Trial in November Ray Pleads Not Guilty
James Earl Ray, calm and silent in front of a human shield, pleaded innocent to the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at a heavily guarded arraignment. His trial was set for Nov. 12 with Judge Preston Battle hoping to finish within six weeks.
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Memphis
Birmingham
Art Hanes
Ray
London
J. A. Blackwell
Luther King Jr
State of
Tennessee
Battle
Hanes
Phil Canale
Canale
Postal Cutbacks Ordered
Washington reports a congressionally ordered postal staff reduction will halt Saturday residential mail service in fall and trim home deliveries to four days a week. Elimination of Saturday parcel post and staggered timing for stamps sales and lobby window transactions are planned with completion by Sept. 1 and effects in October or November in different communities.
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Washington
UPD
W. Marvin Watson
Bennington
Stanley Pekalski
Watson
Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Post Office Department
Congress
President Johnson
Governors urge Humphrey to resign drama probe
Two New England Democratic governors urged Vice President Hubert Humphrey to resign as a dramatic campaign gesture. Humphrey rejected the idea, saying he must remain in office under the Constitution. Curtis and Hoff, meeting with him in Cincinnati, noted the need for a striking move to win public support and discussed Humphrey's stance on Vietnam.
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Cincinnati
UPI
New England
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Kenneth M. Curtis
Maine
Philip H. Hoff
Vermont
Curtis
Johnson
Hoff
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Kennedy
Montpelier
Vietnam
Three Departments Fight Stubborn Barn Blaze
Fire crews from Arlington Shaftsbury and Bennington Rural battled a stubborn blaze at a Maple Hill Road estate storage barn and hay building. The structure burned to a shell while crews used mutual aid tankers to shuttle water from a Miller pool, keeping the fire from spreading to nearby homes. investigation continues.
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Arlington
Shaftsbury
Bennington
Harlan Miller
Maple Hill Road
David McKeighan
Arlington-Shaftsbury
McKeighan
Miller
C. Lee Marsh
Shaftsbury Fire Company
East Arlington
Czech Reform Regime Agrees To Talks With Soviets
Moscow reports Czech reform regime agrees in principle to bilateral talks with Soviet leaders. Czech acceptance conditions include delaying the meeting and holding it outside the Soviet Union. Russia demands a meeting in Lvov or Kiev. Dubcek delays until troops leave. Troop withdrawal pace alarms Prague amid warnings of Soviet intervention.
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Moscow
UPID
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
Russia
Lvov
Kiev
Ukraine
CTK
Alexander Dubcek
Kremlin
Josef Smrkovsky
Antonin Novotny
Rude Pravo
Europe
Soviet Communist Party
East Bloc
Pravda
West
Ludvik Svoboda
Javoriia
Svoboda
Dubcek
Budapest
Bombings Kill Twenty in Saigon as Viet Cong Attacks Happen
In Saigon weekend terror, Viet Cong bombs at four public gatherings killed 20 and wounded 120. A theater arcade blast near a theater killed five and wounded 55, while other bombings hit theaters, a pagoda, and a temple area. Seven U.S. soldiers and civilians died in related strikes across the country. US Marines and air units reported enemy casualties as North Vietnam claimed sinking a boat and shooting down a Phantom jet.
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Saigon
UPS
Hue
Truc Giang
U.S
Phu Cuong
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Thanh Hoa
Haiphong
Strip Show Sparks Impromptu Bennington Dance
Sunday night in Bennington an impromptu nude dance drew passersby near School and Main streets. A youth, about 15 or 16, wore no clothes and carried no fan during a brief performance that lasted a short time. Village police said they were not notified.
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Bennington
Rockefeller Quits Knickerbocker Over Admission Policies
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller resigns from the Knickerbocker Club claiming the private club will not change its admission rules deemed discriminatory against minorities. He asks lawyer John E. Lockwood to pursue talks with the board and may resign from other private clubs after criticism at a Harlem news conference.
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NEW York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Knickerbocker Club
Rockefeller
Harlem
John E. Lockwood
Club
Who’s Who In America
The
Century Association
University of Dartmouth
Cosmos
Metropolitan
Washington
Knickerbocker
Tent Collapse at Milwaukee Summerfest Injures Dozens
A sudden wind toppled a 320 by 80 foot tent at Summerfest 68 in Milwaukee injuring about 65 people with 40 treated at hospitals and 25 at a Red Cross station. No one was seriously hurt as teens and attendees kept calm and evacuated orderly amid a severe weather warning.
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Milwaukee
Wis
UPI
Auburn
N.Y
Clyde Beatty- Cole Bros
Red Cross
Lake Michigan
Fire Department
William Walker
Edward Bail
William Stamm
U.S. Weather Bureau
Mike Mead
Inside Column Wonders About Ethan Allen and Eliot
On the Inside columnist Gerald Raftery ponders a hypothetical meeting between Ethan Allen and T S Eliot. The piece reflects on historical contrasts and literary heritage, framed by a thoughtful, era-appropriate voice.
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Gerald Raftery
Ethan Allen
T. S. Eliot
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Orleans Country Club
Bowmaker
HHH
John Meyer
Locust Valley
Mt. Equinox Toll Road
Sunderland
Jerry Crawford
Caler
Enugu
Biafra
Hanoi
Nguyen van Thieu
Honolulu
Thieu
Paris
Rocky
Massachusetts
Town of Hoosick
Wilmington
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