Wahine Disaster Sees 100 Die as Ferry Capsizes in Typhoon
Eyewitness accounts detail chaos aboard the Wahine when a Cook Strait typhoon tossed the 490-foot ferry onto a reef. Lifeboats jammed, many passengers and crew leapt or were flung into the sea, with hundreds rescued by a flotilla of boats as the vessel listed severely and sank.
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LBJ Riot Commission to Reconvene for Action Push
New York Mayor John Lindsay announced the Presidential Riot Commission will reconvene within days to rally support for its recommendations to end urban violence. He criticized Congress for inaction and emphasized turning words into deeds as riots followed Martin Luther King Jr. death.
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Reds Hit By 100000 Attackers In Guerrilla Hunt
U S spokesmen said battalions are free to chase Communists anywhere they find them as Complete Victory opens. Reports note light, scattered actions in the first two days. In North Vietnam heavy bombardment targets supply lines, dumps, rail yards, airfields, and roads toward Mu Gia Pass.
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IRS relaxes late tax penalties for 1967 returns
Washington (UPI) The Internal Revenue Service will not assess the usual 5 percent late penalty on 1967 tax returns due to recent events. An interest charge of one half of one percent per month will apply to returns filed after the deadline at midnight next Monday. Taxpayers with destroyed records or prevented from filing due to curfew should file promptly and submit an explanatory letter.
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Dentist Fined for 3 Year Tax Evasion
Dr William Snyder a Newport Beach dentist aged 41 was fined 49000 in a Los Angeles federal court after pleading no contest to three counts of income tax evasion for 1961 1962 and 1963 Judge Manuel L Real ordered payment by a stated date The IRS will file suit to collect 5204 39 plus 50 percent penalties and interest The indictment claimed 28127 taxable income for the three years with tax due of 6157 and reported income of 4778 and tax of 952
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Spain
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Devon Lane
Nationwide unrest escalates after King march violence
Across cities from Newark to Memphis arson, fires, and clashes disrupt communities. In Newark firemen battled six major fires and 75 minor ones as arson reports surfaced in the central ward since last summer. Soundtrucks played King’s speech while authorities warned calm in Chicago Pittsburgh and Washington hinted at progress. In Kansas City a night of violence followed a King memorial march leaving one Black fatality, hundreds injured and thousands displaced. National Guardsmen aided police but looting and fires persisted into the early hours. Trenton imposed curfew after deadly street violence near the statehouse. In Jacksonville a teen was shot in a white youth car attack as firebombings continued. Wilmington saw 21 buildings burned in West Center City amid curfew and arrests. Long Island suburbs faced firebombings and threats. 40 injuries were noted and 161 arrests reported for curfew violations. Police logged 21 arrests in Nassau County.
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Kansas City
City Hall
Mus W. Davis
Jacksonville
Duval County
Dale Carson
Wilmington
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Nassau County
$200 000 Fire at Finish Rate Products Plant
An explosion of a solvent vat at the Finish Rate Products Co. plant in South El Monte caused a $200,000 fire on Tuesday. Firefighters battled the blaze to contain the incident and prevent spreading to nearby facilities.
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Finish Rate Products Co
King Tomb Close Guarded as Nation Remembers King
Atlanta mourners gathered at South View Cemetery for the funeral of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Police stood watch at his tomb as tributes poured in, with a slave song lyric inscribed in Georgia marble: Free at Last, Free at Last, Thank God Almighty, I'm Free at Last.
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Warily Narrow Housing Bill Faces House Vote
Congress weighs a civil rights housing bill offering penalties for discriminatory ads and interference with rights. It also tightens penalties for violence across state lines to curb riots and protects Indian tribal dealings, with opposition from Southern lawmakers delaying action. King’s assassination spurred memorials as thousands attend services in Atlanta and Morehouse, with national figures present and security heightened.
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