Mosque Firefight Sparks Violent Outburst in Watts District
Police and National Guardsmen exchanged gunfire with Black Muslims in a Los Angeles mosque as weeklong rioting in Watts continued. Eight wounded, curfew lifted, 35 questioned, and windows shot out as a makeshift shotgun was seized. The scene echoed the area’s recent deadly unrest and property damage.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Edmund G. Brown
Negro
Watts
Marquette Frye
Reapportionment Petition Sought in Vermont Case
Barre attorney Donald Milne filed a petition to intervene in the Vermont reapportionment suit in U S District Court aiming to extend the life of the 1965 Legislature. The move, tied to a closing hours resolution, was called absurd by Montpelier observers.
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Burlington
UPI
Barre
Donald Milne
Vermont
Milne
U.S. District Court
Montpelier
Franklin Billings
Woodstock
John Daley
Rutland
House
Attorney General's Office
U.S. Supreme Court
Philip H. Hoff
Disturbance in Springfield A 'Probability,' Says Volpe
Governor Volpe said Springfield faces a racially tense disturbance that is more probability than possibility. James Bishop studied the situation in Springfield while Volpe warned National Guard would be used only if needed. Mayoral candidate Caney urged guard aid to prevent violence and said a white vigilante group opposed protests.
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Springfield
Mass
UPD
John A. Volpe
Boston
James Bishop
Bishop
Volpe
Charles V. Ryan Jr
National Guard
Arthur R. Caney
Los Angeles
Caney
Inside pages hint at steamy August night town talk
On a steamy August night village trustees discuss heat on Page 5 while a hot primary contest shapes up in Legislative Election District 32 on Page 6. Banner Garden columnist offers evergreen planting tips on Page 11.
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Banner Garden
Javits Repeats Push Over Shriver Hat Posts
Sen Javits of New York pressed an amendment to bar R Sargent Shriver from holding any other federal office while directing the Peace Corps and the Office of Economic Opportunity OEO The move aims to keep Shriver from additional posts as the Senate weighs a 165 billion poverty campaign authorization Republicans have fought to limit the bill while preserving governors veto power over projects
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Washington
UPI
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
R. Sargent Shriver
Peace Corps
Johnson
Javits
Senate
Shriver
John F. Kennedy
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Peace Corp
House
Mississippi approves voter registration changes in referendum
Mississippi voters approved new state constitutional voter registration changes in a special referendum, adopting measures aligned with the federal voting rights bill. Governor Paul Johnson backed the move as officials celebrated a near four to one margin with 120,234 for and 45,277 against across 1,575 precincts.
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Jackson
Miss
UPI
Mississippi
Ku Klux Klan
Paul Johnson
Johnson
Gemini-5 Set for 8 Day Orbital Record Attempt
CAPE KENNEDY UPIsaid the Gemini-5 crew Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad remain cleared to launch Thursday for an eight day spaceflight despite a rare chance of a power problem from a fuel cell test in St Louis. Officials note no problem on Spacecraft-5 and test the system extensively while Cooper and Conrad review their 109 foot spacecraft. If successful the mission would set a new spaceflight duration record with a planned stay until at least August 27 and a target of 191 hours 53 minutes in space. The crew also recovered from a flu like condition to receive final medical clearances.
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L. Gordon Cooper
Charles Conrad
Complex 19
Cape Kennedy
UPI
Federal Space Agency
Gordon Cooper
Charles
Pete) Conrad
Paul Haney
Houston Manned Spacecraft Center
St. Louis
Neverthelss
Cooper
Hero's Welcome Planned For Seagoing Newsman
FALMOUTH England UP I Solo sailor Robert Manry relaxes with family after arrival aboard tiny Tinkerbelle. City officials plan a formal welcome Thursday as thousands cheered the 3200 mile west east voyage in June. Manry, 48, will ship the boat home to Cleveland and return to work August 29. He spoke of giant waves and a broken rudder during the voyage and described the moment he kissed the ground on arrival.
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Falmouth
England
UPI
Robert Manry
Manry
Virginia
Atlantic
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Tinkerbelle
United States
Cleveland
Robin
Douglas
Mass
Robert Maury
Snelling Defends 14B Position
Shelburne industrialist Richard Snelling defended the right to work laws in a Burlington Free Press letter. He argued Section 14B concerns compulsion versus individual choice and urged opponents to consider civil rights and worker liberty.
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Burlington
UPI
Shelburne
Richard Snelling
Snelling
Burlington Free Press
Marines Drive Viet Cong In Major Chu Lai Attack
U S Marines describe today's operation at Von Tuong, 12 miles south of Chu Lai, as a very very successful attack that killed hundreds of guerrillas. The battle involved air, sea, and land assaults with casualties reported on both sides and ongoing efforts to secure the area.
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Vps
Chu Lai
Viet Nam
U.S. 7Th Fleet
von Tuong
da Nang
U.S. Air Force
George Scharnberg
Vista
Calif
da Nang Air Base
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