Riots Rage Nationwide After King's Death Spur National Guard Deployment
Violent unrest flared in Baltimore Pittsburgh Nashville and more than a dozen cities after Dr Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated. Army troops and National Guardsmen moved in as curfews and patrols were imposed leaving 24 dead and over 1200 injured.
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Famous And Unknown Go To Atlanta For King Rites
Thousands gather in Atlanta for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. rites as services at Ebenezer Baptist Church precede the burial at South View Cemetery. Followers from Mississippi to California sleep in church basements, stay with families, or find hotel rooms, with some awaiting further arrangements for feeding, housing, and transport.
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Georgia
Stocks Post Solid Gain In Moderate Trading
The New York market rose in moderate volume after a weekend of racial violence. Gains outpaced losses by more than eight to five as glamour stocks jumped several points amid a cool trading session.
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Strike Halts Logan Athens Bus Service
Lake Shore drivers and maintenance men began a 6 p.m. Sunday strike affecting service between Columbus and Ohio cities Logan Newark Zanesville Athens Marietta Lima Chillicothe Cambridge Bridgeport. Lake Shore President Thomasson said operations are halted during the Local 1159 strike. A Logan station spokesman reported no buses through Logan since 6 p.m. Sunday with eight daily to Columbus and seven to Athens and Pompey via Logan.
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Jackson
Richmond Blast Kills 42 in Indiana Citywide Fire
Searchers found three more bodies raising the Richmond Indiana death toll to 42 after blasts and a blaze destroyed Marting Arms Co and Holthouse Furniture Store. Fire officials cited gunpowder shipments and a possible gas leak as factors. hundreds searched rubble as 18 remained hospitalized.
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Thousands March in Memphis for King Memorial and Garbagemen Strike
Thousands of mourners and civil rights leaders gathered outside a gray Memphis church for a silent march honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Coretta King and three King children joined from Atlanta with Harry Belafonte. National Guardsmen loomed nearby as marshals barred weapons. The march also supported garbagemen's bargaining demand, which remained unresolved despite efforts from James Reynolds. Authorities said one suspect remained at large in the King shooting case.
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Otto Shaw Residence Damaged By Blaze
Firefighters responded at 3:49 a.m. Sunday to the Otto A. Shaw residence on Route 180 where an apparent short in an electric range wiring started a wall and cupboard fire. Damage was confined to the kitchen of the two story frame house.
Supreme Court voids Lindbergh death penalty provision
The Supreme Court ruled the Lindbergh kidnapping death penalty clause unconstitutional in a 6-2 decision. It held that requiring jury recommendation discourages trial by jury and promotes guilty pleas by removing cases from juries.
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Supreme Court
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Nation observes day of mourning for Dr. King across nation
Eulogies and peaceful observances mark a national day of mourning proclaimed by President Johnson. Across cities from Memphis to Boston, thousands attend services and marches honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as Pope Paul VI and U Thant issue messages of sympathy and resolve.
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Trout Derby Draws Over 200 Anglers
Over 200 anglers entered the 2nd annual Trout Derby at Cedar Falls State Park with about 100 of 500 stocked fish caught during 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. contest hours. Charles E. Wahl of Logan Rt. 4 led with 33 trout, Willie Clark won largest trout, Arlis W. Hiles oldest angler, Ruby M. Hixenbaugh tied for largest female trout with Mary Jane Howdyshell, and a nine year old was youngest. Four generations of a Logan family fished, and organizers thanked officials and merchants for support.
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Scott Duffey
OU Students Delay Strike at Athens Ohio
Ohio University's Student Congress voted to delay any strike until a meeting with President Vernon R. Alden. Student leaders had threatened to strike unless students gained more power and received a full written explanation of how a proposed $30 fee increase would be used. Alden said a tuition rise would be needed to maintain programs and hire new faculty for anticipated enrollment growth.
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Glen Derr's Project Tops Ohio Science Fair Superior Rating
Glen Derr a Logan High School sophomore earned a superior rating for his project Induced Vitamin Deficiency in Rats at the Ohio Academy of Science Day. His work also won the Ohio Dietitians Association award for best nutrition project and will be lauded at LHS soon.
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Weather Ahead For Hocking Valley With Cooler Temperatures
The Hocking Valley will see fair and cooler conditions on Tuesday. Temperatures were 68 degrees under cloudy skies at 11 a.m. following an overnight low of 55.
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Supply Lines Hit as U S Ramps Attacks North of DMZ
U S forces report heavy air strikes against North Vietnam supply lines as bombing limits shift under orders tied to the 19th and 20th parallels. Ground troops claim more than 700 enemy killed in weekend combat around the DMZ area. Marine major Charles Robb leads his unit on a patrol in Da Nang as Johnson’s family joins the war effort.
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Israeli Troops Chase Arab Commandos in Negev and Jordan
Israeli helicopters pursued a band of Arab commandos from the Negev Desert six miles into Jordan south of the Dead Sea. The army said the limited action lasted 105 minutes, with casualties and damage to part of an Arab guerrilla complex. Jordan and Amman reported shelling near the Allenby Bridge and north of the Dead Sea.
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