Riots Sweep Across Cities as National Guardsmen Stand
Emergency powers extend from Pittsburgh to Baltimore as rioting rasps multiple states. National Guardsmen patrol Greensboro Raleigh Durham Goldsboro Weldon while Chicago Detroit and Chicago deploy large federal troops amid fires arrests and casualties. The unrest touches Wilmington Charlotte Weldon and Richmond with dozens arrested and several buildings damaged or destroyed.
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Federal investigators pursue name in King assassination
Atty Gen Ramsey Clark says investigators are chasing a single suspect in the Martin Luther King Jr assassination in Memphis. He notes a rifle found nearby may be the murder weapon and ballistic tests will be used in court. Clark hopes for an early conclusion, indictment, and trial in Tennessee courts.
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Ramsey Clark
Martin Luther King Jr
Clark
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King
Tennessee
Police Probe 19 Thefts From Autos In Lubbock
Nineteen car burglaries were reported in Lubbock with two involving Air Force uniforms and one a police car. Four men in their twenties were arrested after an officer interrupted a shotgun theft from a patrol car. Clothing and Air Force items were stolen from two victims on 22nd Street and 4th Street. Vending machines were robbed at Atkins Junior High, with chemical powder sprayed in areas and footprints indicating at least two attackers. A home break‑in reported $150 in goods.
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Richard C. Werner
Gulf Port
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Adolfo Ruiz
Inmates Riot Stabs Guard 14 Times at Maryland Prison
A guard was stabbed 14 times in the back by inmates at the Maryland State Prison in Hagerstown. Two other guards and one inmate were hospitalized after a disturbance involving about 300 prisoners. several injuries were reported and state troopers moved in to regain control.
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UPD
Maryland
State Correctional Institution
Frank Baker
Washington County Hospital
Gerald Grim
Ralph Kershner
James
Bovina Man Dies In Truck Mishap
LORDSBURG New Mexico AP Robert Scott Johnston Jr 41 of Bovina Texas a truck driver was killed when his tractor trailer jackknifed on Interstate 10 twenty two miles from Lordsburg and the trailer fell pinning him beneath the wreckage Johnston was thrown from the cab and dragged under the trailer officials said Johnston owned the truck.
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Remnants of siege at Khe Sanh under renewed U S search
American troops comb sunlit hills near Khe Sanh for remnants of enemy forces after 11 weeks of siege. U S 1st Cavalry units move to relieve Marines, while aerial observers report destroyed enemy trucks and a tracked vehicle. Meanwhile fights flare near Hue and Da Nang as South Vietnamese and allied forces push to consolidate gains.
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North Vietnam
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Demilitarized Zone
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Troop Moves From Sheppard Air Force Base
About 2000 Ft Sill artillery units departed Sheppard AFB Wichita Falls Sunday night with undisclosed destinations. The first planeload left at 8 33 p m officials said and the spokesman noted the entire Ft Sill contingent would be moved.
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Connally deflects presidential run in Texas party gathering
At a Texas Democratic meeting Governor Connally says he has no presidential aspirations and supports unity for the party. Will Davis notes precinct by precinct effort for favored candidate resolutions while five NAACP pickets protest outside, and Connally stops to acknowledge a Black woman marcher.
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Birth Control Plan Submitted to Thai Government
Submitting a national birth control plan to the Thai government the National Research Council said on Sunday. Officials noted Thailand’s population grows about three percent yearly amid population challenges.
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Peace Bid Linked To Kosygin Move
Moscow reports Kosygin returned to the capital from Iran 24 hours early amid growing Vietnam peace diplomacy. Diplomats cite Washington Hanoi talks and new regional diplomacy as the reason. Britain and the Soviet Union cochair the Geneva conference that ended the first Indochina war. Prime Minister Wilson urged the Kremlin to reconvene to seek a settlement.
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Johnson
Rioting Victims in Chicago Get Food and Shelter Aid
Churches social agencies and citizens mobilized to feed and house about 300 homeless after two days of rioting in Negro sections. Temporary shelters opened in YMCA buildings and churches. Gangs helped distribute supplies and vowed to protect property. Blankets and cots arrived from Great Lakes Naval Training Center. Mayor Daley's office coordinated refuge operations.
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Madison Street
John Cardinal Cody
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Lawndale Urban Progress Center
Tornado Lore From Paris Intern Highlights U.S. Twisters
Paris journalist Laurent Chenard describes tornados in lay terms and quotes locals. He notes February and March bring increased vigilance in Texas, cites dramatic examples such as a railroad coach tossed 80 feet, and recalls tornado fatalities since 1916 with Texas leading the nation.
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Paris
World Press Institute
France
Chenard
U. S
Larquey
Texas
VU. S
Spring Jewish Christian Festivals Rise With Hope and Faith
The piece surveys Purim Passover Easter Shavuoth and Pentecost as spring festivals linking Jewish and Christian traditions. It notes dates vary by calendar differs from church calendars and Hebrew months with Purim observed March 14 Passover April 12 to 20 Easter April 12 Western and April 21 Eastern Shavuoth June 2-3 Pentecost June 2. It highlights themes of deliverance triumph over persecution and divine guidance through scripture and communal celebration.
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Mordecai
Westmoreland backs Tet defense aims amid Hanoi talks
General Westmoreland told President Johnson that Khe Sanh kept more than two divisions of Vietnamese troops in a crucial winter spring phase. He said the Tet offensive failed to trigger a popular uprising or degrade U S aim for battlefield victory and noted Saigon planned to boost forces by 135000 as allied leaders met in the White House. There was praise for American units and no mention of Johnson's peace talks push in his statement.
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Johnson
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
Saigon
White House
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Sec
Dean Rusk
Clifford
Undersee
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Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Rusk
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New Zealand
America
North Vietnam
United States
W. Averell Harriman
Geneva
Japanese premier delays envoy to Washington over U.S. violence
Prime Minister Eisaku Sato agreed to postpone sending an envoy to Washington to discuss Vietnam peace prospects. Informants said the delay came after U.S. racial violence prompted Ambassador A. Alexis Johnson to request postponement.
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Eisuku Sato
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Johnson
Vietnam
U.S
A. Alexis Johnson
Sato
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