U S and North Vietnam Pause Peace Talks After Fresh Threats
The United States and North Vietnam recessed talks until Monday as Hanoi for the first time hinted at possible failure. Xuan Thuy warned the American side would bear responsibility if no results are reached, while U S spokesman William J. Jorden framed it as a position for possible failure. North Vietnam demanded an end to bombing before any progress, and no discussion of a political settlement in South Vietnam was entertained.
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Paris
United States
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
U.S
Thuy
South Vietnam
Harriman
Columbia President vows discipline amid campus unrest
Dr Grayson Kirk of Columbia University said he will discipline or expel any number of rebellious students and rejected amnesty. After a second police raid this month 56 were injured including 16 officers as 178 people including 53 women were arraigned. A senior faculty committee condemned the recent disturbances and urged students to dissociate from those aiming to destroy the university. About 700 gathered outside the gates for a calm rally as the month long protests recorded 998 arrests and over 200 injuries. Evening classes were suspended and buildings closed.
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NEW York
Grayson Kirk
Columbia University
Kirk
Morningside Heights
Columbia Gates
Medley seeks federal bankruptcy protection amid debts and embezzlement ties
Medley Florida admitted insolvency as it seeks Chapter 9 protection. The town owes nearly 700000 to 71 creditors and more than 1 million in back debts from 1966. Former Mayor Clinton B Johnson faces lawsuits and a4,300 debt amid embezzlement convictions. The town disputes ownership of a Cadillac tied to the case.
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Miami
Dade County
Medley
L. Medley
Clinton B. Johnson
Johnson
Leonard Kimball
Beards Around Town Ahead of Billy Bowlegs Contest
Fort Walton Beach residents show growing facial hair as Okaloosa County men prepare for the Billy Bowlegs Beard Growing Contest. Marilyn Hall photographed contestants including Lee Terrell Emmett Bledsloe Joe Gagnon Holly Rogers and Mayor French Brown Jr. Razor Certificates cost 1 and are sold at the Playground Daily News Chamber of Commerce Sears and Brooks Plaza to avoid fines or jail.
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Fort Walton Beach
Okaloosa County
Marilyn Hall
Lee Terrell
Emmett Bledsloe
Joe Gagnon
Holly Rogers
French Brown Jr
Playground Daily News
Chamber of Commerce
Sears
Brooks Plaza
Brown Convicted in Firearms Act Case in New Orleans
H Rap Brown, 24, SNCC chairman, was convicted in a nine day federal trial in New Orleans of violating the National Firearms Act. He received a five year prison sentence and a $2000 fine after Judge Lansing L Mitchell imposed the maximum. An appeal was filed and Brown remained free on $10,000 bond pending appeal.
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New Orleans
H. Rap Brown
U.S. Dist
Lansing L. Mitchell
Ney William M Kunstler
New York City
America
Brown
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Maryland
Baton Rouge
Ment
New York
Destin Fleet Blessing Marks Annual Blessing Ceremony
Destin's traditional blessing of the fleet opens with a Holy Eucharist at St Andrews By the Sea Church and a dockside service at the Florida Girl Motel Docks. About 60 boats will be blessed as captains pass them by, with a Navy hymn to close and a 50 cent fish fry to follow on the beach.
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Destin
St. Andrew’s-By-the-Sea
Florida Girl Motel
Matthews Weller
St. Andrews
Edward Harrison
St. Simon’s
Fort Walton Beach
John Flynn
Graceville
Chipley
Robert Cowling
Pensacola
U. S. Navy
Father Strong
William Frank Davis
David G. Marler
Cecil Woodward
Rezoning Proposal Opposed by Park Place Residents
Park Place residents voiced continued opposition at a public hearing to a Staff Drive rezoning request from R-1 to R-2 to allow a dental office. They warned the change would invite multi family dwellings clinics and other developments lowering neighborhood values and triggering repeated board appearances.
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Park Place
Municipal Advisory Board
Pompidou Survives Censure Vote Amid France Unrest
Premier Georges Pompidou narrowly survived a censure motion in the National Assembly by 11 votes as eight million workers strike and student protests flare. The vote drew 233 in favor of censure versus 244 needed, with unions signaling real negotiations but demanding major wage-cost increases. Daniel Cohn-Bendit faced a ban on returning to France, provoking further demonstrations.
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Paris
Georges Pompidou
National Assembly
Pompidou
Iting Amesterdam
France
Federation of the Democratic and Socialist Left
Edgard Pisani
de Gaulle
Third Annual Bowlegs Art Exhibit Opens June 7
The Third Annual Billy Bowlegs Art Exhibit opens June 7 with a preview and judging. Mrs. Lowell Longaker, chair, says entry is open to all artists and craftspeople, originals only, with cash prizes including best in show and a special $50 from Coronado Motor Hotel.
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Lowell Longaker
Billy Bowlegs
Coronado Motor Hotel
Mad Dollar
Miracle Strip
Pkwy
Longaker
Southeast
Florida
Lowell Lenaker
Monahan Drive
Copter Crashes Near Los Angeles Killer Crash Kills 23
A Sikorsky helicopter carrying 23 aboard crashed in a cow pasture near Paramount, Los Angeles, exploding on impact. Authorities said there were no survivors and 22 bodies were counted at the scene. The craft was en route from Disneyland to LAX.
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Calif
Los Angeles
Los Angeles International Airport
Disneyland
Amusement Park
Los Angeles Airways
Dick Friend
Jim Frazier
Roy Embry
Frazier
Embry
Donald Berry
Berry
Minnesota Avenue
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Highway Patrol
J C. Tinkley
Charlie Jewell Henry
Ola Wright
Claude Montgomery
Tinkley
PRIVY
Action North Miami
North Miami
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State Cabinet
Claude Kirk
Siew Spa
Orn Rarhiye
Rap Brown
Woodruff Dam
Blountstown
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Helone
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