Radar, Civil Rights Ride Dominate Greenwood Sparks Tension
In Greenwood Mississippi 1000 marchers led by Stokely Carmichael demand black power amid clashes with police. Authorities clamp tents on a school ground and later relocate demonstrations to Broad Street Park as patrols guard the route. Astronauts Cernan and Stafford report Gemini 9 space walk problems and stress radar for future rescue maneuvers near the moon.
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Carmichael
Bob Smith
SNCC
Bruce Baines
Congress of Racial Equality
Stone Street
George Raymond
Freedom Democratic Party
Mississippi
Greenwood
Robert Green
University of Alabama
Paul B. Johnson Jr
Jackson
Cernan
AMU
ATDA
Stafford
Norvell Posts $25,000 Bond To Leave Jail
Aubrey James Norvell posted 25 000 bond and left Hernando jail with his wife and relatives. Defense attorney Edward Lee Whitten said Norvell was in good spirits and that supporters funded the 10 percent cash and collateral. He forecast exoneration and hoped to present evidence to the grand jury on November 14.
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Whitten
Norvell Legal Aid
Memphis
Tenn
Boyce Lee Garner
Norvell
Johnson Ready To Talk Peace
President Johnson says the United States is ready for peace talks on Viet Nam anytime anywhere with any government. He urged willingness to meet and said we must test by naming the place and date. White House officials welcomed constructive suggestions from Congress.
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Washington
Johnson
United States
Viet Nam
White House Rose Garden
U.S
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
New York
Dean Rusk
Chen Yi
Mansfield
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Congress
Guam
Puerto Rico
United Nations
U. N. Association of the United States
William J. Porter
Saigon
Porter
Volunteers Check 386 Cars Over Two Days
Eight local auto agencies and garages aided a voluntary vehicle safety check led by Frank Welsh of Kindelspire Auto Supply. Of 386 cars inspected, 173 were unsafe, 157 cautious, and 56 safe. Participating volunteers included Bill Kindelspire, Steve Wills, Jerry Butz, George McCabe, Bill Silk, LeRoy Pfaff, Hal Osmanson, Terry Sengewald, Wilson Chevrolet, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Welsh
Kindelspire Auto Supply
Bill Kindelspire
Steve Wills
Benson Pontiac
Jerry Butz
Berens Ford
George McCabe
Grundy Motors
Bill Silk
Johnson Motors
LeRoy Pfaff
Hal Osmanson
Buick
Terry Sengewald
Wilson Chevrolet
Keith DeGrush
Goodyear
Weather report notes mild weekend with rising highs
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts fair tonight with a low in the upper 50s and a mostly sunny Saturday with a high in the lower 80s. Collins Weather Station records a Thursday high of 72 and low of 54 with .05 inches of precipitation.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Ers
Collins
Morris
New Phone Books to List New Numbers
Seven figure telephone numbers will appear in Morris area directories starting July 9 for Morris and neighboring towns Coal City Gardner Lisbon Mazon Verona. The changes convert exchange letters to numbers and aim to reduce dialing errors and widen access to services. Intercept service will aid calls to disconnected numbers and Lisbon will require dialing 9 to reach Yorkville after July 17. Illinois Bell plans direct distance dialing in the area by early next year.
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Morris Area
Coal City
Gardner
Lisbon
Mazon
Verona
Morris
Yorkville
Florence Peacock
Illinois Bell
Dwight
Newark
Canvass Continues On Grundy County Primary Vote
Canvass of the Grundy County primary vote continues in the county clerk office today. Officials expect the official examination to finish sometime late this afternoon.
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Grundy County
Tax Increase Open Question in Economic Outlook
Secretary of the Treasury Henry H. Fowler told the Virginia Banking Association that a proposed tax increase remains very much an open question as the economy shows signs of a slowdown. He stressed continued readiness to adopt further restraints if needed and noted President Johnson’s willingness to recommend further fiscal measures.
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Hot Springs
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Fowler
Meany Defeats Reuther in AFL-CIO Policy Clash
Washington AP Meany keeps AFL-CIO presidency after a tense clash with Walter Reuther over ILO policy. Meany rejects Reuther charges that the federation backs the CIA and blocks ILO reforms and says he spoke with Johnson and Rusk while vowing to keep the AFL-CIO active in the ILO. Reuther responds mildly and declines a news conference.
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Washington
AFL: Cio
George Meany
Walter P. Reuther
Meany
Reuther
Afl-Cio
Johnson
Auto Workers
Victor
Reuthers
International Labor Organization
Central Intelligence Agency
State Department
Dean Rusk
Geneva
ILO
Leon Chajn
Poland
Rusk
U.S
Walter Reuther
Victor Reuther
CIA
Morris Youths Arrested for Theft of Tires
Two Morris youths Doug Warren and Neil Sandal both 17 were arrested by Deputy Sheriff Dick Pierce for stealing tires and 13 dollars from a Suburban Wholesale Tire Store in Oswego. They confessed after being implicated by 16 year old Dale Wren who planned to use the tires for his car. The three youths were taken to Kendall County for a hearing and the tires were returned to the store.
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Morris
Dick Pierce
Oswego
Doug Warren
Price St
Neil Sandal
W. Chapin St
Dale Wren
Rte. 4
Herman Raynes
Sherriff
Conklin School
Pierce
Wren
Kendall County
Oliver Mundweiler
Thomas Usry
Tanker Collision in New York Harbor Kills Over 20
Coast Guard reports at least twenty dead after two tankers collide in Kill Van Kull Channel New York Harbor. Sixty nine survivors including 40 hospitalized. twelve missing. Fire from naphtha spreads as rescuers pluck crew from boiling sea. investigation opened.
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New York
Kill van Kull
New York Harbor
Coast Guard
Alva Cape
Texaco Massachusetts
Gulf of Mexico
Alfonso Colon
Colon
Cape
Esso Vermont
Bayonne
N.J
Richard F. Pinder
Clarksboro
Esso
Newark Bay
Buddhist girl sets self afire amid Saigon protests
In Saigon a 16 year old Buddhist girl, Dao Thi Tuyet, suffered severe burns attempting self immolation as antigovernment demonstrations persist. The day marked continued unrest with reports of government air strafing near Hue and warnings from Buddhist leaders about the church’s fate.
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Saigon
Dao Thi Tuyet
Hue
Thich Tam Chau
Buddhist Institute
Increase of U S War Casualties
AP reports in nearly 50 years of U S involvement in Vietnam the nation has lost 3804 men to enemy action with 3454 since June 1, 1965. South Vietnam records about 11000 battle deaths since 1965. The surge reflects heavy U S force buildup and Ia Drang Valley fighting.
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New York
Viet Nam
United States
U.S
Ia Drang Valley
Central Highlands
Saigon
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Stokely Carmichael
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
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George Newman
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