DC Bus Driver Walkout Spurs Night Shift Protest
A two hour walkout by DC Transit drivers follows a surge in bus robberies and the killing of John Earl Talley 46 who died after being shot twice. O Roy Chalk warns he will not require late night driving and cites safety concerns and ghetto unrest. Union leaders back changes to fare handling to reduce cash on drivers.
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Washington
John Earl Talley
George Washington University Hospital
Dupont Circle
Chalk
District of Columbia
John M. Elliott
Amalgamated Transit Union
Aflcio
Elliott
Code Enforcement Eviction Blocked in Housing Rights Case
Judge Danaher notes eviction would punish a tenant for exercising a constitutional right to complain about housing code violations. He cites the risk of retaliation and argues Congress must protect tenants from eviction as a result, urging statutory relief to preserve minimum housing standards.
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Congress
Danaher
Scottish boy receives pioneering lung transplant in Edinburgh
In Edinburgh a 15 year old boy, Alex Amith, received a donor lung from an 18 year old girl after a toxic weedkiller overdose. The transplant at Royal Infirmary involved nine doctors and a 12 member team and followed a three hour operation. The patient’s condition remained satisfactory while in intensive care.
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Scotland
Alex Amith
Royal Infirmary
Finley Smith
Reds Spark New Paris Upheaval
UPI reports thousands of Communist led workers and students causing major disruption in Paris. Orly Airport, factories, and the national radio television system were blocked while Premier Pompidou acts with full power amid de Gaulle’s absence in Romania. Sorbonne and about a dozen provinces remained occupied.
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UPI
Orly
France
Georges Pompidou
Charles de Galle
Romania
Sorbonne
Montparnasse
St. Lazare
Saugus Tot Finds Gun and Fatally Wounds Self
Dawn L. Schooley aged four died after being accidentally shot in the forehead by a .32 caliber pistol kept by her father Gary L. Schooley in their Saugus home. The weapon was reportedly kept on a room divider between the living room and dinette. the mother discovered Dawn with the gun nearby at the scene.
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CNS
Little Dawn L. Schooley
Santa Clarita Hospital
Sheriff
Don Plum
Gary L. Schooley
Janice Schooley
Dawn
Camp In Washington: Poor Campaign Faces Hunger, Delays
In Washington several hundred people occupy makeshift camps as the Poor Campaign stalls over funds and materials. SCLC officials say lumber shortages and planning chaos left many sleeping in churches in midtown areas and suburban Maryland and Virginia. Volunteers from Chicago arrived uncoordinated, some with gang ties, prompting church leaders to curb emergency lodging.
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Washington
Maryland
Virginia
SCLC
Chicago
LSU researchers develop blood oxygenator for artificial lung
Louisiana State University scientists led by Dr. Ralph Pike are testing a blood oxygenator to mimic lung function for long surgeries. The device, built from silicone rubber and teflon, may be tested in a dog this fall. Two graduate students assist, evaluating two membrane designs and a tube form oxygenator.
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Baton Rouge, la
UPI
Louisiana State University
Ralph Pike
LSU
Glen Bradley
Rome
Phil Brown
Baton Rouge
Crack Big Theft Ring in Fresno
The Fresno County sheriff reports a million dollar theft ring cracked. Deputies recovered 265000 worth of tractors cotton pickers machine parts seeds and a 55000 plane and two men were arrested. Robert W Akers 37 of Bakersfield faces burglary and receiving stolen property charges while associate Sam Valov 34 is charged with receiving stolen property. Akers posted bond for a June court hearing and Valov awaits a preliminary hearing next Monday.
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California
San Joaquin Valley
Robert W. Akers
Bakersfield
Alaska
Mexico
Sam Valov
Deep Stalemate Looms in Viet Peace Talks
International peace talks stall as disagreement over bombing cessation persists. Officials debate a buffer zone and North Vietnamese troop concentrations, with obvious splits on timing and conditions for ending air attacks.
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Jorden
Humphrey Comments On Paris Talks And Viet Cong Roles
Vice President Humphrey said at a Paris meeting the North Vietnamese could bring whom they want to their side while the United States would likewise choose its representatives. He stressed the remark did not signal a new development and reflected existing U S positions on Viet Cong representation in negotiations. The piece outlines proposed steps toward de escalation and peace including possible DMZ reestablishment and broad regional safeguards.
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Maine
Hubert H. Humphrey
Paris
United States
Humphrey
University of Maine At Orono
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
NLF
NFL
W. Averell Harriman
U.S
Geneva
Vietnam
North Vietnam
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