Demonstrators Rally in Solidarity Day as Humphrey Booed
Crowds gather for Solidarity Day near Resurrection City and the Reflecting Pool amid a lighted show of protest. Roy Wilkins urges voters to scrutinize candidates while leaders hint at further drastic action and plan mass meetings to press poverty relief. Celebrity voices echo toward the White House as marchers distribute signs and lunches.
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Boes
Humphrey
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Wilkins
Benjamin E. Mays
Morehouse College
David Rockefeller
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Resurrection City
America
James Bevel
SCLC
Washington Monument Grounds
Assembly Point
Eartha Kitt
Marlon Brando
Bill Cosby
Alan King
White House
Helicopter Lights Sighted Near DMZ Raise Alarm
Soldiers and Marines report nightly lights hovering near the demilitarized zone and suspected helicopters. U S planes reportedly attacked the craft while radar tracked unidentified aircraft north of the Ben Hai. Saigon battles ease as 28 more enemy surrender, boosting two day total to 175.
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Demilitarized Zone
Leslie A. Kapp
Gio Linh
U.S
Ben Hai River
North
South Vietnam
Saigon
Gia Dinh
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
House Senate panel approves new Florida constitution
A joint House Senate committee approved a basic new constitution with controversial provisions and sent it to the full Legislature. They recommended withdrawing the state school superintendent appointment amendment and asked Gov. Kirk to expand the special session to allow piecemeal voting on major sections.
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Senate
Tallahassee
House-Senate
Claude Kirk
Kirk
Joint Committee
Leon County
Hugh Taylor
Rookie Pilot Describes 1st Combat Experience
Navy rookie Jim Dodson, 23, in the A6 Intruder, recalls his first Vietnam strike from the carrier America. He describes nerves, adrenaline, and pride in piloting a $5 million jet, landing successfully, and choosing a career in war aviation.
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Jim Dodson
Navy
America
7Th Fleet
North Vietnam
Dodson
Cmdr
Jerry Clyde Patterson
Phoenix
Ariz
Dad
John Wayne
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
Florida
Kay
Harlingen
Texas
Heist at Service Station Nets Safe Recovery
Fort Walton Beach detectives traced a missing safe to a house where three suspects Ronald Volpe Steven Wagner and Gary Colbert led officers to the dump site. The safe was recovered from a deep water burial in East Pass channel with help from Deputy Valardi and Roy Hendrix. Burglary and grand larceny charges filed by Fort Walton Beach Police.
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Joe Pittman
Clyde Coffee
Steve Wilkerson
Fort Walton Beach
East Pass Channel
George Valardi
Roy Hendrix
Ronald David Volpe
Steven James Wagner
Gary Colbert
Wadsworth
Ohio
O'Dwyer Claims Victory in Three Way Senate Contest
The race saw Eugene H. Nickerson and Resnick trailing as O'Dwyer touted a combined vote against war and for peace. Rockefeller led the GOP with 71 delegates while Nixon supporters lost bids. Unofficial totals show O'Dwyer 266500, Nickerson 250405, Resnick 217141 from 12,583 districts.
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Eugene H. Nickerson
O'Dwyer
New York
William O'Dwyer
John Burns
O’dwyer
U.S
Joseph ¥. Resnick
Johnson-Humphrey
Nickerson
Resnick
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Senate considers gun control while crime package lingers
The Senate Judiciary Committee delays a vote on a broad crime package urged by the President to ban mail order firearms, restrict sales to minors and out-of-state residents, and require background checks. House Judiciary plans to meet to discuss a gun ban as debates loom.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Mansfield
Senate
House Judiciary Committee
Joseph D. Tydings
Congress
Johnson
House
Supreme Court
Senate House Conference Committee
Kennedy
Urban renewal plan eyed as city and Feds work to agree
Denver reports two former Arizona players sign as free agents with the Denver Broncos. Mark Reed, 21, quarterback, and John Jones, 22, tackle, joined in confirming contracts. Urban renewal details discussed include blighted areas, demolition, and redevelopment into shopping zones and offices over three to five years, with housing relocation as needed.
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City Planning Board
Milo Smith, Inc
Denver, Colo
University of Arizona
Denver Broncos
American Football League
Lou Saban
Mark Reed
John Jones
Paris Peace Talks Spin Fails to Narrow Split
At the ninth session of Vietnam peace talks in Paris, U S Ambassador Harriman and North Vietnamese Minister Xuan Thuy accused each other of blocking progress. They debated U S aims and de escalation, while agreeing to weekly meetings and private talks as a preferred method. Air raids rose as weather cleared and North Vietnamese activity increased in the region.
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Saigon
Paris
Phan Thiet
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Xuan Thuy
Harriman
Thuy
U. S
United States
Vietnam
Johnson
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Jordan Marsh Florida halts toy guns to curb violence
Jordan Marsh Florida with five stores in Miami Fort Lauderdale West Palm Beach Orlando and Fort Lauderdale stops selling toy guns and rifles and reevaluates violent toys citing Kennedy and King deaths. Revenue chief Straughn says Florida tax receipts this year are too early to predict windfalls after a rate rise and broader tax changes take effect.
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MIAME
Jordan Marsh Department
Florida
William S. Ruben
Jordan Marsh-Florida
Ruben
Jordan Marsh
Allied Stores
Miami
Fort Lauderdale
West Palm Beach
Orlando
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Hanoi
Cyrus R. Vance
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