Dances of Passamaquoddy Tribe Shown at St Francis
Joe Nicholas leads 13 Passamaquoddy Indians in regalia at St Francis College on field and later in Perry, teaching seven youths five years ago to preserve the tribe heritage. Mary Moore assists. Rev Bernard Nicknair speaks as the group shares ritual dances to 2,500-pageant crowd at Passamaquoddy Reservation.
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Peg Hendrick
Joe Nicholas
Passamaquoddy
St. Francis College
Perry
Joe
Mary Moore
Olley
Bernard Icknair
Nicknair
Donald Paquettes
Saco
St. Francis
St. Francis Summer Institute of Christian Action
Biddeford
Paquettes
Ie Pe
Albert Mire
Leo Cotes
Emile LaMontagne
Pleasant Point
Nicknail
Slow rise in school integration across the South
The AP reports HEW expects a meaningful increase in desegregation this fall as federal enforcement shifts some focus to Northern cities. In 11 Southern states last year about 14 percent of Negro pupils were in desegregated classes, with 2.9 million Negro students in these states. Some districts have abandoned federal funds rather than comply, while Georgia systems face charges over firing Negro principals amid desegregation efforts.
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Atlanta
Chicago
Detroit
Memphis
William J. Page Jr
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Page
HEW
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
South Carolina
Tennessee
Arkansas
Texas
North Carolina
Virginia
Louisianna
Associated Press
Cal
Justice Department
National Education Association
Crime Up Sharply Across Nation in FBI Report
FBI Uniform Crime Reports show an 89 percent rise in serious crime since 1960 and 16 percent increase in 1967 over 1966. Firearms figured in 63 percent of murders with 7,600 shot to death and 4,400 killed by other means. Hoover urges social action and gun controls as police face higher workloads and 76 officers killed in 1967.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
United States
Humphrey Tightens Grip On Democratic Nomination
Chicago AP report notes Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey strengthens his bid as Kennedy draft fades and McCarthy McGovern face resistance. Platform panel favors a Vietnam policy aligned with Humphrey, rejecting unconditional bombing halt and urging de escalation only with credible US troop safety assurances. Delegates vote tightens Humphrey lead.
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Chicago
Hubert H. Humphrey
Edward M. Kennedy
Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
North Vietnam
McCarthy
Com
Mittee
U. S
White House Associates
Johnson
Dakota
McGovern
Vietnam
United States
Saigon
Quiet Muskie vice presidential bid gains quiet traction
At the Democratic national convention Maine delegates don Muskie pins and straw hats as Rep. Peter Kyros reports growing support among Maine congressmen. Governor Curtis backs Humphrey despite Kennedy speculation, saying he will stay with the Humphrey camp while Muskie is possible running mate material.
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Chicago
Maine
Edmund S. Muskie
Muskie
Peter N. Kyros
Sen
Kyros
Pend
Kenneth M. Curtis
Hubert Humphrey
Edward M. Kennedy
Curtis
Robert F. Kennedy
Humphrey
Eisenhower Doctors Voice Cautious Optimism On Outlook
Doctors at Walter Reed Army Hospital report Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower remains in critical but improving condition after a seventh heart attack. They note he had a restful night and no major disturbances since Saturday, with heart irritability still present but at a lower level and a cautious sense of optimism overall.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Gen. Eisenhower
LBJ Marking 60th Birthday
Washington reports President Lyndon B Johnson marks his 60th Birthday with no advance plans publicized for celebrations. The aging leader faces Vietnam war strains and civil unrest while remaining physically active, with health notes on diverticula and overall readings near normal.
Chicago Demonstrators Routed in North Side Park Clash
More than 3,000 antiwar protesters were driven from Lincoln Park by tear gas and police in Chicago as the Democratic National Convention opened. Twenty-nine demonstrators and two reporters were hospitalized, dozens treated for lesser injuries, and 67 arrested. Newsmen were beaten. police warned nearby press to leave.
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Chicago
North Side
Peace Movement
Mem
Bers
Youth International Party
Democratic
Lincoln Park
Old Town
Liberal Course to Continue in Czechoslovakia Under Svoboda
President Ludvik Svoboda said the liberal course would continue as Czechoslovakia maintains a socialist order and democratic orientation. He confirmed gradual Soviet troop withdrawals, with Moscow reporting conditions for withdrawal as the situation normalizes. The speech followed four days of talks in Moscow and a crowded Parliament, while fears of press censorship and continued Soviet presence persisted.
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Prague
Ludvik Svoboda
Antonin Novotny
Coun
Moscow
Communist Party
Svoboda
National Front
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Alexander Dubcek
National Assembly
Free Czechoslovak
Joseph Smrkovsky
Longet
Smrkovsky
Teir
Tass
Free Czech Radio
American Artillery Base Shelled In Vietnam Action
American forces repelled a 200 round rocket and mortar barrage on a base northwest of Saigon and reported heavy enemy activity along the infiltration corridor. U.S. headquarters cited at least 27 enemy dead and claimed 7,500 Viet Cong killed in nine days of fighting.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Mekong Delta
Rawlins
Duc Lap
Dong Ha
Cua Viet
Conen
North Vietnam
Tam Ky
da Nang
Chu Lai
82Nd Airborne Brigade
Hue
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Kennedy
Michael V. DiSalle
Ohio
DiSalle
Frank Mankiewicz
Obert F. Kennedy
LBJ
Atlantic City
N.J
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G. Burkley
Burkley
White House
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