King Faces Hostile Crowd in Neshoba County
Dr. Martin Luther King confronted a violent crowd in Philadelphia Mississippi as white hecklers hurled bombs and threats while Negro marchers endured abuse. Police restrained fights as King vowed to press on and seek federal protection. A memorial service for Chaney Goodman and Schwerner followed nearby.
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Neshoba County
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Michael Schwerner
Nesthoba County
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Food Prices Fall in May Easing U.S. Living Costs
The Labor Department reported a drop in grocery prices by six tenths of a percent in May, offsetting increases elsewhere and resulting in a overall CPI rise of 0.1 percent to 112.6. The May cost to buy goods valued at 10 in the 1957-59 base was $11.26.
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De Gaulle Renews Call for Bilateral Talks With Soviets
President De Gaulle urged Moscow to end power bloc days and pursue bilateral talks with the East and West German government. He pressed Brezhnev Kosygin for frank talks while stressing no shift in French policy on East Germany.
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New York Times
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Ike Gaulle
France
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Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet Communist Party
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Maurice Couve de Murville
East Germany
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Senate panel approves stronger auto safety bill
The Senate Commerce Committee unanimously advanced a tough auto safety bill requiring the secretary of commerce to set minimum safety standards for new cars and other motor vehicles with stiff fines for noncompliance. Chairman Magnuson aims to bring it to the floor early next week, seeking passage soon. The House committee is weighing a companion bill with action anticipated within a week.
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Senate Commerce Committee
Secretary of Commerce
Warren G. Magnuson
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House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Hanoi rejects U S bid for peace talks in Vietnam war
North Viet Nam rejected the U S proposal for peace talks while military actions continue. Hanoi demanded an unconditional halt to bombing with no pledge to curb infiltrations to the Viet Cong. Diplomats say Hanoi aims to press for Saigon collapse or U S troop withdrawal under domestic pressure.
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New York Times
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Saigon Buddhist Blockade Eases Briefly As Troops Withdraw
Premier Nguyen Cao Ky’s government eased the four day siege of Saigon’s Buddhist Institute for one hour then hauled away 203 draft age youths including 31 monks. Monks released, others surrounded as curfew tightened and police prevented access to the gate. Viet Cong shelling caused light casualties at a U.S. helicopter field south of Saigon and in Quang Nam Province. Tri Quang, fasting, was arrested and flown to Saigon while peace talks resumed with other Buddhist leaders.
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Nguyen Cao Ky
U.S
Nguyen Can Ky
Tri Quang
Hue
McNamara push on European forces amid NATO concerns
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara said the United States could cut armed manpower in Europe if the Soviet Union reduces its forces there. He stressed no current plan to diminish Europe combat capability and noted December troop levels would rise to 225,000. Douglas Dillon echoed NATO resilience despite French withdrawal. Fulbright saw Paris talks potentially widening Soviet dialogue.
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United States
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Paris
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Burma Road Impassable due to Landslides and Security Fears
Burma's famed Burma Road is largely impassable this season amid landslides and washouts. The reluctance to improve frontier transport stems from security concerns along the China border and suspected Chinese influence in tribal unrest. Gen. Ne Win's regime worries about Chinese direct involvement and warns of tribal alliances with rebels across Rangoon to the border.
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Harrison E. Salisbury
New York Times
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Burma
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China
United States
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Ne Win
Communist Party
Revolutionary Council
Webster County Native Named New Head of Bluefield State College
Dr. Wendell G. Hardway of Glenville State College will become Bluefield State College president on July 1 with a salary of 15750. He will succeed Dr. L. B. Allen who resigned amid board disputes over instruction. Hardway becomes the first white head of a historically Black college. Civil rights groups accused the board of racial motive, which the board denies.
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Bluefield State College
Wendell G. Hardway
Division of Education
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Hardway
L. B. Allen
State Board of Education
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Cheyney State College
Pennsylvania
E. J. Scrafford
Dr. Hardway
Bluefield State
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Naturopath Diet Blamed as Boy Dies in Vancouver Inquest
A coroner's jury in Vancouver ruled that a 22 month old boy died from malnutrition after seven weeks on a diet prescribed by a naturopath. The father Harry Dimosten testified the child begged for solid food while his brothers ate meat butter and milk.
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Dimosten
E. E. Rogers
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