40000 Expected in Washington to Show Support for Poor People
In Washington the Poor People Campaign drew roughly 40,000 people including blacks and whites to a Solidarity Day in a march toward Lincoln Memorial. The crowd gathered near Resurrection City as weather concerns and mud limited planned routes, with 4,300 police and national guardsmen on duty.
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Washington Monument
Martin Luther King Jr
Lincoln Memorial
Resurrection City
Monument
Memorial
King
Memphis
Tenn
Maryland
Virginia
United Auto Workers
Walter Reuther
National Council of Churches
Senate Panel Delays Vote On Mail Order Gun Ban Bill
The Senate Judiciary Committee postponed its meeting on the Johnson administration gun control bill banning mail order sales of rifles and shotguns to Thursday due to a conflict with the Republican Platform Committee. Support for the measure grows as pressure mounts after high profile assassinations. subcommittee approval followed with Sen. Dirksen signaling no objection to reporting the bill.
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Judiciary Group
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Republican Platform Committee
Senate Republican
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Judiciary Committee
House Judiciary Committees
Senate Committee
Martin Luther King Jr
Robert F. Kennedy
Judiciary Subcommittee
Illinois
Sen
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Roman L. Hruska
Rneb
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Congress
Johnson
Hruska
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Robert Kennedy
Marines Push Reds South of Khe Sanh in Major Engagement
U S Marines artillery and air power battled North Vietnamese regulars all day near Khe Sanh, leaving 128 enemy dead and 11 Marines killed with 30 wounded. The clash followed a previous day’s fight as U S forces continue to contest Highway 9 and pressure Viet Cong in Gia Dinh.
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Saigon
U.S
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
James N. Brown
Mansfield
Ohio
Gia Dinh
Paris Talks Open With Exchange Over Good Faith
North Vietnam accuses the United States of a lack of good faith in Paris peace talks while the U S delegation denounces a grotesque distortion of American aims. Harriman defends U S policy and outlines a five point program based on Geneva accords. Thuy counters with claims of intensified U S air attacks and Saigon shelling.
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John M. Hightower
Paris
North Vietnam
United States
U.S
Xuan Thuy
W. Averell Harriman
Johnson
Harriman
Thuy
Saigon
United Sates
Vietnam
South Vietnam
House Reduces funds for water projects in public works bill
The House trimmed a $4.5 billion public works appropriation bill funding water projects. Army Engineers and Reclamation Bureau totals fell below last year’s levels, with several projects cut five percent and overall reductions of about $102 million. Minnesota projects include Wild Rice River and Twin Valley dam channel work.
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Washington
Congress
Atomic Energy Commission
Army Engineers
Reclamation Bureau
House Appropriations Committee
Army
Budge
Minnesota
South Branch
Wild Rice River
Felton Ditch
Twin Valley
Seaway Authority Maintains Wage Offer Amid Walkout Threat
The St Lawrence Seaway Authority refused a 9 percent demand from 1200 workers while backing an annual 6 percent raise for this year and next. Prime Minister Trudeau endorsed the offer as fair. The union seeks parity with U.S. wages, claiming Canadian pay lags by about 21 percent. A Canadian lock strike could disrupt Atlantic trade.
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Ottawa
St. Lawrence
U.S
Great Lakes
Pentagon Announces August Draft Call For 18 300
The Pentagon said August draft enrollment will be 18 300 men to support approved force levels and ensure timely replacements for soldiers finishing their terms. The move marks a slight increase from July's quota.
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Washington
Pentagon
Army
House Rules Committee to Consider Farm Program Extension
A proposed one year extension of the basic farm program was cleared for House Rules Committee action after delays. The current program runs through December 31 1969 and the Agriculture Committee had endorsed a straight one year extension.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
House Agriculture Committee
Man Missing After Pelican Lake Boat Incident Near Brainerd
A Brainerd area man disappeared Tuesday night after leaving two companions clinging to an overturned boat in Pelican Lake. He attempted to swim to shore for help at about 9 30 p m and was not seen again. Dragging operations began this morning.
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Brainerd
Pelican Lake
Charles Morley Jr
Defense for Ray Plans No Extradition Tilt
Arthur J. Hanes, former FBI agent and ex-Birmingham mayor, says he will not fight extradition or seek a venue change for James Earl Ray. He travels to Washington to arrange passports for a trip to England and will defend Ray upon return to Memphis and Tennessee. Hanes stresses faith in a fair Memphis jury after evidence and testimony are presented.
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Atlanta, Ga
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
England
Arthur J. Hanes
FBI
Birmingham
Ala
Washington, D.C
Arthur J. Hanes Jr
WSB
Hanes
U.S
Ray
Memphis
Tenn
Tennessee
McCarthy Wins New York Primary Victory and Delegates
Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy scored a walkover in the New York primary taking over 50 of 123 delegate seats as backers claim convention leadership is stacked in favor of Hubert H. Humphrey. Paul O Dwyer defeated rivals for the party nomination to oppose Sen. Javits.
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Associated Press
Eugene J. McCarthy
New York
McCarthy
Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Robert F. Kennedy
Humphrey J. New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Paul O'Dwyer
Eugene H. Nickerson
Joseph Y. Resnick
Eisenhower Reports Irregular Heartbeat During Recovery
Army doctors at Walter Reed Hospital said President Eisenhower has experienced occasional irregularities in his heartbeat as he continues to recover from a major heart attack last Saturday night. The bulletin described the irregularities as extra systoles and noted they are responding satisfactorily to therapy.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reeday Hospital
Calls Study on Proposed Airport
Gov. Harold LeVander asks the Metropolitan Council to study proposals for a second major Twin Cities airport. He wants an in depth report from state agencies, the Metropolitan Airports Commission, and the Metropolitan Transit Commission to ensure statewide development interests are considered. Airports commission weighs two Anoka County sites north of Minneapolis.
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ST. Paul
Harold LeVander
Metropolitan Council
Twin Cities
LeVander
Metropolitan Airports Commission
Thieu Signs General Mobilization Law in Vietnam
President Nguyen Van Thieu signed a general mobilization law and said Vietnam will assume more responsibility without seeking additional troops from the United States or other allies. He spoke after Armed Forces Day ceremonies, noting no plan to ask for more foreign forces.
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Hue, Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
Thieu
United States
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