Sorensen Declines to Back Any Presidential Candidate
Theodore C. Sorensen, a New York City delegate hopeful from Manhattan’s 17th district, says he cannot support any other candidate after Robert Kennedy’s death. He pledges to advocate Kennedy’s legacy at the Democratic National Convention and endorses a platform aligned with Kennedy’s ideas.
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New York
UPI
Theodore C. Sorensen
Kennedy Brothers
Sorensen
Manhattan
Robert F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
New York Times
Los Angeles
Kennedy
Humphrey
Richard Nixon
Sen
Eugene McCarthy
Meredith’s Legacy in Civil Rights Journey Highlighted
The article recalls Meredith’s 1962 stand as the first Black student at the University of Mississippi and the violent clashes that followed. It notes earlier boycotts and confrontations at P.S. 175, Poynter’s contested authority, and Nagler’s claim that parents opposed the situation.
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Nagler
P.S
Poynter
Meredith
University of Mississippi
Mississippi
Memphis
Jackson
Most Assassins Have Long Mental Illness
NEA Washington Correspondent Ray Cromley details a history of presidential assassins noting mental illness, patterns of isolation, and ties to potential treatment gaps. He cites cases from Jackson to Sirhan Sirhan and calls for better identification and care to prevent future threats to presidents.
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Ray Cromley
NEA
Washington
Robert Kennedy
Franklin Roosevelt
Andrew Jackson
United States
Sirhan Sirhan
Jones
New three year contract at Colonial Baking approved
Bakers at Colonial Baking Co. approve a three year agreement that adds overtime after 32 hours weekly, raises wages by 49 cents now, 15 percent second year, and 17 cents third year. Thirty Cedar Rapids employees get extra alignment with Davenport scales. Pension fund adds six cents over the contract. Expires April 30, 1971.
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Colonial Baking Co
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Sarge Beebe’s Belly Wound Confounds Vietnam Medics
Alfred Beebe, platoon sergeant from Broseley Missouri, claims a flechette pierced his back and abdomen during a Viet Cong attack near the Cambodian border. X rays found nothing, doctors doubted his tale, yet Beebe recovered after days of light duty and continued with his platoon. Captain Eli Wayne, a surgeon, calls him a tough bird and notes the flechette pierced cleanly.
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Tieng
Vietnam
Alfred Beebe
Bebe
Broseley
Bill Mauldin
C Company
Beebe
25Th Division
Columbus
Division Field Hospital
Eli Wayne
Forty Fort
Man with pistols seen on University Club terrace
A salesman demonstrating air pistols that shoot studs into concrete was spotted on the terrace of the University Club in Salt Lake City by a UPS employee and police were alerted. No injuries reported.
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Salt Lake City
UPS
Utah
Board of Education
University Club Building
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