Thousands Rally in Washington for Poor Peoples Campaign
Thousands descend on Washington to join the Poor People's Campaign marching toward the Capitol near the Lincoln Memorial. Mrs Martin Luther King Jr urges a nonviolent resolution as security tightens with Army units on alert. Leaders cite broad support and uncertain turnout amid plans for a peaceful, large demonstration.
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Washington
W. Gton
Aew Age
Washington Monument
Martin Luther King Jr
Edward R. Brooke
Massachusetts
Roy Wilkins
Whitney Young
Patrick Cardinal O’boyle
Congress
Bernard Lafayette
Two GOP Leaders Back Schoeneck for US Senate
In Syracuse the Western New York GOP voiced support for Schoeneck as U S Senate candidate after the Kennedy death. Erie County chair James R Lawley and Syracuse leader Thad Collum urged Rockefeller to appoint Schoeneck, with party officials to discuss the Senate vacancy and a candidate among upstate leaders.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Senate
Robert F. Kennedy
James R. Lawley
Buffalo
Erie County
Schoeneck
Lawley
New York
Thad
Collum
Rockefeller
GOP
U.S
Kenneth B. Keatnm
Sndon Os
Court of Appeals
Malcolm Wilson
Edward Speno
Marines Kill 128 Reds In Khe Sanh Area Clash
U S Marines artillery and aircraft pursued North Vietnamese regulars south of Khe Sanh and killed 128 enemy fighters after moving in at 3 a.m. Ground troops kept contact and the enemy withdrew by dusk. A U S spokesman said 11 Marines were killed and 50 wounded. The battle followed a similar clash four days earlier in the same area. Viet Cong shelling of Saigon was light with no casualties. In Gia Dinh city the mass surrender of Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops reached 178 since Tuesday, signaling a possible end to the wider May offensive.
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Saigon
U.S
Khe Sanh
U.S. .Command
South Vietnam
St Mondace
Gia Dinh
Nee
Senate panel moves bill to ban mail order rifles
The Senate Judiciary Committee received a bill to ban mail order sale of rifles and shotguns amid shifting support after the King assassination. Subcommittee approval followed and senators Dirksen Hruska Hart Bayh shifted, signaling possible quick floor action if demand persists.
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Senate Judiciary Panel
Judiciary
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Sam Thurmond
Roman
Hruska
Rneb
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Dirksen
Congress
Johnson
McCarthy O'Dwyer Lead in New York Democratic Delegates Race
In Albany AP dispatch, Senator Eugene J. McCarthy led the New York Democratic presidential delegate count with 51 of 123, while Paul O'Dwyer’s surprising Senate nomination victory came as he edged Eugene H. Nickerson in a three-way race. Resnick trailed. uncommitted and Humphrey backers filled remaining delegate slots as Republican Nixon and Rockefeller supporters contested seats. Election returns lagged due to numerous contests across offices and the presidential delegates tally.
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Albany
N.Y
USS
Eugene J. McCarthy
Humphrey
Kennedy
New York
Paul O’dwyer
U.S. Senate
McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
O’dwyer
Eugene H. Nickerson
Nickerson
O'Dwyer
U.S
Joseph Y. Resnick
Johnson-Humphrey
Resnick
Crat Emanuel Celler
U.S. House
Adam Clayton Powell
House
Harlem
Congress
Celler Powell Winners In New York State Primary
In Albany New York Rep Emanuel Celler renominated defeating Edna Kelley and Robert Heller in a Brooklyn Queens district and John J Young for the 20 year veteran Powell who defeated John J Young after a self imposed exile in Bimini. All incumbents were renominated in both major parties as Republicans Conservatives and Liberals contested seven races.
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Albany
N.Y
Emanuel Celler
House
Judiciary Committee
Adam Clayton Powell
Powell
Edna F. Kelly
Robert M. Heller
Sunny Bimini
John J. Young
Harlem
Congress
North Viet Nam duels with U S over peace talks in Paris
In Paris AP reports North Vietnam accuses the United States of bad faith while the U S delegation accuses North Vietnam of distorting American aims. Ambassador Xuan Thuy tells W Averell Harriman that U S actions contradict Johnson’s de escalation stance, noting air strikes rising from 2500 in March to 4700 in May.
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Paris
North Vietnam
United States
U.S
Dor Xuan Thuy
W. Averell Harriman
Johnson
Pentagon calls up 18 300 for August draft
The Pentagon announced an August draft call of 18 300 Army men, a slight rise from July’s 15 000. The move supports approved force levels and ensures timely replacements as soldiers finish their terms of service, marking the slowest July-to-August increase since May 1967.
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Washington
Pentagon
Els
Ike's Heartbeat Irregular After Latest Heart Attack
Army doctors report President Dwight D Eisenhower shows occasional irregularities in his heartbeat during his fight against the latest heart attack but say the irregularities are responding to appropriate therapy.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Attorney says he will not fight Ear Ray extradition
Atlanta based attorney for James Earl Ray says he does not plan to contest the extradition from England to the United States for the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The move would bring Ray to face charges here.
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Atlanta, Ga
James Ear Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
England
Senate delays gun bill meeting amid platform committee clash
Washington AP reports the Senate Judiciary Committee postponed until Thursday its session to consider a Johnson administration bill banning mail order rifles and shotguns. The delay followed a conflict with the Republican Platform Committee meeting led by Senate Republican Leader Everett M Dirksen, who also serves as the committee's top Republican member.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Republican Platform Committee
Senate
Republican
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Judiciary Committee
Two Hurt in Hotel Fire in Chelaning Mich
Two people were hospitalized after a fire destroyed an 80 year old hotel in Chelaning Michigan, a 80 year old lodge near Saginaw. Firemen fought the blaze from about 5 a.m. until it was controlled two hours later. Six persons were originally reported missing by a Saginaw County sheriff's deputy as the blaze raged.
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Chelaning, Mich
Saginaw
Saginaw County
U S aims to re establish peace in Vietnam on 1954 Geneva basis
Harriman said the United States seeks peace in Vietnam based on the 1954 Geneva accords and does not oppose eventual unification if neither side uses force. He tied this to the stalled talks, noting the first stage is withdrawal behind the 17th parallel and a demilitarized zone, with long term unification by free expression. North Vietnamese helicopters were reportedly operating near the border, signaling possible renewed tensions.
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Paris
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
United States
Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
North Vietnam
Harriman
South Vietnam
Saigon
Boiler Explodes at Penn Yan Elementary School
A gas fired boiler exploded at Penn Yan elementary school ten minutes before a sixth grade evening program. Part of the first floor was damaged and the main chimney cracked. No injuries were reported. Maintenance man Michael Hansen on the second floor heard a jet like sound. Fire officials attributed unknown cause to the blast.
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Penn Yan
N.Y
Michael Hansen
Finger Lakes
Kathryn Beard
Rockefeller Campaign Weapons Cites Records in Bid for GOP Nod
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller uses election records to argue he has drawn more Democratic and independent votes than Nixon as he pursues the Republican presidential nomination. He cites New York and Philadelphia results and notes a multi-million dollar ad push may cost up to four million dollars.
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New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Rockefeller
Nixon
California
New York City
New Jersey
Congress
Philadelphia
Hubert H. Humphrey
Sen
Barry
Goldwater
Lords Abolition Moves Grow After Rhodesia Vote
More than 50 Labour MPs sign motions calling for abolishing the Lords after Conservatives in the upper house rejected the Labour government's bid for a Rhodesia trade boycott. Prime Minister Wilson may indicate support for the campaign, while talks on an elected or appointed Senate continue amid a 193-184 Lords vote and renewed sanctions looming next month.
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London
House of Commons
House of Lords
Rhodesia
Harold Wilson
Wilson
Senate
Ers
Lords
Viet Nam mobilization law cuts call for more troops
President Nguyen Van Thieu signed a general mobilization law declaring South Vietnam will not seek additional U S and allied forces. He said the move expands local responsibility aiming to raise regular and militia forces to about 875000 by next year and includes 16 and 17 year olds and older men for local self defense units.
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Hue, Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
South Vietnam
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