Nonviolence urged as clashes flare in Washington
Police clash with Poor People’s Campaign demonstrators near the Agriculture Department as tear gas and nightsticks are used, 77 protesters detained. Rev Ralph Abernathy and other leaders plead for nonviolence at a Resurrection City rally, amid ongoing confrontations and a bloodied scene on 14th Street.
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South Christian Leadership Conference
Ralph David Abernathy
Resurrection City
Department of Agriculture
Abernathy
14Th St
Independence Ave
14Th Street
Agriculture Department
Hijacked Plane Freed by Cuba Now in Caracas
Venezuelan airliner with 79 aboard landed in Caracas 22 hours late after hijackers forced a flight from Santo Domingo to Havana. Pilot Capt. Harry Gibson said the grenade-wielding hijacker ordered Havana, but fuel limits forced a landing in Santiago. Four U.S. citizens among passengers were unharmed.
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Caracas
Harry Gibson
Santiago
Gibson
Viasa Airlines
Santo Domingo
Curacao
Havana
Summer Starts With Snow Ice In Adirondacks
New York AP dispatch reports unseasonable conditions in the Adirondacks with early summer snow and ice leads affecting hikers and local recreation. Weather officials cautioned travelers as chilly, unsettled conditions linger.
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Adirondacks
Tax Bill Moves Through House Amid Spending Fight
President Johnson backs the bill as Senate action looms with a mandated 6 billion dollar cut in federal spending. The measure, approved 268 to 150, retroactive to April 1 for individuals and January 1 for corporations, would expire June 30 next year unless extended. It aims to raise about 15.5 billion in extra revenue and includes several riders, notably delaying a one year freeze on federal matching for aid to families with dependent children.
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Johnson
Senate For Action
House
Congress
Senate House
Senate
Wilbur D. Mills
United States
Mills
House Appropriations Committee
Clifford Bares Dispute Over Sentinel Missile System
Washington AP Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford released views showing a clash with McNamara over Sentinel defense moves in Congress. Clifford opposes a heavier anti missile system and warns no known defense exists against a massive Soviet attack while McNamara favors strengthening offensive forces to deter rivals. Clifford diverges from McNamara by fearing a renewed arms race if the U S installs a new system.
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Sentinel Missile Defense
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Clifford
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China
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U.S
Purposely Derailed Maverick Locomotive Goes for Wild Ride
A derailed Santa Fe locomotive sped 98 miles across Kansas in a lurching chase through nine towns at up to 90 mph. No injuries were reported as deputies blocked crossings. the unit derailed near Kinsley after a frantic pursuit. J R Fitzgerald vowed a thorough investigation.
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Kinsley
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Santa Fe
Larned
Newton
Earl Warren to resign as U S Chief Justice
Washington AP reports Chief Justice Earl Warren plans to leave the Supreme Court after 15 years amid liberalism controversy. President Johnson could name a successor before leaving office, while Warren cited belief in new blood and possible decline after age 75 as reasons.
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U. S
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Supreme Court
White House
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Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Canada Seaway Workers Strike
Montreal AP report says Canadian workers on the St. Lawrence Seaway walked out to press for a wage scale aligned with U.S. counterparts. The Seaway was shutdown as 1,200 members of the Canadian Brotherhood of Railway, Transport and General Workers' Union, led by William J. Smith, withdraw their services in protest and fault the government for failing to mediate.
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Montreal
St. Lawrence Seaway
U.S
William J. Smith
Canadian Brotherhood of Railway, Transport and General Workers’ Union
Erroneous Enemy Helicopter Sightings Believed Misread Radar Signals
Reports of enemy helicopter sightings near the DMZ are believed to result from radar misreads. U S sources say American planes and artillery may have fired on allied ships by mistake, while no wreckage has been found. A patrol boat was sunk and an Australian destroyer hit by missiles amid ongoing investigations.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Newark pick installs Hutchings as SNCC leader
In Newark AP reports Philip Hutchings a soft spoken young Black organizer is chosen to succeed Rap Brown as head of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
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Hutchings
Newark
Rap Brown
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Mia Farrow Robbed in Weybridge England Home
American actress Mia Farrow and her mother Maureen O'Sullivan were bound during a late night break in at Farrow's Weybridge area home near Surrey. Two men escaped with jewelry and a passport. Farrow was away at the time.
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England
Mia Farrow
Maureen O'Sullivan
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Frank Sinatra
Surrey
Fire destroys restaurant in Canandaigua
Fire consumed a restaurant in Canandaigua New York causing damage to five neighboring businesses. Officials estimated losses at around 100000 dollars with several structures affected by the blaze.
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Canandaigua, N.Y
Accused of Taking Bribe in City Contracts Case
New York AP reports Eli Zaretski brother of State Senate leader Joseph Zaretski was arrested on a $500 bribe charge related to city contract awards. Zaretski, 47, formerly directed the Bureau of Receivership for the Department of Real Estate and resigned March 26.
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New York
Eli Zaret
Senate
Joseph Zaretski
Atty. Frank
Hogan
Zaret
Bureau of
Department of Real Estate
Draft card burner Rankin arrested in Saigon protest
Mark W. Rankin of Annapolis Maryland burned his draft card in downtown Saigon to protest American involvement in Vietnam. Police dispersed reporters and photographers with truncheons and machine pistols and arrested Rankin.
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Saigon
Mark W. Rankin
Annapolis, Md
Vietnam
Ranikin
17 Held in Drug Raids in Poughkeepsie Area
Police arrested 17 people in two narcotics raids in the Poughkeepsie region. Gail Schoentag, 17, daughter of Dutchess County executive David Schoentag, was charged with loitering and held on $50 bail, one of two women arrested for similar violations.
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Poughkeepsie, N.Y
Poughkeepsie
Dutchess Country
David C. Schoentag
Gail Schoentag
Hopewell Junction
Marshall to serve out Fry term as LCA president
Rev. Dr. Robert J. Marshall of Chicago will serve the unexpired term of the late Dr. Franklin C. Fry as president of the Lutheran Church in America, the nation’s largest Lutheran group, announced from Atlanta.
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Atlanta, Ga
Robert J. Marshall
Chicago
Franklin C. Fry
Lutheran Church In America
Move in Senate to Put More Muscle in Gun Bill
In Washington the Senate Judiciary Committee weighs strengthening a bill banning mail order rifles and shotguns as the House measures head for a potential midweek vote. Senator Tydings calls the bill not strong, while Senator Hruska pushes tighter limits and stiffer penalties.
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Washington
House
Joseph D.tydings
D-Md
Senate Judiciary Committee
Johnson
Tydings
Judiciary Committee
Neb
Hruska
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
House Judiciary Committee
Pueblo Seizure Incident Becomes Campaign Issue
Washington reports the Pueblo seizure remains a political flashpoint five months on. Republicans cite the affair as proof of weakened U.S. power while the Remember the Pueblo Committee seeks support for a forceful release. Secretary Clifford urges patient negotiations to win back the vessel and 82 crewmen as talks drag on with Korea.
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U.S
Pueblo
America
Pueblo Committee
Clark Clifford
Hubert H. Humphrey
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