Sermon Disruption by Sirhan Sirhan in Las Vegas Church
Pastor Rev. Douglas A. Harrell said Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, the Kennedy assassination suspect, entered the First Methodist Church of Las Vegas and caused a muffled disturbance during the service. He appeared tranquil and subdued, muttering unintelligibly, and mingled at coffee hour before leaving.
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Sirhan Bishara
Las Vegas
Sen
Robert Kennedy
Los Angeles
First Methodist Church of
South Third St
Douglas A. Harrell
Harrell
Sirhan
Harri
Viet Cong Step Up Assaults On U S Holdings In Vietnam
UPI reports renewed fighting around Khe Sanh as North Vietnamese troops ambushed a U S truck convoy and Marines fought a hill position. A Viet Cong rocket barrage on downtown Saigon killed five and wounded 23 in the early hours, as the region endures the tenth straight night of rocket attacks.
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U.S
Vietnam
Saigon
UPI
Khe Sanh
Truong Minh Giang Street
Raymond Wilkinson
Highway 9
Ca Lu
Truck Camper Blast Injures Seven at Las Vegas Gas Station
Seven people were injured in a late night explosion and fire at the Save-A-More gas station on 617 Las Vegas Blvd South. Victims include Miles Gibbons, his wife Ella, stepson Evelyn Distefano and James, and daughters Sheila Gina and Nicole all of Provo Utah. A butane heater in the camper ignited two 20 gallon gasoline tanks.
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Las Vegas
Miles Gibbons
Ella
Evelyn Distefano
James
Shelia
Gina
Nicole
Provo
Utah
Las Vegas Blvd
Poor People’s March in Washington Draws Mixed Reactions
A Harris survey shows white opposition to the Poor People’s Campaign and strong black support. About 10 to 11 percent of Negroes backed the effort initially while whites opposed it by 1 to 29 percent amid fears of violence despite nonviolence pledges. A national cross section finds 54 percent of whites uneasy about potential racial violence.
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Washington
Martin Luther King Jr
Weather and public opinion on major marches
Partly cloudy today with a 78 high and 53 low. noontime humidity 37 percent. Younger people favored the march and encampment, older respondents opposed it, and education level shaped views with better educated whites more supportive. Opposition among low income whites reached 77 to 23 percent amid calls for economic aid for the poor. The piece references the original 1963 Washington and 1965 Selma marches.
Tito Bows To Rebel Student Demands With Reforms
Belgrade president Josip Broz Tito, after a lengthy radio address, vowed social and educational reforms and said he would resign if unable to satisfy student demands. He blamed the unrest on himself and the Communist Party and urged Belgrade University students to return to class. Students quickly accepted his guarantees and left occupied university buildings.
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Belgrade
UPI
Josip Broz Tito
Tito
Communist Party
Harvard historian urges Hruska ouster from violence commission
Historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. says Sen Roman L Hruska should resign from Johnson's violence commission due to his opposition to gun controls. Schlesinger also calls Eric Hoffer to quit for comments dismissing American responsibility for Kennedy's assassination.
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Washington
UPI
Roman L. Hruska
Johnson
Commission On Violence In America
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr
Sen
Hruska
Schlesinger
Harvard
White House
John F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Nebraska
Senate
Eric Hoffer
U.S. Chamber Urges Tax Bill Passage
A special committee of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce urged Congress to approve a tax bill raising the income tax surcharge to 11 percent and cutting federal spending by six billion dollars to avert a potential financial crisis. The House-Senate conference committee approved the measure, with action set for June 19, and telegrams urged swift enactment to preserve economic stability and U.S. leadership.
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UPI
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Congress
House
Senate
Chamber
United States
Free World
Winton M. Blount
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