Plymouth seeks funds for Green Lawn Cemetery gate
The Plymouth Sesquicentennial opens with a drive to raise funds for a new entrance to Green Lawn Cemetery, donors named for a time-proof cornerstone. The memorial gate will be dedicated at Memorial Day. A school levy request seeks a 3 mill operating tax on May 4 for two years with 55 percent needed. James King case clarified. multiple locals share that name. U S Ambassador Maxwell D Taylor heads to Washington to push broader air strikes in North Viet Nam.
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Clarence Cramer
Carl Carnahan
W. C. McFadden
Florence Danner
A. L. Paddock
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Maxwell D. Taylor
Washington
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Grissom and Young Return to Washington as Heroes
Astronauts Virgil Grissom and John Young faced nerves in the capital but savored the welcome. They piloted the first maneuverable manned spacecraft around the world in a three orbit flight last Tuesday and were honored by President Johnson at the White House before a Capitol motorcade greet by Congress.
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UPI
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John W. Young
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Capitol
Congress
Brezhnev Pushes Record Farm Investment Plan
Brezhnev wins Central Committee approval for a five year farming plan totaling 71 billion rubles. The move aims to outpace Khrushchev’s farm efforts and matches or exceeds postwar Soviet agricultural spending. In the U.S. cold snap, spring started with record lows from Appalachians to Rockies, down to 10 degrees in Grand Rapids Michigan, three below 1899’s mark.
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UPI
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Nikita S. Khrushchev
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Rockies
Mercury
Grand Rapids
Mich
Weather and Life Events from Te Lomeco
Mostly sunny and cold today with highs 28 to 35 north and 34 to 40 south. Tonight clouds increase and it stays milder west with lows 24 to 32. Sunday looks cloudy and warmer. Marriage license filing lists Ernest Gene Miller and Carol Jean Wright of Willard. Births note several families in Willard Greenwitch Collins Rd 1 Plymouth Ford Ave New London and Willard. Death reported: Blanche Hess, 59, Albuquerque NM.
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Willard
Foreman
Carol Jean Wright
California Seizes 373 Machine Guns in Record Cache
Authorities seized 373 machine guns and 100000 rounds of ammo in City of Industry California. Officials say some weapons were bound for two private right wing armies and possibly for Latin America, marking the largest illegal weapons seizure in state history.
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Calif
UPI
California
Latin America
Johnson vows crackdown on Ku Klux Klan after Alabama death
President Johnson denounces the Klan as a hooded bigotry spreader after the murder of Viola Liuzzo near Montgomery. He announces four arrests and orders the DOJ to draft laws to curb the group while Congress pledges swift action. Katzenbach and Hoover briefed, following a White House news conference.
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Katzenbach
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Johnson
White House
John W. Young
Virgil I. Grisson
St Pauls Eighth Grade Science Fair Opens
St Pauls eighth grade science fair opened this morning with judges questioning participants and students critiquing classmates projects. Superior ratings will lead to elimination from further judging rounds.
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St. Paul’s
Alabama Eyes Death Penalty for Klansmen in Liuzzo Case
Alabama officials indicate they will seek the death penalty for four Ku Klux Klan members arrested in the sniper slaying of Viola Liuzzo, a Detroit mother of five, shot near Montgomery after a civil rights demonstration. Three defendants free on 50,000 bonds. one with added probation violation charge.
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Ala
UPI
Alabama
Richmond Flowers
FBI
U.S
United Klans of America
Collie Leroy Wilkin Jr
Fairfield
Wilkin
Liuzzo Body Returned After Selma Slaying
The body of Viola Gregg Liuzzo was flown from Detroit to Montgomery on a Teamster plane. It arrived late Friday night and was moved to a funeral home ahead of public viewing Sunday and funeral services Tuesday. Liuzzo’s husband Anthony and their five children were at home. President Johnson had called Liuzzo.
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UPI
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Ala
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Uzzo
Charles O’brien
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Liuzzo
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Washington
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Johnson
Wallace vows full state effort in Liuzzo slaying case
Alabama Governor George C. Wallace denounced the killing of civil rights worker Viola Liuzzo as an outrageous crime and pledged the full force of state and federal law enforcement to bring the perpetrators to justice. He ordered continued cooperation with existing law groups to marshal all agencies in solving the case.
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Ala
UPI
George C. Wallace
Viola Liuzzo
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Alabama
Citizens may arrest for felonies under Ohio law
Ohio courts recognize private citizens may arrest if a felony is involved or there are reasonable grounds to believe one exists. Caution is urged as false arrests carry risk. officials note arrests are rare outside traffic cases. Merchants may detain shoplifters under specific conditions, and arrestees must be taken promptly before a court with stated reasons for arrest.
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