Monumental wedding as Luci Johnson weds Pat Nugent
Luci Baines Johnson and Patrick Nugent wed at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in a landmark ceremony. The 700-strong congregation included the President and First Lady as Luci, 19, married the 23-year-old college student amid ornate mosaics and a white floral setting. Picket lines outside referenced Viet Nam policy and Hiroshima, with police keeping demonstrators distant.
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Luci Baines Johnson
Patrick John Nugent
Waukegan
National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Luci
Gerard P. Nugent Jr
Lynda Bird
William J. Kaiser
Georgetown University
U.S
Viet Nam
Michigan Avenue
William Higgs
Hiroshima
King’s Chicago March Under Fire as Rioters Attack
Civil rights marchers led by King faced a mob in Chicago’s Southwest Side Marquette Park where more than 6,000 white residents clashed with the 800 demonstrators. A 19 year old white youth was wounded by a knife flung toward King. he was treated and released. King denounced the hate he saw, urging order as rocks and firecrackers disrupted the march and residents shouted white power and ominous threats.
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Chicago Lawn
Chicago
Marquette Park
South
Mississippi
Alabama
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Viet Build Up Grows as 4th Infantry Heads to War
The arrival boosted U S troop strength in Vietnam to about a specified level as the 4th Infantry headed for combat.
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U.S
Viet Nam
Nixon sees great improvement in South Vietnam
Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon, on a 23 day fact finding visit, said there has been great improvement in South Vietnam over the past three years after touring the embassy and meeting U S Agency for International Development officials. He plans to meet Gen Westmoreland before leaving.
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South Viet Nam
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
U.S. Agency For International Development
Viet Nam
U.S
Sophisticated Crimes Plague Britain Says Lord Justice
Sir Roger Winn, visiting Hong Kong, declared England suffers an abundance of sophisticated crimes. He cited tax evasion and illegal gambling syndicates as examples of the problem during his stay with his wife.
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Hong Kong
Sir Roger Winn
England
Roger
Boy Escapes After Narrow Train Fall in Des Plaines
In Des Plaines Illinois a two year old boy fell under a long freight train but escaped with facial cuts while lying between rails as ten cars rolled over him. Brakeman David McKillit and engineer Ray Resheske describe how the boy tried to outrun the train and was found crying for his mother between the tracks.
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Ray R. Resheske
David McKillit
Fond du Lac
Wis
David Berry
Chicago
David
McKillit
Weather and train incident described
Weather forecast notes fair skies with a small temperature change and a Sunday in which afternoon thundershowers are probable. A separate report recounts a train encounter where a man attempted to snatch a child near the rails, the child injured but later reported in good condition at a hospital.
The Coming Week Promises A Film To Wow Audiences
A hopeful note asks if future cinema can match the excitement of an upcoming release as moviegoers anticipate a standout picture next week.
State Demands More Welfare Funding for Children’s Clothing
In Columbus, the Ohio Steering Committee for Adequate Welfare urged the state to raise aid to 8 million dollars for purchasing clothing for children. OSCAW members pressed Robert Canary of the State Welfare Department as Bernard Wohl of Southside Settlement House warned of rising tensions. Canary said he would relay the request to Welfare Director Denver White.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Steering Committee For Adequate Welfare
State Welfare Department
Robert Canary
Bernard Wohl
Southside Settlement House
Columbus
Salvation Army
Goodwill Industries
Canary
OSCAW
Denver White
Labor secretary testifies on airline strike halting bill
Secretary Wirtz appears at a rare Saturday House Commerce Committee session to press for airline strike stopping legislation. He says talks are unlikely to yield a settlement while Congress considers a 30 day halt and potential 150 day resumption mechanism. He notes the strike harms some business but has little overall economic effect.
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Willard Wirtz
House Commerce Committee
Senate
Wirtz
Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists
Congress
Harley O. Staggers
D-W. Va
Staggers
P.L. (Roy) Siemiller
William J. Curtin
Probe on Milk and Bread Prices by Ohio Legislature
The Ohio Legislative Service Commission may investigate recent milk and bread price rises. Sen. Anthony Cala breeze proposed the inquiry, replacing Sen. Ray T. Jr. as commission member, with Theodore Gray considering the measure. David Johnston became acting commission director. The panel also approved studies on historical site preservation and state land management.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Legislative Service Commission
Anthony O. Calabrezze
D-Cuyahoga
Ray T. Jr
Commission
Theodore Gray
Senate
David Johnston
Lauren A. Glosser
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