Nationwide Marches Proclaim Justice for Selma Racism Victims
Tens of thousands across the United States and Canada joined marches and prayers for the Selma voting rights campaign and to mourn the slain Rev. James Reed. Large crowds gathered from Harlem to Boston, with several cities reporting thousands in demonstrations and minor clashes.
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Clergymen Appeal to Conscience After Selma Slaying
Clergymen across the country urged conscience in sermons commemorating the beating death of Rev. James Reed, a Boston Unitarian Universalist minister, in Selma Alabama. Prominent clergy including Cardinal Shehan and cantors of diverse faiths urged penance, empathy, and action against racial hatred and injustice.
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King vows Selma march will go on despite arrests
Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. said marchers will reach the courthouse in Selma on Monday despite local authorities threatening arrests. He spoke after arriving at O'Hare in Chicago and at a South Side news conference, predicting Gov. Wallace will resist the voter registration drive.
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Island Bases of Viet Reds Smeared by Sneak Air Raid
Vietnamese air force commander Ky led 26 Skyraider bombers in a strike on Tiger Islands off North Vietnam with radar sites and barracks destroyed. U.S. pilots Col Ralph Newman and another colonel joined. jets provided flak cover as North Vietnam protested to the international commission.
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Fulbright Warns on Deeper Soviet Involvement in Viet Nam
Senator J William Fulbright expresses fear that the Soviet Union could become more deeply involved in the Viet Nam crisis. He backs current U S goals and a negotiated settlement while opposing broad congressional debate and any U S ground forces. He supports limited cooperation with the Soviet bloc to ease tensions.
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Violent Quake Shocks Lahore and Western Pakistan
A strong earthquake struck western Pakistan near the Afghanistan border sending hundreds fleeing. Seismologists estimated shallow damage and light casualties while Lahore clock towers froze at 3 25 p.m. as electricity outages spread.
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Wallace Explains Melee Police Were for Protection
Gov. George Wallace defended state troopers actions in Selma on CBS Face the Nation saying they used minimal force to stop a 600 person march to Montgomery. He cited tear gas and clubs, injuries, and demanded investigations into alleged brutality and Communist infiltration.
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World Briefs Summary of Global Political Developments
Reports from Warsaw Paris Lagos and Buenos Aires cover Vatican Ecumenism prospect Chinese criticism of U.S. policy Nigerian violence before local polls Peronists edging ahead in Argentina. Cardinal Wyszynski to Rome. Johnson criticized. De Gaulle supporters lead local results. Enugu attack on Independent candidate. Peronists gain in 5,080 of 46,616 precincts with 420,418 votes versus Illia’s UCRP 399,519.
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Arctic cold and storm lines sweep plains and Midwest
Arctic air brought light snow to the northern plains with a Weather Bureau forecast for more snow overnight. A separate system dropped snow from Colorado to Michigan, with Indiana and Michigan already snowing at midday. In Hollywood, Elizabeth Taylor’s father Francis Taylor improved after a cerebral hemorrhage at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital. In San Diego, Mrs Reich, wife of a Marine major, won permission to stay on Okinawa with her husband after the U.S. Civil Administration overridden a marine ruling.
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Hardrock bargaining shapes steel contract talks in Pittsburgh
Industry talks in steel’s basic sector move to money issues described as hard rock bargaining. USW officials push for substantial wage gains amid industry counter statements urging a fair share of profits. Negotiations proceed as firms announce price raises on specialty steels with an April 30 contract expiry and potential strike if no agreement.
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Reverend Jim Reed Mourned by All Souls Church in Washington
The Rev James J Reed slain in Selma is remembered at All Souls Unitarian Church Washington with an overflow crowd. Dr Duncan Howlett denounces Alabama Gov George Wallace as unjust and criticizes President Johnson for a White House meeting with Wallace.
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