Victory Predicted In South Viet Nam War
Gen. Harold K. Johnson wrapped up a week in South Vietnam stating continued U.S. aid could lead to Viet Cong defeat. He urged that freedom prevail through joint U.S. and Republic of Vietnam efforts as air strikes from Da Nang continued and warplanes carried out missions against Viet Cong targets in Phu Yen and Laos.
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South Viet Nam
Harold K. Johnson
U.S. Army
Republic of Viet Nam
United States
U.S
da Nang
Johnson
Washington
North Viet Nam
California
Viet Nam
Phu Yen
Laos
Death of Rev Reed Stirs U S Sympathy
The Rev James d Reeb a Boston minister aiding civil rights in Selma died in Birmingham two days after a beating. Autopsy cited a brain blood clot and a temple fracture. Four Selma men faced murder charges later released on 25 000 bonds. Reed 38 leaves wife Marie and four children Joan David Karen Ruth Anne Elizabeth Steven. Memorial service planned in Selma.
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Ala
Boston
Alabama
James d. Reeb
United States
University Hospital
Reed
Selma
Wilson Baker
Baker
Reeb
Wichita, Kan
St. Olaf’s College
Northfield
Minn
Princeton Theological Seminary
Conwell School of Theology
Temple University
Presbyterian Church
Casper
Wyo
Unitarian Fellowship
Marie Helen Deason
Casper Junior College
Joan David
Karen Ruth
Anne Elizabeth
Steven Douglas
Doubt Casts Strangler Confession In Massachusetts Case
Massachusetts Attorney General Edward W. Brooke questioned a 32 year old construction worker confined for mental incompetence who allegedly confessed to strangling 13 women. Brooke said the confession is under investigation and no grand jury evidence exists. He noted prior offenses keep him as a prime suspect, while a court demanded outside psychiatric testing.
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Boston
Edward W. Brooke
Massachusetts
Brooke
Middlesex County
Mewsmen
Supreme Court
Arthur E.whittemore
Washington March Predicted Is LBJ
James Farmer, national director of the Congress for Racial Equality, forecasts a national march on Washington if President Johnson delays action for three days over the Selma, Alabama civil rights crisis. He urged Johnson to act to protect demonstrators and clarify the administration stance on the voting rights bill.
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Selma
Boston
Congress For Racial Equality
Johnson
James Farmer
Boston College Law School
Connecticut Attacks Birth Control Court Appeal
New Haven CT Connecticut urges the Supreme Court to let lawmakers decide contraception legality for married couples challenging a state anti birth control law. The brief argues the Buxton Griswold challenge is void as it deprives rights. Author Joseph B Clark labels the claim shocking, warning of broader access once void.
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API
Connecticut
U.S. Supreme Court
C. Lee Buxton
Estelle T. Griswold
Buxton-Griswold
Witten
Joseph B. Clark
Lebanon Crash Kills 3 Berkshirites
Three Berkshire County residents die and a fourth is in critical condition after a one car crash on Route 20 in New Lebanon New York. The Buick sedan struck an unoccupied Decker home and a timber barricade, killing Frederick Jones Clement Barrows and Richard Mayberry and injuring Mrs Inez Jones. Barrows was driving and the accident occurred about 2 45 pm. The victims were transported to St Marys Hospital Pittsfield and the Lebanon Valley hospital. The crash is under investigation by state police.
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N. Y
Berkshire County
Mass
Frederick P. Jones
New West St
Pittsfield
Clement Barrows
East Street
Dalton
Richard Maybe
Barrows
Mayberry
Jones
Antonio J. Desautels
Harry W. Decker
Columbia & Rensselaer Telephone Corp
Decker
Lebanon Valley Protective Association
West Sand Lake
Alabama Rights March Trial Highlights Police Brutality Debate
In Montgomery federal court Judge Frank Johnson sides with limits on revealing state investigation reports tied to Selma incidents. Civil rights lawyers pursue a Selma to Montgomery march amid testimony from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and doctors detailing beatings, tear gas, and gunfire in nearby Marion.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
FBI
Selma-to- Montgomery
Justice Department
Albert J. Lingo
Asst
U.S. Atty
John Doar
Doar
U.S. Dist
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Civil Rights Division
United States
Johnson
William B. Dinkins
Edward Maddox Jr
Selma
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Selma Mayor Denies Compromise Over Prayer Vigil
Selma Alabama mayor Joe Smitherman denied a reported compromise amid a tense street confrontation. He said demonstrators would not be allowed to hold a prayer vigil at the Dallas County Courthouse. James Orange had claimed a 15 minute prayer service would be allowed in small groups.
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Selma
Ala
UPI
Joe Smitherman
Dallas
James Orange
Smitherman
Computer Payed Off in London Democratic Showdown
The Amalgamated Engineering Union bought a computer to streamline welfare data showing 1.4 million in back dues and 250000 members ineligible for welfare for nonpayment. Demonstrators under rain backed a compromise announced around 2 am EST after talks with Leroy Collins and a Johnson administration rep. Orange collapsed as an aide read the statement.
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London
UPI
Amalgamated Engineering Union
Orange
Berlin
Leroy Collins
Lergice
Johnson
Four Thousand Churchmen Urge Rights Bill in Selma Plea
Four thousand clergy from across the nation gathered in Washington to press for a strong voting rights bill and a presidential visit to Selma Alabama. They plan a White House delegation and congressional visits to prevent future violence and aid families of civil rights marchers, including the Reeb family.
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Johnson
Selma
Ala
South
Church of the Reformation
Commission On Religion and ‘Race
The
National Council of Churches
White House
Congress
James J. Roeeb
John Wesley Lord
Family of Red
Unitarian Universalist Association
Boston
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Atlanta
American Friends Service Committee
Philadelphia
James J. Reed
Reebs
Five Day Forecast Temperature Trend Below Seasonal Normal
The forecast through Wednesday shows temperatures averaging two to five degrees below the seasonal norm of 30. Temperatures slowly rise Saturday and Sunday, then turn cooler early next week. Light snow is expected about midweek.
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