May Day protests target U S Viet Nam war across capitals
May Day demonstrations in Moscow Zurich and Peking plus cities like Stockholm Warsaw and Saigon denounced U S actions in South Vietnam. Over 8 000 people tried to march on the U S embassy in Saigon while a million Muscovites watched parades denouncing U S aggression with anti American posters and charges of barbaric warfare. In Peking three million plus guests celebrated labor progress while denouncing U S imperialists.
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United Press International
United States
Viet Nam
Moscow
Zurich
Peking
U.S
Stockholm
Warsaw
Saigon
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Mrs. Wallace Seen Taking Lead In Alabama Primary
A record turnout is expected in Alabama as voters head to the polls for the Democratic primary. Governor George Wallace seeks to replace himself with wife Lurleen Wallace, with her campaign aided by significant black support and forecasts of a runoff unlikely. The race features nine contenders including two former governors and polls anticipate high Mississippian and Alabama participation. The piece notes civil rights tones and regional contests across Florida Ohio Oklahoma New Mexico and Texas.
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Birmingham
Ala
UPDA
George Wallace
Lurleen
Wallace
Alabama
U.S
Florida
Ohio
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Texas
Texas. the Wallaces Have Made No Bones That A Vote For Lurleen
George
Wilcox County
Richmond Flowers
Bob Gilchrist
Carl Elliott
James
Big Jim) Folsom
John Patterson
A. W. Todd
Charles Woods
Sherman Powell
Eunice Gore
Hayden Burns
Robert King High
Miami
Lakeland
Scott Kelly
Henry Bellman
Raymond Gary
James A. Rhodes
Frazier Reams Jr
Harry H. McKlwain
John Burroughs
Protestant Leaders Optimistic About Eight Denomination Merger
In Dallas the eight denominations negotiating the Consultation on Church Union express optimism about a concrete merger plan. Leaders from United Presbyterian, Southern Presbyterian, Methodist, Episcopal, African Methodist Episcopal, United Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ, and Evangelical United Brethren report broad member support and caution against rushed timelines. Bishop Gibson cites a Gallup poll showing majority rank and file favoring merger.
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Dallas
UPI
Eugene Carson Blake
World Council of Churches
Blake
Dr. Blake
United Presbyterian Church
Southern Presbyterian Church
Methodist Church
Episcopal Church
African Methodist Episcopal Church
United Church of Christ
Disciples of Christ
Evangelical United Brethren
America
George Beazley Jr
Indianapolis
Ind
Disciples of Christ Council On Christian Unity
David G. Colwell
Washington, D.C
James K. Mathews
Boston
Episcopal
Robert F. Gibson
Richmond
Gallup
Bishop Gibson
Storms Continue To Batter Texas
A massive thunderstorm system drenched the Texas Rio Grande Valley with four inch rains as Dallas faced record flooding. Hundreds fled to emergency shelters after Trinity River overflows, with the death toll from the disaster rising in one of Dallas's worst flood events.
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Dallas
UPD
Texas Rio Grande Valley
Trinity River
Trinity
Fort Worth
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Garza-Little Elm
Benbrook Lakes
Rio
Nueces
Brazos
Sabine
Cypress
Skydiver Piantanida fails record attempt in freak accident
Skydiver Nick Piantanida plunged from a balloon gondola during a record bid near Worthington Minnesota. Oxygen loss after a cracked visor left him unconscious and critically ill. He undercut a 124000 foot goal, with the 83523 foot current record cited.
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Worthington, Minn
UPI
Nick Piantanida
Piantanida
Bricktown
N.J
Eugene Andreev
Sioux Falls
S.D
Nick
Marvin McCall
Air Force
Janice
Pig’s Eye
St. Paul
Minn
Mental Patients Escape Hospital Recaptured in Maine
Three dangerous mental patients escaped Augusta State Hospital late Sunday night and were recaptured early today in Augusta and Chelsea. Ernest Shackford 18 Lawrence Berube 29 and Felix Caron 30 were identified. Two other escapees were recaptured minutes after fleeing with them.
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Augusta
Maine
Marcia Hanscom
Berwick
Pacifist Continues Fast in N H Jail
Pacifist Aime Kanemitsu of Voluntown Connecticut remains on her fast in Hillsborough County Jail New Hampshire on day ten of a twenty five day sentence for participating in a peace march in Durham April twenty first. She refused to pay a twenty five dollar fine for parading without a permit while about thirty pacifists picketed outside the jail and visited her in small groups.
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Grasmere
N.H
UPI
Aime Kanemitsu
Voluntown
Conn
Hillsborough County
Miss Kanemitsu
Durham
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Bank of North Bennington
Settee Ee
Ennington
North Bennington
Manchester
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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T. E. Genelusk
David Cargo
Clifford Hawley
Albuquerque
John Connally
Atty
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