Abernathy Charged With Inciting Riot in Charleston
The Rev Ralph Abernathy and three demonstrators were arrested after a midnight march by about 400 supporters of a hospital workers strike turned violent. Police halted the protest as bottles, bricks and stones were thrown. six officers and a fireman were injured. Bail set at 50 000, hearing postponed to a later date. National guardsmen assisted police during the unrest.
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Charleston
S.C
Ralph Abernathy
Ieader
Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Polite
National
Robert McNair
South Carolina Medical College
Charleston County
McNair
Ecuador frees four seized U S tuna boats in Gulf of Guayaquil
Ecuador's navy seized and released four U S tuna boats in the Gulf of Guayaquil with no injuries or fines. Washington reports said no damage occurred and U S diplomats protested. The incident ties to broader disputes over Pacific fishing limits and a proposed four nation conference.
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Quito
Ecuador
Gulf of Guayaquil
Washington
U.S
Pacific
South America
Peru
Chile
U.S. State Department
United States
J First
Pelly
D-Wagh
Jater
Millersburg Soldier Killed in Vietnam
The Defense Department identified two Army soldiers killed in Vietnam, Pfc. Gary D. Bender, 21, of Des Maines, and Pfc. William Burster, 21, of rural Millersburg. Burster, a Millersburg High School graduate, died after being hit by enemy fire in the A Shau valley. Bender was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Bender.
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Washington
Des Maines
Millersburg
Wang
Vietnam
Mumbai
Defense Department
Gary D. Bender
Pie
William Buresler
Bursler
Delmar Burster
Pentagon
A Shau
Pfc
Bender
Robert L. Bander
Sland Hit by Crab Invasion
Barranquilla Colombia reports an invasion of thousands of crabs on Jalamarca Island with beaches huts and trees affected. Officials describe the spectacle and traffic disruption as tractors clear a roadway while wildlife in a nearby park faces threat.
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Barranquilla
Colombia
Jalamanca
Wisconsin Crash Claims Life of Kenneth Fischer
Kenneth Edward Fischer age 25 of 2941 Sixth Street SW Cedar Rapids died in a Wisconsin hospital from injuries suffered in a Friday night crash near Shineton Appleton deputies reported. His auto collided with another vehicle on a curve and hit a utility pole. He died about four hours after the crash.
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Cedar Rapids
Kenneth Edward Fischer
Sixth Street
New London
Wis
Qutagamie
Sher H
Appleton
Shineton
Fischer
Marcos Nominated for Second Term by Nationalist Party
Manila AP reports the ruling Nationalist party unanimously nominated President Marcos for a second term on Saturday, signaling solid party backing and a clear path toward a continued presidency.
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Manila
Marcos
Youths Save Truck Driver After Tanker Crash Near Hawkeye Downs
Donald Wills of Town City credits two Cedar Rapids youths, Mike Menefee and William Miller, with saving him after a diesel tanker overturned on Hawkeye Downs road. The boys grabbed a fire extinguisher from Menefee Drywall Co and used it to douse flames as the cab rested on its top in a water-filled ditch. Hubbard Milling employee Ray Pyle then fetched additional extinguishers to aid firefighters.
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Donald W. Wills
Hawkeye Downs Road
Hawkeye Downs
Wills
Willis
Con
Miller
Tames
Menefee
Drywall Co
Slur Triggers Retort in U S Australian Warship Crash
At Subic Bay a Royal Australian Navy officer accused American ships of slow inter ship reactions after the Melbourne and the Frank B Evans collided The exchange with Rear Adm Jerome King highlighted tensions as an Australian officer admitted unfamiliarity with Commonwealth ships training and the inquiry continued.
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Subic Bay
Philippines
Melbourne
U. S
Frank B. Evans
Pdr
RAT
Arundel
Adm
Jerome King
King
Arun Tel
No Violation Seen in Bank Rate Increase
Washington CPI A justice department official said the partly completed probe found no clear anti trust violation in recent prime rate hikes by major banks. Assistant Attorney General Richard McLaren testified the antitrust division would press charges if evidence justified it. He noted inflation and policy efforts could explain the rise and defended continued inquiry. Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel described inflation and high rates as hardships for state governments as senators and an economic committee chair criticized the Federal Reserve Board for allowing banks to undermine anti inflation efforts.
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Washington
CPI
Justice Department
Richard McLaren
Antitrust Division
House Banking Committee
McLaren
Patman
D-Texas
Department
Maryland
Marvin Mandel Lok
Sen
Prox’mire
D-Wis
Joint
Congressional Economic Committee
Federal Reserve
Heavy Fighting Rages Around Dak To Ben Het
Spokesmen report renewed heavy fighting in central Highlands as North Vietnamese forces press South Vietnamese troops at Dak To and Ben Het. In four Friday battles, 60 NVA and 31 government troops were killed. 28 South Vietnamese civilians died and 54 were wounded as the Green Beret camp near Ben Het endures artillery siege from Cambodia and Laos. American casualties are not reported.
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Jaigon
Ighlands
Therm
Ben Het
Dak To
Saigon
Green Beret
Cambodia
Laos
U.S
Ben Hei
U. S. Ninth Marine Regiment 19
Prison Riot at Minnesota State Reformatory
In St Cloud Minnesota inmates briefly overwhelmed a cellblock during a riot sparked by an on site softball incident. Smoke filled the area as 150 insurgents surrendered after damage to offices and furnishings. One prisoner suffered a skull fracture and nose injury. 40 inmates required treatment for narcotics reactions. Damage estimated in the thousands.
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St, Cloud
Mion
State Reformatory
Soviet China border talks stumble amid silence and tensions
Moscow reports no public statements as talks on boundary river navigation, once set for June 18 in Khabarovsk, fail to begin. China had agreed to a 10 member delegation, while Brezhnev accused Beijing at a world communist conference, signaling strained relations.
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Moscow
China
Kremilin
Commission On Boundary River Navigation
Khabarovsk
Leonid Brezhnev
Soviet Communist Party
Two Demonstrators Sentenced to One Year in San Francisco
In San Francisco two demonstrators, Larry Larson 28 and Susan Bethel 25, received one year in jail each after being convicted by a jury on unlawful assembly disturbing the peace and failure to disperse. Judge Fitz Gerald Ames imposed the sentences Friday.
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SAN Francisco
San Francisco State College
Fitz Gerald Ames
Larry Larson
Susan Bethel
Train Derails, 20 Die in River Disaster
An express passenger train derailed on Saturday and plunged into a river. At least 29 people were killed and 147 injured in the accident near New Delhi, India, as rescue operations continued.
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New Delhi
India
Parsons
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