Johnson boosts U S Savings Bonds rates in Austin action
President Johnson raised interest rates on E and H bonds and Freedom Shares to 4.28 and 5.0 percent respectively to spur sales. The move, the day’s major item, comes as bond sales lag behind last year. Johnson signed minor bills, military assignments, promotions, and named a Teacher Corps advisory committee. He plans to vote in the Democratic primary runoff for governor in Johnson City.
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SCLC shakeup shifts Jackson in Poor People's Campaign
Washington reports a major SCLC personnel reshuffle with Jesse Jackson moved from managing Resurrection City and directing most direct action to a new role focused on building support in other cities for the Poor People's Campaign. Hosea Williams will mold direct action programs. A sit‑in at HEW followed minutes after the announcement, with Williams declaring readiness to go to jail or die if needed.
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Cohen
Infiltrators Press Saigon Center Amid Heavy Fighting
Viet Cong infil trators pressed toward Saigons center as gunfights erupted at intersections and in Cholon. Reports say guerrillas neared the Presidential Palace and National Police HQ, with rockets fired into capital sections and hundreds of Viet Cong killed or captured in Gia Dinh clashes.
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Similar Mishaps Kill Boy Injure Another in Tyler Mountain
Two separate traffic accidents in the Tyler Mountain area left seven year old Kenneth Burdette dead and nine year old Joseph Hanna critically injured. Burdette was walking with his mother when he darted into the road between parked cars and was hit by Marian Cavender. Hanna was struck in front of his home by Bonnie Jordan. Trooper C. L. Hughes noted the incidents shared the same circumstances. Burdette’s family includes parents and four sisters. Burdette's body remained at Cooke-Pauley Funeral Home in Nitro.
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Big Tyler Rad
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South Charleston
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Marian E. Cavender
Hambrick Road
Nitro
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Brenda Kaye
Nancy Louise
Lisa Gail
Woodrow Rose
Louisa
Cooke-Pauley Funeral Home
Stalemated Talks: U S and Hanoi Exchange Barbs in Paris
The sixth meeting between U S Ambassador Harriman and North Vietnam's Xuan Thuy produced sharp exchanges but no progress in stalled Vietnam peace talks. Hanoi rejected U S proposals for joint action and a mutual communiqué while Harriman pressed for a clear end to bombing and war acts in exchange for North Vietnam's restraint.
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France Keeps Pompidou as Premier in Cabinet Shakeup
France's de Gaulle formed a new government to prepare for a June 23 first ballot in a bid to finish his term to 1972. Pompidou remains premier as rioting subsides and security measures widen including paratroops and armored units near Paris.
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Afghanistan
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Defense
Pierre Messmer
Agriculture
Edgar Faure
le Havre
Not True Moorees Version Of Deal Disputed
MOUNDSVILLE principal Arch Moore Jr faces dispute over a 1967 land sale. James P Wells and relatives challenge Moore statements amid a suit seeking return of property to original owner. Wells claims the full transaction, including payments to heirs, occurred before court proceedings and questions Moore’s explanations. He notes Moore's gubernatorial bid and criticizes a May Echo headline.
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Marshall County
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Moundsville Daily Echo
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Humphrey Emerges as Leading Democratic Contender This Sunday
Hubert Humphrey, the White House’s second man, is poised to be the Democratic presidential nominee favorite. A personal profile on his presidential bid appears on the Current Affairs Page this Sunday, with Marchal’s Always on Sunday and the State Magazine noting a $50,000 National Newspaper Snapshot Awards contest.
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