Blocks Sealed Off After 10 Police Shot In Kokomo
Violence erupts in Kokomo Indiana with 10 police wounded including Chief Raymond Kellar as 22 blocks are sealed off. Rioting also surfaces in Omaha Nebraska and Cairo Illinois with fires looted shops and injuries amid curfews and police actions.
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Kokomo
Associated Press
Ind
Raymond Kellar
Omaha
Neb
Cairo
Ill
Kellar
Robert Konkle
Indiana State Police
North
Odd Fellows Install New State Heads in Niagara Falls
Ernest Bryan of Rome was installed as grand patriarch of the New York State Grand Council of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The four day convention opened Wednesday with the installation of officers including William Rucker Barker Jr as senior warden and Abraham Macgerrick as grand high priest.
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N.Y
Ernest Bryan
Rome
New York State
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Odd Fellows
Dept. Council of Patriarchs Militant
Dept. Council of Ladies Auxiliary
William Rucker
Barker
Abraham Macgerrick
New York
Frank Morgan
Earlville
Carl Chaffee
Willand
Nixon visits Massena for Seaway anniversary ceremony
President Nixon lands at Plattsburgh and flies to Massena for the St. Lawrence Seaway ten year anniversary ceremonies. He meets Trudeau at Massena and attends events at Eisenhower Lock and Expo 67 site in Montreal. The trip includes Mohawk protestors and a planned plaque at the Seaway project.
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Nixon
Massena
Canada
Plattsburgh
N. Y
New York City
St. Lawrence Seaway
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N.Y
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Trudeau
Eisenhower Lock
Montreal
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Queen Elizabeth
Great Britain
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
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Pe Ivania
James Rhodes
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Queen Elizabeth II
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Nixon Nominates Dr Foster S Brown To Seaway Board
Nixon named Dr Foster S Brown to the St Lawrence Seaway Development Corp advisory board. The nomination coincides with a Seaway anniversary ceremony in Massena as officials gather for celebrations. Governor Rockefeller and other dignitaries attend as President Nixon and Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau visit. Oberlin, 49, named as Seaway Development Corp administrator, succeeding three predecessors.
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Finch quits bid to nominate Dr Knowles as health chief
Secretary of Welfare Robert H. Finch withdrew his push to have Dr John H Knowles nominated as assistant secretary for health and scientific affairs citing a protracted dispute with the AMA and Senate Republicans. He said he would ask President Nixon to nominate another candidate and blamed the delay on untenable opposition while noting the decision ends a six month stalemate and leaves Knowles’ fate unresolved.
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American Medical Association
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Newsday
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Ronald L. Ziegler
Massena
N.Y
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Dirksen
House to Approve Stopgap On Income Withholding Tax
The House expected to pass a stopgap measure allowing continued withholding of the 10 percent surtax through July 31 to simplify federal bookkeeping. Taxpayers would be refunded the amount if the surtax is not extended, and employers could not adjust withholding quickly.
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Washington
House
Nixon
Congress
Pat Nixon Calls Women Volunteers to Cure U S Ills
First Lady Pat Nixon argues American women should donate 20 minutes daily to volunteer work to ease social ills. She cites her youth on a California farm and notes daughters Tricia and Julie contribute to tutoring, tours for the deaf and VIPs, and White House outreach amid protests.
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White House
Pat Nixon
California
Nixon
Tricia
Julie
Washington's
Lady Bird Johnson
Prime Beef asks about aging voters and public office limits
A reader questions citizens age 70 or older losing voting and juror rights and proposes barring elected officials at that age. The note asks why voting exists and challenges current American governance, inviting responses about civic participation and age limits.
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America
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Had 1961 Clothes Costs Surpass 40000
Former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis spent just over 40000 on clothes in 1961, according to her former personal secretary. The figure appears in Mary Barrelli Gallagher’s book My Life With Jacqueline Kennedy, which also notes fashion, budget tensions, and family dynamics.
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New York
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Mary Barelli Gallagher
Jacqueline Kennedy
Ex Governor Hodges breaks leg fleeing home fire
Luther Hodges former North Carolina governor and U S secretary of commerce leaped from a second story window as his Chapel Hill home burned Thursday night suffering a broken leg and smoke inhalation His wife was in serious condition with smoke inhalation shock and possible heart attack The fire caused extensive interior damage with unknown cause and firefighters found Mrs Hodges hiding behind curtains inside the house
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N.C
Luther H. Hodges
North Carolina
U.S
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Shapel Hill
Five Hurt in LIRR Crash Near Valley Stream
The second collision in four days on the Long Island Rail Road injured five people as a Long Beach to Penn Station commuter train hit a track tamper car just east of Valley Stream station. Four passengers and a train crewman were hurt. the crewman declined treatment. LIRR President Frank Aikman said the tower operator at Valley Stream was relieved of duty after the incident.
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N.Y
Long Island
Long Beach
Penn Station
Manhattan
Frank Aikama
LIRR
Aikman
Ben Het Camp Besieged by North Vietnamese Forces
Viet Cong claims their forces encircled and attacked the Ben Het Special Forces camp in the central highlands while U S commanders say two North Vietnamese regiments about 3 000 men hold the besieged position The camp houses 700 South Vietnamese irregulars Green Berets and American artillery men with 4 500 regulars around the area The clash is seen as a test of South Vietnamese capability against Hanoi’s troops and a shift toward more allied combat handled by government forces as U S troops withdraw.
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Central Highlands
U.S
National Liberation Front
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South Vietnam
United Nations Council summoned on Gaza security issue
The U N Security Council was summoned to an urgent session in New York at 3 p m to discuss Israel extending control over Jerusalem and the resulting regional tensions. Jordan is among the actors reacting to the dispute.
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Salem
Two Boys Drown In Barge Canal Attempt Near North Tonawanda
In North Tonawanda New York two of four youths trying to swim 50 feet across the Barge Canal drowned today one body recovered and two others completed the swim safely. Identification of the victims was not immediately available.
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North Tonawanda
N.Y
Seoul Standoff as Students Clash with Police in Protest
About 1,000 rock-throwing students confront 400 riot police in Seoul street protests against constitutional amendments to allow President Chung Hee Park a third term. Two students were seriously injured and about 10 protesters held for questioning.
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Presi
Dent Chung Hee Park
Flooding Wreaks Havoc in Saulte Ste. Marie
Police and rescue crews battled severe flooding in the northwest section of Saulte Ste. Marie after heavy overnight rain forced evacuations. The Fort Creek Dam used for flood control failed and the Wellington Street underpass was washed out, severing the city’s western end.
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Saulte Ste. Marie, Ont
Fort Creek
Wellington Street
Pioneer voyage brings Soviet ship to Seattle port
AP reports Captain Arkady Tabakar of the Orsha says closer U S ties are needed for peace as his 15,000 ton freighter unloads 900 tons of sponge titanium in Seattle. He expects this pioneer voyage will open more Soviet cargo ships to U S ports.
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Seattle
U.S
Orsha
Arkady Tabakar
Apollo 11 countdown rehearsal begins at Cape Kennedy
The Apollo 11 launch crew started a seven day countdown drill to test readiness of the rocket and spacecraft for a moon landing mission next month at Cape Kennedy Florida.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Fighting across Suez continues with air clash over Gulf
Artillery rumbled across the Suez Canal Thursday night and today as two Israeli soldiers were wounded. An air battle over the Gulf of Suez followed Israel claiming two Egyptian MIG21s shot down, while Egypt denied downing Israeli planes. It marked the second air duel in three days.
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Associated Press
Suez Canal
Gulf of Suez
Israel
Egypt
Gentler mood replaces feud at UCC general synod
In Boston the United Church of Christ and a faction led by James Forman signaled a softer tone after weeks of bitter conflict. Church leaders at the general synod expressed hope for reconciliation and an atmosphere of healing.
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Boston
United Church of Christ
James Forman
General Synod
Howard EF. Spragg
Board of Homeland Ministries
Thousands Say A Last Goodbye To Judy Garland
Thousands of mourners filed past Judy Garland’s casket at Campbell Funeral Parlor in New York. The 47 year old star died Sunday in London from an accidental sleeping pill overdose. Fans spoke of shared sadness and sought a quiet farewell as the chapel opened for a final viewing.
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Judy Garland
Mary Roberts
London
Marilyn Ford
Queens
Judy Geest
Frank EF. Campbell
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East 81St Street
Judy
Mickey Beans
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