Poor People Campaign Goals Obscured in Washington
AP reports the Poor People Campaign struggles to meet its original aims of highlighting poverty and pressuring Congress. King and Abernathy warn of violent risks while the movement shifts to government agencies and Resurrection City, with few concessions and limited public responses.
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Rockefeller rallies GOP in Washington for independent appeal
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller wild-card bid for the presidential nomination centers on House and Senate delegates. He argues Republicans must attract Democratic and independent voters to win, citing 27 percent national GOP registration and aiming to pull favor from moderates and “favorite sons.” He meets all 187 House Republicans and 21 Senate delegates, with endorsements anticipated after Washington talks.
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Philadelphia
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New Brunswick
Toddler Drowns After Falling In Bloomsburg Creek
The body of four-year-old Jeffrey Reinecker of Bloomsburg was recovered from the rain swollen Fishing Creek Sunday after he apparently fell in while playing with a companion earlier in the day, according to police.
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Acquitted Despite Admission In Major LSD Case
John Staley, 23, of New York City, was acquitted in Fort Erie Ontario of possessing LSD for sale. He admitted carrying 12 000 trips worth the drug, found with $72 000 value in his suitcase at the U.S. Canadian border on May 25. The judge ruled no sale was proven and possession alone was not an offense in Canada.
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