Mansfield shifts on gun bill to back registration plan
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana endorses the Tydings proposal for universal firearm registration and owner licensing with photos and fingerprints within a year. The measure, among the strictest before Congress, would bar felons aliens and other groups from ownership and allow state preemption if laws are equally strong. Mansfield opposes NRA pressure and hopes Judiciary Committee action soon.
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UPI
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Montana
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National Rifle Association
NRA
Harold W. Glasen
United States
Tydings
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Maryland
Judiciary Committee
De Gaulle Frees Former Enemies to Save Power
De Gaulle pardons several jailed opponents including Salan after abducted leaders were linked to secret police. He frees nine more inmates from Saint Martin fortress on the Isle of Re and permits Bidault and Lacheroy to return from exile as he seeks Army support during France's crisis.
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Georges Bidault
Paris
Brazil
Belgium
Bidault
Col
Jean Lacheroy
Salan
Indochina
Algeria
Fifth Republic
Baden- Baden
West Germany
Kennedy family thanks nation as Edward Kennedy pledges to carry Bobby's principles
Sen Edward Kennedy and his mother thank the nation for sympathy after Robert Kennedy’s assassination. Edward says campaign colleagues will decide in private how to proceed, and the family will act publicly and privately to honor Bobby’s ideals. Mrs Kennedy expresses faith and resolve to carry forward his life’s work.
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Hyannis Port
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UPI
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Joseph P. Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy
Edward Fennedy
St. Patrick's Cathedral
New York
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Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
Senate Nears End In Major Tax Hike Battle
The Senate moves toward final action on a broad tax increase as part of a package with an $8 billion spending cut. The plan, retroactive to April 1 for individuals and January 1 for corporations, would raise the surtax by 7.5 percent and trigger immediate payroll deductions. It also aims to reduce government personnel by not filling vacancies to save costs.
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Johinson
Red Rocket Fire Pounds Saigon Area
Allied commanders issued an alert to counter enemy thrusts into Saigon as Viet Cong renewed shelling of Tan Son Nhut airbase and the city port area. Government spokesmen said only extremely light casualties in an operation near a rocket launching belt five miles north of Saigon. Three Viet Cong were captured. Rockets were brought from Cambodia and moved along the Mekong Delta to Saigon outskirts. U.S. radar pinpointed the launch site in a rice paddy region six miles south. artillery hit a large secondary explosion.
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Vietnam
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Mekong
Mule Train March Ends In Atlanta
The mule train caravan from Marks Mississippi to Washington is rerouted and set to finish its journey by train or truck with a dawn departure from Atlanta. Officials previously allowed limited highway use between 3 AM and 7 AM to ease traffic while 14 wagons moved under escort, despite a prior clash with Gov. Maddox over highway routing.
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Atlanta
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Douglasville
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Former women's downhill champion Erika Schinegger becomes Erik Schinegger
Erika Schinegger, 19, disclosed at a Vienna press conference that after four operations she is now recognized as a man named Erik Schinegger. He plans to resume racing next winter in skiing and bicycle events and hopes to compete for world titles or an Olympic medal.
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Puerto Ricans threaten one day strike in New York
About 4 000 Puerto Ricans marching for the Poor People’s campaign gathered at the Sylvan Theater near the Washington Monument and planned a possible one day work stoppage in New York to pressure for economic change. They wreath-layed at Arlington then joined by other groups. Gilberto Gerena Valentin warned of a city shutdown future action while Reverend Abernathy pressed for drastic government change.
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Spock and co defendants plan new appeal after verdict
Dr Benjamin Spock and three co defendants convicted of conspiring to counsel evasion of the draft face five year sentences and fines up to ten thousand dollars. They plan appeals arguing improper exclusion of Vietnam War legality and free speech protections.
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Boston
UPI
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U.S. Supreme Court
Ford
Hippies Gather In Colorado Mountains After End-Of-World Fizzled
Hundreds of hippies camp in Colorado’s foothills near Boulder after the predicted apocalyptic event failed to occur. They discuss living off the land and seeking government approval for an experimental farm.
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Boulder, Colo
Here
Chuck
Boulder
Tibet
Earth
Sugarloaf Mountain
United States
Anonymous Group Pledges Truth Via Telephone Call
Geary said he was unaware of the situation until yesterday as officials of the John Birch Society in Clark County faced a declined 1968 Grand Jury convening. Gene Sandusky, former JBS leader, called members patriotic citizens who see a conspiracy, but declined to name individuals.
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Gene Sandusky
JBS Section
Sandusky
Wes Montgomery Jazz Guitarist Dies at Home
New York UPI reports jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery died at home following illness. Montgomery, once less famous during his career, had three albums near the top of charts at his death. Survived by his two brothers Monk and Buddy, his wife also noted.
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UPI
Wes Montgomery
Montgomery
Monk
Buddy
Defense Chiefs Order FIT1s In Service Again
The Defense Department said some of the 42 F1 supersonic fighters grounded after a Vietnam era test program have been allowed to return to service. An Air Force statement did not specify how many resumed operation but cited adjusted performance as enabling the move.
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UPI
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Vietnam
United States
Honeymooning Couple Victims in Cable Car Accident
Shelton and Miss Kiander were riding together when the incident occurred. Shelton said the chair slid backward about 30 yards after they unbuckled the seat fastener to jump out as the cable broke, causing an 18 foot fall. He estimated 18 cars were ahead with their gas on.
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