National Guard Secures Ohio Penitentiary After Riot
National Guardsmen held the Ohio Penitentiary as authorities probe the Monday riot and fire that damaged nine buildings and caused more than $1 million in losses. It injured 30 or more inmates and at least eight guards. 43 percent of inmates are Black, with officials noting possible outside influence.
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Crashes Mark Start of Major Saigon Area Offensive
Nineteen American and sixteen Thai soldiers died in five helicopter crashes around Saigon as allied forces push to thwart a Viet Cong attack. A sixth crewman was missing in North Vietnam after a Navy Intruder downing. A 12 hour ground battle followed one crash. 46 Viet Cong were reported killed.
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Kansas Democrats For HHH pledge expected at convention
The Kansas delegation to the Democratic National Convention is expected to pledge its 38 votes to Vice President Hubert Humphrey. Governor Robert Docking, head of the delegation, said he believes Humphrey will be the party nominee, though he noted it is premature to commit. The 42-member delegation is bound by unit rules, with 22 votes swing possible. North Dresling, state chair, expects a commitment unless a near split persists.
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Kansas
Hubert Humphrey
Robert Docking
Humphrey
Docking
Dresling
Chaiirman
Dreiling
Destruction of PP Shantytown Underway
Government workers tore down Resurrection City shantytown in Washington as police and National Guard units kept order. A mule train carrying 11 wagons moved toward SCLC headquarters while deputies packed personal items for owners. Police arrests of Monday raised security concerns and mayor weighed curfews and sales restrictions on guns liquor and gasoline.
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Virginia
Potomac River
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Lincoln
D.C
Walter E. Washington
Trudeau faces riot as Quebec vote looms in Montreal
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau watched clashes erupt during the St. Jean Baptiste Day parade in Montreal as police fought demonstrators seeking greater Quebec autonomy. At least 91 bystanders and 44 police injured, over 290 demonstrators arrested amid fears of a bomb plot. national vote hinges on Trudeau's one Canada stance and race against Robert Stanfield.
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Canada
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
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US Ends Silver Standard as Paper Money Backed by Economy
Washington reports the United States has moved to full fiat currency with federal reserve notes backed by the economy rather than precious metal. Silver certificates were redeemed as the gold link was severed, and officials note billions of dollars in gold become available for defense of the dollar overseas. Assay offices processed thousands of orders on the final day of redemption, with pay-outs and crowds noted in New York and San Francisco. The total number of silver certificates remaining in circulation will be announced next week.
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