Red Helicopters Slam Civilian Cover at Khe Sanh Slope
UPI reports renewed North Vietnamese helicopter activity near Khe Sanh and three allied forts south of the DMZ. U.S. Marines hold the ridge fortress as 131 Communists die in a hill battle while Westmoreland calls helicopter use a new tactic. 11 Marines are killed and 30 wounded in the latest clash.
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U.S
Khe Sanh
Dmz
Tokyo
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
U.S. Army
U.S. 3Rd Marine 4Th Regiment
Thousands Rally to Aid Poor in Washington Assembly
Mrs. King spoke after reading a telegram from the Kennedy widow as thousands urged action on poverty. She said violence stems from hunger and neglect of medical care, urging broader measures to relieve suffering among workers and the poor.
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Mrs. King
Robert F. Kennedy
Nevada Governor urges fair housing law against discrimination
Gov. Laxalt calls for state level action after a Nevada wide investigation found widespread housing discrimination in Las Vegas and Clark County. The plan requests a Nevada fair housing law mirroring federal provisions, prohibiting real estate sale and apartment rental discrimination and allowing complaints to state agencies or courts. Abernathy quotes demand justice as King era protest continues with Christlike calls for equality.
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Las Vegas
Clark County
Nevada
Six skulls found dumped in city garbage site
Malik described six skulls with skin and hair in places and teeth visible. He noted no necks, wondered if the remains were from cadavers or grave robbing, and said the skulls would be sent to Ohio State University for age and identification studies.
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Malik
Ohio State University Department of Anthropology
Johnson Signs Crime Bill Despite Notable Shortcomings
President Johnson approved the crime bill after studies by Ramsey Clark and J Edgar Hoover and amid Senate support 72 to 4 and House 368 to 17. He praised the 400 million federal aid to police while criticizing channeling funds through states and urged community scrutiny of enforcement. He urged backing for police as they fight crime nationwide.
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Supreme Court
Atty
Ramsey Clark
Clark
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
14-Year-Old Visitor Dies In Pool Incident
A 14-year-old visitor from New Orleans Doakes Juarez Leroy drowned in a Strip motel pool yesterday after playing with another child. He sank to the bottom around 3 p.m. Rescue attempts failed and his body was taken to Sunset Mortuary for shipment to New Orleans for funeral.
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New Orleans
Juarez Leroy Doakes
Sunset Mortuary
Wild Spree In Alabama Ends In Death Of Boy
A two state pursuit ended when 29 year old Joseph McCants was shot as he fled into a swamp after a crash near Graceville Florida. Inside a wrecked truck officers found 3 year old Francis Lee Fortune dead from a gunshot. Two other children injured. Policeman Horace Patterson critically wounded. McCants, a former mental hospital patient, captured and hospitalized.
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Grangeburg
Ala
UPI
Alabama
Joseph McCants
Graceville
Fla
McCants
Francis Lee Fortune
Horace E. Patterson
Francis
Doralyne
Scotty
Gracevile
Florida
Southeastern General Hospital
Dothan
LV Firemen Seek Bargaining Reform Through Fact-Finding
A Las Vegas IAFF local fights to remove the no strike clause and push binding arbitration for public safety workers. The 9th District report urges robust collective bargaining, with a focus on fair pay, hours, and improved overtime rules amid city funding limits and legislative hurdles.
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City Hall
9Th District
Harry Williams
Portland
Ore
Las Vegas
IAFF
Love Triangle Narco Suspect Nabbed at Nellis Chapel
Clark County deputies arrest 24 year old Chris Desilvestri at the Nellis Air Force Base chapel after he threatens to kill two people tied to a girlfriend. He, a civilian, is booked on fugitive and narcotics charges from California. No injuries reported.
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Clark County Sheriff's Deputies
Nellis Air Force Base
Chris Desilvestri
Clark County
California
Desilvestri
Air Force
Nevada grave yields body of wanted bank robber
The grave in Nevada is reported to hold the body of a man sought on bank robbery charges in Newcastle California. The FBI lists Williams as a lifelong offender with multiple prison terms from other robberies. He was born in Oregon.
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Newcastle, Calif
FBI
Williams
Oregon
Friars Club rummy payoffs tale unfolds in court
Former Friars Club manager Ernest Allan testified he did receive money from indicted men after earlier statements claimed none. George Leach described a pegboard like peekhole device and named Friedman Richardson and others as allegedly involved in rigging games. Leach said he planned to fly to Los Angeles with a "joint" device to hack signals for the scheme.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Friars Club
FBI
Ernest Allan
Allan
George Leach
Maurice H. Friedman
Manuel Jacobs
Warner Richardson
Benjamin Teitelbaum
Johnny Rosselli
Leach
Friedman
Richardson
Bill Douglas
Las Vegas
Douglas
Maury
Experts Claim Antimissile Letdown Causes Blackmail
United States lawmakers debate the Sentinel ABM amid claims the Soviets deploy defensive missiles near Moscow and could use blackmail if ABM plans are dropped. Senator Hart argues reduced Chinese missile progress lowers need for ABM, while Senator Cooper and others say ABM is unreliable and costly with no lives saved. Defense Secretary Clifford cites ongoing talks but urges defense action.
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Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Defense
Clark Clifford
Senate
Moscow
Jackson
Sentinel Abm
United States
America
Hart
Cooper
Katzenbach Hits Guilt Rhetoric and Defends Social Revolution
In a prepared address to the Overseas Press Club U S Undersecretary of State Nicholas deB Katzenbach criticizes communal breastbeating after recent assassinations including Robert Kennedy and defends a major revolution to improve conditions for the Negro and the disadvantaged. He cautions allies and warns enemies that hesitating guilt expressions weaken the United States.
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New York
UPI
Nicholas Deb. Katzenbach
Overseas Press Club
Robert F. Kennedy
United States
Senate approves extra funds for summer jobs and Head Start
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted 13 9 to add 75 million for summer ghetto jobs and 25 million for Head Start as part of a 9.1 billion catchall supplemental. Javits and Yarborough led the drive amid House objections with previous rejection noted.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Appropriations Committee
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Senate
House
Southeast Asia
Javits
Shafer OKs funds to aid non public schools in Pennsylvania
Gov. Raymond Shafer signed a bill making Pennsylvania the first state to use tax funds for direct aid to non public and church related schools. The program, valued at 4.3 million dollars for 1968 69, targets about 1200 schools and 600000 students, with legal challenges anticipated from the ACLU.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Raymond P. Shafer
Pennsylvania
General Assembly
William C. Sennett
The
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Mail order gun sales tighten pickup rules
Chicago dispatch from UPI reports Sears, Montgomery Ward Roebuck and Co announce that firearms and ammunition ordered by mail or phone must be picked up in person. Both firms set a minimum purchase age of 21 and require the purchaser to collect goods at the store. Sears supports President Johnsons gun legislation. Ward vice president James Lutz cites social responsibility.
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Hicago
UPI
and Co
Sears
Montgomery Ward Roebuck and Co
Ward
Als
Johnson
James Lutz
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Saigon
Westmoreland
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Panhandle
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Kerner
Ralph David Abernathy
King
Resurrection City
Congress
White House
Abernathy
Platfom
Sterling Tucker
International Executive Board
Lowell
Paul Laxalt
George M. Harrison
Afl-Cio
Philip Carey
Xavier School of Industria Relations
1Arr
Hickey
Percy Bugbee
Nauonal Fire Protection Association
Awyward Jonson
League of Wisconsin Municipaliies
Gordon Anderson
Charles Hail
1AFF
Henry Navers
Grand Rapids, Mich
Thomas Kay
Flint, Mich
Love Triangle
Coast Narco
API
Sen
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Soviet Union
Katzenbach
Finge
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