Firebomb Attack Targets Black Homes in Sunflower County
Allen Cooper a COFO worker from Albuquerque and volunteers John Robinson 23 from Los Angeles and James Harris a local Negro tell of a Molotov bomb attack on the Freedom House in Sunflower County. They say two devices were thrown through a back window as residents slept. no injuries reported and a Molotov cocktail was seized by police. The incident follows a federal court order barring the county registrar from discriminatory acts.
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Relatives of Harlow sue over authorized biography
Relatives of the late Jean Harlow file suits in Independence Missouri seeking damages up to 8 million dollars over the biography Harlow An Intimate Biography by Irving Shulman. The action comes after another 9 million dollar suit by Dr Montclair Carpenter alleging privacy invasion libel and ridicule.
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Quake Toll Rises in Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest earthquake death toll rose to seven as Eugene E. Goulet, 3, of Seattle, died in a hospital. Goulet worked for the State Agriculture Department and was injured when a water tower toppled at the Fisher flour mill. Debris killed another person, while a third died when a building collapsed. four others suffered heart attacks.
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Duchess Skips World Premiere
Paris UPI Duchess of Windsor daughter of King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson will not attend the world premiere of A King's Story in London. She stays with her ailing husband in Paris as doctors advise against travel and the Duke's eye operation recovery continues.
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River Breaks Dike Flooding Farms North of Quincy
Mississippi River breached the Indian Graves Levee near Quincy injuring no one but flooding 60 families and $4 million in farmland. The break eased pressure on other levees while floodwaters rose in Hannibal and Niota as volunteers raced to shore up barriers in 90 degree heat.
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Booby Trap Kills Houston Chronicle Editor in Auto
Melvin L. Steakley aged 37 editor of religion for the Houston Chronicle was killed when a gun wired to the clutch of his 1964 Volkswagen auto fired as he pressed the clutch after leaving work. Police test the weapon and mount while witnesses are questioned.
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Johnson Walks at White House as Dominican Tensions Rise
President Johnson, amid Dominican revolt concerns, enjoyed 70 degree sun on a White House stroll with reporters and two dogs. He met early with top advisers including Dean Rusk and Robert McNamara, then walked again with a press corps. remarks were off the record.
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Ellsworth Bunker
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Platform call ends meeting with push for anti Communist party
The Con gress of Conservatives wrapped a three day meeting with a pledge to form a national anti Communist party. Delegates plan an advance committee to foster new state parties support existing independents and back a national committee and candidates. The 16 point program calls for freeing Cuba from Communists and capturing related operatives. It urges reestablishing mainland China government end federal subversion and break ties with Russia and East European satellites. It also seeks to reallocate immigration and repeal parts of the federal tax and government operations.
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