France bans street rallies as clashes escalate during crisis
Paris government outlawed public demonstrations across France amid violent protests in Paris and other cities. Seven extreme leftist groups were dissolved, including the March 22 Movement led by Daniel Cohn-Bendit, as authorities warned of prosecutions and expulsion for foreign participants.
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Harriman denounces Saigon attacks in peace talks
Paris reports Ambassador Harriman publicly denounces rocket attacks on Saigon as vicious. He cites high ranking defectors saying North Vietnamese generals planned the offensive. The four hour session adjourned to next Wednesday with a warning that lives of troops and allies are at stake.
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McCarthy Difficult To Back Humphrey If War Stance Holds
Senator Eugene McCarthy said it would be very difficult to support Hubert Humphrey if the vice president does not change his Vietnam policy. He urged party leaders and delegates to consider McCarthy the best candidate to carry the banner in November, disputing claims Humphrey already has enough delegates. McCarthy warned that delegates’ positions are not fixed and could shift before the convention. He indicated a limited campaign through the convention and cited Kennedy’s death as shaping his strategy.
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Airliner and small plane clip wings near Denver
A United Air Lines jet and a Denver radio station light plane clipped in flight about 15 miles north of Denver at 9,000 to 9,500 feet. No injuries. both landed safely at Stapleton. The jet carried 57 passengers and six crew from Salt Lake City to Washington with a Denver stop. Washington-bound passengers boarded another jet after a short delay.
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Improvement noted in Blaiberg after transplant
Doctors reported a slight improvement in Philip Blaiberg's condition on Wednesday as the world’s longest surviving heart transplant patient battles hepatitis in Cape Town.
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Chuckle Definition of a tough town
A short joke noting a hard town where residents seize watches rather than ask for the time. Copyright humor item.
Defector to Cuba Found Aboard Raft
William Nelson a 25 year old Philadelphia man who defected to Cuba in 1963 was found on a makeshift raft with two other Cuban refugees off Key West He was taken to Key West for FBI and immigration questioning and may be turned over to the county sheriff after officials finish. Nelson said he did work in Cuba during five years there and had reportedly stolen a Key West shrimp boat the Euna Mae before fleeing due to discontent with life in the United States.
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Locally Owned Hi- Pro Foods Opens in Watts
In Los Angeles investors dedicated Hi- Pro Foods Inc the first locally initiated owned and managed industry in the Negro section of Watts.
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Hi- Pro Foods, Inc
Watts
Meat Heist Shocks Albuquerque Butcher Shop
Police ruled out vegetarians in a bold caper as burglars stole 2,000 pounds of meat from a local butcher shop in Albuquerque New Mexico. Investigators described the hoard as high value perishable produce and pursued leads to recover the stock.
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Saigon Blitz Claims First American Life
Viet Cong shelling of Tan Son Nhut airbase kills four Vietnamese children and a U.S. airman, marking the first American fatality in 12 days of Saigon area shelling. U.S. raids on the southern panhandle yield heavy activity with 137 missions and significant damage.
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Tan Son Nhut
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Panhandle
William Walters
Dover N.J
U N adopts watered down stand on South West Africa
United Nations General Assembly approves a diluted resolution condemning South Africa's control of South West Africa. The 124 nation body votes 96 for, 2 against, 18 abstentions with Haiti and the Dominican Republic blocked for dues. Portugal and South Africa vote no. many Western powers abstain.
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Dominican
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Britain
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Fading Ky Quits Committee Helm
Vice president Ky resigns as head of South Vietnam's people's self defense committee amid Thieu driven power shift. Ky cites a new government to command the effort, as Thieu replaces loyal officials and consolidates control while Ky's influence wanes.
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Nha Trang
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Westmoreland
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Huong
Post Office Sets Gun Delivery Rules and Labels
Postmaster General W. Marvin Watson announced new rules requiring local police chief notification before delivering any firearms and mandating clear labeling with the word Firearms on all gun shipments. Shipments not labeled will be refused.
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UPI
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Registration Law Proposed Gun Controls by Tydings
Senator Tydings introduced a broad federal gun control bill requiring universal firearm registration and licenses to buy or own guns. Willful noncompliance would incur up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. He called it the most comprehensive proposal yet.
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Grievances End 27 Hour Atlanta Prison Siege
Four inmates freed 21 hostages at the Atlanta federal penitentiary after publishing nine grievances and dropping weapons from a bars hole. FBI arrested the convicts’ girlfriend for smuggling pistols and ammunition into the yard.
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