Emergency Antiwar Conference Called in Chicago
An emergency antiwar conference was convened in Chicago by antiwar leaders to support the nomination of Senator Eugene McCarthy or another antiwar candidate. Several organizers previously helped launch the Dump Johnson movement, and reliable sources say McCarthy may address the gathering, though informants stressed uncertainty.
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New York Times Service
New York
Eugene J. McCarthy
Chicago
Dump Johnson
McCarthy
Deficit Aimed at Political Leaders At Chicago Meeting
Deficit Up Despite Tax Increase organizers plan a Chicago gathering to dramatize the public’s view of politics within the Democratic party. Key figures include Allard Lowenstein and Robert Powell, with others from civil rights and labor circles joining to oppose the Johnson and Humphrey campaigns while not explicitly calling for a stop. The event targets leaders and the voting public, arguing for a change in fiscal policy and political conduct.
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McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
Chicago
Humphrey” m
Democratic Party
Allard K. Lowenstein
Long Island
Robert Powell
Okun
Kennedy
New Jersey
Sanyear
Shelford Gottlieb
National Committee For
Don
O. Peterson
Wisconsin
Vietnam War Fiscal Strains and Military Strikes Report
The article outlines government deficits and wartime costs with retroactive tax effects and spending for Vietnam totaling several billion dollars, projecting a 1969 deficit well below prior estimates. It notes fuel and ammunition price movements and military sorties near Hanoi and Saigon, including B5 bomb activity and observed explosions around a Viet Cong training camp.
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Okun
R. Sucunmsy
Busi
Hanoi
U.S
Arrests trigger Capitol disorders amid protests in DC
Demonstrators arrested near Resurrection City and Capitol protests faced charges of unlawful public gathering or violating the demonstration ban. Police used tear gas on 14th Street as National Guardsmen were deployed. Officials planned postponements and bail set at 200 to 500 dollars.
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Abernathy
Harold H. Greene
Paul Miller
Christian Leadership Conference
Greene
U.S
SCLC
Resurrection City
Capitol
14Th Street
14Th
Euclid
U Streets
Lincoln Memorial
National
4Th Street
4Th
Poor People’s Campaign
Poor Peoples
Ralph David
Brushfire Battle Near Liebre Mountain Grows Calm
More than 1,300 firefighters battled a 40,000 acre brush fire in Los Padres National Forest near Liebre Mountain. High humidity and light winds aided progress as crews fought to contain the blaze, which had prompted multiple evacuations and raised concerns about air quality.
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Los Angeles
Liebre Mountain
Angelas National Forest
American Cancer Society asks networks cut smoking on TV
The American Cancer Society urged ABC CBS and NBC to reduce cigarette depictions in prime time noting 7 percent of action shows and 73 percent of monitored movies show smoking. It said reductions are possible without harming broadcasting, entertainment, or education.
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New York
American Cancer Society
ABC
CBS
NBC
Soviet Trawler Hit in Shelling Near Mar del Plata
The Argentine Navy said a destroyer fired on a Soviet trawler to force it into Mar del Plata port after the ship entered 120 miles offshore within what Argentina claims as its territorial waters. The Golfstrim is docked under police protection.
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Mar. del Plata
Argentina
Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Ohio Prison Riot Ends. Costs Put At One Million
The riot at an Ohio prison ended with all hostages released unharmed. By noon, four hours after the first fire, state corrections chief Maury Koblentz said the situation was under control though some fires remained under control.
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Ohio
Page 1
Maury
Koblentz
City Police Report Many Minor Thefts
A riot at the 122 year old Columbus prison ends with 40 to 50 inmates involved but no mass breakout. Guards were short by 53 from the normal 270 as officials cite possible outside influences. The report also lists a string of minor thefts including a $300 television and tools, cigarets, and car parts reported across several addresses with some recovered.
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Koblentz
Ernest L. Maxwell
Kobientz
J. Edward Schenk
Arley Painter
Hutchinson St
Painter
Whittaker St
Ohio
David White
Crescent Rd
Capitol Cigaret Wendi Co
White
Charles Roy
Whitney, St
Truslow Street
John R. Davis
Piedmont Rd
Mutinous Sailors Hold Officials Aboard Ship
Mutinous crew members of the Israeli ship Avocado seized eight officials and an Israeli diplomat for about an hour at Dover England before allowing them to come ashore. The crew armed with knives and wire did not threaten the officials but kept them aboard for 70 minutes.
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Dover
England
Rail Strike Set Thursday in Canada
A 3400 member Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen plans a strike at 6 am Thursday against Canadian National and Canadian Pacific. Local 98 shows support for wage demands backed by a federal conciliation board. Labor Minister Pepin extended talks, delaying legality of a strike. officials say operations remain normal.
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Montreal
Canada
Canadian National Railways
Canadian Pacific Railway
Jean-Luc Pepin
Pepin
City Traffic Crackdown Proves Effective
Police Captain Van Brown, head of the traffic division, said the crackdown on traffic violations is proving effective. About 125 people are scheduled to appear in municipal court today on traffic charges as efforts are centralized across the city. The division will tighten enforcement around 1st Street and Seventh Avenue in North Charleston to protect recreation area participants.
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van Brown
Brown
First Ward
Y. Howard Quick
1St Street
Seventh Avenue
North Charlesinn
Leone Accepts Leadership Bid
Rome F Giovanni Jeone, aged 60, a Christian Democrat, accepted the challenge of heading Italy's new government on Monday. The Communist party, stronger than ever, pledged to fight Leone in parliament and across the nation.
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Rome
F .Giovanni Jeone
Italy
Communist Party
Leone
Realty Finn Wins $24,500 for Cabin Creek land
A Kanawha County Circuit Court jury awarded Woodland Realty Co. $24,500 for land in Cabin Creek District taken for a State Road Commission project. The land covered five parcels near Hugheston totaling 121,455 square feet, with $23,260 for land and easements and $1,240 for related damages.
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Kanawha County
Woodland Realty Co
Cabin Creek
State’ Road Commission
Hugheston
SRC
Landlord Raises Rent After New Mysore Minister Named
Bangalore India a newly appointed Mysore state minister said his landlord reacted to the appointment by hiking the rent from 67 to 113 dollars.
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Bangalore
India
Mysore
Unclear regional forecast notes from scattered weather data
Fragmented weather bulletin lists variable cloudiness warm humid conditions and chances of scattered showers and thunderstorms across Virginia West Virginia Ohio Pennsylvania and western regions. Forecast mentions highs in the 80s to low 90s and a mix of sunny and unsettled periods with upcoming wind and rain chances.
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Tueway
Sonset P. Virginia
Charleston
Onio
West Irginia
Pennsylvania
Campers Report Thefts Of Coolers And Bicycles Near Richwood
Two coolers valued at 60 dollars and three bicycles were stolen from campers along the Cranberry River in the Monongahela National Forest near Richwood. Howard Nease of Rt. 1 Pocahontas reported his cooler stolen the night of June 16 or morning June 17 by a group of youths, reported to wardens.
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Richwood
Monongahela National Forest
Cranberry River
Howard Nease
Rt. 1
Poca »R
Stolillen
Nease
Balt
Tthe National Forest
Two Arrested In Stereo Radio Theft
Two Charleston youths faced charges after a weekend break in at the Mini- Man Car Wash on Kanawha Boulevard. Nicholas Risk and Glenn Harlow were charged with breaking and entering and theft of about $2,000 worth of sound equipment. Police recovered part of the loot at 404- B Ruffner Ave. They are free on $1,000 bail each and slated for court on July 8.
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Charleston
Nicholas Joe Risk
MacCorkle Ave
Glenn Harlow
Roosevelt Ave
Kanawha Boulevard
Ruffner Ave
Church Pays Bail Bonds For Youth Street Gang
The Rev. John R. Fry of First Presbyterian Church in Chicago testified that his church funded bail bonds and legal fees for arrested members of the Blackstone Rangers, a youth gang, totaling about 25 000 over two years. He denied aiding criminal activity and said he would repudiate the youths if allegations are proven.
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Washington
Munity
John R. Fry
First Presbyterian Church
Chicago
South Side
Fry
Blackstone Rangers
Rangers
Steel union locals threaten boycott over contract talks
Three United Steelworker local presidents from U S Steel plants in McKeesport Ellwood City and the West Coast warned at the opening session of the final phase of bargaining that they may skip the concluding negotiations unless retirement and fringe benefits are given more emphasis They called the approach a sell-out while noting the August 1 contract expiration after this central Pittsburgh session and the first combined talks involving all negotiators.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworker Union
Anthony Tomko
U. S. Steel
National Tube Works
McKeesport
al Perez
Nick Frisk
U.S. Steel
Ellwood City
Basic Steel
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