Thousands Rally in Washington for Poor People's Campaign
Thousands gathered in Washington for Solidarity Day supporting the Poor People's Campaign demands to curb poverty. Security officials lined a half mile route as organizers projected about 40,000 participants, with clergy and mayors backing the goals and nonviolent protest urged.
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Washington
Washington Monument
Martin Luther King Jr
America
King
Lincoln Memorial
Ralph David Abernathy
Resurrection City
Patrick V. Murphy
Capitol
Abernathy
Independence Avenue
West Capitol Park
Congress
Bernard Lafayette
Sterling Tucker
Ite
John V. Lindsay
New York
Carl B. Stokes
Cleveland
Ivan Allen
Atlanta
Kevin White
Boston
Joseph Alioto
San Francisco
Thomas D'Alessandro
Baltimore
Samuel Yorty
Los Angeles
A. J. Cervantes
St. Louis
Jerome Cavanagh
Detroit
Henry Maier
Milwaukee
Walter Washington
de Tucker
New York City
White House
Zoo Seals Seal Lulu Bell After Stabbing
Lulu Bell the seal at Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa died after a stabbing by boys with a pitchfork. The female, wounded in three places, faded from 350 to 180 pounds as her health declined. authorities search for the youths seen fleeing the scene.
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Tampa
Fla
Lulu Bell
Lowry Park Zoo
GOP Chairman Defends Remarks On Wallace And Delegates
Louisiana Republican Party Chairman Charles deGravelles says Callaway was misquoted about Wallace joining the GOP. He states Wallace runs third party, Negro delegates have equal opportunity, and Nixon aid to place five Negroes in the delegation was not sought. He notes Jesse Cook’s endorsement of Rockefeller and explains delegate paths.
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Louisiana Republican Party
Charles deGravelles
Lafayette
Howard
Bo” Callaway
Richard M. Nixon
Callaway
Jackson
Miss
George C. Wallace
Alabama
deGravelles
Wallace
George Wallace
Deravelles
Richard Nixon
Louisiana
Nixon
GOP
de Gravelles
McKeithen
Jesse Cook
New Orleans
Jack Tar
Baton Rouge
Chariton Lyons
David Treen
Tom Stagg
Nelson Rockefeller
Brandt Talks With Soviet On Berlin Travel Restrictions
West German Foreign Minister Willy Brandt said he was neither encouraged nor discouraged after eight hours with Soviet Ambassador Abrassimov in East Berlin about travel limits on West Berlin. He reported to the cabinet, noting ongoing difficulties and a possible shift in East West dialogue.
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Bonn
West Berlin
Pyotr Abrassimov
Brandt
East Berlin
Berlin Wall
Checkpoint Charlie
ADN
Foreign Ministry
Abrassimov
Wall
Berlin
West Germany
East Germany
Social Democratic
Christian Democrats
Social Democrats
Soviet Union
United States
Kurt George Kiesinger
Britain
France
U.S
Westverman
Private Billy W. Cockerham Near Pleiku Vietnam
Army Private First Class Billy W. Cockerham 20 son of Mr and Mrs William R Cockerham 205 Fifth St Delhi was assigned to the 149th Light Maintenance Company near Pleiku Vietnam The 24 year old officer graduate earned a 1961 diploma from Farmerville High School and a 1967 B S from Northeast Louisiana State College Monroe
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Pleiku
Vietnam
Billy W. Cockerham
William R. Cockerham
Fifth St
Delhi
149Th Light
Farmerville High School
Northeast Louisiana State College
Monroe
Broadway Actors Strike Shuts 28 Shows Nationwide
Actors Equity strike enters second day as 19 Broadway shows and nine road productions close. 800 performers and 4,000 crew idle while off Broadway thrives. Negotiations grim with demands for higher wages and tighter use of foreign actors.
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New York
Actors Equity
David J. Foley
Vincent D. McDonnell
State Mediation Board
Equity
England
League of New York Theaters
South Viet Nam Premier May Quit Amid Thieu Rift
Reports from Saigon indicate Premier Tran Van Huong, in a fragile coalition, may resign over clashes with President Nguyen Van Thieu. Huong attended Thieu’s Hue mobilization proclamation while Ky’s influence waned. Disputes centered on Thieu’s appointments and graft concerns at Saigon Port Authority and city leadership.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Tran van Huong
Huong
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Hue
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nha Trang
Nguyen van Loc
Nguyen van la
4Th Corps
Mekong
Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
Nguyen van Vy
Col
de Kien Thieu
Tran Thien Phuong
Thai duty for Monroe airman Sergeant Harold Foster
Sergeant Harold Foster, son of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Foster of Monroe, is on duty at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand. An aircraft mechanic with the Pacific Air Forces, he previously served at Randolph Air Force Base in Texas and is a Richwood High School graduate.
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U.S. Air Forces
Thailand
Harold Foster
Reuben Foster
Rt. 1
Monroe
Takhli Royal Thai Afb
Foster
Pacific Air Forces
Randolph Afb
Tex
Richwood High School
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Southern
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Gardner
Freed-Hardeman
Tennessee
College Town Church of Christ
Dessard ST
Mary’s Flower Shop Inc
Rockers
Pete
Bod Chai Cus
Bete Pinettes
North
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