Fighting Communism in Rhodesia Rift Across Zambezi
Rhodesia facing armed frontier clashes as African guerrillas clash with white soldiers and police. Kisangasi politics, training bases in Tanzania, China, and the Soviet bloc fuel the East West struggle. ZAPU and ZANU push cross border campaigns aided by regional leaders and ANC links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhodesia
Kenneth L
Whiting Karos
Zambezi River
Vietnam
Zambezi Valley
Enuthsen Africa
CEDAR
Zimbabwe
Anean National Union
ZANU
Gola
Zambezi
North Union
ZAPU
Mozambique
Angola
Lisbon
Zambia
California
Karoi
Tanzania
APU
Joshua Nkomo
Ndabaningi
Tension in West German Cities After Dutschke Shooting
West Berlin and other cities faced a tense weekend following two days of violence after the shooting of Rudi Dutschke, a 28 year old leftist leader. Police say the gunman Josef Bachmann cited inspiration from Martin Luther King Jr. as Dutschke remained in critical condition amid a gunfight with police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
West Berlin
West Germany
Rudi Dutschke
Red Rudi
Dutschke
Josef Bachmann
Martin Luther King Jr
Evidence On Hand In Slaying Continues On Page 1
The shooting of Dutschke sparked West German unrest as thousands protest against Axel Springer papers. Police used horses, clubs, and water cannon in major cities while deliveries faced disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutschke
Memphis
Axel Springer
Continental
Europe
Srpinger
West Berlin
Frankfurt
Haburg
Essen
Dusseldorf
Hanover
Munich
Saltsburg Girl To Sing In Choral Festival
Miss Pamela Poa Peace daughter of Mr and Mrs William E Peace Saltsburg will be among 26 collegians at the Pennsylvania Collegiate Choral Festival to be held at Mount Aloysius Junior College Cresson April 17 20 Miss Peace a freshman at Mount Aloysius is a music education student and has been highlighted by the president during overseas trips earlier this year.
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Saltsburg
Pamela
William E. Peace
Nugent
Pennsylvania
Sat
Mount Aloysius Junior College
Cresson
Peace
Mount Aloysius
Johnsons in Texas for Easter weekend without Nugent
President Johnson and family gather in Austin for Easter as son-in-law Patrick Nugent leaves for military duty in Vietnam. Nugent, 24, is an airman first class stationed in Vietnam where Marine Capt. Charles Robb also serves. Luci Johnson Nugent flew in with her parents and their nine month old grandson Patrick Lyndon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Johnson
Texas
Patrick J. Nugent
Vietnam
Nugent
Charles S. ‘Robb
Luci Johnson Nugent
Patrick Lyndon
Jesus
Lbj Ranch
U.S
Charles S. Robb
da Nang
J.C. Patrick J. Nugent
Air Force Reserve
Cam Mel da
Students Urge King Tribute in Texas and Rome
Readers see a collage of notes from Highland Park students in Portland urging a King tribute while Pope Paul VI leads Holy Week rites in Rome. The report ties King’s memory to a global Easter observance, noting pilgrims and the Pontiff blessing the Paschal Candle.
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Portland
Ore
Highland
Rome
Martin Luther King Jr
Paul VI
St. Paul's Basilica
Christ
Six year old Pearl Ann Nicol dies in road accident
Pearl Ann Nicol osi aged six of Lake Ariel was fatally struck by a car on Pennsylvania 348 at Brown's Corners Salem Township. Police identified the driver as Joseph J. McDaid of Holmes Pa. A separate fatal incident reports Nick Frango, 45, of Philadelphia, killed when a crane swung from a truck struck his car on the Turnpike opposite lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Ann Nicolosi
Lake Ariel R. D
Pennsylvania
Brown's Corners
Salem Township
Joseph J. McDaid
Holmes Pa
Ephrata
Nick Frango
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Revitalize SCORE aims to develop black leadership in CORE
In New York, CORE's youth arm SCORE is revived to curb street idleness by guiding black youth toward meaningful work and leadership. Leonard DeChamps, SCORE national director, says the program seeks to build black leadership to strengthen America. Ossie Davis and James Farmer spoke at the youths conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Leonard DeChamps
Students Congress of Racial Equality
SCORE
America
Ossie Davis
James Farmer
Easter Joyous Services Across Chicago Area And Washington
Christian and Jewish groups plan a Judeo Christian Mass in Starvee Rock State Park near Ottawa Tl with Rev Joseph Donnelly on an overturned canoe echoing Marquette. Colgate University hosts an interdenominational Easter service for 500 amid a fraternity discrimination sit in. Yippies in Central Park announce a cannery donation for the Poor Peoples March in Washington. The nation mourns the slain Dr Martin Luther King Jr as Black Congress in Los Angeles pledges actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starvee Rock State Park
Ottawa
Chicago
Joseph Donnelly
Jacques Marquette
Tlinnie
Colgate University
Donald Berry
Washington
Martin Luther King Jr
Black Congress
Los Angeles
Obituaries from a Western Pennsylvania town dated 1968
Obituaries list multiple local residents with birth and death details. CARSON W. THOMPSON 60 of Edgemont Black Lick died April 13 1968. EDGAR D. SIMPSON 86 of Rochester died April 1968. MRS HANNAH M VINTON 47 Ebensburg died April 10 1968. IRA R. SKEETER RICE 54 Barnesboro died April 12 1968. ELIZABETH ZUBROD TURANSKY 49 Blairsville died April 12 1968. EDWARD G TED EDNIE 87 Saltsburg died April 11 1968. MARY COVISH of Homer City R D 2 died April 11 1968. Funeral details follow for several families with locations Blairsville Indiana Latrobe Ebensburg and Barnesboro.
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Earl D. Simpson
Edgemont
Black Lick
Elderberry Circle
Roches
Park Avenue
Joseph
Ioa
Mémorial
Rochester
Cracken
Edward
Carolyn Dick Simpson
Cherryhill
Indiana County
Penn Run
Federal Laboratories
Ing
Inc
Tunnelton
Alago
Presbyterians
Oakhill Country Club
Carl Rochester
Torrance
William D
U.S. Navy
Blairsville Cemetery
Elizabeth Zubrod Turansky
Campbell St
Blairsville
Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital
Johnstown
Ferguson and Son Funeral Home
Palmer L. Washburn
Edward G
Ted) Ednie
Saltsburg
Latrobe Area Hospital
Latrobe
Daniel J. Yockey
Avonmore
Richard D. Adams
Edgewood Cemetery
Salisburg
Rocket Races By Cub Pack 27
Cub Scout Pack 29 of the Calvary United Presbyterian Church hosted an April pack meeting with rocket making and races. Winners were Robert Ganley first David Hogan second Steve Patchin third. Awards for best rocket construction went to Mark Meinert first Sam Shaffer second and Robert Stanley third. CLARENCE H LITTLE died April 12 1968 at his Indiana home after a life in Indiana County. He worked for Bell Telephone over 23 years and belonged to local telephony and hunting groups. He is survived by wife and two children with services Monday.
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Hannah M. Vinton
Ebensburg
Lee Hospital
Johnstown
Conemaugh
William D
Grace Caulbaugh McPherson
Vinton
Methodist Church
Order of Eastern Star Chapter
Robert
Pittsburgh
Bobby
Kenny
Willian
Ira R
Skeeter) Rice
Barnesboro
R. D
Greenwich
Miners Hospital
Spangler
Henry
Mae Stump Rice
Ann Lyons Rice
John H
Sharpsville
Iris Pershing
John Rice
Greenville
Hershel
William
Lulu Woods
Diamondville
James J. Long
Zene Fleming
Mary Covish
Michael Covish
Homer City
R.D
Graceton
Nicholas Smisko
Oakland Cemetery
Indiana
Calvary United Presbyterian Church
Robert Ganley
David Hogan
Steve
Patchin
Mark Meinert
Sam Shaffer
Robert, Stanley
Clarence 'H, Little
Mae Scott Little
Church St
Rayne Two
Indiana County
Charles’ C
Mary Minerva Marshall Little
Wilford M. Evans
Indiana Hospital
Brush Valley Twp
George S
Mary Appleton Evans Sr
John A
Marjorie Fox
Paul
Mary) Allison
George S. Jr
Wayne
Helen) Walle
Clymer
Walter
Esther) Fox
Robinson-Lytle's
Rosie Shepherd
Emeigh
Dora
James
Hanna M. Dinger Mercer
Fred
Hanna
Harvey
Irene) Goodling
Cherry Tree R.D
Oscar
Bernice) Innocenti
Ernest
Charles Sterns
East Ridge Cemetery
Westover R. D
Pope Paul VI Fatigued by Holy Week Schedule
Vatican reports show Pope Paul VI visibly tired after a grueling Holy Week. Observers note his fatigue during Good Friday ceremonies and in public appearances, while Italian papers quote doctors warning of a rheumatic condition causing discomfort.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Vatican
Memphis
Tning
Alabama
Galt
Birmingham
FBI probes widen in Memphis and Birmingham
Investigators pursue leads in the case as FBI agents visit a Memphis rooming house where a fatal shot was fired. Charles Q Stevens identifies a partial view of the suspected gunman and recalls the shooter fleeing after a shot from a nearby bathroom. In Birmingham residents report FBI questioning about Eric Starvo Galt, a white man named in a Florida bulletin seeking a white Mustang.
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King
Birmingham
Eric Starvo Galt
FBI
Florida
Galt
Arrest Youth For Flag Damage In Vernon Park
In Vernon Connecticut four youths were arrested after spraying an American flag with red paint and placing it atop a Central Park monument. James Burrows said the red paint signified the blood of Martin Luther King. One white youth faced charges of flag misuse breach of the peace resisting arrest and refusing fingerprinting. He was jailed on a 300 dollar bond.
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West
Han
Kenneth Kaunda
Rhodeia
African National Congress
Far Easter
Hawaii
Ennsylvania Colleges
Chung Hee Park
Chevy Chase
Bechtel
St. Peter's
THE
Associated Press
Joyous Services
Danas Taree Ee Paytanarota
Blacklick Two
Harry
W. and
Mary Elizabeth Jones
Funeral Home
Ead
Rév
C. M. Bennett
Harmony Cemetery
Corea Ep Tc
Jennie McPherson
Aultman
Sherd
Charles George
Colorado
Bert T
Samuel
Jack
Daniel
First Methodist Church
Eb Ilensburg
Wallace W Faas
John W. Askew
Will Rogers Park
Walter Bremond
Atlanta
Martin Luther King Sr
Ebenesor Rantict Church
Plain Way
Mary Costa
San Francisco
Union Square
Cub Pack
Harry Arthur Casedy
St. Niagara Falls
N.Y
Niagara Falls
Smicks
Nburg
Laurie i
Minnie Glenn Casedy
Smicksburg
Gary A
Ill
Beverly Adams
Kittanning
Harold
Aliquippa
Laurie
Vandergrift
Cliff
Calif
Mildred Stiesler
Washington, Pa
Leslie Adams
Bowser Funeral Home
Plumville
Gerald A. Miller
Presbyterian Cemetery
Pope Paul VI
Milan
Corriere Della Sera
Edwin M. Clark
Washington St
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