Newark and N J cities rocked by racial violence strikes
Violence spread from Newark to Plainfield Jersey City and Montclair as snipers hit men police and looting surged. The toll rose with 25 dead or injured and 1 300 hurt while more than 1 200 were arrested. A 12 year old boy was killed during a home trash run near Newark.
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Newark
N.J
UPID
National
Richard J. Hughes
Jersey City
Montclair
Plainfield
Hugh D. Addonizio
Michael Pugh
Lucille Pugh
John W. Gleason Jr
Gleason
Bobby Williams
Objections by Egypt To U.N. Truce Team Proposals
United Nations effort to deploy truce observers on the Suez Canal faced Egyptian objections while fighting persisted along the cease fire line. Egypt warned that any Israeli boat movement in the canal would be seen as crossing into Egypt and an invasion. Earlier reports noted Egypt objecting to a U.N. request.
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Egypt
U.N
United Nations
Suez Canal
Israel
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Cairo
Moscow
Nasser
Houari Boumedienne
Abdel Rahman Aref
Britain
United States
Middle East
British
Foreign Office
Odd Bull
Jerusalem
Canal
Bull
U.A.R
Lane Trial Starts Today
Ron ald Francis Lane, 26, of Bennington, faces first degree murder in the June 1966 strangulation of Mrs. Rose Thibodeau. Judge Larrow ruled Lane competent to stand trial. defense is provided by Joseph M. O'Neill. Prosecution led by Hilton M. Dier and John T. Carmody.
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Manchester
Ronald Francis Lane
Bennington
Lane
Rose Thibodeau
Supreme Court
Robert W. Larrow
Bennington County Court
Rutland
Joseph M. O’neill
Hilton M. Dier
Inside Columnist on work study plan and local school updates
The piece references Gerald Raftery’s Inside column on work study plans for schools, Dorset library gains a boost, and North Village school expanding to accommodate students. It notes the Arab-Israeli conflict, U N involvement, and a British denial of the “discredited myth” of Western collusion, with talks between UN observers and Israeli leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Raftery
Coast-to-Coast Railroad Strike Halts War Effort
A nationwide railroad strike paralyzed rail traffic, halting movement of war materiel to Vietnam and disrupting commerce. Congress moved to pass emergency legislation as IAM union leaders criticized delayed talks and demanded wage increases and longer contracts. The strike crippled shipments for GM and other industries while commuters faced a transit crisis in New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia.
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Congress
J.E. Wolfe
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
International Association of Machinists
Vietnam
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
The
Association of American Railroads
Otter Industries
General Motors
New Haven
Samuel Kanell
Connecticut Transportation Authority
Congress Rushes New Legislation
Washington leaders pushed a rush bill to halt a nationwide rail strike amid a House Senate deadlock. The proposal may include compulsory arbitration sought by President Johnson, with negotiators racing to a quick Senate floor vote and then to the House. The dispute centers on mediation terms and a temporary work ban during a 90 day bargaining period.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Johnson
Congress
37 Convicts Die in Fire Set During Prison Riot
In BerrydaIe Florida convicts set fires to two ends of a wooden barracks at a remote prison camp killing 37 inmates. Only 14 escaped, six badly burned. Guards reported mixed accounts on openings of the barracks door as the blaze swept through the all Negro facility recently integrated with 15 whites recently moved in.
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Berrydale
Fla
UPN
Louie Wainwright
Florida Panhandle
Wainwright
A. O. Lovett
Byrd Mapples
Milton, Fla
Survey Shows Many Favor Viet Negotiations
ALBANY New York Nearly 50 percent of respondents in a public opinion survey by Republican Congressman Daniel Button favor greater emphasis on negotiations in the Vietnam War The poll drew about 30000 responses Button noted the three part question asked about escalation maintaining the status quo or increasing negotiations Nearly half backed negotiations 33 percent backed escalation and about 17 percent favored the status quo
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Albany
N.Y
Daniel Button
Button
Vietnam
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Big Muddy Battenkill
Battenkill
Sullivan
George F. Hetfield
United Press International
Dorset
North Village School
Montreal
Erie Lackawanna
Laurentian
New Albany
IAM
P.L. Siemiller
Siemiller
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
International Association of Sheetmetal Workers
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America
International Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers
Roberts
McNamara
White House
Lawrence O’brien
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Senate Labor Subcommittee
Yarborough
GOP
Everett M. Dirksen
Ill
Dirksen
Lovett
Pasco Rowells
Mountain Melody
Woodford Rd
Joseph W. Russell
Gillmore
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