May Day 1968 Across Communist Bloc Shows Military Display
May Day 1968 featured parades in Moscow East Berlin and Warsaw with leaders denouncing the United States and imperialism. Dubeck in Prague signed autographs amid a labor day atmosphere while Poland's Gomulka accused Polish Americans of discrimination. South Vietnam vowed no talks with the Viet Cong as Tokyo saw student arrests and a mass rally against Prime Minister Sato.
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Associated Press
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
East Berlin
Warsaw
United States
Prague
Alexander Dubeck
Poland
Communist Party
Wladyslaw Gomulka
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
da Nang
Tokyo
Eisaku Sato
Rockefeller Scores Upset in Primary
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller of New York won a write in upset on the Republican ballot in Massachusetts as Sen. Eugene McCarthy led the Democratic side with just over 50 percent. Rockefeller trailed Volpe by about 1,000 votes with Nixon third. McCarthy led Democratic votes with 116,416 to Kennedy’s 64,662.
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Associated Press
Boston
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
John A. Volpe
Massachusetts
Eugen J. McCarthy
Minnesota
Volpe
Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
McCarthy
Sen
Robert F. Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Johnson
Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
California
Nixon
Reagan
Humphrey
Arlington
New
York
MccCarthy
Austin Motorcyclist 29 Fatally Hurt in Rochester Smashup
An Austin man aged 29 died in Rochester after his motorcycle left 2nd Ave NE near 6th St and struck a bridge. Ronald Roberts lived at 805 8th Ave SW and was taken from St Olaf Hospital to Methodist Hospital before dying from head injuries. He managed Mr Sparkle Car Wash and is survived by his parents, a sister, five brothers, and a Navy brother. Funeral plans were announced by Mayer Funeral Home.
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Rochester
Ronald Roberts
8Th Ave
2Nd Ave
6Th St
Roberts
St. Olaf Hospital
Methodist Hospital
Mr. Sparkle
Fred Roberts
William
Barbara) Sterling
Clifford
David Roberts
Austin
James
John Roberts
Navy
Richard Butler
California
Mayer Funeral Home
Fighting Continues in Vietnam Northeast With 616 Casualties
In the northeast of South Vietnam fighting raged for a dire third day as U S and South Vietnamese troops said they killed 616 enemy fighters in two days. Allied casualties totaled 4 Americans killed and 221 wounded, with South Vietnamese losses of 6 killed and 17 wounded.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
3Rd Marine Division
Khe Sanh
Sige
Demilitarized Zone
DMZ
S. Vieis
Hue
Dong Ha
Dong Ua
Quang Tri City
Dona Ha
U.S. 3Rd Marine Division
U.S. Commando
A Shau
Robins Build Nest Under Car Hood in Grand Blanc
A pair of robins constructed a nest under the hood of Jerry B. Kahn’s car in his Grand Blanc Two home near Flint Michigan over the weekend. The nest holds four eggs and marks the seventh nest built there this year, though the first with eggs.
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Jerry B. Kahn
Flint
Mich
Kahn
Minnesota highway costs rise to 5 billion by 1985
Minnesota Highway Department projects about 5 billion dollars needed through 1985 to build new roads improve safety and enhance highway scenery. Highway Commissioner N Ted Walder noted prices reflect current costs and will likely climb in years ahead as he presented the report to the Governor's Council on Executive Reorganization.
Poor People's Campaign vows larger turnout in United States
The advance party of the Poor People's Campaign leaves Washington vowing to return in vastly swelled numbers after receiving no immediate federal aid. A polite welcome from government leaders greeted SCLC workers during two days of talks, but did not deter their blunt demands. The Rev. Ralph David Abernathy says action is needed, not just sympathy.
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Washington
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Ralph David Abernathy
Thomas Byrne Repeats as Mayor in ST PAUL Election
Thomas Byrne won a second two year term as mayor of Saint Paul with 61 605 votes to 31 964 for challenger Mrs Walter Butler a 45 year old grandmother. Byrne carried traditional Republican precincts 3 to 1 and five of six incumbents were reelected with Bernard Holland defeated by Robert Sprafka.
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Butler
Byrne
Bernard Holland
Robert Sprafka
Agriculture Committee OKs $30 Million Transfer for Disaster Loans
The House Agriculture Committee approved unanimously the transfer of up to $30 million from the Commodity Credit Corp to an emergency fund to make loans to farmers and ranchers hit by recent natural disasters and adverse crop conditions.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Commodity Credit Corp
Mail contracts drive Milwaukee Road to cut two Chicago Madison trains
Milwaukee Road officials testified that losing U S mail contracts forces discontinuation of two passenger trains between Chicago and Madison Wisconsin. In Medora North Dakota a Northern Pacific freight derailment blocks the NP main line. In Washington the Supreme Court sustains FPC power to set area based gas rates. Johnson expected to sign mortgage rate bill lifting 6 percent ceiling on FHA and VA insured loans.
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Medora
N.D
Northern Pacific
Here
Washington
Supreme Court
Federal Power Commission
Johnson
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
House Appropriations OKs $18 Billion Cut in Stalled Tax Talks
The House Appropriations Committee approved an $18 billion reduction in appropriations. The package includes a $4 billion cut next year as leaders seek to break the tax and economy stalemate.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Republicans call for regular tax cuts after war ends
The Republican Coordinating Committee urged annual income tax reductions begin as soon as the Vietnam War ends and warned increases may be needed only as a last resort with early termination. The 75 page report also calls for a Hoover commission style board to cut waste and improve budget practice and blames Democratic policy for rising inflation since 1961.
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Edmond Lebreton
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Republican Coordinating Committee
Acen
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
House Group Cuts Outlay for USDA
The House Appropriations Committee slashed 1969 budget requests for the Agriculture Department by about 1.4 billion, cutting credit and corporate activities, while boosting the Food Stamp Program to 225 million and increasing Meat Inspection funding. The overall 5.5 billion funding aims to preserve food production and resources while claiming future savings.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Agriculture Department
Johnson
Pence Convicted for Failure to Report for Induction
A jury in a U S District Court convicted David M. Pence of failure to report for armed services induction. Pre sentence investigation ordered by Judge Edward J Devitt. Maximum penalty five years in prison and a ten thousand dollar fine.
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ST. Paul
David M. Pence
Crystal, Minn
Armed Services
Edward J. Devitt
U S Accepts Indonesian Site Plan For Talks On Neutral Ship
The White House accepted Indonesia s proposal to hold preliminary peace talks with North Vietnam on an Indonesian naval vessel in the Gulf of Tonkin. Press secretary George Christian said a neutral ship on neutral seas would be a suitable meeting place.
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Washington
White House
North Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin
Indonesia
Jakarta
George Christian
United States
Christian
Five Candidates File for School Board Seats Including Edith Morey
Voters in School District 492 will choose two of five candidates for the Board of Education on May 21. Incumbent J G Huntting Jr did not seek re election and H P Van Cleve filed no candidacy. Edith Morey Miss Morey and Dr John F Sperry filed with Montigney Wilson and Schneider Jr. Morey question briefly discussed. Sperry noted years on education boards and his belief in strong public schooling. He stressed efficient use of tax dollars and education as heritage for the young.
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Board of Education
J. G. Huntting Jr
H. P. van Cleve
Edith Morey
L. S. Coombe
John F. Sperry
Miss Morey
Dr. Sperry
Robert A. Montigney
Gerald R. Wilson
Joseph P. Schneider Jr
Sperrys
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