Mayor Stokes vows calm after deadly riot in Cleveland
Carl Stokes announces relative calm following a Negro riot that left ten dead including three policemen, as he withdraws police and National Guard to disengage. Police Chief Blackwell stands beside him while Maj. Gen. Del Corso opposes troop withdrawal in the riot zone. UPI notes Percy endorses a candidate with a detailed war-end program.
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Carl Stokes
Cleveland
Ohio
Stokes
Michael Blackwell
Sylvester del Corso
UPI
Percy
Looting With Impunity Goes On In Cleveland Riot Areas Isolated
National Guards men and police imposed a curfew in the bottom Fast Side area after businessmen complained looters operated with impunity. Mayor Stokes ordered a 9 pm to 6 am curfew and said enforcement would be strict and equitable with newsmen briefly barred.
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Cleveland
Stokes
Nevada meat plant probe faults federal health survey
Nevada legislative inquiry finds a federal report on meat processing in 1967 inadequate and false. It notes only two of 14 plants were inspected thoroughly and four plants were found to pose health hazards, later corrected to standard levels in a follow up. Governor Laxalt pressed the investigation, led by Arthur Palmer, to assess USDA actions.
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Carson City
UPI
Nevada
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Congress
Partisan
Laxalt
Palmer
Kremlin Increases Pressure On Czechoslovakia
Moscow intensifies war games and launches a sharp press campaign to end Prague liberalization efforts while seeking a quiet compromise with new Czech leadership. The Kremlin insists it will not permit a overthrow of 20 years of Communist rule risking Western alignment and eastern security.
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Moscow
UPI
Kremlin
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Gear Malfunction Forces Return Of Western Airlines Flight 61
A Western Airlines 720 B jet returned to McCarran Airport shortly after takeoff around 10 am when hydraulic oil system failure prevented gear retraction. Passengers were rebooked on other flights to Los Angeles. the Minneapolis origin flight had stops in Salt Lake City and Las Vegas before final arrival.
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Western Airlines Flight 61
McCarran Airport
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
Salt Lake City
Las Vegas
Dismissal Of Gun Charges Against Vegan Under Study
U S District Judge Roger D Foley heard a motion to dismiss indictments against Las Vegas casino dealer Willam J Springer charged with possession of dozens of unlawful and unregistered machineguns rifles and pistols The defense argues the firearms law is unconstitutional Springer 44 indicted November 1967 following a raid in which weapons including foreign and domestic models were seized He is free on 300 bond pending trial Agents described the cache as large enough to start a war.
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U.S
Roger D. Foley
Las Vegas
Harry Claiborne
Foley
Willam J. Springer
Serenada Ave
Springer
Charming Grandmother Nabbed As Bank Bandit in Big City Heist
Ida Katherine Knutson, 67, described as attractive and charming, was arrested for a 749 dollar robbery at a Bank of America branch in San Francisco. FBI and Helena police traced her from a bank photo to a San Francisco apartment, then through the Pacific Northwest to Montana. She was taken to Butte for arraignment.
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Ida Katherine Knutson
San Francisco
Knutson
Butte
U.S
Bank of America
FBI
Helena
Mont
Jack Williams
Pacific Northwest
Montana
Hard Sell Presses Rockefeller Bid at Nevada Luncheon
Nevada's GOP delegation will cast votes for Nelson Rockefeller at a noon meeting. Governors Shafer of Pennsylvania and Love of Colorado arrived at McCarran Airport before 2 p.m. to speak at the Sands Hotel luncheon. Senator Percy urged support for Rockefeller at the Miami convention as The Times endorsed the New York governor.
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Nevada
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Pennsylvania
Raymond P. Shafer
Colorado
John A. Love
McCarran Airport
Sands Hotel
U. S
Charles Percy
GOP
Rockefeller
Miami
Weather Update: Partly Cloudy With Warm Temperatures
Partly cloudy today with gentle winds. The high reaches 105 degrees and the low 78. Yesterday peaked at 102 and bottomed at 77. Noontime humidity about 25 percent. Sunrise at 5 43, sunset at 7 51.
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Vera Krupp
Houssels
Sunset Road
County Commission
Rancho- Charleston
Ken Johann
County Planning Commission
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Jackie Hewitt
Desert Inn
Jackie
Gov
Paul Laxalt
The
Legislative Commission
Arthur Palmer
U.S. Report
Europe
Butte, Mont
John Burns
Burns
Inulhne Sun
Ann Landers
Eeery Arenes Editorial
Jimmy Snyder
Seshean
Paul Price
Society Sper
Peer EO Hee
Walter Winchell
New York Times
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Fremont
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