Bell Telephone Strike Looms Across Nation
Washington AP President Beirne of the AFL CIO says the nationwide walkout by about 165000 telephone workers is on, with major impact expected on new installations. Romnes of AT&T says service will be good but a strike could harm long distance calls and information requests as supervisors cover operator tasks. Picket lines emerge in Alabama amid threats to non striking workers, while wage offers from Bell System are debated as installers seek higher raises.
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Galt Named in King Assassination Conspiracy Warrants
FBI issued a federal conspiracy charge against Eric Starve Galt in King's 1968 assassination and Tennessee added a first degree murder count in Memphis. Details describe Galt's movements from Birmingham to Memphis and his gun purchase on March 30, 1968. Authorities released two photos, described his appearance, and warned he is armed and dangerous.
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FBI Photo Draws Mixed Reaction
Witnesses familiar with Eric Starro Galt offered mixed opinions of the FBI released image. Charles Stevens from the Memphis rooming house questioned the likeness, citing a fuller hairline and younger face, though he only had a side view. The rooming house keeper remained undecided about the picture.
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Johnson Reassures Park On Peace Talks With Hanoi
President Johnson told South Korea's Park Chung Hee that Seoul will have a voice in any peace talks with North Vietnam and that the United States will defend against North Korean incursions. The Honolulu meeting produced a communique and a warm handshake after tensions over the Pueblo seizure and Park's January assassination attempt. Park endorsed Johnson's bombing limits and push for talks with Hanoi.
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Chung Hee Park
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North Korea
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Pueblo
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Pakistan Offers To Be U S Hanoi Parley Site
Pakistan proposed Rawalpindi as a possible venue for initial Vietnam peace talks after a U S cable request. North Vietnam urged immediate acceptance of Warsaw or Phnom Penh, while U Thant sought Paris or Geneva as possible sites.
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France
Six Children Die in Fire at Rabin Gap
A Rabin Gap Georgia house fire on Wednesday night killed six children. The AP report notes the blaze and casualties, with authorities investigating the incident and identifying the victims.
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Fireworks at G O P Convention in Des Moines
The Des Moines Republican convention erupted into a parliamentary clash as H R Gross of Waterloo, a conservative, was chosen for the Miami Beach national delegation over Des Moines moderate Mrs Charles Rohm. Delegates believed an uncommitted 24 member slate had been elected. The national convention opens August 5 at Miami Beach.
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Birmingham
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H. R. Gross
Waterloo
Miami Beach
Charles Rohm
Veterans Auditorium
Jack Schroeder
Bettendorf
Rockefeller Sees $150 Billion Urban Rebuild Plan
New York Governor Rockefeller warned that rebuilding U S cities will cost at least 150 billion dollars over 10 years. He urged funding through credit, sizable national commitment, and balanced citizen sacrifice. Proposing 10 billion yearly from states and cities plus matching federal aid, he outlined bonds and private capital to finance mass transit schools parks and housing with a 60 billion dollar share from self liquidating bonds and urban development efforts.
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Washington
New York
Rockefeller
New York State
New Urban Development Corporation
U S Forces Face Heavy Fighting Near Hue and Saigon
U S losses rose to 363 killed and 2,694 wounded with 1,352 hospitalizations amid 522,000 U S personnel in Vietnam. The Hue valley faces 25 to 30 Viet Cong battalions totaling 15,000 to 18,000 men. The 95th Division repelled major Viet Cong actions southwest of Saigon, while Khe Sanh endured heavy shelling but little new ground fighting.
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U.S
Vietnam
Hue
Laos
Khe Sanh
U. S
Mekong
U.S. 95Th Division
Demilitarized Zone
North Viet Buildup Hit Valley Under Saturation Bombing
U S air chief reports 60 B 52s from bases in Thailand and Guam dropped over the A Shan valley. More than 1500 tons of bombs were unleashed in the heaviest aerial blows in a 24 hour period. North Vietnamese truck parks storage areas and troop concentrations were targeted as the valley may serve as a staging area for a possible Hue attack.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
A Shan
Thailand
Guam
U.S
Hue
March Set For May 2
Rev Ralph Abernathy announced the poor peoples campaign will begin May 2 with a April 29 prelude. He said thousands would converge on Washington from Memphis Mississippi Boston and Chicago and he would lead 100 people into the city April 29 before returning to Memphis where King was killed to start the main march May 2.
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UPI
Ralph Abernathy
Martin Luther King
King
Abernathy
Washington
Memphis
Mississippi
Boston
Chicago
France defense minister arrives for nine day visit in Moscow
Moscow reports that French Defense Minister Pierre Messmer arrived on Thursday for a nine day official visit. He is to meet Soviet officials and discuss military cooperation and bilateral ties during the trip.
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Moscow
Pierre Messmer
France
Senator's Wink on Budget Buildup
A comic line from 1968 features two senators joking that spending a billion here and there gradually adds up, illustrating early concerns about growing government costs in a light political moment.
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