Global unrest and political maneuvers span three continents
Reports from Ottawa, Saigon, Washington, and Columbus cover a nationwide Canadian postal strike. a Sirhan Sirhan defense case. Senate confirmation battles for Fortas and Thornberry. a Saigon bombing near a Buddhist temple. Ohio Penitentiary guard strikes. Viet Cong prisoners freed in Mekong Delta. and a Vietnam ceasefire proposal from Lawrence O'Brien amid Humphrey's campaign.
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Saigon
UPI
Indochina
Vietnam
Ambodia
Laos
Mekong Delta
U.S
Ray anxious for trial in King assassination case
James Earl Ray, via his attorney, expresses eagerness to stand trial on a first degree murder charge in the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Attorney Arthur J. Hanes Sr. says Ray’s anxiety to clear the matter led him to abandon extradition fights. Ray was brought to Memphis from London and held in Shelby County Jail under tight security.
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Memphis, Tenn
UPI
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Arthur J. Hanes, Sr
England
Hanes
Ray
United States
Memphis
London
Shelby County
City Manager Drops Bridge Key Into River in Mishap
South Haven Michigan reports city manager Fred Timmer received the key to the $860000 Black River bridge but dropped it through the grating into the river. He later managed to activate the bridge lift using a duplicate key.
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South Haven
Mich
UPI
Fred Timmer
Black River
Pleasant Weekend Forecast With Mild Temperatures
The forecast calls for sunny skies and highs around 75 to 82 degrees today with clear cool nights in the mid to upper 50s. Saturday remains mostly sunny and warm with a high near 82. Norwalk records show a Friday high of 82 and a low of 56 with trace rainfall and humidity around 82 percent at 8 a.m. 2 p.m. 56 and 8 p.m. 74. Total 24 hour precipitation ends at 8 p.m. equals 0.20 inches. Births note Mr and Mrs Richard Palmer of Monroeville welcome a son. Edith Thayer, 74, Berlin Heights, is listed among deaths.
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Norwalk
Democrats threaten to bypass Chicago convention crisis
Democrats warn only a few days remain to save the Chicago national convention amid the Illinois Bell strike. John B. Criswell says the party backs binding arbitration and hopes Illinois Bell will reconsider. IBEW and the company seek talks with Daley, with mediators noting no session planned this week.
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Chicago
UPI
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
John B. Criswell
Democratic Party
Richard J. Daley
Illinois Bell
The
Union
Daley
C. K. Call
Criswell
Bailey
IBEW
Robert A. Nickey
Soviets Offer Talks With Dubcek as Crisis Deepens
Moscow signaled openness to talk with Czechoslovakia's reform leader Alexander Dubcek while preparing for possible action. Soviet officials suggested a meeting on Soviet soil, with hardliners kept separate, as Prague seeks troop withdrawal and Moscow weighs intervention options.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Kremlin
Alexander Dubcek
Prague
Dubcek
Hungary
Berlin
Warsaw
Europe
Miss Firelands Wins Talent Nod in Miss Ohio Contest
Barbara Jean Hunter Miss Firelands wins top talent prize in second Miss Ohio Pageant round at Cedar Point with Chopin Fantasie Impromptu. Her mother credits confidence and practice, while Barbara Nephews and classmates cheer her relaxed performance as she heads toward finals. Pamela Sue Robinson of Dayton will be replaced among 10 finalists. Miss Canton Leslyn Hiple, 18, wins swimsuit. Hunter a junior at Ohio Wesleyan.
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Miss Hunter
Harold Hunter
The
Reflector
Barbara
Barbar
Heart of Ohio
Patricia Hachten
Pamela Sue Robinson
Dayton
Buckeye
Canton
Leslyn Anita Hiple
Ohio Wesleyan
Humphrey Would Discuss Kennedy as Running Mate
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey said he would like to talk with Sen. Edward M. Kennedy about a potential Humphrey Kennedy ticket. He noted there is a time and a place for such talk and acknowledged Kennedy's mourning for Robert F. Kennedy.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Edward F. Kennedy
Humphrey- Kennedy
Humphrey
Massachusetts
UPI
Kennedy
Humphrey -Kennedy
Kennedy Brothers
Robert F. Kennedy
Two Tax Levies and Zoning Issue on Ballot in Huron County
The Huron County Board of Elections filed two tax levies and a zoning measure for the November ballot. A countywide five-tenths mill welfare levy for five years aims to aid poor relief with a simple majority required. Greenwich Village voters will decide a five-year half-mill library renewal. Bronson Township trustees also placed a zoning code proposal on the ballot.
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Huron County Board of Elections
Greenwich Village
Board of Elections
Bronson Township Trustees
Blanchard Leads Viet Bomb Raid Over North Vietnam
Col. Felix A. Blanchard known as Doc Blanchard led a flight of F105 Thunderchief pilots who bombed a Communist supply route in North Vietnam on Friday, according to a U.S. military spokesman.
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Saigon
UPS
Felix A
Doc’ Blanchard
West Point
North Vietnam
U.S
Reader's Digest charges U S Russia on nuclear brink in Middle East crisis
The Reader's Digest report cites Kosygin using the Moscow Washington hot line five times during the 1967 Arab Israeli war to press President Johnson to stop Israel's Sinai advance. It says Kosygin spoke with anger on June 6 urging halt and withdrawal, hinting Soviet intervention if pressed.
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New York
UPI
Alexei N. Kosygin
Washington
Johnson
Israel
the Holy Land
Reader’s Digest
Lester Welie
Moscow
Kosygin
Sinai Desert
Norwalk High coach William Mrukowski resigns
Norwalk High School football coach William Mrukowski has submitted his resignation just weeks before football practice. Board members may reject the move amid concerns over resignations after signing contracts as they plan to hire a new clerk at a 12 15 meeting. Mrukowski, 26, led a winless 1967 season in his first year. he came to Norwalk from Mohawk High School and Ohio State University background.
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Norwalk
William Mrukowski
Mohawk High School
Sycamore
Gun-Toting Priest Becomes Policeman in Seaside
Rev. Terrance J. Mangan 30 who served as a part time priest and police officer was suspended after he refused Vatican orders to give up policing duties. He plans to join as full time patrolman Aug 1 and defend carrying a gun as necessary for modern civilization. He has arrested a murder suspect and given last rites to 46 accident victims.
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Seaside
Calif
UPI
Vatican
Angel
Terrance J. Mangan
Rome
Mangan
Luther L. Pilcher
Father Mangan
human_ society
Brotherhood of Man
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D-Fla
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Ohio Penitentiary
National
Lawrence O. Henry
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employes Union
TPI
South Vietnam
Lawrence O’brien
O’brien
Old Butterfingers
Richard Palmer
Monroeville
F -T
Edith Thayer
Berlin Heights
John Bailey
International
Algeria
Defense
Andrei Grechko
East Europe
Miss Firelands
Barbara Jean Hunter
Hubert
Turkey
Teddy
Blanchard
U.S. Russia
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Ohio State
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Elyria
Jack Skloff
Washington, D.C
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Waterville
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