Demonstrators Clash With Milwaukee Police in Open Housing March
Open housing marchers in Milwaukee clashed with police on the South Side. Six arrested, two white men among them. one officer injured as demonstrators, hecklers, and a small white youth presence created five hours of tension. Police dispersed crowds after scuffles near Koczuisco Park and along the march route. The event continued a week of protests led by Rev. James Groppi with about 709 marchers and guarded by state riot-control units nearby.
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Milwaukee
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South Side
James E. Groppi
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Youth Council
Wisconsin National Guard
West Allis
GOP Groups Declare Truce At Convention
The GOP National Committee won a truce with the Young Republican National Federation agreeing not to promote any candidate before the 1968 convention or a primary. The pact gives the national committee veto power over staff, publications, and operations, and sets a 36 year age limit for federation members.
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GOP National Committee
Young Republican National Federation
Parent
National Committee
Ray Bliss
Federation
Jack McDonald
Omaha
Neb
Barry Goldwater
Ronald Reagan
California
Bliss
McDonald
McDonald, He Will Have To Consider Whether the National Committee
Labor market back at record level as growth may raise shortages
Washington reports total U S employment hit a July record of 76.2 million and remained at 76.1 million in August as labor shortages ease but demand for engineers, health workers, and technical personnel remains strong. Openings totaled 343 100 in July with nurse and health staff needs rising nationwide.
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Washington
Labor Department
U.S
Ehrenburg Praises Joyce and Other Western Authors
Soviet writer and controversialist Ilya Ehrenburg, who died at 76 on August 31, named James Joyce as a favorite author in an interview published posthumously by Leningradskaia Pravda. He listed Hemingway, Steinbeck, Stendhal and Paul Eluard as other favorites, noting Joyce's work as "decadent" while Chagall fled Russia to escape Communism.
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Moscow
Ilya Ehrenburg
James Joyce
Marc Chagall
Leningradskaya Pravda
Joyce
Chagall
Russia
Ehrenburg
Hemingway
Steinbeck
Stendhal
Paul Elouard
Warren Arrives in Korea for Three Day Education Visit
Seoul reports Chief Justice Warren begins a three day visit to South Korea under the U.S. State Department cultural and educational program.
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Seoul
UPHD
Ear
Warren
South Korea
U.S. State Department
Motel Operator Held After Shootings At Memphis Motel
Five captives including a 5-year-old boy were terrorized by motel operator William L. Gill who fired multiple shots at Larry A. Hanson during a prolonged standoff. Gill, 41, is charged with murder and held without bond as the case goes to a grand jury.
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Jesse Burton
Memphis
Tenn
Leonard Burton
William L. Gill
Larry A. Hanson
Memphis, Tenn
O. C. Kroening
Shelby County
Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau
General Sessions Court
Charles E. Nearn
Kroening
Hanson
Raymond Wolf
Willie Singleton
Sandy Ivy
Burtons
Diefenbaker Withdraws From Conservative Leadership Race
Former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker withdrew after the third ballot in the Canadian Conservative leadership race. He endorsed Manitoba Premier Duff Roblin while Nova Scotia's Robert Stanfield led initial voting. Roblin trailed but close. Stanfield predicted victory as Roblin gained ground. Diefenbaker’s exit signals potential end of his political career. Stanfield received 519 613 and 717 votes across three ballots. 1129 were needed for the leadership.
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Toronto
UPI
John Diefenbaker
Canadian Conservative Party
Diefenbaker
Manitoba
Mier
Duff Roblin
Nova Scotia
Robert Stanfield
Roblin
Stanfield
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