Oregon Rivals in Last Drive
In Portland crowds McCarthy notes image changes while Kennedy avoids debate. Polls show Kennedy close in Oregon with Rockefeller potential growth, Nixon campaigns in Washington, and both candidates eye California as final vote count looms for 35 delegates. Kennedy aides express cautious optimism and relief at unlikely Oregon turnout.
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Senate OKs S F State resolution amid protests
The Senate approved a 20 to 9 resolution urging San Francisco State trustees to appoint a new campus president with firmer leadership. The action followed campus unrest, 32 arrests, and plans for a sit in and police action as students oppose the Air Force ROTC program. Summerskill denied resigning amid a leadership dispute.
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Violence Erupts As Louisville Rally Sparks Disorder
In Louisville unrest followed a street rally protesting the reinstatement of a patrolman suspended for alleged excessive force. Civil Service Board reversed the discipline and ordered reinstatement. NAACP and civil rights groups protested as a cruiser and two taxicabs were overturned and set afire. Later youths smashed windows in the downtown district.
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Long Beach Guard Unit Departs for Hawaii to Vietnam
The Long Beach based 40th Aviation Company National Guard unit began its active duty call up on May 13. In two groups they left their headquarters for Los Angeles and Long Beach airports sending them to San Francisco then Travis Air Force Base before proceeding to Schofield Barracks Hawaii for further training ahead of deployment to Vietnam. Commanded by Maj. Raymond E. Evans the unit includes veterans from Korea and World War II.
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Two Madmen Hunted in Bay Area Auto Theft Spree
In a Bay Area chase, two suspects approached Bayshore Freeway and stole a car after tying Svehla, a hospital worker, before fleeing. Svehla freed himself, flagged patrols, and described the ordeal. Officers Gellant and Quinlan pursued, with violent confrontations and multiple injuries reported. Higuera and Mrs Voss linked to a beach encounter. suspects facing multiple charges and mental health findings.
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California
Svehla
Dave Baro
Robert Moore
Ohio fugitive in Mississippi suicide at fairground
In Biloxi Mississippi a 24 year old former Niles Ohio man identified as James E Kennedy shot himself with a .22 caliber rifle at a shooting gallery. He was wanted in Ohio on rape and desertion charges.
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RFK image won fighting rackets
Mrs. Rose Kennedy spoke in Portuguese Bend praising Robert Kennedy for the Democratic presidential nomination. She defended him against charges of ruthlessness and recalled family politics and encounters with Winston Churchill, noting her sons’ Senate careers and John’s presidency. She greeted 300 attendees at a Kennedy event.
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Nuclear Sub Scorpion Vaneishes in Atlantic with 129 Aboard
The Scorpion, a 253 foot attack submarine of the Skipjack class, vanished with 87 enlisted men and 12 officers aboard. Commanded by Cmdr. Francis A Slattery it had set an underwater endurance record in 1962 and was built in Groton Connecticut commissioned in 1960. Winds and waves hindered the search as Navy officials noted radio silence and the inability to rescue crew from depths.
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Navy says rescue gear inadequate for Scorpion depths
Capt. William Nicholson, head of the Deep Submergence Systems Project, warned that rescue gear available would struggle to save Scorpion crew if the submarine lies deeper than 300 feet. He noted current equipment is largely the same as used for the 1939 Squalus rescue in 240 feet of water off New Hampshire, with only modest improvements.
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Norfolk
Washington
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