Memphis Riots Leave Youth Dead and Dozens Arrested
Riots in Memphis after a march sparked by King’s planned actions left at least one 16 year old dead and about 282 people arrested amid 150 fire alarms. Curfews and National Guard blocks Beale Street as property damage nears 400000. Disputes surround the shooting of Larry Payne with witnesses disputing the officer’s account. King condemns Byrd's attempt to halt the march to Washington.
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Pers
King
Memphis
Davies
Pate Sea His Sen Ag
Beale Street
W. C. Park
Andy
Beale Street Blues
Ainstley
Larryayne
L. J. Jones
Payne
Washington
Byrd
Congress
Supreme Court Welfare Tests Loom Over Aid Rules
Two mothers from Hartford Connecticut and Selma Alabama emerge as key plaintiffs in Supreme Court cases that threaten to reshape welfare policy nationwide. The Thompson residence rule and Smith substitute father rule are at issue, with state and federal courts weighing changes that could affect hundreds of thousands.
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Charlotte Moulton Washington
UPI
Vivian
Marie Thompson
Sylvester Smith
Hartford
Boston
Connecticut
Snes
Harold M. Mulvey Vias
Supreme Court
Thompson
Smith
California
Iowa
Mississippi
Georgia
Phoenix
Ariz
New York
Welfare Department
Birth Announcement for Baby at Nashville Drive
Mr and Mrs castes announce the birth of a baby boy weighing seven pounds fourteen ounces born Saturday morning at Texas Hospital. The father is a department manager at Globe Discount Store. The mother is Mrs Don McLaughlin.
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Castes Ashes
Lea
Nashville Drive
S' Am
Don McLaughlin
Texas Hospital
Globe Discount Store
Ager
Rodolfo Samai
New Name Sutton Valence England Wedding Report
A fragmented report notes Jean Ivy Brown’s marriage plans with a whimsical claim of a new name on her wedding day. The text mentions a ceremony and a vow to adopt a name, but details are unclear and garbled.
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Sutton
Valence
England
UPI
Jean Ivy Brown
Missoa
Keith
Raids at Southern Methodist University Prompt Drug Charges
Police officials say 12 raiding parties moved from the station before dawn in daytime warrants, while officers claim a methodical raid. About four to twelve students were among the arrestees, including several girls, with charges ranging from marijuana to LSD possession or sale as officers continued processing suspects.
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Istrative
Southern Methodist University
A. Herson
Gann
Austin
Herson
Charm Class SAN on AC teaches stewardess grooming and poise
Jobe warned students not to rely on appearances and Miss Moore urged staying in school. Miks Pope notes letters from girls seeking stewardess work and other positions. American Airlines says the grooming program cost about 000 or 40 dollars per participant and could pay off with one good hire. The program will run in April in San Francisco Chicago Oakland Detroit Cleveland Boston Washington and St. Louis.
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Jobe
Hank Boerner
San Franco
Chicago
Oakland
Detroit
Cleveland
Boston
Washington
St. Louis
Firemen Rescue Youth In Shaft At Lubbock Church
A 13-year-old Lubbock boy fell about 15 feet into an air conditioning shaft near Forrest Heights Methodist Church. Firemen used a ladder to pull him to safety. he was hospitalized Friday night. Two other youths, Steve Crawford and Robert Bromley, were playing nearby and reported the incident to church party leader Gene Quest.
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Lubbock
Russ Addington
Gist St
Forrest Heights Methodist Church
33Rd St
Gene Quest
46Th St
Steve Crawford
62Nd St
Robert Bromley
60Th St
Mao Orders Crackdown On Enemies In China
Peking reports Mao Tse-tung directed a crackdown to enforce one leadership in China. He told provincial revolutionary committees to halt factional fighting and fortify the army as the core of leadership. Peking Radio accused U S bombers of damaging the Communist diplomatic mission in Vientiane.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Mao Tse-tung
China
Mao
Peking
Peking Radio
Pathet Lao
Foreign Ministry
United States
Lubbock Trustees Debate Desegregation and Reading Program
School trustees examine HEW desegregation options in Lubbock after on site inspection. Williams notes no HEW busing mandate and discusses Dunbar High School closure or boundary redraws while highlighting racial imbalances in northwest and southeast districts. Also approves a district wide reading program and extended contracts for industrial arts teachers.
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HEW
Nat Williams
Lubbock
K. Carter
Avenue Q
Carter
Guadalupe
North Avenue U
McWhorter
Tubbs
Woilffarth
Ella Des
Wheatley
Dunbar and Posey
Fakling
Dunbar
Monterey High School
Coronado
Estacado High School
Williams
Estacado
Dunbar High School
Monterey
San Antonio
Willams
Justice Department
James H. Whiteside
Wheeock, Maedgen, Dupre
Parkway
Texas Tech
Tech
Allied Bases Bombarded By Viet Cong
Allied commands report heavy shelling of a U S 2nd Infantry Division base near Song Be about 70 miles north of Saigon with over 100 mortar rounds and light casualties. In the highlands a 4th Infantry Division base camp faced many mortar shells with light casualties. Dong Ha and Quang Nam Province saw Viet Cong activity including a refugee hamlet raid burning 12 homes. Air actions include a downed MiG 21 possibly shot down by an F 4 Phantom and 114 strike missions launched against North Vietnam targeting Phuc Yen airfield.
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Erate
U.S. 2Th Infantry
Song Be
Sangon
U.S
Highlands
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Demilitarized Zone
Hanoi
Ha Tinh
Panhandle
Dennis L. Graham
Laidbock
North Vietnam
Phuc Yen
South Vietnam
Saigon
Trang ,Bang
Tax Office Open For Auto Plates
The county tax assessor collector's office will be open from 8 30 a m to noon today to accommodate persons without 1968 vehicle registration plates. By midnight Monday, new plates must be on all vehicles operated over green streets roads and highways. The tax office is closed Saturday.
Arson Suspected After Fire Damages Three Chicago Stores
Three Chicago stores sustained fire damage at meg Wea Di ly and one blaze ravaged upper floors as about 3,000 people fled. The Montgomery Ward fire on a third floor storeroom forced 1,500 to 2,000 additional evacuees from a packed street.
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Quinn
Ward
Carson
Montgomery Ward
Chicago
State Street
Carson Pirie Scott & Co
Wieholdt
Municipal ballot dispute and downtown arson hits Chicago
The court rejected a mandamus over ballot filing rules, noting municipal processes differ from general elections. Separately, a major downtown fire at Wieboldt and Carson stores sent smoke across Madison, with arson investigators and police evaluating causes as firefighters battled sixth to seventh floor blazes and evacuated parts of the block. Firefighters treated several for smoke inhalation.
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Senter
Marshall
Lowe
Ward
Wieboldt
Madison
Carsons
Wieboldts
Quinn
Carson
Roof Of Church Hit By Flames
Fire destroyed the roof of the Education Building at the First Baptist Church in Silverton on Friday afternoon. Firemen arrived around 2 pm and had the blaze under control by 4 pm. The cause was undetermined and furnishings inside were moved out before damage occurred. the main body of the church sustained no damage.
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Silverton
First Baptist Church
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SAN
Shaft
Khe Sanh
Vietnam
Khang Khai
Vientiane
Plain of Jars
Laos
Israel
Air Force Evaluation Board
U.S. Mint
San Francisco
Robert Hamilton
Alameda Naval
Alp
Seattle
Meg Wea
Eeeka
Davison
Balch
C. L. Harris
Black
William Mitchell
Carson's
Afl
Boilermakers
Boilermakers Local 10
Sacramento
Stockton
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