Deputy coroner ruled accidental drowning and funeral services set for 10 am Monday.
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ST. Paul
Eugene G. Villaume
Jenny Lee Food Products, Inc
Mille Lacs Lake
Villaume
Mendota Heights
Blue Goose Resort
Garrison
Big Lake
Bruce Melton
Mille Lacs County
Traffic Deaths State and Iowa Compare Yearly Totals
A brief data note shows state traffic deaths at 318 today versus 273 a year ago, while Iowa totals run 346 today and 302 last year. The figures reflect ongoing road safety changes and year-over-year variation.
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Iowa
George Hamilton and Lynda Byrd at LA society ball
Actor George Hamilton and Lynda Bird Johnson attend a Los Angeles benefit ball. Hamilton sports a beard for his role in The Long Ride Home, filming in Kanab Utah, with plans to visit the site before returning east.
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George Hamilton
Lynda Bird Johnson
Los Angeles
Hamilton
Kanab
Utah
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