5 000 Men To Chicago Baltimore Gets 6 000
Five thousand federal troops were sent to Chicago as violence surged nationwide after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Protests spread to Baltimore and Washington with fires looting and gunshot injuries. Maryland Gov. Agnew declared a crisis while federal troops around Washington rose to 12 500.
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Associated Press
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Washington
Baltimore
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Maryland
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Vietnam
Palm Sunday
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Illinois
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Shapiro
Cook County Hospital
King
Memphis
Public mourning for King begins as Carter attends funeral
A two day mourning period starts in Atlanta after President Johnson indicates he will attend Martin Luther King Jr.s funeral. Mrs King helps arrange the coffin in a college chapel as the public views the body. She recalls her husbands faith in a future free of hate. In Washington a federal force clampdown halts looting with 8,000 troops enforcing a 4 pm curfew and roadblocks. Arrests total 2,686 by nightfall with 860 for loot and 674 for curfew violations.
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Associated Press
Atlanta, Ga
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Lyndon Johnson
Maryland
Virginia
District of Columbia
Students Take Tuskegee Hall Seizure at Tuskegee Institute
About 250 to 300 Tuskegee Institute students seized Dorothy Hall on the campus and reportedly held President Dr Foster and the board of trustees inside. The sheriff said the move may be tied to the King killing and followed an injunction against several students.
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Ala
Negro College
Macon County
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Martin Luther King Jr
Memphis, Tenn
Area accidents kill four or three
Four persons died in area weekend crashes including two Athens High School sophomores Michael David Goldberg and Glenn Smith, both 15, who were killed when their car left Swan Creek Road and hit a tree Friday night. A third passenger, Mike Massey, 16, was injured and listed in satisfactory condition at Decatur General Hospital.
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Limestone County
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Here
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Ira Goldberg
Glenn Smith
Lefty Smith
Mike Massey
Dwight Massey
Decatur General Hospital
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Massey
Sixteen Killed In Indiana Explosion
At Marting Arms Co. sporting goods store in Indiana a blast killed sixteen. State police chief warned 10 to 50 more may be missing as the National Guard counted and reduced a growing missing-person list. Over 100 injured, three buildings destroyed, five damaged, and a search continued ten hours after the blast.
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National Guard
Main Street
U.S. 40
Marting Arms Co. Sporting Goods
Athens Man Found Dead. Death Ruled Murder
The decomposed body of 68 year old Aubrey J. Boyd was found in his Athens home and declared a murder by State Toxicologist Dr. Van Pruitt. Boyd lived at 803 Sanders Street and was last seen March 25. Autopsy cited blunt force head injuries. Investigation ongoing to determine motive. Funeral services to be announced.
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Athens
van Pruitt
Huntsville
Limestone County
Charlie Sammet
Aubrey J. Boyd
Sanders St
M. W
Buddy) Evans
A. B. Lightfoot
Boyd
McConnell Funeral Home
Pruitt
Cash For Used Furniture and Appliances Ad
Robinson's Warehouse on 2nd Ave offers cash for used furniture and appliances. Call 353-2370 for details.
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Robinson's Warehouse
2Nd Ave
Ady
Memorial services mark King Day across Decatur and state
Memorial services for Dr. Martin Luther King are scheduled in many cities today with an inter faith service at Lakeside High in Decatur led by Rev. G L Russell. A 3 p m memorial is planned in Montgomery at Cramp ton Bowl and a statewide day of mourning is proclaimed by President Johnson.
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Birmingham
Johnson
National Guards police curfew in city amid rioting unrest
Mobile police arrested 200 people during a curfew in Port City as fires were put out in mainly Negro neighborhoods. National Guardsmen stood ready in several states and in Nashville and the Tennessee capitol, with tear gas and masks on hand. Mayor Barr closed taverns after a midafternoon fire bombing as Detroit imposed a curfew and Washington rebuilt security with 9,500 troops. James Brown urged calm in a radio TV appeal from Washington, stressing education and staying off the streets.
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Nashville
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Pittsburgh
Detroit
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Washington
Justice Department
White House
Capitol
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Brown
Boston
Augusta
America
U S Eyes Talks At Geneva Diplomacy Moves Near
The White House said U S and North Vietnamese envoys may meet in Geneva with Harriman available for negotiations. No official Hanoi response yet and the bid followed secret advances after a March 31 U S proposal.
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White House
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U.S
Geneva
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Johnson
Vientiane
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Chitatlen
CBS
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North Vietnam
Collingwood
Just Received Sh Of Ges Outdoor Service
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