Alabama to seek first degree murder indictments in civil rights slaying
State Atty. Gen. Richmond Flowers said Alabama may seek first degree murder indictments against four white men tied to the ambush killing of Viola Liuzzo, a 29 year old civil rights worker. He urged a premeditated murder charge based on existing accounts.
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Ala
Alabama
First Ae
Johnson
Detroit
Tha Awidansa Waneante
Wallan
Richmond Flowers
Viola Gregg Liuzzo
Lowndesboro
Wers
Rights Slaying Deplored in Alabama and East Coast Turmoil
Wallace lamented limits on a protest march and offered a $1,000 reward. In Alabama a car ambush wounded a civil rights worker. four men jailed on federal charges face up to 10 years or a $5,000 fine. In Connecticut a street clash left seven officers injured amid a crowd of 150 to 200.
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Selma
Birmingham
Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr
Fairfield
Ala
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Eaton
Rowe
Wilkins
Wathan Glen Eof
R. Macey Taylor
Waterbury
Conn
Probe of Klan Expected in Congress
The House Committee on Congressional Investigations, urged by President Johnson, signaled a plan for a full probe into the Ku Klux Klan after FBI arrest in Alabama on a Detroit suspect, with Edwin E. Willis stating when the committee could begin if members vote for one.
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Johnson
House Committee
FBI
Rvaf
Gregg Liuzzo
Detroit
Alabama
United
Oeee
Edwin E. Willis
D-La
School Aid Bill Passes In House
The House passed a school aid bill amid debate on federal assistance. Speaker Goodell warned private schools may gain little and questioned constitutionality, signaling ongoing contention over public funding and private education support.
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Federal Aid
Goodell
Illegal Gun Cache Seized In California
California Atty Gen Thomas C Lynch ordered a raid on Erquiaga Arms Co after a tip that illegal weapons could fuel private armies in the state. The raid found foreign manufactured arms concealed easily under clothing. owner Juan Erquiaga reportedly is in Guatemala and no arrests were made.
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Erquiaga
Explosion Damages Da Nang LST In Viet Cong Attack
The Da Nang LST suffered a massive blast believed to involve 500 pounds of explosives injuring one crewman and damaging interior hull sections but the ship was not sunk. Marines to receive air support as North Vietnam protests air strikes near Bach Long Island and radar centers.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
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Nha Trang
Exac
North Viet Nam
Interna
Bach Long Island
Tonkin Gulf
Radio Hanoi
Soviet Union
Doctor Captive Doctor Disarms Bank Robber in Wild Chase
Demos, a physician, was briefly held hostage when bank robber Davis took his family. He wrestled the gun from Davis during a high speed pursuit through Tennessee and Georgia, tossing the weapon out of the car. Police tracked the duo through Cartersville and toward Marietta as the incident neared page seven.
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Demos
Sheme
Plater
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Georgia
Cartersville
Marietta
Robber Detained After Family Remains Calm
The gunman James P. Davis Jr. threatened a family during a crime but the family stayed composed. Davis spoke at length about a girlfriend while the family’s sister Sharon 17 and mother kept their cool amid the tense situation.
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Demos
Sharon
Teaching sisters at Immaculate Heart of Mary School
Staff writer Braxton Younts profiles the teaching sisters at Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Archdale Trinity area growth and suburban boom. The piece notes how their lives are sheltered yet they educate several hundred High Point youngsters.
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High Point
Braxton Younts
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Enterprise
Immaculate Heart of Mary School
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Government Tests Are Called Off
Washington AP reports the State Department will call off mind and sex life tests on its employees amid public scrutiny and departmental reconsideration.
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State Department
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