Trudeau set to call elections as Canadian PM today
AP report from Ottawa notes Pierre Trudeau, new Liberal prime minister, expected to call an early general election possible as soon as June 17 amid Liberal party unity questions. Trudeau plans cabinet reshuffle and new foreign minister position, with Robert Winters leaving the cabinet. Observers foresee potential risks to party unity and leverage of popularity in a vote.
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Ottawa
Pierre el
Hott
Trudeau
Canada
Liberal Party
Edwin A. Goodman
Toltion
Dean
Lester B. Pearson
Tra Jlor
Pear
Nance
Mitchell Sharp
Foreign Ministry
Paul Martin
Senate
Robert Win- Trudeau
Ters
Andler
Landerchin
U.S. Aircraft Hit Another '68 Record
The weekly U.S. Command reports 1,070 American warplanes lost in combat or accidents as of Tuesday, with 823 in North Vietnam and 247 in the South, plus 643 helicopters shot down and 920 lost to nonhostile causes. In ground action near Saigon and Khe Sanh, 58 Viet Cong and 5 Americans were killed, 28 wounded, as battles persist along Highway 9 and at the Khe Sanh base during Operation Pegasus.
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U.S
North Vietnam
South
South Vietnam
Saigon
Khe Sanh Friiday
Khe Sanh
Price tag chills Pittsburgh Penn-Sheraton sale
Pittsburgh hopes to sell the Penn-Sheraton for 6.5 million while noting the hotel’s closing since October 1 has cost the city and its economy dearly. Officials warn 16 conventions are seeking alternate sites, with 7,000 visitors last year spending about 1 million, and local businesses report daily revenue drops as tourism and convention activity fade.
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Pittsburgh
John W. Besanceney
Pittsburgh Convention and Visitors Bureau
Joseph Barr
Besanceney
Penn-Sheraton
Pittsburgh Conference of Analytical Chemistry
James P. Sinnott
Yellow Cab Co
Axi
James Blanci
Park Schenley
Oakland
LeMont
Mt. Washington
Blanki
Six Rioters Held For Burglary In Pittsburgh Looting
Six more persons were held for grand jury action on burglary charges tied to store looting during Pittsburgh civil disorders. The Friday arrests lift the total held for court action to 105. Among those detained were Quincey Ferris, 21, and Henry Pinnix, 23, from the East End, as State Police and National Guardsmen reported spotting them loading seven and a half gallons of liquor stolen from a state store into a car.
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Pittsburgh
Quincey Ferris
Henry Pinnix
East End
Primary VotingTuesday Campaign Ballot Contests
Voters face party nominations across multiple districts. Republicans place Schweiker in the U S Senate race with unopposed contending posts for Auditor General Depuy and Treasurer Pasquerilla as well as unopposed renominations for Saylor. Democrats field Dent against Clark for Senate and Cercone Hannum for Superior Court, with Casey Sloan Reynolds Murtha and others seeking local seats. Minor party Constitutional candidates also listed.
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William F. Cetcone
Pittsburgh
John B. Hannum
Unionville
Warner Depuy
Milford
GOP
Frank J. Pasquerilla
Johnstown
Fone
John P. Saylor
Luther V. Elkin
Indiana
Leonard P. Wolf
Salisburg
John R. DiMond
Albert R. Pechan
Ford City
General Assembly
Edward P. Morda
William G. Buchanan
Frank E. Moore
William R. McMillen
Blairsville
Republican State Committee
Kenneth O. Tompkins
Elmer A. Snyder
Cowansville
Samuel G. Gilmore
Harry Woodruff Turner
Gilmore
Fas Deaddans
Tur Racmucne
Eugene J. McCarthy
United States Senate
John H. Dent
Jeannette
Joseph S. Clark
Philadelphia
Superior Court
William F. Cercone
Robert P. Casey
Scranton
Grace M. Sloan
Clarion
June R. Reynolds
John P. Murtha
Ray G. Heilman
Kittanning
Doyle Steele
Apole
L. Jack Summerfield
William S. Tate
Clymer
Democratic State Committee
D. Albert Bertocchi
James E. McCaffrey
Johns
Iown
Carl L. Culp
William Joseph
Franklin
Joseph C. Dolan
Harold Kaminsky
Paul A. Weaver
Joseph J. McAneny
Dean P. Wyant
Virgil F. Moraca
Unemployment Up 150 Percent in Goldfield This Month
Carson City AP reports unemployment rose 150 percent in Goldfield this month as five residents applied for state unemployment benefits after two applications last month in the historic mining town.
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Carson City
New
Talks on Vietnam sites shift as US considers Hanoi prompts
Washington indicates it will consider any new sites Hanoi suggests for initial talks with North Vietnam after notifying Hanoi Warsaw is unacceptable. Officials cite Poland’s military aid to Hanoi and note private channels should handle communications while exploring options including allied capitals.
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Washington
United States
North Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
Warsaw
Poland
North
China
Waraw
State Department
Tate rules out Philadelphia police shoot-to-kill policy
Philadelphia police will refrain from using firearms at riot scenes, says Mayor James H. J. Tate. He aims to preserve lives while maintaining order, noting no shoot-to-kill or shoot-to-maim orders will be given despite Chicago’s harsher stance.
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Philadelphia
James H.J. Tate
Pennsylvania
Tate
Martin Luther King
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Couple Ordered To Give Up Child
LOS ANGELES AP A woman who underwent psychiatric treatment may not adopt a child. The State Court of Appeal upheld a Superior Court order forcing Mr and Mrs David Geller of North Hollywood to relinquish a 10 month old boy they cared for since birth. Judge Donald Wright based the order on Mrs Geller's psychiatric treatment record. The Gellers' attorney said the counseling did not prove recurrent illness, but the court noted possible future need for psychiatric care.
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Los Angeles
State Court of Appeal
David Geller
North Hollywood
Donald Wright
Navy Wife Outranks Husband in Naval Family Note
In Newport Rhode Island Sherry Berkhart an ensign outranks her husband Richard an ensign who both graduated from the Naval Officers Candidate School. Sherry earned her gold stripe three months earlier making her the senior ensign in the family. In Washington the nationwide nationwide strike by AFL-CIO Communications Workers enters its third day with wage negotiations stalled. AT and T and union leaders express hope to resume talks. Service largely normal though some areas report vandalism and cable cuts. Installers wage dispute centers on a wage reopener and fringe benefits amid three year contract talks.
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Sherry Berkhart
Richard
Naval Officers Candidate School
Sherry
Washington
Afl-Cio Communications
Ben S. Gilmer
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Joseph A. Beirne
Ohio
Indiana
New Jersey
Florida
Gilmer
New York
Beirne
At&t
Bell Telephone System
Junion
Bell System
District of Columbia
Bell
Western Electric Co
Bell Telephone
Pittsburgh Civil Disorders Probe Aims for Truth
Pittsburgh Safety Director David W. Craig hailed the Fraternal Order of Police decision to investigate recent civil disorders as a victory of truth over rumor. He said police will answer all reasonable questions from the FOP investigating committee. The Fort Pitt Lodge adopted a nine member panel to report on city policies during the disturbances.
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Pittsburgh
David W. Craig
Pittsburgh Fraternal Order of Pittsburgh
Craig
FOB
FOP
Fort Pitt Lodge
Phone service mildly disrupted in Western Pennsylvania
In Pittsburgh the Communication Workers of America strike led to about 2,000 Western Pennsylvania members staying away. Bell Telephone Co workers joined the action with 400 members striking, while a Bell spokesman reported 52 percent of office staff on duty and 20 percent of operators working, leaving supervisors to operate switchboards.
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Pennsylvania
Fred Lupinacci
Federation of Telephone Workers
Bell Telephone Co
Communication Workers of America
Daniel E. Swickline
Communication Workers
Bell
Crowley couple marked 70th wedding anniversary
Chicago AP reports Timothy Crowley age 99 and his wife Mary celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary today with no monetary gift noted. The pair remain together amid long marriage and shared life in Chicago.
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Chicago
Timothy Crowley
Mary
Ray Galt on Most Wanted List sparks nationwide hunt
FBI added James Earl Ray to its ten most wanted list under the alias Eric Starvo Galt in a Memphis assassination case. The agency said Ray, an escaped Missouri convict, is armed and extremely dangerous, with a long record of aliases and a broad fugitive search spanning multiple states.
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Washington
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
FBI
Ray
Eric Starvo Galt
Tennessee
King
Missouri
J. Edgar Hoover
Galt
New Orleans
Two Obituaries From Pennsylvania Honor Roll Notes
Obituary notices for Allen Earl Garvin 24 Bridgeton NJ died April 19 1968 from auto injuries. Born July 18 1943 Indiana raised in Johnstown and Penn Run, Air Force veteran, Dupont employee, survived by parents four brothers and three sisters, grandmotherals. Services planned in Indiana with burial at Oakland Cemetery. John Earl Hutton 16 Blairsville R D 2 died April 19 1968 at West Penn Hospital. Son of Leonard and Betty Hutton student in Derry Area School, member of Lutheran church Delmont, four brothers five sisters in home, grandparents, services to be held Blairsville Cemetery.
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Bridgeton
Indiana
Rev
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Rhoda Bennett Garvin
Johnstown
Penn Run
U.S. Air Force
Vietnam
Dupont Corporation
New Jersey
Alliance
Ohio
Charles
N.J
Todd
Beloit
John
James
Nancy
Edward
Thalya) Coleman
Harriett
Minnie Bennett
Viola Garvin
Robinson - Lytle’s
Francis E. Mansell
Oakland Cemetery
John Earl Hutton
Blairsville
R.D
West Penn Hospital
Pittsburgh
Wilkinsburg
Leonard
Betty Johnson Hutton
Derry
Lutheran Church of
Judy
Cheryl
Karen
Jane
Thomas
Robert
Ronald
Jeannette
Julian Johnson
Ferguson and Son
Blairsville Cemetery
Non-violence factor leads to dropped murder plot charges
Philadelphia AP report says three RAM members faced conspiracy to murder and riot charges. George Anderson becomes community leader, prompting district attorney to drop most charges and offer probation for Clowers and Anderson while Lonnie Anderson's case is dismissed. Rizzo to leniency if peace ensured.
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T Tree
Revolutionary Action Movement
RAM
George Anderson
Asst. Dist. Atty
William H. Wolf, Jr
Anderson
Karl Clowers
Lonnie
Wolf
James H. J. Tate
Frank L. Rizzo
Lonnie Anderson
Clawers
Clowers
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