Poor People's March recruiters target Mississippi county
In Marks Mississippi recruiters seek laborers and sharecroppers for the Washington march led by Rev Ralph Abernathy The drive focuses on Quitman County where median income is 1517 dollars per year The march seeks to pressure Congress and the Johnson administration for relief with a May 12 19 encampment in Washington D C as thousands join from across the country
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King
Quitman County
Washington
Freedom Train
Los Angeles
Chicago
Boston
Congress
Johnson Administration
Coretta
Lorraine Motel
Marks
Eudora Ame Zion Church
Mississippi
Rocky Encouraged By Iowa Reception
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller and his wife Happy greeted large crowds in Des Moines Iowa City and Cedar Rapids during his first Midwestern swing since announcing his bid for the Republican presidential nomination He said he had received the third shot in the arm in three days and spoke with 19 members of Iowa's 24 member congressional delegation.
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Iowa
UPID
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New York
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Happy
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Humphrey Urges National Commitment To Human Rights
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey urged a new national commitment to human rights at a Democratic event in Philadelphia. He framed human rights and peace as central issues, vowing to tackle two centuries of inequality and urging action now amidst strong applause from about 5,000 AME delegates.
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UPI
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Brotherhood of Man
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Spectrum
California Man Receives Eighth World Heart Transplant
Joseph Rizor, a 40 year old Navy veteran from Salinas, in fair condition on a respirator after receiving the heart of a 43 year old donor at Stanford-Palo Alto Hospital. Surgeon Dr Norman E Shumway led the team in completing the transplant, part of a long term clinical trial, with Rizor's kidneys also moved to other patients with kidney disease. The donor remained anonymous and the operation follows earlier transplants led by Shumway and Dr Philip Blaiberg in South Africa.
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Palo Alto
Calif
UPI
Joseph Rizor
Rizor
Stanford-Palo Alto Hospital
Norman E. Shumway
California
Christiaan Bernard
South Africa
Louis Washkansky
Washkansky
Shumway
United States
Cleveland
Mike Kasperak
Philip Blaiberg
Salinas
Eileen
McCarthy Sees Indiana Primary as Key to Chicago Convention
Indiana voters see a pivotal Indiana primary shaping the Democratic National Convention. McCarthy Kennedy and Branigin campaigned across South Bend Indianapolis Gary and Hammond while Nixon traveled to Gary and Indianapolis with Nixon holding Indiana’s 26 votes and Rockefeller unable to appeal to GOP delegates.
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Indiana
Chicago
Indianapolis
Ind
UPI
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Minnesota
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Roger Branigin
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
Massachusetts
Rockefeller
Kennedy
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
New Hampshire
Johnson
South Bend
China
United States
Vincennes
Gary-Hammond
Branigin
State Office
Five Day Boston Forecast With Cool Start
UPI reports New England temperatures over the next five days will run below normal. Daytime highs reach the upper 50s to low 60s, with northern Maine in the low 50s. nights from the low 30s to low 40s. Warmth returns Friday, then cooler through Sunday, then warmer Monday. Rain totals about .25 to .5 inch, with showers possible Friday.
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Boston
UPI
New England
U.S. Weather Bureau
Maine
Special Training Urged for Court and Crime Reporters
Justice Paul C. Reardon of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court urged reporters to become crime and court specialists. He called for in-service training and pooling coverage for high profile cases, and criticized lawyer press tactics that aid prosecutions or defenses, saying the press often reports carelessly.
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Washington
UPI
Paul C. Reardon
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Reardon
American Bar Association
Committee
Ratification Starts Of Phone Agreement
The Communications Workers of America began ratifying a three year Bell system contract covering 200000 workers. It would raise wages and fringe benefits by 19.58 percent over three years, costing Bell more than $2 billion and likely affecting customer rates.
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Washington
UPI
Communications Workers of America
CWA
Bell System
Joseph A. Beirne
Beirne
Ben S. Gilmer
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
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