Five Prisoners Killed in North Carolina Prison Riot
In Raleigh North Carolina five inmates were killed and 78 wounded as guards on rooftops fired shotgun volleys into a 400 strong riot at Central Prison. The clash followed a sitdown strike demanding pay incentives hot meals more TV access and longer visiting hours. Corrections Commissioner Lee Bounds called it an inmate uprising.
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Raleigh
N.C
UPI
North Carolina
Central Prison
Lee Bounds
Spock Case War Legality Not Issue, Court Rules
UPI reports U.S. District Judge Francis J Ford ruled that the legality of the Vietnam War was not a relevant issue in the conspiracy case against baby doctor Benjamin Spock and four others accused of counseling draft evasion. Defense motions to depose about war views were denied.
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Boston
UPI
U.S. District Court
Francis J.W. Ford
Benjamin Spock
Spock
Sloane Coffin Jr
Yale University
Michael Ferber
Buffalo
N.Y
Mitchell Goodman
New York
Marcus Raskin
Institute For Policy Studies
Five Americans accused of spying in Russia
Izvestia reported five U S military attaches were caught near a Soviet army camp and shipyard in Leningrad and Borisov trying to gather intelligence. A Royal Canadian Air Force attache acted as lookout. Canada protested. U S denied official protest.
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UPI
Izvestia
Leningrad
Washington
State Department
Soviet Union
U.S
Gerhard L. Jacobson
Hugo Matson
Borisov
Byelorussia
LPT
Wayne E, Richards
Cmdr
Robert R, Haner
Ralph N. Channell
J. W. Watson
Jacobson
Foreign Ministry
Chuguyev
Matson
Agreement Reached in Strike Of Memphis Garbage Collectors
Memphis officials said a high percentage of the 1,300 predominantly Negro garbage collectors returned to work, ending a 10 week strike that followed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. s assassination. A memorandum of agreement approved by workers and city council provides 14 months of labor relations terms, wage gains of 15 cents per hour, and recognition for Local Union 1733 with dues checkoff.
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Memphis, Tenn
Martin Luther King Jr
Charles Wood
American Federation of State
Afl-Cio
James Reynolds
Frank B. Miles
Henry Loeb
Jerry Wurf
International Union
Sanitation Department
Negro City
J. C. Patterson Jr
Dr. King
Patterson
Humphrey Backers Expect Strong Vermont Support
In Montpelier UPI reports Democratic leaders foresee Hubert Humphrey winning broad backing in Vermont. William Ryan and Samuel Fishman say there is no formal effort yet but feel a strong local base and anticipate a candidacy announcement within a week to ten days. Meanwhile Kennedy and McCarthy supporters are organizing locally to send delegates to the May 25 state convention.
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Fishman
Ryan
Sens
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Mennen Williams Named Ambassador to Philippines
President Johnson nominated Mennen Williams for ambassador to the Philippines. The Michigan governor and former assistant secretary of state for African affairs gained fame for bold diplomacy and colorful actions, including a prison tour fight and a famed square dance with African diplomats.
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Mennen Williams
Philippines
Washington
UPI
Johnson
Williams
Michigan
State Department
Thomas Jefferson
Africa
Lusaka
Zambia
U.S. Senate
Hawaii
Inside pages preview new airline trends and local elections
On the Inside, columnist Elizabeth Dwyer surveys airline trend shifts and consumer interest. County Extension Service announces new board members as part of local governance updates. Bartholdi delivers a one hitter in MAUHS baseball opener, marking a strong start to the season.
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Elizabeth Dwyer
County Extension Service
Bartholdi
MAUHS
89 Marines killed as fighting resumes near Khe Sanh
UPI reports heavy clashes in the Khe Sanh area with 89 Marines killed wounded or missing after a Marine patrol met a well-fortified North Vietnamese unit four miles southwest of the Lang Vei outpost. B52s hammered the A Shau Valley, a main supply route to the north, in one of the war’s largest 24 hour air offensives.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
A Shau
Ho Chi Minh
Lang Vei
North Vietnam
Forbidden Valley
Highland
Kontum City
North Viet Demands Speedy U.S. Action
North Vietnam through Nhan Dan called on President Johnson to accept swift start of preliminary Vietnam peace talks in Warsaw. The Hanoi editorial, noted by Tass, urged Warsaw over Phnom Penh or other sites and warned U.S. policy would be exposed as false if it rejects talks.
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Johnson
Vietnam
Warsaw
Communist Party
Hanoi
Tass
United States
Phnom Penh
Poland
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U.S
Washington
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Vientiane
Rangoon
Jakarta
South Vietnam
London
Saigon
Tran van Do
Australia
New Zealand
Thailand
Philippines
South Korea
U.S. Officials Admit Diplomatic Site Blunder in Hanoi Talks
Washington acknowledged that suggesting specific Asian locations for preliminary talks with Hanoi may have harmed face for North Vietnam. Johnson proposed Rangoon Jakarta New Delhi and Vientiane while Hanoi favored Warsaw or Phnom Penh. Thant reportedly pressed for a possible UN mediated breakthrough as U.S. officials discussed site criteria and ally participation.
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UPI
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Hanoi
U.S
Johnson
Rangoon
Burma
Jakarta
Indonesia
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India
Vientiane
Laos
South Vietnam
Warsaw
Saigon
Poland
Williams Announces Candidacy for County Commissioner
Pueblo Colorado Charles R Williams declared his bid for county commissioner on Tuesday calling himself capable and honest He said I am young enough to run old enough to know better smart enough to do a good job and dumb enough to be honest
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Colo
UPI
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