Jury Convicts Dr Spock and 3 Others of Conspiracy
In Boston the jury convicts Dr Benjamin Spock Yale Chaplain William Sloane Coffin Jr and two others of conspiring to oppose the draft. They plan appeals to higher courts while asserting the case raises First Amendment issues. Spock and Coffin face prison terms and fines if sentenced.
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Dr. Spock
Boston
Benjamin Spock
Yale University
William Sloane Coffin Jr
Spock
Coffin
Nixon Refuses to Confront Rocky in GOP Nomination Race
Disjointed remarks show lack of unity within the GOP as Nixon declines to confront Rocky during the presidential nomination contest. The report notes Dehoff and Barton comments and hints at Tennessee support amid Kennedy King references. Humphrey's son J vows to push the effort, signaling intra party tensions.
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Nixon
Rocky
GOP
Kennedys Say Thank You To Americans
A short note from the Kennedy family thanks Americans for support. The message aired during the Roger Mudd Evening News at 7 p.m. and referenced earlier events. The scope and exact wording are not fully clear from the fragment.
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Roger Mudd
Lovers Quarrel Woman Dies in Hit Run Crash
A woman died after a hit and run in Oswego County. A driver was arrested by State Police following witness reports of the car’s license number. Ruth Blood Shaver, born July 1929 in Begleton, leaves a husband Douglas Shaver and four daughters and three sons. Funeral services set for Mannsville Methodist Church. Burial at Mannaville cemetery. Visitation at Herter Funeral Home Parish.
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Central Square
Basher Bensved
Postenes
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Hall
Ruth Blood Shaver
Begleton
Wilkes and
Emily Weatwood Blood
Mannsville
Parish
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Mary
Emily
Patricia
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John Logatto
Adams
Pierpoint Manor
David Shaver
William Blood
West Amboy
Clarabelle Smith
Woodville
Mannsville Methodist Church
Mannaville
Herter Funeral Home
Poor People's Mule Train Arrives Safely in Atlanta
In Atlanta Georgia the mule drawn wagons with 70 adults and 30 children arrived safely after the governor’s deadline time. State troopers and Atlanta police assumed supervision outside city limits and the caravan planned a procession along Hunter Street and a mass meeting at West Hunter Baptist Church.
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People’s
Maddox
Royal
Hunter Street
West Hunter Baptist Church
Retired Capitol Cigar Store Couple Known as Van Eichs
Albany notes a blind couple, the Van Eichs, who ran Capitol Cigar Store in the State Capitol lobby for 25 years and retired Friday. They recall meeting governors from Dewey to Rockefeller and say they will feel lost at first while reflecting on their long service and community ties.
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N.Y
Man
Bary Sagong
State Capitol
van Eichs
State School For the Blind
Batavia
Jom Clark
State Court of Claims
Vas Eich's
Clark
Norwood Couple Wed 74 Years New York Anniversary
NORWOOD N Y AP Mr and Mrs Daniel McKenty mark their 74th wedding anniversary at home in the Northern New York village. McKenty 94 is a retired machinist who tends his garden and walks with his 92 year old wife. They were wed in 1894 in nearby Norfolk.
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Norwood
N.Y
Daniel McKenty
New York
McKenty
Norfolk
Greek student drowns at Green Lake State Park
At Green Lake State Park in Fayetteville near Syracuse, Apostolos Patsis a 23 year old Greek exchange student from Lescos Greece drowned in about 60 feet of water around 5 30 a m while swimming with three other men A skin diving club member recovered the body Patsis had arrived in the United States last February
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Fayetteville
N. Y
Syracuse University
Green Lake State Park
Syracuse
Apostolos Patsis
Lescos
Greece
Patsis
Jury Convicts 2 Jamaicans in Public School Case
In New York an all white jury found Whitney Young Jr. Ferguson, 46, and Harris, 22, both of Jamaica, Queens, guilty after Ferguson had been suspended from his post as assistant principal a year earlier. Jury foreman John A. Lacoon read the verdict.
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NEW York
Whitney Young Jr. Ferguson
Wane
Jamaica, Queens
Harris
Jamaica
Imor
John A. Lacoorn
Rockefeller praises Kirk as potential vice presidential pick
Gov. Nelson A Rockefeller of New York hailed Florida Governor Claude R. Kirk Jr. as a dynamic Republican leader and suggested he should be considered as a possible vice presidential candidate amid national party discussions.
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Tulsa
Okla
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Florida
Claude R. Kirk Jr
Czechoslovakia reports first budget deficit in 20 years
Prague AP says Czechoslovakia, after two decades under Communist rule, admits a national budget deficit about 47 million dollars. Government assures public no currency reform is needed despite serious economic problems. Finance Minister Bohumil Scucharda disclosed the figure to a parliamentary committee.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Bohumil Scucharda
Apple Crop Value Seen Near 380 Million Despite Frost Losses
San Francisco AP reports 1968 U S apple crop projected around 128 million bushels with a grower price near 3 dollars per bushel. Estimated gross value at the grower level may exceed 360 million dollars despite frost and freeze damage.
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San Francisco
National Apple Institute
Deadlocked Paris Talks Edge Toward Dead Center
After five weeks in Paris, U S and North Vietnam remain stalemated as Ambassadors Harriman and Thuy prepare for a Wednesday meeting after a one week recess. The talks hinge on halting attacks and scaling down military operations, with Hanoi signaling victory rhetoric to boost morale.
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United States
North Vietnam
W. Averell Harriman
Xuan Thuy
Harriman
Washington
Thuy
Hanoi
Defense
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Moudjahid
Giap
South Vietnam
Dien Bien Phu
U.S
South
Six Senators Swing To Support Gun Ban
Washington AP Six senators who opposed a ban on mail order rifle and shotgun sales a month ago now back it. The switch surfaced as the administration bill printed Friday listed 29 Senate sponsors. Included are Warren Magnuson Hugh Scott William Proxmire Gaylord Nelson Edmund Muskie and A S Monroney all of whom voted against a mail order gun ban in May. The measure would extend regulation to rifles and shotguns and bar over the counter sales to those under 18 or nonresidents of the seller's state.
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Washington
Senate
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
William Prodmire
D-Wis
Gaylord Nelson
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
A. S
Mike Monroney
D-Okla
B52s Pound Cong Routes Around Saigon
American B52 bombers hit Viet Cong infiltration routes around Saigon with 150 tons of bombs as enemy shells hit several cities and allied positions. The fighting spread to Gia Dinh, Bien Hoa, Da Nang, and Can Tho with multiple casualties on both sides and mentions of U.S. Marines, Vietnamese forces, and naval action near Hoi.
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Saigon
Bien Hoa
U.S
Associated Press
Dang van Phuoc
Gia Dinh
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. 26Th
A Nang
South China Sea
Boston
U.S. Marine Command
da Nang
Cua Viet
Quang Ngai
Chau Doc
Can Tho
Vinh Tho
Hobart
Chandler
Hoi
Reactions Across Nation After Kennedy Assassination
A varied wave of responses followed Senator Kennedy's death including gun control pushes and media changes. Rex Allen urged no more gun roles, newspapers dropped violent comic strips, a gangland massacre re enactment was canceled, stores limited toy guns, and citizens turned in firearms to authorities. Kennedy supporters formed a gun control drive, while several major retailers halted guns and ammo sales. This broad shift appeared in Chicago area events and across the United States as communities reevaluated violence in popular culture.
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Robert F. Kennedy
Rex Allen
Springfield
Ill
Allen
Greensboro
N.C
Daily News
Burnaby
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