Minnesota Road Toll Reaches 401 With Fatal Crashes
The 1968 Minnesota highway toll rose to 401 after the death of Lakefield area resident Mrs. John Johnson in a Jackson County rollover. Chicago man Alfosas Babar skas, 50, died near Fly after a wreck in a swamp. Roy Bocunas, 46, Cicero, Ill, was treated in good condition for injuries.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
John Johnson
Lakefield
Jackson
Alfosas Babarskas
Chicago
Fly
Lake County
U S Troops Abandon Khe Sanh In Mobile War Shift
U S forces abandon the Khe Sanh base in northwest South Vietnam as defenders join mobile strike forces against expanding enemy strength. Brig Gen Winant Sidle says the move is part of a new mobile warfare concept. Casualties rise and a large weapon cache is found west of Saigon while air combat reports show MIGs downed near the 19th parallel.
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U.S. Command
Quang Tri City
Demilitarized Zone
Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S
Navy
Vinh
Ray claims innocence in King assassination trial
James Earl Ray testified at Bow Street that he never met Dr. King and held no grudge. FBI fingerprint expert Bonebrake linked prints on a rifle and binoculars to Ray, as prosecutors argued over extradition and political crime grounds and the trial proceeded under heavy security.
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London
James Earl Ray
United States
Martin Luther King Jr
Raymond George Sneyd
Dr. King
FBI
George Jacob Bonebrake
Ray
King
Lorraine
Memphis
Tenn
Bonebrake
Los Angeles
Bow Street Court
U.S
Scotland Yard
Roger Frisby
Missouri State Penitentiary
Trate
Frank Milton
Wallace ordered guard to seize ABC film at Alabama event
ABC reports former Governor George C. Wallace directed a bodyguard to seize and destroy video of him shaking hands with a man ABC identified as Ku Klux Klan imperial wizard Robert Shelton. The incident occurred at a Wallace fund raising dinner in Eutaw Alabama, with camera crew repelled and film removed. Shelton attended but did not confirm involvement.
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American Broadcasting Co
Alabama
George C. Wallace
ABC TV News
Wallace
Robert Shelton
Eutaw
Ala
ABC
Charlie Jones
Sam Donaldson
Shelton
Tuscaloosa
Lutheran Church Votes to Back War Objectors
The Lutheran Church in America approved a stance supporting conscientious objectors amid opposition. Delegates endorsed the statement 426 to 146 with 7 abstentions, allowing objectors to oppose war while accepting possible civil or criminal penalties. The move places the church among few major bodies endorsing elite dissent.
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Atlanta, Ga
Lutheran Church In America
Board of Social Ministry
United Methodist Church
United Presbyterian Church
House of Deputies
Episcope
Augsburg Names Business Manager
Augsburg College announces Warren P. Cuplin named business manager to assume duties July 15. Cuplin formerly served as business manager at Lake Michigan College in Benton Harbor Michigan.
Nixon Rejects Wallace Support Amid Campaign Tangle
Nixon said he seeks no Wallace backing, noting his 22 years in politics without racists in his organization and hoping Humphrey clarifies the air. Rockefeller accused Nixon of courting Wallace for Southern votes as McCarthy and Humphrey push education and peace talks positions amid campaign dynamics.
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Associated Press
Richard M. Nixon
GOP
Nelson A. Rockefeller
George C. Wallace
Nixon
New York
Wallace
Hubert H. Humphrey
Rockefeller
Alabama
America
Montgomery
Ala
Humphrey
Sen
Eugene J. McCarthy
Paris
Denver
Colo
McCarthy
North Vietnam
United States of America
Prairie City Nursing Home bond issue passes in Clara City
Voters approved a 392000 bond for an addition and furnishings to the Prairie City Community Nursing Home by a 177 to 63 vote. The measure funds construction and interior outfitting, enabling expanded care capacity in the community.
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Clara City, Minn
Prairie City Community Nursing Home
Poor Campaign Plans Boycott in Washington
A Poor People's Campaign leader says a new tactic economic boycotts in about 40 cities will begin in downtown Washington next week to pressure Congress. Jesse Jackson says the targeted boycotts of specific products aim to force businessmen to press Congress for appropriations to relieve hunger and malnutrition among the nation's poor.
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Washington
Congress
Jesse Jackson
Platform Push Aims Repeal Of Minnesota Sales Tax
DFL platform committee chair Harding Noblitt says a sales tax repeal plank was approved and will be forwarded to the State Central Committee for final wording. The plank may be tweaked but should urge repeal. Republicans pledge to keep current exemptions and resist tax rate increases.
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Minnesota
Harding Noblitt
Moorhead
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Noblitt
Harold LeVander
North Dakota Democrats Convene For State Convention
North Dakota Democrats stream into Bismarck for their state convention as both presidential hopefuls Hubert Humphrey and Eugene McCarthy show tentative acceptance for a private Friday luncheon at Governor William L. Guy's residence.
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Bismarck
N.D
North Dakota
Hubert Humphrey
Sen
Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
William L. Guy
McCarthy
Humphrey
Guy
Luncn
3 Factors Put Gun Debate to Critical Stage
Washington AP reports shifting opinion and a delayed vote as President Johnson calls for stricter firearm laws. A Senate Judiciary Committee vote on banning mail order sales of rifles and shotguns faces new questions with a push for universal gun registration and owner licensing, while House reception to registration grows cooler.
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Johnson
Congress
Senate Judiciary Committee
Robert F. Kennedy
Senate
House
Austin Mayor backs Humphrey for Democratic nominatio
Mayor Harry Aking endorsed Hubert H. Humphrey for the Democratic presidential nomination. He will attend a national mayors meeting supporting Humphrey in Minneapolis on July 1.
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Austin, Tex
Harry Aking
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minneapolis
ICC Calls Major Probe of Nations RR Service
The ICC urged a three part congressional study to shape a national rail passenger policy through 1985. It called for a moratorium to protect remaining passenger trains during the study and urged Postal Service mail contracts support for current service levels. It cited a 60 percent drop in intercity trains over a decade and a decline from 1448 daily trains in 1958 to 590 today.
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ICC
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
House
Senate
Congress
House Votes to Withhold SST Funds
The House Appropriations Committee voted to withhold any new funds for the SST project and recommended returning $30 million already advanced. The action would delay progress by at least a year, widening the gap with France and England in developing a comparable supersonic airliner.
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House Appropriations Committee
Toder
Johnson Administration
Treasury
Congress
United States
France
England
Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Xavier University appoints Norman C. Francis president
Norman C. Francis, 37, named president of Xavier University in New Orleans. He becomes the first Black and first layman to head the predominantly Negro Roman Catholic university in the Western Hemisphere, succeeding Sister Maris Stella Ross who stays on as director of the education division.
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Xavier University
Norman C. Francis
Xavier
Western Hemisphere
Francis
Maris Stella Ross
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