Wilkins Denounces Black Power at NAACP Meet
NAACP executive director Wilkins condemned the black power concept as anti white and separatist during a week long convention. He warned that endorsing black power would hinder civil rights progress and urged support for interracial progress and ballot based gains. Dissidents within NAACP press for reform while opposing militant moves from SNCC CORE and Young Turks seek to unseat him.
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General Says Cambodia Shields Reds
Maj. Gen. Harry W. C. Kinnard reported North Vietnamese forces in Cambodia. He said units from Viet Nam retreated into Cambodia for sanctuary during a May incident while commanding the 11th Field Force temporarily. Defense officials noted no substantiation of Larsen’s six-regiment claim but acknowledged occasional cross-border movement.
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Los Angeles Garbagemen Award Second Pay Rise
City Council approves a 2.755 percent salary increase for 952 garbage workers, boosting total raises to 4.59 percent after an earlier 2.75 percent hike. The package, affecting top pay and monthly truck driver and loader wages, comes amid strike threats.
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Governors Talk Viet Nam War Policy at Conference
Vice President Humphrey warns against partial war and nuclear options as he urges staying the course to halt aggression in North Viet Nam and secure independence for South Viet Nam. Governors privately doubt broad support for expanded bombing and note political sensitivities over peace talks and policy.
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Fair booth denied for John Birch Society at Thurston County Fair
Thurston County commissioners directed the County Fair Board to cancel a contract allowing the John Birch Society to set up a booth at the county fair this summer. Commissioner Everett Fourre said Republicans and Democrats will have booths as before, but the Birch Society is not considered a political organization. John Miller of the ACLU protested.
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