Dynamite blast hits civil rights leader J L Leflore home
In Mobile Alabama an early morning dynamite bomb damaged the home of civil rights organizer J L Leflore and his wife Teah. Police noted a 1959 wire mesh fence kept the bomb from killing the couple who were sleeping inside. Leflore blamed Jackson Alabama whites reacting to militant rhetoric. The blast was described by Detective Wiley Foster as definitely a bomb.
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Russia Faces Financial Strain Amid Global Power Push
London reports the Soviet Union is strained by rising demands from allies in Vietnam Cuba and Egypt. Moscow has poured billions in aid and arms but shows little to show for it with over 1 billion dollars in future needs. Experts doubt Moscow can sustain large scale retooling and investment while maintaining support for Hanoi and the Arab coalition.
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Western GOP Governors Remain Uncommitted on 1968 Choice
Western Republican governors at the Western Conference adjourned with no pledges on a national candidate. Governors noted Reagan and Rockefeller as rising figures while Nixon and Romney drew less firm support. Rockefeller said he is not a candidate. Reagan kept doors open.
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New York
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Washington
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