March to Atlanta by SCLC marches through Georgia
A predominantly black SCLC march sets out on a 120 mile trek to Atlanta from Perry Fort Valley Georgia the first 11 mile leg completed in eight hours. Gov Maddox opposed a state police escort but traffic control was provided at march ends. The caravan features a mule drawn wagon and coffins bearing death inscriptions.
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Atlanta
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Perry
Lester Maddox
Maddox
Nixon pushes higher gas tax amid deficit projections
President Nixon described a $1.8 billion deficit for fiscal 1970 and a $1.3 billion deficit for 1971 while arguing tax hikes are inappropriate during rising unemployment. Budget Director Mayo said a balanced budget would not be sought. Atty Gen Mitchell urged investors to expect a new steadiness of progress and dismissed wage and price controls.
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Robert P. Mayo
Nixon
John Mitchell
White House
Delta Council
Cleveland
Miss
Mitchell
NAACP Official Killed in Savannah Georgia
James M. Floyd 57, a member of the local NAACP executive committee, was found shot to death outside the chapter office in Savannah. Police said they have leads and ruled out robbery as a motive due to money found on the body. W. W. Law, chapter president, noted insufficient facts to determine if the shooting was racially motivated. Floyd worked on a church directory and a list of Negro churches while at the office Tuesday night.
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Savannah
James M. Floyd
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Floyd
W. W. Law
Law
Castro hints he may miss 10 million ton sugar goal
Fidel Castro conceded the record sugar target of 10 million tons may not be reached this year. He spoke at a Havana rally welcoming 11 Cuban fishermen freed after kidnapping by U S exiles. The broadcast was monitored in Miami.
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Fidel Castro
U.S
Castro
Cuba
Bahamas
William Island
Cuban
Alpha 66
Hickel Urged To Enter Governor Race Again
Washington reports say Alaska Republicans pressed Interior Secretary Walter J. Hickel to resign and run for governor to oppose Democrat William Egan. Hickel denied plans to leave the Nixon Cabinet and urged the president to heed youths disaffected by politics amid Vietnam and Kent State tensions.
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Hickle
Washington
Walter J. Hickel
Alaska
Hickel
William Egan
Keith Miller
Howard W. Pollack
Egan
Nixon
U.S
Cambodia
Kent State University
South Vietnamese Open New Front In Cambodia
Thousands of South Vietnamese infantry moved into Cambodia near Bu Prang and Duc Lap, attacking sanctuaries along a 60 mile border with U S air and logistical support. The operation, part of a broader Cambodian sweep, involved 23rd Division advisers and spanned the border area northeast of Saigon. No immediate enemy contact reported, while B52 raids preceded the assault and allied forces pressed the border drive.
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Saigon
Cambodia
South Vietnamese Defense Ministry
Bu Prang
Duc Lap
Vietnam
Highlands
U.S
22Nd Infantry Division
Se San
Mansfield Hopes For War Funding Compromise
Senate critic Mike Mansfield says a compromise may still be possible in the fight over cutting funds for U S military operations in Cambodia. Supporters seek to limit President Nixon's unrestricted use of troops while White House stands firm, with debate potentially lasting until the June 30 withdrawal date.
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Washington
Senate
Indochina
Nixon
Mike Mansfield
U.S
Cambodia
Mansfield
White House
Sen
Gordon Allott
Commencement Protests Rise as Students Pause for Vigil
Antiwar graduates plan to use commencement as a protest platform amid nationwide campus unrest. Brandeis reports about 265 colleges hit by student strikes while Union Theological Seminary marks six deaths with a Bible reading. The Peace Commencement Fund gains traction across 150 campuses aiming to raise $1 million at Yale and beyond.
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Brandeis University
Waltham
Mass
Union Theological Seminary
New York
Ting
Yale University
Yale
Ohio State students hold day of reflection on war dissent
Ohio State University resumed after a 12 day shutdown as 4000 students attended a rally calling for an end to war research. Coalition groups distributed demands and staged a brief march to Battelle Memorial Institute to protest its wartime role.
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Kent State University
Ohio
Jackson State College
Jackson
Miss
John C. Bennett
Seminary
Ohio State University
Southeast Asia
Strike Coalition
Battelle Memorial Institute
Middletown Weather Forecast: Mild Tonight and Sunny Thursday
The forecast for Middletown and nearby areas calls for fair and mild conditions tonight with lows in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Sunny and warmer Thursday is expected with daytime highs reaching the middle to upper 60s.
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Middletown
Upper &S
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