Otepka's confirmation predicted in SACB battle
Washington AP reports Senate ally James Eastland predicts speedy confirmation of Otto F. Otepka to the Subversive Activities Control Board after Nixon nominated him. Eastland says the air will be cleared in the Otepka case as committees review the $36,000 year post amid lingering debates over the board's purpose and funding. Dirksen reportedly helped Otepka secure the nomination, though he denies it.
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Washington
Otto F. Otepka
Senate
State Department
Subversive Activities Control Board
Eastland
Otepka
SACB
Everett M. Dirksen
Supreme Court
Dirksen
Lennon Weds His Japanese Mistress in Gibraltar
AP reports John Lennon married his Japanese partner Yoko Ono in a civil ceremony in Gibraltar. The event marks their second marriage for both and follows Paul McCartney's London wedding to Linda Eastman. Witnesses listed include Peter Brown and Thomas Nutter. Ono is described as a 27 or 28 year old sculptress. Lennon and Ono had been living together for months and planned a Paris return after the ceremony.
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London
John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Gibraltar
Beatles’ Office
Beatles
Paul McCartney
Linda Eastman
Lennon
Paris
Apple
Beaties’ Company
Peter Brown
Thomas Nutter
Savile ‘Row
Miss One
Tony Cox
Cynthia
Calmer Summer Seen by Abernathy After King's Death
Atlanta AP reports Reverend Ralph David Abernathy predicts a calmer racially tense summer 1969 than before. He warns that 40 million Americans face poverty and race issues as he outlines Days of Confrontation planned for April 4 in over a dozen cities including New Orleans and Chicago.
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Atlanta, Ga
Ralph David Abernathy
James
Abernathy
Martin Luther King Jr
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
King
America
Dr. King
New Orleans
Chicago
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Houston
Buffalo
Tallahassee
Fla
Memphis
North Carolina Governor backs end to death penalty
Gov. Bob Scott urged abolishing capital punishment in North Carolina in a statement to newsmen, signaling a shift as a bill to end the death penalty gains House support. Atty. Gen. Robert Morgan voiced opposition to sitting on a life case, while history shows repeated legislative attempts to curb capital punishment.
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Raleigh
Bob Scott
North Carolina
Scott
Howard Twiggs
Archie McMillan
Wake County
Ed McKnight
Forsyth County
Atty
Robert Morgan
East Carolina University
General Assembly
300 Students Seize University Building Activists occupy Hayes Hall in Buffalo
More than 300 students seized Hayes Hall at the State University of New York at Buffalo amid campus unrest. Police stood by as they later vacated under a court order setting a 7 am deadline. At Stony Brook 21 students received 15 day sentences after pleading guilty to loitering.
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Associated Fress
State University of New York At Buffalo
University
Stony Brook
Buffalo
Hayes Hall
The
State University
Long Island
Edward A. Green
Navy
China Selling War Materials To U S
Soviet state papers accuse Communist China of supplying weapons to the United States for Vietnam. Sovetskaya Rossiya cites a Colombo newspaper claim that the U S 7th Fleet bought goods from Hong Kong firms linked to Peking and shipped to South Vietnam. Other reports say Soviet aircraft and tanks operate near a disputed Damansky Chenpao island, with border clashes noted previously.
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Moscow
China
United States
Vietnam
Sovetskaya, Rossiya
Damansky
Chenpao
Sovetskaya Rossiya
Moscow Radio
Russia
Far
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James C. Eastland
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Yoko
House
Theodore Boykin
Duplin County
Pik
South Main ST
Eastgate Shopping Center
Famous
Pic Way
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Amherst
N.Y
U.S
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