ACLU Objects to Livingston Parish Festival Crackdown
In Denham Springs Louisiana the ACLU fights a county move to ban or restrict the Memorial Day weekend Festival of Man and Life at Thunderbird Beach. State Senator Grady Stewart backs stringent crowd controls while the ACLU warns the measures may be unconstitutional and risky in court. The proposal includes patrols, water, toilets, trash, medical facilities, parking rules, and a $100 license fee with a $500 fine for obscenity or nuisance.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Aclu Executive Committee
Senate
Vick
ACLU
Thunderbird Beach
Grady Stewart
Livingston Parish
American Civil Liberties Union
Jackson State Campus Hit By Rioting Calm Again
Jackson State College returns to near emptiness as violence after two deaths leads to student protests. Bullets shattered a dormitory amid clashes with police, while officials remove damaged glass and panels. Funeral details for victims James Earl Green and Philip Gibbs are reported.
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UPI
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State Building Commission
New Orleans
America
Alexander Hall
John Mitchell
Edward Brooke
Rmass
U.S
Jerris Leonard
Leonard
Jackson
James Earl Green
Philip L. Gibbs
Ripley
Miss
Festival advocates urge action after second bill defeat
After its second appearance the committee unanimously defeated the bill. Sponsors called reviving the measure a legislative cap out and urged supporters to flood lawmakers with letters and calls before Monday’s legislative showdown to preserve freedom of speech and assembly.
Curfew Eased Around Ohio State After Second Calm Night
Police shortened the curfew in the Ohio State University area to 1 a.m. to 6 a.m. after a quieter night. The withdrawal decision for Ohio National Guard troops was expected today. About 3,600 Guardsmen remained in place around the campus as rioting and looting had prompted activation.
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UPI
Ohio State University
Ohio National Guard
10000 Arrive as Court Ban Fails to Halt Newton Falls Festival
In Newton Falls Ohio about 10000 festivalgoers flocked to Piper Productions rock event despite a temporary injunction by Trumbull County Judge George Buchwalter citing sanitation and safety concerns. Police reported no arrests and promoters vowed to press on with acts including First Edition Canned Heat and Cold Blood. Meanwhile Lima AP notes Peruvians diplomats must obtain government consent to wed foreigners.
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Ohio
UPI
Newton Falls
Piper Productions
Canned Heat
Cold Blood
Trumbull County Common Pleas
George Buchwalter
Rain saves Mamie Eisenhower from refusing degree
In Chambersburg Pennsylvania rain forced an indoor venue at Wilson College as Mamie Eisenhower prepared to accept an honorary Doctor of Walter Cronkite and a protest display by four students was moved outside. The ceremony shifted indoors to complete the commencement.
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Chambersburg
Mamie Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Walter Cronkite
Agnew Urges World Unity in Disease Battle at Congress
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew urged the International Cancer Congress to unite nations in a disease war. He pressed youth to rise above narrow self interest and work together for the next decade.
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Houston
UPI
Vice Press of Human Life
Spiro T. Agnew
International Cancer Congress
Nations of the World
Agnew
Gerald Haywood
University of Minnesota
Sam Houston Coliseum
CAF Announces First Campaign Contributions Against Disease
The organization pledges initial donations totaling 4500 to fund cancer research. Officials emphasize ongoing commitment to long term investment, sustained effort, and hopeful belief that scientific progress will solve the disease.
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CAF
Strike over ends delays. steel trucks resume loading
Steel haulers return to work as two major plants report loading trucks with steel. Bethlehem Steel and Jones & Laughlin teams say volumes rise after a back to work deadline, while industry leaders call for full resumption in days ahead. A separate Albuquerque case sees a man charged in a fatal shooting connected to a university student incident.
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Fraternal Association of Steel Haulers
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Albuquerque
Jones & Laughlin Steel
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Austin
Con
University of New Mexicola
Lee Wotpka Jr
Mideldin City
James R. Newton
Newton
Tijeras Canyon
SCLC Targets Top 10 Unwanted Politicians in New Campaign
The SCLC announces a summer program named Scope 70 to recruit students to oppose repression and the Vietnam War and to back political candidates. Hosea Williams notes the list includes Nixon Agnew and several southern lawmakers while stressing youth engagement for local power.
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UPI
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Miss
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S.C
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California
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Reagan
Newark
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America
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Addonizio
Southland
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Agnew
Spiro T. Agnew
Georgia
Lester
Dallas Peace Marchers Honor Fallen Demonstrators at City Hall
About 150 to 300 protesters marched peacefully from a Black neighborhood to Dallas City Hall and the Federal Building. Led by Rev Peter Johnson, they laid 12 black wreaths for Kent State Augusta and Jackson victims. City Councilman Jesse Price placed a wreath for slain officers, amid clashes over poverty programs.
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Peter Johnson
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Kent State University
Augusta
Jackson
Miss
Nacogdoches
Southeast Asia
Johnson
Jesse Price
Price
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Sterrett
Michael Wimmer
Dallas Peace Committee
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