March Leaders Open Talks With Federal Officials
About a hundred poor people petitioned federal officials as Ralph Abernathy led delegates from across the nation in three days of talks with Cabinet members. The effort precedes next month’s poor people's march on Washington demanding jobs housing and guaranteed incomes. Caravans from across the country will converge by May 12 followed by a Memorial Day rally expected to draw several hundred thousand.
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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Dean Rusk
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W. Willard Wirtz
Robert C. Weaver
Housing and Urban Development
Bernard Lafayette
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Bermuda Curfew as British Troops Quell Island Riots
Bermuda faced a curfew after racial violence left 17 injured and 100 arrested. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and the frigate Leopard arrived to assist, as tourists fled and Gov. Lord Marto mere appealed for help. The dusk to dawn curfew remained in effect over the weekend.
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Poor and angry crowds press Congress as budget cuts loom
Analysis notes the Washington poor march faces a Congress not inclined to grant new programs. Johnson plans to trim about 10 billion in spending to push tax hikes, risking cuts to city relief programs amid unrest. Bermuda riots erupt over racial tensions, prompting curfews. PLP demands independence while UBP dominates politics.
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Paris First Heart Transplant Performed by French Team
A 66 year old truck driver received Europe's first heart transplant at La Pitie Hospital. Surgeon Dr Christian Cabrol led a three man team with Gerald Guiroudon and Jean Facquet. Donor was a 23 year old in St Denis. The operation lasted nine hours and patient survived the immediate post op period but neurological complications created a guarded prognosis.
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France
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Woman’s Power Ticket Against Romney Car
A meter maid in Grand Rapids last week issued a $1 parking ticket on a car belonging to Governor George Romney. The officer reportedly wrote the ticket despite the car’s size and the license number not impressing her.
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Humphrey Lays Plans For Active Campaign
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey pressed ahead with his presidential bid, meeting advisers in Washington after formally entering the race. He downplayed Johnson endorsement, while rivals McCarthy and Kennedy campaign in Indiana ahead of the May 7 primary. Rockefeller appears poised to announce a GOP run, with a bipartisan endorsement group backing Kennedy.
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Youth Held for Slaying Five Of Girl Friend's Family
Thomas Charles Fuller, 18, who dated Louise Cox, 16, was held on five murder warrants in Mattoon Illinois for shooting and killing five Cox children aged 8 to 16. He was captured in Charleston with a .22 pistol and a knife after a nationwide search by more than 100 officers and volunteers.
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GOP Write-In Urged for Gene In Bay State
A Boston group of Republicans and Independents backs a write in campaign for Sen Eugene J McCarthy on the GOP presidential primary ballot. Coalition volunteers will staff polling places to hand out stickers and explain how to write in the Minnesota Democrat, highlighting cross party appeal and GOP discontent with the field ahead of the summer convention.
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Democratic Leaders Claim HHH Is Best Vote Getter
Washington and Madison reports describe UPI polls showing Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey as favored over Kennedy and McCarthy among Democratic leaders in 14 states and D C, with potential to beat GOP rivals Nixon Rockefeller and Reagan in many states.
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