Riots spread in Memphis as MLK march turns violent
In Memphis a 6000 strong march led by Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr supporting striking garbage workers devolved into rioting on Beale Street. Curfew kept troops and police in force with several fires, including a feed mill blaze, and 148 fire alarms. Guardsmen protected firetrucks as authorities warned of possible reimposition of curfew.
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Memphis, Tenn
Memphis
Beale Street
Martin Luther King Jr
Fire Department
National Guardsmen
Siberia Fights Labor Shortage as Population Drains
Moscow reports Siberia faces a severe labor shortage amid past forced labor migrations and post-1953 relaxations. Despite efforts to attract workers, harsh living conditions deter new settlers and prompt departures, notably at the Sorsk molybdenum site where 201 leave per 100 arrive. The gap threatens rapid exploitation of Siberia’s oil, timber, and power resources as Kosygin weighs Japanese help for joint development, with talks ongoing.
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Siberia
Soviet Union
Stain
Sorsk
Krasnoyarsk
Sweden US ties strained over Vietnam policy and elections
Stockholm reports deteriorating relations with the United States amid Sweden's antiwar stance and social democrat government criticism. Officials link the climate to the autumn parliamentary election and vote shifts, noting renewed youth protests and a long history of friendship dating to an 1783 treaty.
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Stockholm
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Sweden
U.S
Southeast Asia
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Hanoi
Benjamin Franklin
Europe
Israelis Bomb Jordan artillery nests in renewed air strikes
Israeli jets again struck Jordan artillery nests amid heavy fighting along the Jordan River from Galilee to Jericho. Jordan claimed it shot down three Israeli bombers and destroyed tanks and emplacements in a four hour battle. Neither side reported casualties. An Israeli guerrilla mine killed four Israelis and an American volunteer before the jet raid.
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Tel Aviv
Jordan
Jordan River
Galilee
Jericho
Dead Sea
Amman
Am Kais
Karameh
al Fatah
Massada
Kyros seeks reelection to Congress from Maine’s First District
Rep Peter N Kyros announced his candidacy for re election to the U S Congress representing Maine s First District He said he consulted his family friends and advisers and will continue to serve Maine with hard work and reason His 15 months in Congress exposed him to government challenges and duties as he pledged to represent about a half million Mainers and faces public scrutiny from supporters and opponents alike
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Peter N. Kyros
Congress
First District
Congress of the
United States
Maine
Alice
Portland
Mao's Attacking Leftists in Communist China
Tokyo dispatch notes wider purge against leftists in China as officials and even long-time confidants face public criticism. New terms and self criticism mark shifts in factional battles with sentences ranging from reform to punishment, while figures like Chiang Ching and Chen Yi navigate the perilous purge environment.
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Tokyo
China
Liu Shao-chi
Teng Hsiaoping
Peking
Peng Chen
Wang Li
Chi Pen-yu
Hsiao Hua
Mao Tse-tung
Mao - Chiang Ching
En-lai
Chen Yi
Mao
Dream Lab Probes Sleep and Dream Cycles in Boston
In a Boston State Hospital Sleep and Dream Laboratory, 23-year-old George Zwilliger donned pajamas and electrodes for 27 nights to help Dr. Ernest Hartmann study dreaming. Using monitors of pulse, eye movement, brain waves, respiration, and heart rate, researchers map when dreams occur and their duration. Hartmann notes dream time may affect daytime attention and links dream length to overall sleep patterns across ages.
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Boston (Ap
George Zwilliger
Zwilliger
Boston State Hospital
Ernest Hartmann
Hartmann
Harmann
Boston
Newton
Dream Laboratory
Xaphes Seeks State Senate Seat in Republican Primary
Atty John F Xaphes announces bid for a Maine State Senate seat in the Republican June primary. He would represent Biddeford Arundel Kennebunk Kennebunkport and Wells. A Biddeford resident since youth he lives at 304 Alfred Street and comes from the Xaphes family line. He holds BA from University of Vermont and LLB from Portland University Law School with postgrad study at Boston University SBA. He is admitted to Maine and DC bars and practices in Biddeford.
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Biddeford
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Kennebunk
Kennebunkport
Wells
Alfred St
Marguerite (Beauregard) Xaphes
C. J. Xaphes
St. Joseph's Parochial School
St. Louis High School
Xaphes
Portland Junior College
University of Vermont
Boston University School of Business Administration
Portland University Law School
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Yesteryear
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W. Grand Ave
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