Police Panthers Clash Escalates Into Racial Turmoil
Police units clashed with Panthers as crowds gathered demanding a detainee's release on bail. A hundred protesters turned abusive after officers ordered stop to profane language, prompting reinforcements and a raid on the headquarters. Tear gas, gunfire, and fires erupted around Pyramid Courts amid ongoing violence linked to White Hats harassment claims. Fire and gunfire spread from Cairo to Des Moines and Linden, NJ as authorities faced insurgent incidents and property damage.
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Ralph Schaumell
Cairo
The
White ‘Hats
Pyramid Courts
Tri-County Health Center
Gaullists Back Pompidou for President of France
Georges Pompidou announced his candidacy for the French presidency, winning enthusiastic Gaullist support in the National Assembly. He praised duty, continuity, stability, and future planning as France awaits election timing between May 18 and June 2 with runoff if needed.
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Pompidou
France
Paris
Georges
Charles de Gaulle
National Assembly
Unti de Gaulle
Maurice Schumann
USP
Eee
Alain Porer
Senate
Gen. de Gaulle
Poher
de Gaulle
Foher
Socialist Party
Coalilion
Colombey - Les - Deux - Exlises
Special Cell for Sirhan Rejected by Assembly Panel
An assembly committee rejected a bill to keep Sirhan Bishara Sirhan in a high security unit at Vacaville Medical Facility rather than San Quentin after his death sentence for Kennedy’s murder. The department may move him to San Quentin on alternate plans while preserving safety precautions.
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Sacramento
Assembly
Sirhan Bishara
Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Vacaville
San Quentin
Philip D. Guthrie
State Corrections Department
Kennedy
Guthrie
Vaca‘Hille
Carlos J. Moorhead
Glendale
Assembly Criminal Procedure Committee
Frank Murphy Jr
Santa Cruz
King's Widow Plans Charleston Rally During Hospital Worker Strike
Coretta King travels to Charleston to back demonstrations that have led to hundreds of arrests as hospital workers seek higher pay and union recognition. She may meet Rev. Ralph Abernathy in jail. marches have prompted jailings of Abernathy and 360 others, including four priests, for violating court-ordered picket limits.
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Charleston
S.C
Martin Luther King Jr
Coretta King
Ralph David Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Guards Strike Backs For Pay Raise At Ohio Prisons
Guards at Ohio prisons from La Baron London Marysville Marion and Chillicothe walk off demanding a 1500 annual across the board raise. Starting pay ranges from 5240 to 4990 with no Ferguson Act strikes. Army guards and state patrol man the facility as 1st Battalion 166th Infantry rotates eight hour shifts. Deputy warden notes many overnight guards stay on duty. day shift turnout unclear. Prison operations cut back to assess impact on machine shop shoe factory and printing shop.
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James Abraham
166Th Infantry
Lowell G. Ridenour
Ridenour
American Federation of State
American Federation of State, Comunty and Municipal Employes Union
Secretary Rogers to visit five Asian nations next month
Secretary of State William P. Rogers will tour India Pakistan Vietnam Thailand and Taiwan in a 17 day trip beginning next month. He will meet with government leaders to discuss security trade and regional issues during the tour.
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Washington
William P. Rogers
India
Pakistan
Vietnam
Thailand
Tran
Tremor Grips Southland Amid Faulty Forecasts
A 5.7 magnitude quake rattled Los Angeles and Borrego Springs causing partial bank and storefront damage. Structures cracked and rocks tumbled near the Salton Sea as seismologists debunk April quake predictions and residents recall earlier temblors.
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Southern California First National Bank of
Borrego Springs
California Institute of Technology
Borrego Desert
Salton Sea
Jack Gillespie
Santa Rose Mountains
Tehachapi
Palm Springs
California
ITT Sued Over Canteen Merger by Justice Department
The Nixon administration moves to curb conglomerate mergers by suing ITT in Chicago federal court over its 1967 acquisition of Canteen Corp. The suit argues the merger could trigger more consolidations and power with reciprocity practices. ITT denies the allegations, pledging the suit is baseless.
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Washington
Nixon Administration
Internatonal Telephone and Telegraph Co
ITT
Chicago
U.S. District Court
Canteen Corp
Justice Department
Richard W. McLaren
Pentagon seeks ROTC compromise on campuses
Kelley and manpower chiefs from the Army Navy and Air Force met with Ivy League and other schools to discuss ROTC issues. Pentagon officials consider technical changes to ROTC duties and may shift some ROTC training to summer, while avoiding removing military from civilian life. Laird notes ROTC enrollment at campuses with anti ROTC activity is a tiny share of about 200000 cadets, estimated under 6000 by Kelley.
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Kelley
Army
Navy
Air Force
Princeton
Brown
Yale
Cornell
Dartmouth
Pentagon
Laird
State Sells Bonds to Prevent Crisis in California
Bank of America syndicate narrowly wins $30 million California construction bonds at 4.7820 percent net. Three envelopes opened by State Treasurer Ivy Baker Priest show bids from Bank of America, United California Bank, and Bankers Trust Syndicate, averting a potential state fiscal crisis by meeting a 5 percent constitutional limit. Longest maturity 11 years, total interest about $22.7 million. Priest says bids reflect high esteem for California bonds and federal market stabilization.
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Sacramento
Bank of America
California
State
Ivy Baker Priest
United California Bank
Morgan Guaranty Trust of
New York
Bankers Trust Syndicate
Priest
Gardena machine shop shooting leaves owner wounded
Gardena police found 50 year old Robert Brian Peterson at his Western Ave shop at 2 42 am after a gunshot injury alleged to be accidental during a casual encounter with a stranger. Peterson said he and the visitor discussed guns and he handed the man a loaded pistol which fired. He reported lying for about 10 hours before help arrived and was moved to Harbor General Hospital.
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Gardena
Joseph Gaba
Jerry Warren
Robert Brian Peterson
Brighton St
Western Ave
Peterson
Gardena Memorial Hospital
Ban & Gum
Harbor General Hospital
Five Escape L A Building Crash
A brick body shop building in southwest Los Angeles collapsed after workers fled when the roof began popping. Roosevelt Holden, owner, said five people escaped as the one story structure crumbled with a roar. Twenty cars were smashed. fire officials cited structural fatigue as the cause.
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Los Angeles
Shank
California
Roosevelt Holden
Keith Wilson
Negro Moderator Chosen by Church in Atlanta
Rev. Homer C. McEwen of First Congregational Church Atlanta was named moderator of the Southeast Conference of the United Church of Christ. He was installed Sunday by delegates following the conference business session.
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Atlanta
United Church of Christ
Homer C. McEwen
First Congregational Church
Reagan Calls Merging Stock Exchanges Bold Proposal
Gov. Ronald Reagan urged New York businessmen to consider a merger between the New York Stock Exchange and the Pacific Coast Stock Exchange. He noted California dominates shareholding and mutual fund sales on the NYSE and cited California meetings by major corporations.
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NEW York
UPI
Ronald Reagan
New York Stock Exchange
Pacific Coast Stock Exchange
Reagan
California
New York Exchange
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
General Electric Co
International Business Machines
Xerox
New ‘York Stock Exchange
Mrs Eisenhower to Travel in Europe
Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower will visit Europe for about a month as her son John moves to Brussels next month to serve as U.S. ambassador to Belgium.
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Phoenixville, Pa
UPI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
John
Brussels
U.S
Belgium
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