Reds Seek Civil Rights Tieup
The American Communist party proposes a leftist alliance with labor and civil rights groups to oppose President Johnson in 1968. Gus Hall outlined an antiwar front at the party’s New York convention, stressing a broad US coalition without a party label. About 700 delegates attended amid picket clashes outside.
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Luci Johnson to Wed Nugent at National Shrine in Aug
President Johnson will escort daughter Luci to the altar at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on August 6. The wedding to Patrick Nugent will be the first in the church, a 21 million dollar national Catholic shrine near Catholic University in Washington. The ceremony and Mass will last about 70 minutes with a 10 minute service, as hundreds including priests and military personnel participate. The church, begun in 1920, is a major landmark with 56 bells, two organ consoles, and a 96 foot arch, drawing over a million visitors yearly.
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Chicago
Forgery Suspects Wanted By Police
East Carroll Parish officials seek Luther O'Brien 26 Memphis Tenn Robert Wilcox and James Lee Wilson 33 California for presenting more than 4000 in bogus checks to First National Bank in Lake Providence. Suspects held in Greenville Mississippi refuse extradition waivers.
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Turkey Prices Continue Drop
New York AP reports turkey prices are falling due to higher supply with about 10 percent more turkeys this year. Fryers go on sale in the Southeast, Los Angeles, and Portland. Beef and pork prices ease in many regions while eggs rise slightly in the Southwest. Celery remains high after the Florida hurricane. The Taft Hartley Act became law in 1947 after Truman veto.
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