Johnson Announces North Vietnam Accepts Talks Schedule
President Johnson says Hanoi formally accepts talks on Vietnam and orders advisers to Camp David for a breakfast briefing. Washington and Hanoi weigh initial contact sites with Laos at Geneva 1962 noted as a possible communications hub, Phnom Penh proposed but deemed impractical for press needs.
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Maryland
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Shangri-la
Himalaya Mountains
Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker
Saigon
Dean Rusk
Defense
Clark M. Clifford
Senate Urges Prompt Civil Rights Bill Passage
Senate leaders urged quick House action on the civil rights open housing bill and backed the plan to complete congressional action by Wednesday. A cooling-off period after King’s funeral was discussed as racial unrest continued, with Johnson address plans postponed to avoid clashing with King’s services.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Atlanta
Thomas H. Kuchel
California
Fire Destroys Kiln and Lumber Yard Near Bluefield Va
Flames engulfed a drying kiln and lumber yard at Luther Compton and Sons near St. Clair's Crossing two miles from Bluefield. Loss estimated at $300,000 to $500,000 with up to 480,000 board feet of lumber burned. Firefighters from Bluefield and Tazewell battled the blaze for hours amid mud and steam boiler ignition reports.
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St. Clair’s Crossing
Tazewell County
Virginia Side
Ray Barnett
Delano Compton
Compton
Virginia
Tazewell
Marines Move From Khe Sanh as Cavalry Hunters Seek Enemy
U S Marines pull out of Khe Sanh as a brigade of the 1st Air Cavalry Division storms the vacated bunkers and trenches. Allied forces, including South Vietnamese troops, continue hunt for North Vietnamese after 11 weeks of siege amid slowed fighting elsewhere. Air strikes in North Vietnam are restricted to a 170 mile band near the DMZ, with wider plans on pause as peace moves progress. Saigon reports end of Operation Quyet Thang Resolved to Win a month long drive by 50 000 allied troops to clear five provinces around the capital.
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Beckley Liquor Store Robbery Reported
Beckley police said two gunmen robbed the Prince Street liquor store Monday night, escaping with 1670.74 dollars. The men, one armed with a rifle or shotgun and the other with a pearl-handled pistol, remained inside about ten minutes and stole 1389.84 in receipts plus 281 from a clerk. State Police caught two men fitting the descriptions about 90 minutes later at Chimney Corner, 30 miles away, with weapons matching the robbery. Identification was not released pending further investigation.
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Chimney Corner
British jet airliner burns on takeoff killing five
A BOAC Boeing 707 carrying 126 people caught fire shortly after takeoff from London Airport. Four passengers and a flight attendant were killed as survivors escaped the burning wreckage after a four minute flight. The crash occurred near the airport terminal as emergency crews responded.
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Irish Sea
Los Angeles Rocks Under Strong 6 32 Pm Earthquake
An AP report says a rolling earthquake struck Southern California at 6 32 p m Monday causing buildings to sway for about twenty seconds. No immediate damage was reported though the tremor was felt from southern Nevada to the Mexican border.
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Not Guilty Plea For 12 In Lee County Election Case
A dozen Lee County residents pleaded not guilty at arraignment on charges of conspiring to violate election laws. Ten face June 3 trial in U S District Court before Judge Merhige for conspiring to violate federal voting rights in the 1966 general election. two are charged with buying absentee votes. All defendants are Democrats.
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U. S
Robert R. Merhige Jr
Eastern District of Virginia
Ted Dalton
Edgar Kirk
Fugate Crumley
Angus David
Revenue
Walter Laster
Curtis Rowe
Ruby
Woodrow Robinson
Porter Greer
Leonard Stapleton
Five Day Forecast From The Associated Press
Temperatures through next Saturday will average above normal with daytime highs from 66 to 72 and nightly lows in the 40s. Rain totals will range from a quarter to three quarters of an inch, mainly on Tuesday or Wednesday and again next weekend.
Guards Alerted In Cincinnati Amid Federal Troop Deployment
About 1,900 more federal troops were sent into riot torn areas of Baltimore to suppress renewed looting and violence while Ohio National Guardsmen were alerted against disorders in Cincinnati and Youngstown. Pittsburgh saw renewed vandalism as 650 additional forces were mobilized.
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Youngstown
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Riots in Cincinnati Avondale erupt in deadly violence
Racial rioting broke out in Cincinnati Avondale on Monday. A white man was dragged from his car and stabbed to death by Black youths. Looting and fires followed as Gov. Rhodes deployed 1400 National Guard troops. Several arrests were reported.
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Cincinnati
Avondale
James A. Rhodes
National Guard
Rap Brown Loses Plea For Freedom Amid Nationwide Tension
National Guard and Army troops, totaling about 55 000, were deployed to major cities after riots following Martin Luther King Jr. assassination. Riots left 27 dead, 1 600 injured, and 10 000 plus arrested across several states while troops guarded cities like Baltimore Detroit and Chicago. Rap Brown faced bail revocation and possible extradition as federal judge Merhige denied freeing him to aid racial harmony pending appeal.
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Merhige
Virginia
California
William Kunstler
New York
Maryland
Cambridge
U.S
Underwood Calls for Clean Image for West Virginia
Former Governor Cecil Underwood urged Mercer County Republicans to renominate him and elect a Republican state administration to restore West Virginia's battered image. He warned that indictments have shattered confidence and stressed integrity and efficiency, citing past party fights and urging rivals to disclose income sources.
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A. Harry West
Mercer County
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Mercer
Ray Blankenship
Center
E. W. Taylor
West Virginia Armature Co
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Bluefield Kiwanis Club
Princeton
Cecil Underwood
West Virginia
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West
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RW. Va
Kentucky
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Charleston
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