Salisbury Riots Prompt Massive National Guard Deployment
In Salisbury Maryland, Governor Agnew moved about 800 National Guardsmen and 300 state troopers onto the streets after a fatal shooting sparked Negro rioting. Curfew kept order as 20 violators were jailed, fires burned two lumber yards, and a detective was charged with manslaughter in the death of Daniel Henry during a confrontation with police.
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Salisbury
Spiro T. Agnew
Poplar Hill
Fruitland
Donald Williams
Wicomico County
Alfred T. Truitt Jr
Jerry C. Mason
Henry
Truitt
Supreme Court rules privately owned malls public areas
The Supreme Court on a 6-3 vote held that a privately owned shopping center is effectively a public area and banning picketing there violates free speech. Justice Marshall stated open malls are as accessible as town centers, while three dissents urged protecting private property rights.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
Hugo L. Black
Aaron R. White
John M. Harlan
Black
North Vietnamese Attacks Hit U S Marines In Vietnam
North Vietnamese troops launched three ground assaults on U S Marines along the northern frontier of South Vietnam. Rockets destroyed ammunition stores at Camp Evans while causing lighter damage to fuel and facilities. Marine losses totaled 12 dead and 49 wounded with enemy casualties reported high. Allied forces claim over 10,000 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese killed or captured in Operation Complete Victory. Ho Chi Minh marked his 78th birthday with a 45 minute rocket attack on Hanoi.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
1St Air Cavalry Division
Khe Sanh
Con Thien
Camp Evans
1St Air Cav
Hue
Dmz
Australia
New Zealand
Thailand
Ho Chi Minh
Missing Coal City woman Marge Anderson sought by multiple police agencies
Mrs. Marge Anderson 47 of Coal City has been missing from her home since 5 a.m. Thursday. Police, the Grundy County Sheriff, and the Illinois State Police, aided by a distributed photo, are pursuing leads. Anderson, wife of Robert Anderson owner of Anderson Oil Co. and Anderson Auto Supply, is described as 5 ft 8 in to 5 ft 10 in, 120 to 130 pounds with blue eyes and whitish blond hair. She left without a car after assaulting her husband, who was treated for injuries and took their son Todd to the station. A large search ended Friday night. several leads yielded no clues. The family also has a daughter, Mrs. Michale Berta, and a son, and they ask for privacy as the search continues.
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Marge Anderson
Coal City
Wayne Roseland
Blackstone St
Dan Kirchner
St. Joseph Hospital
Joliet
Anderson
Todd
Roseland Today
Michale Berta
Plainfield
Court Rules Jury Trial Right Applies to States
Supreme Court 7-2 holds the 14th Amendment guarantees a right to jury trials in all criminal cases. The ruling, by Justice Byron R. White, extends federal standards to state courts, with dissent from Justices Harlan and Stewart. The decision stems from Gary Duncan's Louisiana case and cites historical state practices.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Byron R. White
White
John M. Harlan
Potter Stewart
Harlan
Louisiana
Gary Duncan
Plaquemines Parish
Boothville
U.S
Nationally Endorsed Bell System Installer Pact Ratified
AFL-CIO Communications Workers say telephone installers ratified a three year Bell pact in a mail ballot 8 719 for 6 347 against. About 23 000 installers walked out alongside 175 000 other Bell workers in 40 states. Local 336 IBEW fences stay on picket lines 6 a m to 10 p m. Negotiations continue in Illinois as talks fail to reach a new contract. Wages and fringe benefits rise nearly 20 percent over three years.
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Washington
AFL- Cio Communications
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Illinois
Chicago
Weather Summary for Morris Area Tonight and Outlook
Clear to partly cloudy conditions continue with a cool night expected, low temperatures around 40 to 45 degrees. Tuesday stays partly sunny and cool with a high near 60. Wednesday looks fair and slightly warmer. Collins Weather Station logged a Saturday high of 66 and 37 low with 0.07 inches of precipitation. Sunday’s high 62 and low 41. At 9 am today the station read 52 and downtown Morris 55 with 0.18 inches of precipitation.
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Collins Weather Station
Morris
Hamilton Trial Continued After Missing Witness
Circuit Judge Walter Dixon postponed the Kenneth Hamilton rape and burglary trial for one week due to the absence of defense witness Richard Darling. Darling is in the service and will not be discharged until Friday, prompting the need to delay the case set in Morris. Hamilton, of Highland Indiana, faces charges linked to a January 28 burglary and rape of a rural Morris mother.
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Petit Jury
Walter Dixon
Kenneth Hamilton
Richard Darling
Morris
Robert T. Williamson
Dixon
Darling
Hamilton
Highland
Ind
Price of Gold Reaches New London Peak
London gold prices surged to a fresh high of 42.30 dollars per ounce as demand drives daily records. The pound edged up after hitting a Friday low, while exchange rates showed mixed moves and notes of potential selling pressure at higher levels.
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New London
London
France
London Free Market
Zurich
The
Financial Times
Downtown Lighting Plan To Be Discussed
The Downtown Planning Commission will meet at 7 30 p m Thursday in the First National Bank community room Morris to discuss lighting problems and a community center study. The Downtown Planning Committee is a Morris Planning Commission subcommittee and meetings are open to the public.
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Downtown Planning Commission
First National Bank of Morris
Morris Planning Commission
Peace talks viewed by Hariman and Vance observers
Paris AP United States envoy Harriman and Cyrus Vance met South Vietnam observer Bui Diem for 45 minutes to review progress in Hanoi talks. American and French diplomats expect a possible compromise on bombing North Vietnam and war activities, but fears of breakdown persist while both sides seek clearer aims and bargaining positions.
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Paris
Vietnam
W. Averell Harriman
Cyrus R. Vance
South Vietnam
Harriman
Bui Diem
Washington
United States
Hanoi
U.S
North Vietnam
South
Priest Urges Women to Bet on Horses in Calverton
In Calverton England the Roman Catholic rector Rev Joseph Jones offers up to ten parishioners a pound each to bet on the horses. Winnings go to the church with the priest noting a prior win funded his Spain holiday. He says the offer is for women only and claims men struggle to pick winners.
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Calverton
England
Nottinghamshire
Joseph Jones
Father Jones
Spain
Food Stamp Program explained to Grundy merchants
A May 28 briefing for Grundy County food merchants explains the Food Stamp Program set to begin July 9. Everett Stricklin leads the session at the Grundy County Courthouse, with administering duties shared by the U S Department of Agriculture and Illinois Department of Public Aid.
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Grundy County
Everett D. Stricklin
Champaign
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Illinois Department of Public Aid
USDA
North Neil St
Grundy County Department of Public Aid
W. Main St
America
Federal Reserve System
Strikes Paralyze France as De Gaulle Fails to Act
Paris and provinces halt with no buses trains or ferries running as workers from coal mines to auto plants occupy facilities. De Gaulle met ministers but offered no immediate action while hunger for pension raises and higher pay grows.
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Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Paris
Vote to Strike At Federal Paper
Members of Local 292 International Brotherhood of Pulp Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers voted 324 to 61 to strike after rejecting a second company contract 318 to 70. The Morris VFW Hall election set no strike date as talks resume. union president Charles Ray Dolan said members will continue working and details remain undisclosed.
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Federal Paper Board
International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and
Morris Vfw
Charles Ray Dolan
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