Mental Patient Kills Cop and Child in Graceville
Graceville Florida police officer Patrolman Horace Patterson was shot and gravely wounded by Joseph McCants a former mental patient who then killed 3 year old Frances Lee a child he held as a hostage after stealing a pickup with three other children injured The fugitive fled into the woods near the Alabama Florida line and left two other children Scottie Fortune and Coralynn Fortune with minor injuries in the crash after a stolen vehicle pursuit
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Graceville
Fla
Florida Highway Patrol
Frances Lee
Scottie Fortune
Coralynn Fortune
Thousands Rally for Poor People Campaign at Lincoln Memorial
Tens of thousands of Black and white Americans gathered at the Lincoln Memorial to support the Poor People Campaign’s bid for a government wide push against poverty. Organizers led a half mile march near Resurrection City with banners, babies, and picnic baskets, amid warm dry weather. Reverend Ralph Abernathy criticized political co option of King’s vision and vowed the protesters would remain on a 15 acre mudflat until food and jobs demands are met.
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Washington
Lincoln Memorial
Erty
Abernathy
Vietnam
Johnson Administration
Helicopters Sighted May Ferry Soviet Missiles Near DMZ
Reports from Saigon say mystery flying lights on the northern frontier prompt a U S Air Force probe into helicopters possibly ferrying sophisticated Russian Styx missiles south toward allied vessels. Generals Adams and Vien visited the zone as Viet Cong shelled installations including Chau Doc and Rach Gia. Military authorities say no proof Russians supplied Styx missiles to North Vietnam, while a northern general suggests North Vietnam may be moving Russian missiles, possibly to Tiger Island near the DMZ.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Egypt
Elath
Chau Doc
Rach Gia City
Creighton W. Adams
Vietnam
Cao van Vien
South Vietnam
Joint General Staff
Tiger Island
Nine Human Skulls Found At Ohio Garbage Dump
Nine skulls were unearthed at an old private dump in Pinch Run near Bellaire Ohio. Seven were found earlier Wednesday and two more by boys at night. Eight skulls are adults and one is a child. Skulls to be studied at Ohio State University. Coroner says not from an old Indian burial. age undetermined.
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Bellaire
Ohio
Pinch Run
Belmont County
W. A. Shephard
Board votes on merging Park Central High with Bluefield High
Mercer County Board of Education plans a July 11 vote on consolidating Park Central High with Bluefield High and converting Park Central into a Northside elementary school. Genoa Junior High may close. other shifts include Bramwell and Bluestone merger, closing East End and Sandlick, and redrawing boundaries to ease crowding.
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Mercer County Board of Education
Negro Park Central
Bluefield High
Park Central
Northside
Princeton
Genoa Junior High
Bluefield
Fairview
Central
Clos
Bramwell
Bluestone
D. W. McCormick
East End
Ramsey
Preston
Cumberland Heights
Sandlick
Bluewell
Prosperity Elementary
Montcalm
Pinnacle
Lawson Elementary
Stinson
Athens
Sun Valley
Park Central High
Crash near Reading claims six to seven lives
A twin engine Ces sna aircraft traveling from Teleboro New Jersey to Dunkirk New York crashed about ten miles north of Reading Pennsylvania. State Police report six or seven persons killed as the plane appears to have dodged thunderstorms, exploded, and burned while falling to the ground.
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Reading, Pa
Teleboro
N. J
Dunkirk
N. Y
Reading Pa
Eisenhower Develops Irregular Heartbeat During Recovery
Washington AP reports former President Dwight D. Eisenhower in the critical recovery period after a fifth heart attack since 1955 has developed occasional premature contractions in one or more heart chambers. Physicians say irregularities respond to treatment with no reason for alarm. the Walter Reed bulletin notes the patient remains comfortable and in good spirits.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Daily Bulletin
Walter Reed
Brandt Rules Out New Berlin Crisis After Talks
West German Foreign Minister Willy Brandt said after a long talk with Soviet diplomat Pyotr Abrassimov that no new Berlin crisis is foreseen. He offered little hope for quick easing of East German travel restrictions and described limited progress on planned taxes and fees on Berlin-bound traffic.
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Bonn
Willy Brandt
East Germany
Berlin
West Berlin
Brandt
Pyotr Abrassimov
Abrassimov
East Berlin
Johnson Signs Crime Bill Amid Reluctant Endorsement
President Johnson signed a broad crime control bill after urging a full ban on mail gun sales. The measure expands police wiretapping with court approval and eases some confession safeguards, while Johnson pressed Congress to extend mail restrictions to rifles and shotguns.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Supreme Court
LBJ
Ambassadors Trade Accusations Of Blocking Peace Talks
Paris reports that U S Ambassador Harriman and North Vietnamese Minister Xuan Thuy accused each other of hindering progress at the ninth peace talks session. They claimed the other side distorted policy while privately meeting during a long coffee break.
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Paris
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Xuan Thuy
Harriman
Thuy
United States
Vietnam
Nguyen Thanh le
le Duc Tho
Hanoi
Cyrus R. Vance
Southern Governors Endorse Crime Control Bill
Southern governors backed the omnibus crime control bill as their annual meeting closed amid talk of third party candidate George C Wallace. They urged President Johnson to sign the bill while also supporting state gun legislation. The session highlighted Wallace’s candidacy and included a debate on fiscal responsibility pledges by candidates.
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Johnson
Charleston
S.C
George C. Wallace
Southern Governors Conference
John B. Connally
Texas
Wallace
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
Price Daniel
Robert McNair
South Carolina
Dan K. Moore
North Carolina
Mills E. Godwin
Virginia
Colonial Williamsburg
Lester Maddox
Congress
McCarthy Wins New York Delegates in Primary Fight
U S Senator Eugene J. McCarthy captured 52 of 123 delegates in New York with Kennedy and Humphrey forces far behind. Paul O'Dwyer won the Democratic nomination for governor’s race while Eugene Nickerson and Resnick trailed. Rockefeller led Republicans with 71 delegates as Emanuel Celler and Adam Clayton Powell secure renomination.
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Albany
N.Y
U.S
Eugene J. McCarthy
New York State
Minnesota
Robert F. Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Kennedy
Humphrey
New York City
Paul O'Dwyer
Sen
Jacob K. Javits
O’dwyer
Eugene H. Nickerson
O'Dwyer
New York
William O'Dwyer
John Burns
Joseph Y. Resnick
Johnson-Humphrey
Nickerson
Resnick
Nelson A. Rockefeller
GOP
Richard M. Nixon
Emanuel Celler
Brooklyn
U.S. House
Harlem
Adam Clayton Powell
Powell
House
Peru Earthquake Kills 17 Injures 100 in Moyobamba
A severe earthquake rocked northern Peru injuring over 100 and killing 17. The quake struck Moyobamba and nearby Chachapoyas early Wednesday, with rescuers reporting extensive damage in the Andes region about 440 miles north of Lima.
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Lima
Peru
Moyobamba
Andes
San Martin
Chachapoyas
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