Canadians electing a leader amid Quebec tensions and riots
Ottawa dispatch reports 10 million Canadians voting to choose a prime minister as rioting French Canadian separatists clash with police in Montreal. Trudeau faces opponents in a tight race for 264 House seats with unity and Quebec autonomy as central issues.
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Ralph C. Deans
Ottawa
UPI
Newfoundland
British Columbia
Montreal
St. Jean Baptiste
Trudeau
Royal Canadian Mounted
Robert Stanfield
T. K. Douglas
New Democratic Party
House of Commons
Liberal Party
Lester B. Pearson
Quebec
Deaths of Bert Toth, Mrs Kerr, Elmer Humphrey
Three obituary notices record the deaths of Bert Toth 58 of 1512 S Jefferson St Mrs Charles G Kerr 81 of Ashtabula Ohio and Elmer Raymond Humphrey 65 of Industry Rd 2 Pa with ages and addresses listed.
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Bert Toth
S. Jefferson St
Charles G. Kerr
Ashtabula
Ohio
Elmer Raymond Humphrey
Industry RD 2
National crime climbs 17 percent in early 1968
FBI reports a 17 percent rise in serious crime in the first quarter of 1968 from a year earlier. Violent crimes jump 18 percent with murders up 16 percent and forcible rape 19 percent. Urban areas show the largest gains. regional patterns vary.
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Washington
UPI
FBI
North Central
North Central States
South
One-man Edinburg resident campaigns against gun laws
James Hardisky of Edinburg RD 1 gathered about 3000 signatures for a petition opposing gun control in state and federal governments. He will send the names to U.S. Rep. Frank M. Clark and writes to President Johnson and others, advocating penalties for crime rather than curbing lawful gun ownership.
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Edinburg RD 1
James Hardisky
New Castle
Edinburg
U.S
Frank M. Clark
D-Bessemer
Hardisky
Lyndon B. Johnson
Raymond P. Shafer
Joseph S. Clark
Hugh Scott
Frank Morrison
Nebraska
Johnson seeks strict gun laws delaying mail order ban
President Johnson asked Congress to require national gun registration a license to possess firearms and confiscation of guns for unfit owners. States would have two years to align with federal standards or face federal rules and reduced conservation funding. The move drew mixed reactions in Congress and delayed immediate action on a broader mail order handgun ban.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
Rules
William M. Colmer
D-Miss
Judiciary Committee
House
Colmer
Congress approves Monday holiday shifts toward five three day weekends
The Senate sent a bill to President Johnson to move Washingtons Birthday Memorial Day and Veterans Day to Mondays and create Columbus Day in October. Labor Day remains unchanged. The plan applies to federal workers and DC starting 1970 with states likely to follow.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Senate
Congressional
District of Columbia
Washington deploys troops to curb civil unrest after Resurrection City shutdown
Police and 1 150 Army troops patrol the capital to quell tensions in slum areas after Resurrection City closure. Mayor Walter Washington imposes a curfew from 9 p.m. to 5 30 a.m. and urges calm as Abernathy and SCLC supporters rally, with 356 demonstrators detained.
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Michael Anders Washington
UPI
Resurrection City
Walter Washington
Martin Luther King Jr
Washington
14Th
U Streets
N.W
Capitol Hill
Ralph D. Abernathy
Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
County schools budget totals rise in eight district area
Lawrence County eight districts project 17.6 million for 1968 69 a 55.7 percent rise from five years earlier Budget growth outpaces enrollment with administrative costs up 88 percent while instruction climbs 47 percent Neshannock leads in spending surge New Castle Mohawk show smaller increases and projections indicate transportation and plant maintenance drive much of the rise with health services up 41 percent to 225 387.
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Joseph Barsotti
Lawrence County
Neshannock
New Castle
Mohawk
Ellwood City
Wilmington
Shenango
Union
Laurel
Western Pennsylvania Weather: Clouds Warm Humid with Showers
Mostly cloudy and warm in Western Pennsylvania with showers and scattered thunderstorms forming. Rain may become heavy tonight. highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s. Rain, wind, and a cooler trend expected Wednesday.
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Pennsylvania
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