King Leads Mississippi Freedom March Through Belzoni
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led marchers past a burning cross and a Ku Klux Klan car toward Belzoni Mississippi. About 100 marchers rode into town joined by 300 locals for a post office march as Negroes queued to register to vote with federal registrars present. King left early to travel to Detroit for a speaking engagement.
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Belzoni
Miss
UPI
Martin Luther King Jr
Ku Klux Klan
King
Communist
Detroit
Probe Continues into Auto Death of Veran
Investigators press on over a drag racing incident outside Las Vegas that left 23 year old Donald Wayne Schlapkohl dead from head injuries sustained June 12 in a collision at Cheyenne and Walnut. The Vietnam veteran, married three weeks, worked for A G Williams Exterminating Co. Survived by wife Susan and his parents and brother, arrangements by Bunker Brothers Mortuary.
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Las Vegas
Nevada Highway Patrol
Donald Wayne Schlapkohl
Carroll St
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Schlapkohl
Cheyenne
Walnut Streets
A.G. Williams Exterminating Company
Upper Lake
Calif
Susan
Rudolf Schlapkoh
Orrin
Bunker Brothers Mortuary
Narcotics use in armed forces questioned by officials
Defense officials report Vietnam-era narcotics cases show only 44 incidents involving about 81 troops last year. They say most were experimental, not addictive, and deny the Senate claim of 10 000 to 15 000 addicts. Officials cite strong supervision and limited overseas access as reasons for low prevalence. Two Viet Nam cases involved marijuana only.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Saigon
Viet Nam
Roberts Baird
New York Haven
Senate Juvenile Luncom
Defense Department
United States
Viet m
Rockefeller Urges Local Mental Health Centers in Nevada
Mrs. Winthrop Rockefeller of New York told the Nevada Association for Mental Health that local community mental health centers are needed to meet state demand. She cited 560 patients in the Sparks State Hospital, a 600 bed facility, and suggested foster homes to avert overcrowding. Senator Howard W. Cannon and Lt. Gov. Paul Laxalt spoke to about 300 attendees at the annual dinner.
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Winthrop Rockefeller
New York
Nevada Association For Mental Health
Rockefeller
National Organization
Flamingo Hotel
Sparks
Nevada
Neddetnis
Howard W. Cannon
Paul Laxalt
State Association
German dairies consolidate reducing count in 15 years
Munich reports a shift to fewer larger dairies in Germany. Numbers drop from 5000 to 2500 while output and product variety increase. Germany imports dairy machinery and equipment, with the United States ranking fourth among suppliers.
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Munich
Germany
United States
Huge Hunt For Lost AF Plane
Six Las Vegas based Civil Air Patrol aircraft joined a large search for a missing Air Force twin engine plane with Maj. Lawrence E. Smith and Capt. Donald K. McCormick aboard. The plane disappeared after leaving Moffett Field bound for Nellis Air Force Base.
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Las Vegas
Air Force
Lawrence E. Smith
Cupertino
Calif
Donald K. McCormick
San Jose
More Trouble Brews Up For Greyhound Line
Western Greyhound faced a new strike threat from its mechanics union as the drivers consider a settlement to end a five week long strike. Fred Martin of Automotive Machinists Local 1305 said the union rejected a 20 cent hourly wage rise for three years. Mechanics earned $4.36 and 14 cents an hour after a 50 cent last year ceiling.
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Terday
Mechanics
Drivers’ Union
Fred Martin
Automotive Machinists Local 1305
Western Greyhound
Martin
Riot Quiet As Police Guard Loudon Motorcycle Weekend
In Laconia police and NH National Guard prepared for a repeat riot risk during a motorcycle racing weekend near Loudon. About 25 arrests on Friday and Saturday for speeding drunkenness or loud pipes, with last year’s Hell's Angels linked riots cited.
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Laconia
N.H
UPI
Loudon
Concord
New Hampshire National Guard
Wendell Reisch
Hell’s Angels of California
Fliers Escape Death After Night in Alkali Lake Mud
Two Washington men, John Goulet and Don Goulet, landed their Cessna 140 in a desert mud lake near Cedarville, California. They hiked 18 miles to a telephpone, reported their location, and were rescued after repairs. No injuries were reported.
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Cedarville
Calif
UPD
Washington
California
John Goulet
Tacoma
Don Goulet
Pasco
Reno
Hill
Beetles Trapped Avoiding Light In Ship Cargo
Baltimore inspector E J Ford Jr adapts the Berlese funnel to detect khapra beetles and other tiny insects in ships holds and cargoes. The tool supplements visual searches by exploiting the beetle's tendency to shy away from light, aiding quarantine efforts.
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Baltimore
E. J. Ford Jr
Republicans Predict Senate Gains and House Pickup Forecast
GOP state chairmen heard forecasts from Sen. Thurston Morton and John Mills that Republicans could gain six to nine Senate seats and 30 to 50 House seats in the 1966 elections. Parkinson chaired the session as Bliss urged clearing unfinished business for autumn campaigns ahead of the November elections.
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Washington
UPI
GOP
U.S. Senate
House
Thurston B. Morton
Kentucky
John F. Mills
Congressional Campaign Committee
California
Gaylord Parkinson
Ray C. Bliss
Republican National Committee
Parkinson
Mills
Morton
Senate
Congress
Ripon Society
Boston
Firefighters struggle to contain 92 000 acre California blaze
Officials in Santa Barbara say the Los Padres National Forest fire covering 92 000 acres may not be contained until 6 p.m. despite 103 miles of containment lines. Rough terrain threatens finish before rising temperatures and lower humidity return Monday.
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Santa Barbara, Calif
Stand Continued: Clark County tightens search for missing boy
The sheriff faces budget strains as Nellis helicopters prove costly for steep slopes. County pledges to raise funds publicly if needed. Marines Air Force Bert Webb and Sierra Madre searchers join hundreds of residents in rugged mountains seeking Larry. The community shares the boy's fear and hopes for his return.
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Nellis Air Base
Clark County
Air Force
Bert Webb
Sam
Joe
Sierra Madre
Larry
Bathing Cap Rentals Rise At City Pool
Henderson city recreation director Alex Callahan announced bathing cap rentals at the public pool will increase to 20 cents starting Monday. Caps are legally required and previously provided by the recreation department for ten cents, but losses by borrowers prompted the raise. When returned, 10 cents will be refunded at the ticket window.
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Henderson
Alex Callahan
Callahan
Recreation Department
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