Thunderstorm winds kill youth in Michigan tornado near Ithaca
A line of storms swept southern Michigan killing 16 year old David Havelka of Ashley near Ithaca after a ground touching funnel. Tornadoes reported near Ithaca, Flint and Detroit with eight counties under alert. Damage included overturned trailers near Flint and downed power lines with about 29 000 customers losing service.
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Shelling of Saigon Continues as Viet Cong Strike
In Saigon, 14 rockets hit Tan Son Nhut Airbase wounding 2 Americans and 24 Vietnamese, with several civilians and soldiers injured as 12 days of shelling persist. Diplomatic talks in Paris note U.S. pressure to resume air raids if shelling continues and limit gains in peace talks.
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Mason County Board Weighs Back Pay for Sheriff Auxiliary
Mason County supervisors spent most of their session Tuesday deciding back pay for the sheriff s auxiliary guarding a prisoner at Memorial Hospital between January 29 and April. The board voted 16 to 3 to compensate the volunteers at 1.50 per hour. Sheriff Wallace Bentz warned of potential legal action if payment was denied. Forecasts call for cooler temps and rain tonight into Thursday with a 20 percent rain chance and normal temperatures for the five days ahead.
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Cawthorne Seeks Re-Election to 98th District
State Rep. Dennis Cawthorne of Manistee announces bid for re‑election in the 98th district which includes Mason Oceana Lake and Manistee counties and part of Muskegon. At 28 he chairs House committees on Agriculture and Domestic Relations and sits on Labor Judiciary and Tourism panels. an attorney a Manistee High School Albion College and Harvard Law School graduate who has taught college courses and advised Senator Griffin.
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Humphrey near nomination as Texas unit rule shifts votes
Hubert H. Humphrey nears the Democratic nomination with Texas set to bloc 104 votes toward whichever candidate a majority of the delegates favor. Texas Gov. John Connally designated as favorite son. Humphrey held 662 1/4 delegate votes, needing 1 312 more. McCarthy met President Johnson. Rockefeller urges anti Nixon drive. Johnson confirms plans to leave White House in January.
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Laborers Okay New Contract In Michigan
Detroit is the scene as the Laborers union ratifies a two year pact with the Associated General Contractors of Detroit. Members receive a 9 percent wage rise each year, ratified by a 5 to 1 margin. Seventeen other unions await terms as a 43 day strike idles over 100 000 workers statewide and delays projects including the Poe Lock dedication at Sault Ste. Marie.
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Speech Class Is Scheduled For June 17
Beginning Monday morning June 17 the Intermediate school office sponsors the third eight week summer speech program in Mason County for about 45 children needing concentrated therapy. Classes run at Franklin Elementary Ludington mornings and Scottville Elementary afternoons with 30 minute to one hour sessions depending on age and severity. Charles Miller and Peter Barton lead therapy using a team teaching approach to address intensive needs and flexible groupings. The State reimburses 75 percent of actual costs with the remaining 25 percent covered by the county special education millage.
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Free Soil school votes four mill levy for operation costs
In Free Soil the community school election authorized a four mill levy for one year, with sixty seven in favor and seventeen against. James Jack Shereda and Francis Surma won four year terms as trustees, joining board members Alma Brant, Stephen Papes, Charles Hulse, and Wesley Hasenbank.
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Jack) Shereda
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Four Convicts Agree To Release Hostages In Atlanta
In Atlanta, four armed convicts holding 21 hostages at the Atlanta Federal Prison agreed to surrender after their grievances were published by the Atlanta Journal. The 26 hour ordeal began with a Tuesday morning escape attempt and gunfight that wounded a guard.
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Poor People Campaign Demands for Aid and Reforms
United Press International reports that the Poor People's Campaign released five immediate demands to be granted before Resurrection City residents consider victory. They urge expanded food aid, lower costs, greater participation in federal antipoverty policy, and repeal of welfare restrictions. Abernathy plans agency-by-agency briefings before June 19 as thousands march on Washington.
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France bans demonstrations as clashes erupt nationwide
Paris reports police use tear gas and students throw Molotovs as 2,000 demonstrators are jailed in Paris amid violence. Hundreds more are arrested or injured across cities with five deaths. President de Gaulle convenes cabinet. ban lasts through June 30 election campaign and applies to two planned Paris student protests.
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U S Moves to Extradite James Earl Ray
The United States began legal steps to extradite James Earl Ray, accused of assassinating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. A file of documents was handed to Britain's foreign office to establish prima facie evidence and treaty compliance. FBI and Scotland Yard investigated the King shooting timeline as Ray remained under guard at Wandsworth prison.
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