Abernathy Attends Congressional Meeting On Poor People's Disruption
The Rev. Ralph David Abernathy met with 70 lawmakers and urged that disruption be used only as a last resort. A bipartisan committee will be formed to mediate as up to 4,000 demonstrators descend on Washington. The campaign seeks 24 million jobs over four years and receives backing from the United Steelworkers union. More than 100 marchers later testified to support American Indian land issues before Senate committees.
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R-N
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Rayburn
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Sampson
Southern Christian Leadership Council
Senate Interior Committee
Manhattan Island
George McGovern
D-S.d
Henry Jackson
Wash
Con Surfer Plans Lectures on Crime Doesn’t Pay
Jaueph Murphy, jailed in Fort Lauderdale, announced from his cell a lecture series titled Crime Doesn’t Pay while he fights charges in the murders of two secretaries, Terry Rae Frank and Annalie Marie Mohn, found near Whisky Creek canal. He cites criminal reform goals and notes convicts’ perspectives may influence the public more than police. Murphy previously served time at Riker Island for the Star O. India jewel heist.
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Fila
UPI
Jaueph the
Murphy
Whisky Creek
Pneumonia Kills Tenth Transplant Patient
United Press International reports St Luke’s Hospital in Houston said John M. Stuckwish, 62, the world’s tenth heart transplant recipient to die, succumbed to pneumonia and organ failure after a transplant May 7. Four of 14 global transplants have survived. Philip Blaiberg in South Africa is the only one discharged.
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Houston
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Cape Town
South Africa
Philip Blaiberg
London
Paris
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Alpine
Tex
West Texas
Tahiti Moorea Channel Swim Sets First Known Transocean Record
An American swimmer completed the 22 mile Tahiti to Moorea crossing in a first known attempt. Morad’s time stood at 19 hours. Separate unions announced continuing strikes and wage talks with weekly action as 38,000 bus workers in Liverpool and 22,000 counter clerks sought improved pay and recognition.
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Moorea
Fran
Morad
Nistrative Workers’ Union
Bees Must Go Declared By Local Vegan
Mrs. Robert Law spoke before city commissioners urging a neighbor be banned from keeping bees in his adjoining yard. Chief Deputy Attorney George Ogilvie said the ordinance is unclear but does not currently prohibit beekeeping in an A-1 zone. The bee owner pledged to remove the insects, and a committee was named to study the legalities.
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E. Cottonwood
George Ogilvie
Oran Grayson
Ogilvie
Two Nellis Airmen Charged in Grand Larceny Case
Two 21 year old Nellis Air Force Base airmen were charged with grand larceny after deputies traced items stolen from Montgomery Ward to Jerry Grant and Lester Stephens. Grant admitted taking items and led officers to his car where 18 store tapes were found along with rings watches record albums and earrings reportedly from a base shipment.
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Strip Hotel Looting Continues With 8000 Missing
Deputies report about 8000 dollars in losses yesterday from Strip plusheries, bringing 16000 dollars stolen in 48 hours. No forced entry signs. pass key suspected. Multiple victims include Mitzi Rosner of North Hollywood and guests from Michigan, Denver, with jewelry, cash and travelers checks taken.
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Robert Lee
Ann Arbor
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City Agrees To Disagree On Building
City commissioners Wednesday rejected a cooperative proposal with the Housing Authority of Las Vegas to buy the 244 unit Las Vegas Manor from the FHA. The HA sought city cooperation to remove the property from the tax roll and to provide low rent housing for elderly and low income families.
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Las Vegas
FHA
Las Vegas Manor
Used Car Lot Manager Held For Embezzling
Deputies jailed 36 year old William Brockett of 700 North Main Street on embezzlement charges. Car City owner Richard Gribb of San Jose said a bogus call led him to check records where $7000 cash was found missing over 75 days at a Boulder Highway lot. Brockett reportedly fled after a phone scam meeting was arranged.
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British Engineers Strike Over Wage Freeze Stirs Nation
Three million striking engineers halted factories shipyards and power plants across Britain in protest against wage controls. A sympathy strike shut down newspapers while Prime Minister Harold Wilson faced a tough political test as Parliament backed his wage price policy by a 205 to 42 vote. Barbara Castle presented the productivity bill in Commons.
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UPS
Britain
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French con man noted for 32 quarts claim
A Paris report suggests a con man touted 32 quarts in a scheme, contrasted with 23 in Switzerland and 16 in West Germany and Italy, highlighting cross border differences in alleged quantities.
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West Germany
Italy
Las Vegas Authority Criticizes Spending and Waste
A Las Vegas writer attacks the Las Vegas Convention Authority for absorbing every dollar it receives and returning nothing to taxpayers. He urges trimming a $12,000 surplus and placing Authority members on a starvation budget to restore value and contribution to the economy.
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Las Vegas Convention Authority
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Right Wing Students Back French Rule Amid Paris Crisis
About 1500 right wing students marching in Paris supported the government amid a student revolt that shut down the Sorbonne and several provinces. They demanded control of schools and deportation of Daniel Cohn-Bendit while Pompidou offered concessions to end nightly violence as de Gaulle stayed in Romania.
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Action Francaise
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Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Romania
Bucharest
Sorbonne
University of Paris
Nantes
Georges Pompidou
Marc Zamansky
Paris Science Department
Air Crash Death Toll Disputed Over Vietnam Evacuation
A South Vietnamese spokesman said estimates of 156 dead in the C130 downing near Kham Duc are too high and that likely half that number were aboard. U.S. officials called reports of 150 Vietnamese and six Americans as speculative as rescuers search for missing evacuees. The four engine transport was among planes and helicopters lost during the North Vietnamese attack on the camp.
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API
U.S
A.s
Kham Duc
Burlesque Historical Society Plans Museum
New York hosts a Burlesque Historical Society forming to collect funds and materials for a dedicated burlesque museum. The group aims to preserve performance history and artifacts for public display.
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Burlesque Museum
New York
The
Burlesque Historical Society
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