Chicago Riot Grows Calls Guardsmen to Back Police
Riot in Chicago escalates as Mayor Daley requests 900 guardsmen to support police. Nation’s crowds fire, loot, and clash as transit shuts down and streets are blocked. Over 100 officers exchange gunfire with snipers in two high rise buildings. several wounded, including two captains. A 14 year old girl Roseland Howard and 22 year old Raymond Williams killed amid citywide violence.
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Chicago Transit Authority
ACT
Roselland Howard
Chicago
Raymond Williams
Robinsonville, Miss
Cook Country Hospital
Herr
Williams
Nan
Massacre Survivor Tells of Nurses' Screams
A nurse survivor described the brutal massacre at South Chicago Community Hospital as detectives pressed for a sharper portrait of the killer. Authorities reported 160 detectives and 200 officers swarmed the case, with Amurag later able to describe the attacker only loosely.
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Spiotto
Albert 5
Daniel
South Chicago Community ‘Hospital
Sphinx
Coliyn
Francis Flanagas
Set Vanns Ourcechama
Forlund
AU Gabseeiory
HG Bane
Andrew Town
Community Hospital
Missy Amurag
Salu
Corazon Amurag
Miss Amutiran
Gut Point
Senate Vote Blocks Closer CIA Watchdog Reform
The Senate, in a rare closed session, voted 61 to 28 to set aside a proposal for a nine member panel to supervise the CIA. The plan, by Sen. Eugene McCarthy, would add Foreign Relations Committee members to the watchdog group, currently dominated by Armed Services and Appropriations members. The chamber closed to the public during debate and resumed after the vote amid confusion.
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Oy Wa
Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
Berit
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate
GSA
Eugene McCarthy
Dminn
Foreign Relations Committee
Armed Services and Appropriations
Hubert Humphrey
McCarthy
Richard Russell
D-Ga
Senat
Australia Leader Dies
Sir William Spooner former government leader in the Senate and Minister of Natural Development for 13 years died after a five day illness in Sydney.
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Sydney
Australia
UPI
William Spooner
Senate
Singapore Bans Flights by Pah Am
Singapore bans Pan American Airways flights and bars watch commander's operations amid a disturbance between Singapore and Manila. Police report a crew member was shot in the back by a sniper and is in good condition. Malaysian airline services are suspended as authorities monitor the two cities.
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Singapore
Pah Am
Vpi
Francis Nolan
Pan American Airways Trom Watch
Deering
Afand
Manila
Air Strike Deadlock Continues Amid Negotiations
An eight day airline strike remains deadlocked with little prospect for progress. William J. Curtin, principal spokesman for the five struck airlines, called the impasse pessimistic though some progress was claimed. Labor officials held talks at the Labor Department with AFL-CIO leaders Joseph W. Ramsey and Frank Eisler as more than 5,000 machinists walked off at Eastern, National, Northwest, Trans World and United.
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Washington
Hallows
William J. Curtin
Curtin
Elloy
Aast
James J. Reynolds
Reynolds
Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists
Joseph W. Ramsey
Frank Ieisler
Eastern
National
Northwest
Trans World
United
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Tojalso
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Arnitao
CIA
Mike Mansfield
Dmont
Mansfield
D Bate
Long Beach Bhd
Fria
Fermi
Credit Carre Bally
Long Beach Auto and Trensmission Repais
Wero
Madel
Frigidaire
Gatorel
Eneral Motors
Ag. Ceees
RCA Victor
Lon
Tha Matty
Aéeo Vistel
Fentional
Exea
Covington
Paris
Meric
Carlos Mendez
Mion
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