FBI Warns Of Leftist SDS Actions
The FBI reports a rising crime rate but warns that the New Left SDS movement poses a major security problem. It cites 1968 arrests at 18,801 and 13,059 felons convicted, with a 97 percent conviction rate, while noting increased Soviet spying and internal security concerns.
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Washington
FBI
New Left
Federal Crime Agency
Richard M. Nixon
FEY
J. Edgar Hoover
Students For A Democratic Society
SDS
Communist Party
Soviet Union
United States
New York
LBJ Moves To Halt Strike At Atlantic and Gulf Ports
President Johnson moved to end the longshoremen strike at Atlantic and Gulf ports under Taft Hartley. The ILA ordered 75,000 dockworkers off duty after failed talks with shippers. A three man board will hear the case today with action due by Wednesday possibly triggering an 80 day cooling off period.
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New York
CIO International Longshoremen’s Association
Shippers’ Association
Johnson
White House
Searsport
Brownsville
Tex
Union
Thomas W. Gleason
Gleason
ILA
Mercer youth murder rapists receive life terms
Three Mercer County men pleaded guilty to the murder of Kenneth Frick, 21, and the rape of two Slippery Rock College coeds. Donald Hosack 25 Kenneth Perrine 23 and Arthur McConnell 49 drew life sentences with no parole or commute options. The judges also imposed 10 to 20 year terms on two counts of rape and a separate 1967 rape conviction for Hosack. A fourth defendant Gary Batley 19 was to testify later.
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Mercer, Pa
Mercer County
Donald Hosack
Kenneth Perrine
Arthur McConnell
Hosack
John Stranahan
Perrine
Albert Acker
McConnell
Mercer County Court
Crawford County Court
Court House
Gary Batley
Mercer
Quilty
Kenneth M. Frick
Ford City
Virginia Military Institute
Frick
Slippery Rock College
Navy to seek new suppliers for 275 inch rocket launchers
The Navy will invite competitive bids this week for 81 500 rocket launchers used by the Navy and Air Force, relaxing a prior stance that all contracts must go to Alsco Inc Techfab Division of St Louis which is under federal indictment for kickbacks. The plans are owned by Alsco Techfab and new bidders must design and test their own models as production continues while investigations proceed.
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Pentagon
Alsco
Naval Air Systems Command
Navy
Air Systems Command
Air Force
Alsco-Techfab
House
Associated Press
The
Davy
Grand Jury
Razing Six Buildings Under Housing Code Contract
The Leland Crosscut Co awarded the bid to raze four substandard houses in the city under the Housing Code. West Columbus Avenue structure tops the list at $1,450. City engineer David Johnson said the job may start soon, with three other buildings slated for demolition. Foremen plan to burn two more eyesores, possibly on Thursday night, including 1338 West Pleasant street and 539 West Washington street, though which will be burned remains unannounced.
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Leland Crosscut Co
West Columbus Avenue
David Johnson
Junker
Erie County
Crmssent
West Pleasant Street
West Washington Street
Four Month Old Dies After Washing Machine Incident
In Bakersfield California a four month old girl Laura Leslie Wall died after a neighbor boy placed her in a washing machine to stop her crying. The coroner said she apparently drowned. Police said the boy, unnamed, visited the Wall home while the mother was away and the father slept.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Laura Leslie Wall
Kern County
Jeffrey
John Wall
Sayng
Corry Firemen Pension Talks Stall Over 25 Year Rule
City officials and Corry firemen pension board failed to advance an equitable retirement plan. A key issue is seeking a Department of Internal Affairs opinion on lowering the minimum service from 25 to 20 years to allow middle aged drivers to retire. City solicitor to request department stance as negotiations continue. EPORTS EDITOR DIES New York sports editor Harry Grayson, 74, longtime NEA figure, dies after a yearlong cancer illness.
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Corry Firemen’s Pension Board
Internal Affairs
Firemen’s Pension Fund
Firemen’s Pension Board
Journal
Department of Interns Affairs
Douglas Rotalle
Eports
New York
Harry Grayson
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Grayson
NEA
Mortar attack, Vietnam toll tops 400,000 in eight years
The AP reports the Vietnam war toll surpassed 400,000 enemy deaths, with 2,866 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese killed last week. A mortar attack on Long Binh Army complex caused light damage and no fatalities. U.S. and Vietnamese casualty tallies, including Americans killed and wounded, are detailed alongside combat air losses and aircraft downed over North and South Vietnam.
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Saigon
Marie
U.S. Army
Long Binh
U.S
Vietnam
U. S
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Navy AG
Constellation
Panhandle
Humphrey Says He Would Halt Bombing If Peace Talks Advance
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey proposed stopping bombing of North Vietnam as an acceptable risk for peace if Hanoi agrees to restore the demilitarized zone. He spoke in Salt Lake City and Nashville during a broad televised address, warning he would resume bombing if North Vietnam shows bad faith and stressing evidence of willingness to demilitarize.
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Nashville, Tenn
Hubert H. Humphrey
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Salt Lake City
North
South Vietnam
Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
Chicago
Edward M. Kennedy
Replacing A 4-Hat Man Isn't Easy
When a single man leaves Corry, three organizations search for new appointees while a fourth fills its vacancy. Barney Bennett left the city as a Corry School Board member and Joint School Committee representative and Parking Authority member. Each body reviews replacement lists as of now. Robert Grice ascends after Bennett’s departure as Retail Division chair.
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Barney) Bennett
Corry
City Parking Authority
Chamber of Commerce
Bennett
Robert Grice
Filibuster Fate Seen For Fortas Nomination
Washington AP reports supporters of Abe Fortas resigning in a bid to defeat a filibuster over his appointment to chief justice. Senator Hart praised Senator Gore as a reason to limit debate, while Senator Tydings warned the filibuster could not be beaten. Mansfield and Dirksen clash over a two thirds vote, as Griffin lauds the potential Senate power. The debate questions whether Warren’s continuity would endure if Fortas falls, with Fannin accusing a Mickey Mouse style deal.
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Washington
Abe Fortas
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Fortas
Hart
Sen
Joseph Tydings
D-Md
Tydings
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Everett Dirksen
Dirksen
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Johnson
Earl Warren
Warren
Ure’. Johnson
Paul J. Fannin
Fannin
Fortay
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Vith Dien
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