Johnson Pledges End to Nuclear Arms Race at U.N.
President Johnson surprised the United Nations General Assembly with a pledge to press for an end to the nuclear arms race. He hailed the U.N. endorsement of a U.S.-Soviet draft treaty to ban the spread of nuclear weapons and urged early talks on strategic arms limits in Geneva.
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India
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
Florida Legislature Spends 5.5 Million Since Kirk Take Office
Florida tax funds total 5.5 million for regular and Special sessions under Gov. Claude Kirk. Comptroller Fred Dickinson cites 751 462 spent on constitutional revision sessions since January 1967 including two 20 day sessions and a 30 day August session. The marathon 1966 session cost about 3.078 million. In Jacksonville New Stanton High School marks the deaths of 30th and 31st Vietnam veterans, Set Bernard Small and Pfc Otis Coleman II, lie in state as mourners pay respects in the library. Principal Charles D Brooks notes the school’s many fallen alumni and the ongoing toll of the war.
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Fred Dickinson
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Vietnam
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Police rally in support of Poor People’s Campaign
Police continued coverage of the march and rally in support of the Poor People’s Campaign. Sterling Tucker, named head of the effort, told reporters the goal for participants could be under 100,000, smaller than the 1963 March on Washington which drew about 200,000.
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Senators push strict gun registration and licensing bill
Seven senators introduced a compulsory firearms registration and licensing bill in Washington, led by Sen. Joseph D. Tydings. Postmaster General Watson announced tighter mailing rules for guns including bans on sawed off shotguns, with exceptions for law enforcement and military, and urged private couriers to follow suit. Tydings seeks a Judiciary Committee led probe into the gun lobby, naming the National Rifle Association and others as examples.
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National Press Club
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Judiciary Committee
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National Rifle Association
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National Rifle Assocation
Minutemen
Escape and murder case tied to British extradition request
Ray faces extradition on murder and armed robbery charges in the United States and Britain. He is held under guard in London's Wandsworth Prison as Ramon George Sneyd with a Canadian passport. Fingerprints and identification material link him to the case and to a Missouri State Prison escape.
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Memphis
Missouri
U.S
London
Wandsworth
Ramon George Sneyd
Prisoners Escaped In 28 Hour Inmate Standoff
Granito repeatedly asked FBI agents to allow talks with Lepiscopo claiming he could secure releases. She supported the attempt to bargain as gunfire echoed, prompting guards to restrain her during the prison crisis. Fourteen captives were four of twenty five workers seized and held through most of the episode. Two women released from shock. two men freed to handle grievances and legal matters.
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Olin G. Blackwell
Viets to Seek U S Bombing Return on Hanoi
Viets plan to ask President Johnson to resume bombing Hanoi in retaliation for shellings. The Viet Cong reportedly believes Johnson will not consent while the Paris peace talks proceed.
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Hanoi
Paris
U S Peace Negotiators Warn North Vietnam at Talks
In Paris the United States pressed North Vietnam to recognize realities and gesture toward peace. Harriman condemned Saigon shelling and warned of serious consequences if escalation continues as talks pause for a week. Thuy defended Vietnam’s position while studying the American proposal to halt propaganda.
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Democratic Republic of Vietnam
France bans street demonstrations as extremist groups dissolved
Paris reports seven extremist student groups dissolved and a ban on all street demonstrations to curb six weeks of riots. A 49 year old worker died at Sochaux and three others were killed in the crisis, while indoor electoral meetings remain allowed. Information Minister Guena announced the measures and police will disperse protests.
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Associated Press
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France
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National Assembly
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Sochaux
Seine River
Jearis
Yves Guena
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