Chicago Riots Flare Anew Amid Crowd Violence
In Chicago violence erupted as crowds in a Puerto Rican area vandalized property after a marslight atop a police car sparked unrest. Carlos Castro, 22, was hit by a rock. three squad cars were struck. Police avoided mass arrests, and Commander William Coesfeld held talks with community leaders to deter further clashes. Police Chief Orlando Wilson ordered a policeman removed after a disputed night.
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Carlos Castro
William Coesfeld
13Th Police District
West Division Street
Coesfeld
Orlando W. Wilson
Raymond A. Howard
Howard
Wilson
Freedom March Grows Wetter as Leaders Clash
About 150 demonstrators trudged through a thunderstorm on the Mississippi Freedom March ninth day near Oakland. Floyd McKissick arrived to take over from Martin Luther King Jr, denying dissension while factions from CORE SCLC MFDP and SNCC weighed strategy and voter registration efforts in nearby counties.
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Floyd McKissick
Congress of Racial Equality
Martin Luther King Jr
Chicago
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CORE
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
MFDP
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
SNCC
California brush fire swells to 28000 acres as forces battle blaze
More than 2000 firefighters including 250 Indian smoke jumpers from Arizona and New Mexico fight a large brush and timber fire in Los Padres National Forest. The blaze sparked by a Saturday plane crash has burned 28000 acres, threatening Bates Ridge as temperatures stay hot and winds rise. Helicopters and aerial tankers assist while ground crews use bulldozers to shore up lines. Two airmen died in the crash and two survivors are identified. one inmate helper is injured. Navy aid from Point Mugu joins state crews on the fire lines.
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New Mexico
U.S. Forest Service
Sierra Madre Ridge
Here
Robert Coath Jr
John E. Paine
San Diego
Calif
California Department of Corrections
Navy
Point Mugu
Forest Service
Cab Ordinance Contested and Company Demand for Fair Ground
A contested cab ordinance prompts debate over balancing rules with rival firms. Whittlesea’s business scope remains limited as officials seek even conditions across operators.
Search Ends for Larry Jeffrey Amid Cab Control Debate
The search for Larry Jeffrey is concluded with officials citing physical impossibility and thanking law agencies and volunteers. County grants 32 operating units and 11 extras for big weekends. nearest rivals Checker and Yellow receive 45 cabs. Deputy Dist Atty John Porter notes PSC must approve changes. ordinance aims to limit cabs to settle a cab strike and push arbitration on other issues.
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Checker
John Porter
PSC
Teamsters
Golden Spike Hotel-Casino Plan Delays Downtown Parking Meters
City will keep meters in UP parking lot until a 72 hour vacate notice from Scott is received. The project, dubbed Golden Spike, is tied to a 12 or 13 story hotel casino with design by Zick and Sharp. Partners Harris Sharp and Walter Zick have worked with Scott on land ventures.
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Art Trelease
Scott
Milton Prell
King’s Crown Tally Ho
Zick and Sharp
Harris P. Sharp
Walter F. Zick
Scott Corporation
Sam Boyd
Mint Hotel
Bank hold up suspect nabbed by FBI
Morris D. McGaughey, 39, was arrested at a Boulder Highway motel by FBI agents for the Friday Bank of Nevada Charleston Plaza robbery. He operated Searchlight Advertising Co. in the room. $1,867 was taken. He was arraigned before U.S. Commissioner Angus Blad and held on $15,000 bond.
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Bank of Nevada
FBI
Morris D. McGaughey
Boulder Highway
Searchlight Advertising Co
Dean Elson
McGaughey
U.S
Angus
Courts Oder FBI to Tell How It Bugs Black Case
The FBI was ordered to explain its bugging method in the Black tax case. The operation in 1963 spanned three months around grand jury proceedings in Kansas City, with the trial moved to Washington at Black’s request. Baker faces larceny and tax evasion charges next January. Black received 15 months to four years plus a $10,000 fine for tax evasion. The government says the conviction rests on IRS materials. prosecutors had access to FBI reports and discussions between Black and his lawyer. The department will submit all facts for review.
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Black
Kansas City
Washington
Baker
Internal Revenue
FBI
Communist Regiment Smashed in Central Highlands Jungle Battle
In a two day clash in the Central Highlands paratroopers cleared Communist forces as Capt Bill Carpenter and Charlie Company fought their way out. The death toll rose to about 804 with 432 tons of explosives dropped by B52 bombers. Meanwhile Viet Cong shadows ambushed a South Vietnamese ranger unit near Kontum while a U.S. helicopter was shot down and two aircraft were lost in air raids over North Vietnam.
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Bill Carpenter
Charlie Company
Central Highlands
U.S
Tan Chanh- Kontum
Kontum
Viet Nam
Mu Gia Pass
Dong Hoi
Trains Collide Near Bombay Killing Dozens
A fatal train crash near Bombay in heavy rain left between 52 and 60 dead and about 100 injured as two suburban trains collided at a grade crossing. Eyewitnesses say one train rear-ended the other as it was diverted. Rescuers used blow torches to reach the victims. The railway offered compensation to victims' families.
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Bombay
India
UPI
Here
Central Railway
Thana
Victoria Station
FDA to regulate diet foods and vitamins to protect buyers
U S Food and Drug Commissioner James L Goddard announced forthcoming regulations on diet foods vitamins and supplements to curb consumer deception He said the government must protect buyers not dictate products and urged limits on childrens aspirin per container to prevent accidental poisoning The standards will cover low calorie foods fortified products and multi vitamin and mineral supplements.
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UPI
Food and Drug
James L. Goddard
Goddard
Woman's National Democratic Club
FDA
World Briefs Roundup From Geneva to Moscow
South Viet Nam said Communist incursions hinder its development and called for action at a United Nations conference. A Korean War turncoat and his family prepared to sail to the United States. SAS pilots struck, halting many flights. The Soviet Union claimed near total voter turnout with 829 437 voting against official candidates.
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UPI
South Viet Nam
United Nations
Nguyen le Giang
Saigon
International Labor Organization
Hong Kong
Clarence C. Adams
United States
Memphis
Tenn
Moscow
Soviet Union
National Briefs Summary of May Wholesale Prices
The May wholesale price index remained unchanged, signaling stability in a key economic indicator. Harold Dainter lost a custody rehearing in Des Moines, with the court citing his home life as unstable. The Sierra Club faces a federal tax exemption challenge over two Grand Canyon dam projects. The U.S. contempt trial of Imperial Wizard Robert M. Shelton continued in Washington court until September 12.
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UPI
Des Moines, Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court
Harold Dainter
California
San Francisco
UPS
Sierra Club
National Conservation Organization
Grand Canyon
Club
New York Times
Washington Post
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Bridge Canyon
Robert M. Shelton
United Klans of America, Inc
U.S. District Court
Critical Arms Race Talks Reach a Critical Stage in Geneva
Britain's chief negotiator Lord Chalfont warned the 17 nation disarmament talks had entered a critical stage as the summer session opened in Geneva after a six week recess. He said progress is essential or the talks' future could be at risk and suggested focusing on topics beyond banning spread of nuclear weapons if needed.
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UPI
Britain
Lord Chalfont
Chalfont
Humphrey Warns Mayors On National Slum Problem
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey told U S mayors that American cities face a nationwide slum problem described as slumism. He defined slumism as poverty illiteracy disease discrimination frustration and anger from those outside affluence and urged cooperation beyond any single community to address it.
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Dallas
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Legislature approves lake Tahoe pollution loan plan
Sacramento UPS reports the Assembly approved a $2 million loan to fund sewage treatment facilities aimed at preventing pollution at the Lake Tahoe north end. The aid targets the North Lake Tahoe Public Utility District and Tahoe City Public Utility District, contingent on their matching $1.4 million. The bill goes back to the Senate after amendments. Earlier in the session a South Lake Tahoe pollution bill was enacted and signed by Gov. Edmund G. Brown.
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Sacramento
UPS
Assembly
Lake Tahoe
North Lake
Senate
Mile High
Edmund G. Brown
Cuban Wrestler Defects to United States in San Juan
Juan Pablo Vega Romero a 22 year old Cuban wrestling team member defected during the Central American Olympic Games in San Juan Puerto Rico and was granted political asylum in the United States. He reportedly escaped the Olympic village Eluding guards and hid in San Juan before seeking asylum. He had arrived with 364 Cuban athletes as the games opened after their steamer voyage from Cuba.
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San Juan
P.R
UPI
Juan Pablo Vega Romero
United States
la Virtudes
William T. McConarty
Vega Romero
McConarty
Cuba
Surveyor In One Last Photo Fling
Pasadena scientists at Jet Propulsion Laboratory prepare final pictures from the Surveyor Moon robot. Lunar sunset, at 8 a.m. PDT, will plunge temperatures to over 250 degrees below zero. The last picture session would begin after midnight and run as long as camera signals arrive, with praise for the battery’s reliability.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Kennedy weighs cutting food aid to Palestine Liberation Army units
UPI reports Sen. Edward M. Kennedy D Massachusetts is examining the possibility of halting food aid to Arab refugees serving within the Palestine Liberation Army as U S policy shifts amid broader regional concerns.
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U.S
Washington
UPI
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Palestine Liberation Army
Weisman Improves After Beverly Hills Fracas with Sinatra
Frederick R. Weisman, 54, who suffered a skull fracture in a Polo Lounge confrontation with Frank Sinatra, showed improvement at Mt. Sinai Hospital. He remained conscious and recognized family. doctors described his condition as serious but progress as satisfactory after cranial surgery.
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Calif
UPI
Frederick R. Weisman
Frank Sinatra
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Weisman
Hunt Foods, Inc
Norton Simon
Beverly Hills Hotel
Sinatra
Dean Martin
Martin
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