Threat by Backer of Kennedy Aired in West Virginia
The governor’s office said a Kennedy campaign worker threatened political vengeance after state police were not assigned to Kennedy’s motorcade during a southern West Virginia tour last weekend. Paul Crabtree released communications between local and national Kennedy workers in a letter to Kennedy campaign chairman William Thaw.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Robert Kennedy
D-N. V
West Virginia
Paul Crabtree
Hulett Smith
William Thaw
Kennedy
Sen. Kennedy
Crabtree
Dell
Secret Service
Humphrey
Welty
Daley Decree Orders Shoot To Kill Arsonists In Chicago
Chicago mayor Richard Daley announced a get tough policy after a riot left 11 dead and $10 million in damage. He ordered Police Supt. James Conlisk to direct officers to meet arson with deadly force and to maim or cripple looters.
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Chicago
UPI
Richard Daley
Daley
James Conlisk
Killer Hits Blank Wall in MLK Slaying Probe
Birmingham AP reports FBI search for Eric Starvo Galt, a possible suspect in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. assassination. Witnesses recall a six-foot sandy-haired man in a rooming house opposite King's Memphis motel. Abandoned white Mustang tied to the case. Florida alert canceled. FBI silent on details.
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Birmingham
Ala
FBI
Martin Luther King
Eric Starvo Galt
Eric Galt
Peter Cherpes
Galt
Atlanta
King
Memphis
John Willard
Willard
Eric Starve Galt
Florida
Cherpes
Johnson seeks serious reply from North Vietnam on peace talks
President Johnson urged North Vietnam to promptly give a serious and considerate reply to U.S. proposals for a neutral meeting site for peace talks. He stressed urgency, noting two weeks without a response, and warned that precious time is being lost while diplomacy should proceed. Johnson spoke in Honolulu after flying from Texas for Asia strategy conferences. He said allied forces can meet battlefield challenges if peace does not come and hoped the next president will support peaceful developments.
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Honolulu
Johnson
North Vietnam
U.S
Hanloi
Jalani Palace
Hawaii
Texas
U.S. Pacific
U.S. Grant Sharp
Sharp
John McCain
Lindsay Opposes Daley on Police Use of Fire Rioters
New York Mayor John V. Lindsay disagreed with Chicago Mayor Richard Daley who urged police to shoot arsonists and looters. Lindsay said the city would not turn disorder into chaos and urged minimum force wherever possible.
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John Lindsay
New York
Martin Luther King
Lindsay
Harlem
John V. Lindsay
Chicago
Richard Daley
Daley
Strike Settled In Memphis Ends 10-Week Walkout
Memphis sanitation workers reached a settlement after 10 weeks of striking. The agreement includes union recognition, a dues checkoff, and a two step 15 cent hourly wage raise. Workers had earned from 1.55 to 2.10 dollars per hour.
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Memphis
UPI
Martin Luther King
Hanoi hints talks as Thuy named top negotiator potential
North Vietnam accuses Johnson of stalling on talks while Hanoi radio names Vinh Thuy a veteran diplomat back in government. Observers in Saigon expect Thuy to become chief negotiator as Hanoi signals readiness for preliminary peace discussions. Thuy, 56, once foreign minister, is tied to the Moscow faction.
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Tokyo
UPI
North Vietnam
Johnson
Xam. Thuy
Nham Dan
Hanoi
Hanoi Radio
U. S
Thuy
Saigon
North Vietnamese Journalist Association
Moscow
Youthful driver runs risked routes despite tickets
Morristown New Jersey AP reports 18 year old Robert Wright received four traffic tickets and had his car seized in Victory Gardens. He then obtained another car and got four more tickets in Randolph Township with authorities seizing that vehicle. Charges include running a stop sign reckless driving and attempting to elude an officer. He was driving on a learner's permit.
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Morristown
N.J
Robert Wright
Victory Gardens
Randolph Township
Wright
Jearner
Edna Ferber Dies Famed Novelist at 82 in New York
Edna Ferber, 82, renowned American novelist and playwright, died Tuesday at her New York home after a period of illness. Her works include So Big which won the 1924 Pulitzer, Cimarron, Show Boat, Giant, and Saratoga Trunk. Ferber collaborated with George Kaufman on several plays and drew on American history for her stories.
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New York
Edna Ferber
America
Chicago
Ferber
Mississippi
James Adams Floating Palace
Oscar Hammerstein II
Jerome Kern
Miss Ferber
George Kaufman
Four U S planes down two shot. two collide near Vietnam panhandle
In the Saigon air war, four American planes were lost Monday. Two F 105s were shot down near Dong Hoi, another two collided southeast of Vinh. One pilot, Col. David Winn, survived after bailing out over the South China Sea. another F 105 pilot is listed as missing in action.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S
Panhandle
Air Force
Dong Hoi
Demilitarized Zone
Col
David Winn
Minneapolis
South China Sea
Vinh
Gulf of Tonkin
U.S. Army
Khe Sanh
Third Marine Division
Dies Awaiting Wife's Funeral in Dayton
Russell Brady aged 74 collapsed and died Monday at a funeral home while waiting for his wife's funeral in Dayton Tennessee AP reports.
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Dayton, Tenn
Russell Brady
Beria Linked to Masaryk Death Citing Prague Paper
The Prague communist party paper Rude Pravo says Lavrenti Beria and his "gorillas" may have engineered the 1948 death of Czechoslovak Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk. It questions the official suicide ruling, notes witnesses vanishings, and cites possible involvement of Major Franz Schramm and the anti communist underground.
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Prague
UPI
Lavrenti Beria
Igarillas
Mysteriou
Jan Masaryk
Rude Pravo
Masaryk
Beria
Soviet Union
Baria
Franz Schramm
State Security
Schramm
Kansas City Negro Schools Reopen Peacefully
Predominantly Negro schools on the east side reopened peacefully after last week’s racial violence. A firebomb damaged Sumner High School in Kansas City Kansas. six people were killed in disorders locally. Schools resumed with few police visible as students returned to Lincoln Central and Manual high schools.
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Kansas City
Sumner High School
Kan
Lincoln
Central
Manual
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