Spock and Cof fin Convicted in Draft Conspiracy Case
Baby doctor Benjamin Spock Yale chaplain William Sloane Coffin Jr. and two others were convicted of conspiring to counsel Selective Service registrants to refuse or evade the draft. One defendant was acquitted. Trial ran May 20 to June. Sentencing set for July 10 with possible five years and ten thousand dollars in fines. Marcus Raskin was acquitted.
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William F. Nicholson
Boston
Benjamin Spock
Yale University
William Sloane Coffin Jr
Spock
Leonard Boudin
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court
Coffin
Michael Ferber
Harvard
Mitchell Goodman
Temple
Maine
Marcus Raskin
Washington
Raskin
Federal
Calvin Bartlett
U.S
Francis J. W. Ford
Senators shift on mail order gun ban amid violence concerns
Six lawmakers who opposed a mail order rifle and shotgun ban last month now back it, including Magnuson who chairs the Commerce Committee. The change follows the administration bill and rising nationwide violence, with Magnuson urging federal licensing and swift committee action.
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Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
A. S. Mike Monroney
Okla
Magnuson
Rex Allen Turns In Pistols Amid Gun Violence Backlash
Hollywood cowboy Rex Allen announced at the Midwest Horse Show in Springfield that he would never use a gun onscreen again.uised by gun violence trends following Senator Kennedy's assassination, several newspapers and retailers halted violent imagery and toy weapons, and lawmen destroyed seized firearms. The Kennedy Action Corps reformed to push stricter gun laws, while Jordan Marsh stopped selling guns and ammunition.
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Richland
Wash
Donnie Einan
Duane
Eiian
Donnie
Tampa
Fla
Malcolm Beard
California
Sen. Kennedy
Kennedy Action Corps
B52s Bomb Saigon Vicinity as Fighting Rages Across South Vietnam
American and South Vietnamese forces press a broad offensive near Saigon with B52 strikes 20 miles northwest of the capital. Casualties include two policemen and six civilians wounded, while 30 Viet Cong killed nearby and 27 North Vietnamese soldiers die in other actions as Marines report multiple losses.
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Saigon
Bien Hoa
U.S
Associated Press
Dang van Phuoc
Gia Dinh
Demilitarized Zone
da Nang
South China Sea
Boston
Maddox Helps Poor Train Reach Atlanta
The Poor People's mule train arrived in Atlanta with about 100 people in 13 wagons after Gov. Lester Maddox did not order arrests. Police took over supervision outside city limits, with 70 adults and 30 children aboard. A planned march on Hunter Street and a mass meeting at West Hunter Baptist Church were scheduled.
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Atlanta, Ga
Lester Maddox
Atlanta
Maddox
George
More Is Main Demand Of Poor Campaigners
The Poor People's Campaign extends its Resurrection City encampment for another week near the Lincoln Memorial as leaders insist on continued protest until demands are met. Rev Ralph Abernathy says the core demand is for MO RE and Puerto Rican marchers plan a rally with about 5000 expected in New York for Washington today.
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Washington
Lincoln Memorial
Ralph David Abernathy
Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
National Press Club
Agriculture
State and Health
Education
Frank Espada
New York
Interior Department
Resurrection City
Washington Monument
Kennedys Prepare TV Message of Thanks to Nation
The Kennedy family records a televised thank you to the American people amid mourning for Senator Robert F. Kennedy. From Hyannis Port, Mass., statements by Edward M. Kennedy and Rose Kennedy will be broadcast across NBC ABC and CBS networks with schedules noted for EDT slots.
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Kennedy
Sen
Robert F. Kennedy
Hyannis Port
Mass
Edward M. Kennedy
Rose Kennedy
NBC
ABC
CBS
Roger Mudd
Police Rescue Demonstrators From Wallace Backers
Police rescued demonstrators, many of them Black, from a hostile Wallace rally crowd in Nashville. Officers released them after protection, while a white man carrying a pistol was arrested outside the auditorium and later bonded.
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Nashville, Tenn
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Hitler
Birmingham
Ala
Joe Casey
Charg
George W. Dehoff
Murfreesboro, Tenn
Asst
Donald Barton
Barton
Dehoff
Rutherford County
Tennessee
Weather outlook for Southwest Ohio and Miami Valley
Forecast calls for considerable cloudiness tonight with a few thundershowers and a low near 66. Sunday brings mostly cloudy skies with scattered thundershowers and little temperature change.
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Ohio
Miami Valley
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Merce Committee
Rex Allen
Holly
Dayton
Minnesota
Missouri
Oregon
Arizona
Colorado
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Jordan Marsh Co
William P. Reed
State
Tracy
Minn
Agriculture Department
Georgia
Kennedys
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