Humphrey Appeals to Steel Workers for Labor Backing
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey urged a labor Democratic coalition to secure full and equal opportunity. Speaking to United Steelworkers in Chicago he criticized the GOP and said a labor backed president must pursue peace in Vietnam and curb the arms race while expanding education and jobs. He hoped to win the Democratic nomination as delegates and a strong union backing solidify his lead.
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Chicago
Hubert H. Humphrey
America
United Steelworkers Union
Humphrey
USW
I. W. Abel
Labor
Vietnam
United States
Boston
National Association of Letter Carriers
Afl-Cio
Eugene McCarthy
D-Minn
Litterbugs Cost Millions Annually
New York AP notes littering costs the nation half a billion dollars yearly in cleanup on highways beaches and public spaces. It contrasts with a nagging wife who may prevent costly arthritis by voicing concerns. The piece hints at household car counts and implied societal costs.
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New York
Solon Sees Few Changes In Road Plan
Louisiana highway plans face minimal revisions as Sen. A C Clemons and the governor's committee review district requests. The five year program tops $550 million and will be refined for a fall special session.
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Baton Rouge
A. C. Clemons
Jennings
Louisiana
Clemons
John J. McKeithen
North Louisiana
A. B. Ratcliff
Curfews and Aerial Tactics Curb Riots After King's Death
A report by the International Association of Chiefs of Police finds early dusk to dawn curfews reduced violence in seven of eight cities after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. Helicopters aided fire and looter spotting and coordination, with shooting to kill urged only as a last resort to protect life.
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Washington
Martin Luther King Jr
International Association of Chiefs of Police
National Guard
Cincinnati
Kansas City
Pittsburgh
Memphis
Court sentences Nazi diplomat for aiding mass Jewish murders
In Frankfurt a court sentenced former Nazi diplomat Fritz Gebhardt Von Hahn to eight years in prison for aiding in the murder of about 30,000 Bulgarian and Greek Jews during World War II. He allegedly helped deport Jews from Greece and annexed areas in 1941. He later served in the Nazi Foreign Ministry as a Jewish affairs adviser.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Fritz Gebhardt von Hahn
Greece
Bulgaria
von Hahn
Foreign Ministry
Seabee Reserve Unit Deployed To Vietnam Area
Gulfport Mississippi AP report says Mobile Construction Battalion 22 with 750 officers and men has deployed to South Vietnam. The unit is one of two Seabee Reserve forces recalled to active service for two years by President Johnson. Cmdr Roy L Dunlap commands the battalion composed largely of reservists from Arkansas Oklahoma Louisiana Texas and New Mexico.
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Gulfport
Miss
Mobile Construction Battalion
South Vietnam
U.S. Naval Construction Battalion Center
Navy
Johnson
Roy L. Dunlap
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Texas
New Mexico
Gujarat bootleg liquor deaths raise concerns near border
Nine people died and 15 were hospitalized in Gujarat as bootleg liquor caused illness. Authorities said liquor sale is illegal in the state along India's western border with Pakistan.
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New Delhi
India
UPI
Gujarat
Pakistan
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