Black Power Chant Rohs Greenwood March
In Greenwood Mississippi 1000 Negroes chant for black power as SNCC leader Stokely Carmichael and two colleagues finish seven hours in jail. Police confronts trespass arrests over tents at Stone Street School and Broad Street Park amid a tense day with Governor Johnson scaling patrols and questioning motives.
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Stekaly Carmichael
Greenwood
Miss
Bruce Baings
Core
Stone Street
Graanwood
Stokely Carmichael
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Carmichael
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Bob Smith
SNCC
Bruce Baines
Congress of Racial Equality
Stone Street Negro
Broad Street Park
George Raymond
Freedom Democratic Party
Paul B. Johnson Jr
Jackson
Norvell Posts Bond In James Meredith Case
Aubrey James Norvell, one of the men charged with attempting to murder James Meredith during the Mississippi march, posted a 25000 bond and left Hernando jail in good spirits. Defense lawyer Edward Lee Whitten said the Norvell family headed to Memphis with relatives while activists funded the 10 percent cash collateral and bond.
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Hernando
Miss
Aubrey James Norvell
James Meredith
Mississippi
Edward Lee Whitten
Norvell
Memphis
Midsouth
Walter M. O'Barr
Whitten
Norvell Legal Aid Fund
Tenn
GOP Picnic Precedes State Convention in Des Moines
DES MOINES AP Republicans invite party backers to an early morning convention kickoff with a 9 30 a m start at Veterans Auditorium followed by caucuses to select committee members Tonight Polk County plans a 4 p m to 7 p m picnic at the Iowa fairgrounds featuring go go dancers and rock and roll as fund raising entertainment ahead of Republicans efforts to elect a State Central committee and adopt a campaign platform.
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Des Moines
GOP
Veterans Auditorium
Polk County
Iowa Fairgrounds
Two County Merger of Schools Deliberated in Iowa
DES MOINES AF The Iowa Board of Public Instruction approved the merger of Scott and Muscatine counties into a single school area. It is the first merger under a new state law. May 24 meetings set up election area districts and named directors for the new twocounty system. No delays. proposal discussed previously. The board left room for Clinton County to join later, forming a threecounty system.
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Des Moines
Scott
Muscatine
Iowa Board of Public Instruction
Clinton County
Iowa City
State Board of Regents
University of Iowa
Iowa State University
State College of Iowa
Iona Braille and Sight Saving School
Iowa School
Governors reshuffle Iowa Development Commission
Gov. Harold Hughes reappointed Marvin M. Schmidt and Ernest A. Hayes to four year terms on the Iowa Development Commission starting July 1 and named William Farner as chairman to succeed John Murray. Also reported are two space program notes and a London medical breakthrough.
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Iowa Commission Des Moines
Harold. Hughes
Marvin M. Schmidt
Des Moines
Ernest A. Hayes
Mount Pleasant
Iowa Development Commission
William §. Farner
Carroll
John Murray
Fort Dodge
Tests Begin SATCOM Satellite Launch From Titan
Cape Kennedy Florida reports seven satellites in the military SATCOM network after a Titan rocket release. Over six hours of orbital operations placed the seven communications satellites 21 000 miles above the equator. Army officials said signals were successfully received from each satellite.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Satellite Communication
Satcom
Equator
Army
Polk County Welfare Board Rejects Anti Poverty Plan
DES MOINES AP The Polk County Welfare Board declined Thursday to back a proposed anti poverty program that would urge the needy to seek aid. Orville E. Armstrong said the board is already helping and won’t drum up new business. The plan, requesting 996 050 in its first year, awaits federal Office of Economic Opportunity approval. Eugene P. Krauss of Family Service Travelers Aid, who drafted the plan, said he was stunned, noting the aim to hire 42 social workers to press for services when clients cannot speak for themselves.
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DES Moines
Polk County Welfare Board
Orville E. Armstrong
Federal Office of Economic Opportunity
Welfare Board
Eugene P. Krauss
Family Service Travelers Aid
Saigon Violence Surges as Buddhist Strike Call Raises Tensions
In Saigon radical Buddhists press for a three day general strike while moderates warn the move could fracture the church. Violent clashes persist for a fifth day as rioters burn American vehicles and a presidential caricature is displayed. police seal the Buddhist Institute area and tensions rise across Hue.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Buddhist Institute
Johnson
U.S
Fire and Riot Struggles Tighten Grip on Saigon
Across Saigon, Buddhist protests draw hundreds of children to the streets while authorities deploy tear gas to curb unrest. Monks offer themselves for arrest as Tam Chau denounces rival Hue leader Thich Tri Quang over temple altars used as protest symbols. A hunger strike in Hue presses for U.S. withdrawal and generals’ resignation.
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Saigon
Tam Chau
Hue
Thich Tri Quang
United States
Fires rage in Tonto and Coronado forests in Arizona
Lightning sparked eleven new fires across southern Arizona as parched brush fed the blazes. In the Tonto Forest up to 5000 acres burned while 650 firefighters including Indian crews fought near Superstition Mountain. Catalina Mountains near Tucson warned as potentially hazardous amid forecast storms and gusty winds. California forecasters hoped moist marine air would help contain the 90000 acre Los Padres blaze by Saturday.
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Arizona
Tonto Forest
US Forest Service
Superstition Mountain
L. B. Christianson
Forest Service
Catalina
Tucson
U.S. Weather Bureau
California
Los Padres National Forest
Tanker Collision Leaves Dozens Dead Off New York Harbor
In New York Harbor the collision of two tankers led to a blazing spill of volatile naphtha. Coast Guard reports at least 20 dead, 12 missing, 69 survivors, 40 hospitalized. A tug may have exploded, complicating rescue as witnesses spoke of heroic acts amid burning water. The cause of the crash was under Coast Guard investigation.
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Kill van Kull
New York Harbor
Texaco Massachusetts
Alva Cape
Coast Guard
The
He Coast Guard
Gulf of Mexico
New York
Alfonso Colon
Texaco
Massachnesetts
Colon
Esso Vermont
Marine Hero's Mother Happy Son Is Alive
Mrs Edith Schnedler of Sperry learns her son S Sgt Jimmie Howard led 17 Marines in Viet Nam defense against 260 Viet Cong. Five Marines were killed and one wounded including Howard. relief forces found 43 enemy dead. She expresses gratitude he survived the combat.
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Sperry
Jimmie Howard
Viet Nam
Howard
Edith Schnedler
Weather Outlook with Cloudy Skies and Mild Temperatures
The weather report notes a cloudy night with a 5 percent chance of rain and lows in the mid 50s. Saturday will be partly cloudy and warmer, reaching around 80 with a 10 percent rain risk. Today’s noon reading is 76, with Thursday’s high at 76 and overnight low about 55. river stage at 8.9 feet.
Davenport man convicted of second degree murder
Donald W. McCollom, 37, of Davenport, was found guilty of second degree murder in the deaths of his wife Pauline, 33, and Richard L. Jurgensen, 24. Five children aged 5 to 15 hid as police arrived. McCollom admitted killing but claimed no memory of stabbing or shooting. Sentencing set for next Tuesday with possible options of first or second degree murder or manslaughter.
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Davenport
Donald W. McCollom
Richard L. Jurgensen
Scott County
McCollum
Pauline
Nathan Grant
McCollom
Jurgensen
Grant
McCollem
Ples
Cindy
Claude
U S Ready to Discuss Peace in Viet Nam Talks
President Johnson affirmed the United States stands ready to discuss peace prospects for Viet Nam anytime anywhere with any government. He challenged opponents to name a place and date, saying the other side must want to talk as well. The remarks followed a Mansfield proposal seeking talks involving Dean Rusk and Chen Yi.
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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
Gemini 9 astronauts describe rescue radar for moon aborts
At a Houston news conference, Stafford and Cernan said radar would guide a rescue Apollo if a descent ends without landing. They showed color film of rendezvous maneuvers from the Gemini 9 mission and ended 11 days of debriefing after a near perfect splashdown on June 6. Cuba accuses U S Crusader jets of airspace violation near Guantanamo Naval Base last Wednesday.
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Space Trip Space Center
Houston
Tex
Apollo
Thomas P. Stafford
Eugene A. Cernan
Astronauts
Manned Spacecraft Center
ATDA
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