King announces new antiwar force to end Vietnam war
Martin Luther King Jr outlines a new antiwar initiative to channel civilian energy into political action. He envisions referendums in municipal elections, antidraft campaigns, and peace candidates in local and state races, stressing no central control and parallels to the civil rights movement. He urged conscientious objectors and defended civil rights work as essential to peace.
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Mér
King
U.S
Brown University
Providence
R.I
Vietnam
Teamsters Local Rejects U S Pact in Chicago Lockout
The Teamsters Local rejected a national pact and began a lockout affecting about 1,000 members and roughly 60,000 drivers. Chicago firms face selective strikes by locals, with 45,000 long haul drivers potentially shut down. Authorities and Red Cross coordinate emergency aid for tornado zones.
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Chicago
Oak Lawn
Louis F.peick
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
American Red Cross
James Seng
V. Seng Teaming Co
Teamsters
W. Willard Wirtz
Washington
Jamma Wilt Head New Regime in Jordan
Amman Jordan AP Sherif Hussein Ben Nasser led a caretaker government that resigned after four months. Saad Jamma, former Jordan ambassador to Washington Tehran and Damascus, formed a new government from the royal court. The change follows the completion of steering the elections for the new parliament opened by King Hussein last Thursday.
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Amman
Jordan
Sherif Hussein Ben Nasser
Saad Jamma
Washington
Tehran
Damascus
Ben Nasser
Hussein
Bavarian Mint to Issue Coins for Adenauer Memorial
The Bavarian State Mint will strike gold and silver coins in memory of late West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer. The obverse features a portrait of Adenauer while the reverse bears the inscription In thankful memory of great statesman of the world.
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Munich
Germany
UPI
Konrad Adenauer
Trea
Johnson Arrives In Germany for Adenauer's Rites
President Johnson arrived in Germany to attend Adenauer's funeral with a reception party including Willy Brandt and other West German dignitaries. He met Kiesinger later and planned talks on nuclear arms, troop withdrawals, and the Kennedy Round trade negotiations.
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Willy Brandt
John J. McCloy
U.S
Germany
Lucius D. Clay
Allen W Dulles
Central Intelligence A Agency
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Adenauer
Johnson
Bad Godesberg
Cologne
Kiesinger
Heinrich Luebke
Ludwig Erheard
Adénauer
Palais Schaumburg Im
Bonn
Wahn
Charles de Gaulle
Harold Wilson
de Gaulle
Guerzenich
Wilson
United States
Washington
Europe
West Germany
Poison Darts Mentioned by Viet Cong Documents
Viet Cong documents captured by U S troops indicate use of poison darts and blowguns for assassination in crowded cities. West Germany elections show gains for the neo Nazi National Democratic Party NPD with seats in Schleswig Holstein Rhineland Palatinate and Bavaria and Hesse amid a Bonn coalition government and mourning for Konrad Adenauer.
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Saigon
Kiel
West Germany
National Democratic Party
NPD
Wenly
Sait
West Germa On
Schleswig
Holstein
Rhineland
Palatinate
Ete
Graf Tabie
Kurt George Kiesinger
Christian Democrats
Bonn
Social Democrats
Konrad Adenauer
Bavaria
Hesse
Germany
Schleswig-Holstein
Denmark
Mainz
Rhine
Depty
Adolf von Thadden
Friedrich ‘Thielen
Thielen
Von“Thadden
Free Democrats
Rhineland-Palatinate
NDP
van Thadden
von’ Thadden
FBI Tails 2 Red Spies to Ramp Of Getaway Plane
Two Russians identified as KGB officers were tailed by five FBI agents to the ramp of an Air France plane to Paris. One man reportedly Vasily V. Kuznetsov or Morschechkhov, a high ranking KGB official, traveled on a passport in that name. The other, Nikolai Vinogradov, was described as a lower ranking Soviet security official. State Department declined to comment on their visit. An unknown caller disclosed takeoff details.
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New York
FBI
Washington
New York Daily News
KGB
Committee of State Security
Air France
Paris
Vasily V.-Kuznetsov
Vasily V. -Morschechkhov
Nikolai F. Vinogradov
State Department
Missing Women Found Murdered in Milwaukee Suburb
Milwaukee region police say two women Cheryl Ann Packard 22 of Pewaukee and Sharon Malone 25 of Hartland were found slain in a muddy New Berlin field after vanishing April 5 from a Brookfield cocktail lounge. Both had been stabbed. car of one was found near the lounge as investigators pursued leads.
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Milwaukee
Wis
New Berlin
Jack Bykowski
William Sadusky
Waukesha County
Brookfield
Cheryl Ann Packard
Pewaukee
Sharon Malone
Hartland
Sweden opens largest power plant at Steningsund
Swedish officials inaugurated a $100 million steam power station carved into rock at the seaside near the western coastal resort town of Kungaelyv. The plant, described as Sweden's biggest, was officially opened Saturday by government officials.
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Kungaelyv
Sweden
UPI
Steningsund
Surveyor May Step up Work After Eclipse
Surveyor moves past the lunar rover five hours later as its solar panel must turn away from direct sun to avoid a dangerous electrical jolt. Intense heat limits image capture with only 30 pictures Sunday while the 620 pound craft nears 1,686 total photos.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Surveyor 3
Dignitaries Laud Bard Theater In Connecticut Praise
State officials and festival backers praised the American Shakespeare Festival in a ceremony commending its training of young actors and role in promoting Shakespeare among Connecticut residents and visitors. Attendees honored founding Industrial Council members including Aetna Life, Pfizer, Electric Boat, Raybestos Manhattan, Sikorsky, Southern New England Telephone, and United Terminating.
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Emy
Verner Reed, Jr
Industrial Council
Connecticut
Aetna Life and Casualty, Company
Charles ‘Pfizer and Company
Electric Boat
General” Dynamics Corporation
Raybestos
Raybestos - Manhattan, Inc
Sikorsky
United Aircraft Corporation
Southern New’England Telephone Company
United
Barbara B. Dunn
East Hartford
Senate
Edward Marcus
New Haven
Commission On the Arts
Russell
L. Stecker
R-Simsbury
Stecker
Patrick J. Keogh
George Gunther
Stratford
Cyril Ritchard
Phantom Jets Down Mig In Air Battle Over Vietnam
Air Force units from Thailand and South Vietnam raided coke plants and foundry areas at a steel mill to disrupt production. A Phantom claimed a MIG kill after a Sparrow missile hit behind the cockpit, with the enemy plane crashing and exploding. Reports cite B52 and B-52 strikes on suspected troop concentrations and Communist headquarters, while ground actions near Nha Trang and Tuy Hoa yielded American casualties and limited engagement.
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Air Force
Thailand
South Vietnam
Mmill
Chu Lai
Tam Ky
Tuy Hoa
Saigon
101St Airborne Division
Nha Trang
Robert Anderson
Tulsa
Okla
Fred Kier
Allen
Neb
Anderson
U.S
da Nang
North Vietnam
Air Arm
Kier
B52 Raids Reported Across Saigon Front This Weekend
B52 bomber raids expanded around the Saigon area as jets from Thailand and Guam struck targets 11 to 18 miles offshore. Communist guerrillas and North Vietnamese regulares massed for a southern push in the region. A total of six attacks occurred in a 24 hour span ending Sunday, marking the third six raid day this year.
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South China Sea
Thailand
Guama
Saigon
Retired Police Captain Carroll Dies After Long Service
Former Bridgeport police captain Carroll collapsed and died. A career officer from February 1918, he rose to captain in 1949 and led the Special Services branch from May 1958. He helped organize the Bridgeport PAL and schoolboy patrols. Survived by widow Margaret Crowe Carroll, he lived in Fairfield after retirement. Services by Henry E. Bishop & Son Funeral Home.
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Special Services
Bridgeport, Pal
Police: Athletic League
Board of Police Commissioners
Carroll
State Rates 2nd In Income Rise
State expansion in defense spending influenced regional income changes last year. The nation saw per capita income reach a record 2946 dollars, up 194 dollars or seven percent from the previous year, while consumer prices rose three percent, dampening the net income gain.
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Department
Humphrey to address Texas Legislature in Austin visit
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey flies to Texas for a short visit and to address a joint session of the Texas Legislature. Vietnam is expected to be the focus, following earlier Senate and Secretary of State remarks, with a University of Texas group planning to picket the Capitol during the speech.
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Austin
Tex
Hubert H. Humphrey
Johnson
Texas
Vietnam
Dean Fue
John Tower
University of Texas
Students For A Democratic Society
Capitol J
Humphrey
Greece Under Military Rule After Coup and Curfew
The takeover in Greece led by Premier Constantine Kollias sparks fear of further turmoil as curfew continues and armed troops guard strategic points. King Otto visits Palm Sunday services while reports claim he must sign to avoid dethronement. Daily life resumes with traffic and telephone service returning as Parliament elections are set for May 28 and Papandreou’s Center Union opposes the vote.
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Athens
Constantine Kollias
Tatoi
Lamia
Papandreou
Center Union Party
Killer Dogs Slain Near Zoo in Baltimore
Three dogs described as driven to kill were shot and killed near Baltimore's children's zoo after a pack killed 45 animals Friday. Seven dogs roamed Drud Hill Park for days, with six escaping, and the zoo's director said the animals had tasted blood and may return.
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Baltimore, Md
Children's Zoo
Arthur Watson
Baltimore Zoo
Children’s Zoo
Watson
Dora
Mary
Pete
Drud Hill Park
Repete
Soviet Cosmonaut Komarov First to Fly New Space Ship
Soviet space program advances with Komarov assigned to a second space flight aboard the new Soyuz craft. The aim is to develop an orbiting platform to support manned moon missions while the U S Apollo program faces delays from a Cape Kennedy fire that killed three astronauts.
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AP Wizephoto
Vladimir Komarov
Tass
Union
Komarov
Vyoskhod
Kontarov
Komaray
Alexei A. Leonov
Leonov
United States
Cape Kennedy
George Apollo
Air Force
Virgil I. Grissom
Navy
Roger B. Chaffee
Ite
Edward H. White I
E. Mueller
U.S
Washington
Grissom
Chaffee
White
LEM
Apollo
Earth
Pravda
Izvestia
Blastoff
Moscow
Baikonur
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Rae
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Demilitarized Zone
Divousc
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