Big Assault on Saigon Report Tracked by Viet Nam News
Saigon and 11 surrounding provinces placed on full alert after intelligence indicates a major attack near the capital. U.S. officials deny an alert for American personnel while reinforcing precautionary measures. Allied forces report heavy fighting near Saigon with 135 enemy dead in six clashes within 40 miles. Marine and air units sustain operations around Khe Sanh with casualties on both sides.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Cho Ray Hospital
Cholon
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Khe Sanh
Demonstrators Arrested Near Capitol in King Memorial Vigil
Police arrested 39 welfare demonstrators near the Capitol steps early Monday as they held an all night vigil for Martin Luther King. Ninety to 100 members gathered, with 33 women and 6 men refusing to leave without special permission and others warned for violating the law. The group, identified as National Welfare Rights Organization members, continued singing civil rights songs until arrests were made around 4 a.m.
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Washington
UPI
Martin Luther King
Capitol
Robert Krahling
National Welfare Rights Organization
Krahling
Martin
King.Luther King
Discrepancies in King assassination suspect descriptions
Memphis police acknowledge numerous inconsistencies in official descriptions of the man sought in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. s slaying. The FBI's evolving identifications tied James Earl Ray to the case, while earlier notes linked Galt to conspiracies, prompting confusion over ages locations and statuses during 1964 and 1965.
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Memphis
Martin Luther King, Jr
Bill Price
James Earl Ray
Missouri
Eric Starvoalt
King
Ray
Galt
FBI
New Orleans
Telephone Strikers Defy Court Orders
The Communications Workers of America defied back to work orders in Alabama and Kentucky during the fifth day of the nationwide telephone strike. President Joseph Beirne blasted the injunctions as anti union while AT T officials reported service largely maintained. Picket lines and alleged incidents of cable cuts and damaged phone booths intensified tensions as union talks stalled with no immediate settlement.
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Washington
Communications Workers of America
CWA
Joseph Beirne
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Alabama
Kentucky
Beirne
Bell Telephone System
American Telephone and Telephone Co
AT & T
Ben Gilmer
Gilmer
Beirner
Bell
Western Electric
Bell System
King Tribute by U N Delegates at the Human Rights Conference
TEHRAN AP The opening session of the U N human rights conference saw about 1000 delegates rise for a one minute tribute to King. The gesture marked the ceremonial start of proceedings with delegations from multiple nations in attendance.
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Tehran
U.N
Chuckle Egotism and the Groove in a Rut
A witty remark on self importance describing how egotism masks routine dullness. The line suggests a man in a rut believes he is in the groove, a playful take on confidence versus competence.
Mike Meaney Ends 61 Day Coffin Stay in London
Irish bartender Mike Meaney, 33, emerged from an eight foot grave in London after 61 days underground to cheers, a pint request, and a ceremonial procession. Meaney claimed the world underground record, surpassing Bill White of Austin, Texas. Police kept back crowds as diggers removed gravel and pipe bands played amid Irish and London flags. The coffin was carried to the Admiral Nelson pub for the closing ceremony.
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London
Mike Meaney
Darlin
Meaney
Bill White
Austin
Tex
Tipperary
Admiral Nelson
Supreme Court Upholds State Power to Shield Minors From Obscenity
The court ruled 8-1 that states may regulate youth access to material deemed harmful while striking down Dallas a local ordinance for vague standards. It upheld a New York law controlling sale of minors harmful books and magazines, and affirmed other actions on voting rights and public access.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Dallas
Texas
Thurgood Marshall
New York
Marshall
Fred Shuttlesworth
Martin Luther ‘King
Birmingham
Ala
Shuttlesworth
Los Angeles Times’ Ac
Reid Dies at 90. Cedar Rapids Leader in Oats Firm
John C. Reid, 90, longtime Cedar Rapids civic figure and former president of National Oats Co., died at Hallmar after years of ill health. A St Louis native, he built a career in cereal manufacturing and served on the Iowa State Board of Education from 1940 to 1946. He was known as a voracious reader and storyteller, friend of Grant Wood, and a key local toastmaster.
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John C. Reid
Cedar Rapids
National Oats Co
Hallmar
Reid
St. Louis
Iowa State Board of Education
Mr. Reid
Robert E. Lee
Grant ‘Wood
America
J. R. Matthews
Corno Mills Company
East St. Louis
State Dept. rules out ransom for Pueblo crew return
Washington reports the state department on Monday said no ransom will be offered to obtain the 82 man crew of the intelligence ship Pueblo from North Korea. Press officer Robert McCloskey rejected claims of offering construction equipment food or medicines as ransom.
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Washington
State Department
North Korea
Department
Robert McCloskey
U.S
Walkout Highlights Tensions in US Church Merger
Final steps toward America's largest church merger faced protest as Black Methodists for Church Renewal walked out of a Holy Communion service. They criticized lingering racism in plans to form the United Methodist Church uniting the Methodist and Evangelical United Brethren churches. The group urged action on racial representation and the removal of a separate Negro Methodist jurisdiction by 1972. A proposed $20 million crisis fund for urban slum projects was noted as a potential measure.
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Dallas
America
United Methodist Church
Methodist Church
Evangelical
United Brethren Church
Black Methodists For
Cecil Williams
San Francisco
United Church
James Stockes
Greensboro
N.C
Porpoises Have Triangle Trouble at Brookfield Water Show
In Brookfield Illinois two male porpoises Robby and Salty pursue Vicki the female show porpoise. Vicki selects Salty while Robby endures bullying. Zoo director Peter Crowcroft says the triangle hasn t affected performances yet. Angie's arrival from Florida is planned to tempt Robby away.
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Brookfield, Ill
Brookfield
Robby
Salty
Vicki
Zoo
Peter Crowcroft
Crowcroft
Angie
Porpoise
Florida
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