Kill order support divides Macon leaders
Macon Mayor Ronnie Thompson backed by Gov. Lester Maddox for a shoot to kill police order while local white ministers condemn it. Thompson vowed to arm 1,000 volunteers if violence erupts as the Black Liberation Front begins a boycott seeking more Black police hires and better city services.
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Ronnie Thompson
Lester Maddox
Thompson
Atlanta
J.F. Flynt
Oliver Bateman
The
Black Liberation Front
Three Victims Found After Amalie Oil Refinery Fire
Franklin Pennsylvania officials confirm three men died in a massive refinery blaze at Amalie Oil Co. One victim was volunteer firefighter David di Pugh and two refinery workers William Wolford and Kenneth Dunlap. Firefighters from 15 towns battled the flames for over 30 hours. six people were injured.
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UPI
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William Wolford
Kenneth Dunlap
Louisiana
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Jim Griffin
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Scanlon
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Amalie
Israeli Jets Hit Suez Positions During Long Raid Lesson
Israeli Skyhawk jets attacked Egyptian Suez Canal front line positions in a more than five hour raid. Cairo reported no Egyptian losses while Israel counted one soldier killed and said flights returned safely after heavy overnight artillery exchanges. Arab guerrillas shelled border settlements and a tourist bus near Hebron with no casualties among tourists.
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Tower cites Congress inhibitions on Nixon Cambodia policy
UPI reports Senator John Tower says Nixon may refrain from deploying troops to Cambodia due to congressional inhibitions. He notes bipartisan Senate reluctance to further involvement while the Cooper Church amendment seeks to cut off funding after June 30. Byrd weighs in to preserve presidential war powers.
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UPI
John G. Tower
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Cambodia
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Tower
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Senate
Robert C. Byrd
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