Watts Calm in Acquittal of Policeman
After a coroner jury acquitted Policeman Derole M. Bova in the shooting of Negro motorist Leonard Deadwyler, Watts saw calm with scattered incidents. Police reported fires, window smashing, and looting attempts largely contained, including Molotovs, a fuel splash at the police station, and damage mainly to a furniture store.
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Watts
Jan
Derolé M. Bova
Leonard Deadwyler
Abgt Street
47Th Street
Central Avenue
Uth
Weather Tonight and Thursday B Area
Tonight and Thursday forecast calls for mostly clear skies in the area with a high near 67 by noon. Desert region will be clear with gusty winds 15 to 25 mph and highs around 100. Mountain areas expect clear conditions and a high near 68.
Blastoff Reset for Friday Blastoff
Cape Kennedy Fla. a last minute radio relay failure halted the Gemini 9 space flight. Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Thomas Stafford faced a postponed blastoff due to missing guidance signals fed to the Titan 2 rocket computer. The launch, rescheduled for 9 30 am EDT Friday, left the crew frustrated after hopes for a two man long space walk were dashed.
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Eugene Cernan
Eft
Thomias Stafford
Arg Aed
Cape Kennedy
Fla
U. S
Eugene A. Cernan
Thomas P. Stafford
Cape
Ocket
Ismehing
Sinking Aktor Abandoned as 27 Rescued at Sea
Coast Guard reports an abandoned Cypriot freighter Aktor 800 miles southwest of Long Beach. The Pioneer Min responded to the distress, taking on energy crewmen, while seven others boarded Kendall Wish for the Far East voyage from New Orleans. One man was injured as pumps, food, and medical supplies were dropped from a Coast Guard plane to the sinking 440-foot vessel.
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Long Beach
Coast Guard
Pioneer Min
United States Lines
S &Qs
Kendall Wish Ja Lykes Line
New Orleans
Far Aoast
Aktor
Reef China
County Faces Threat of Massive Walkout
Scores of social workers and county employees staged pickets at welfare offices amid a looming strike by Local 434 representing about 6,600 workers. The Social Workers Union voted to authorize a strike vote after a late Tuesday emergency meeting, with picketing at the Bureau of Public Assistance and County Hall escalating pressure on officials over demand for higher pay.
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Social Workers Union
Bureau of Public’ Assistance
Los Angeles
County Hospital
Warren M. Dorn
Dorn
County Federation of
Bor
Bos
Army Vet Seethes Over Draft of Disabled Son
Fremont California World War II veteran Frederick Turner complains after his 18 year old son Richard with a limp one eyed vision memory loss and blackouts was drafted and inducted at Oakland then shipped to Fort Ord. He questions how the physically limited youth could pass medical tests and says a Medical Board will decide whether Richard remains in the Army or receives discharge. Turner says he will pursue action up to Washington to meet the President.
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Fremont
Calif
Wpi
Emery
Frederick Turnler
Richard
Turner
Oakland
Ft. Ord
Turnier
FE. Ord
Ord
Washington
Action via Phone Try an Ad
A reader reports a phone frenzy from a classified want ad as a home rental leads to quick results. The notice promotes placing an I P T want ad to fill an empty three bedroom house and reduce vacancies. Call the hot line HE 2 5959 or JE 7 9120 for details.
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Richard Douglas
Jefferson Ave
Garden Grove
Orange County
Christopher Repeats Denials Over Milk Price Violations
Former San Francisco mayor George Christopher, a GOP gubernatorial candidate, denied advance knowledge of milk price control violations after his dairy company was fined $8,000 on 16 counts. He claimed information came by wire during a Kiwanis Club appearance in San Francisco. The Independent Press Telegram reported he had been informed at least twice charges were pending, and state dairy officials noted his attendance at meetings related to the case.
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George Christopher
San Francisco
Kiwanis Club
Africa
Independent Press- Telegram
Christopher
Louis G. Schafer
State
Telegraphers Shut Down Western Union for Four Hours
About 20 000 workers outside New York halted operations for four hours as AFL-CIO Communications Workers of America and Western Union failed to reach a new contract. The strike paused service from 9 am to noon local time, with wage and pension provisions among the union demands.
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Harlem
Flack Arts Theater
Washington
UPI
IAFL
CIO
Wayfin Hers Union
Western Union
New York City
Long Beach
al Western Union
Ave
CYU
Western
Robert Lumeder
Afl-Cio Communications Workers of America
New York
Johnson Says Progress In South Vietnam Encouraging
President Johnson expressed optimism about progress toward elections in South Vietnam and said the overall direction is sound despite missteps. He urged unity, diligence, and national interest as he also praised the domestic economy and congressional pace on his proposals.
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Persi
Dent Johnson
Viet Nam
Johnson
Johnison
South O Viet Nam
Congress
Four of 26 Negroes Win in Alabama Runoff
In rural Alabama Macon County and nearby areas saw four Negro candidates triumph in Democratic runoff races for sheriff tax collector and board of revenue. Tucius D. Anderson won the sheriff nomination in Tuskegee over white incumbent George C. Wallace. L.A. Lockhart captured the tax collector post and Farold Webb won the revenue board seat. Negro turnout was high but one major bid, Fred Gray for the state legislature, failed in the district including Barbour Bulloch and Macon.
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Birmingham
Ala
UPI
Alabama
Tucius D. Anerson
Démocratie
Macon County
Tuskegee
Gay
George C. Wallace
L.A. Locktiair
Farold Webb
Board of Revenue
Fred Gray
Wallace
Barbour
Bullock
Macon
Isom Atkins
Robert Deyampart
Perry County
Compromise Amid Viet Nam Turmoil Ends Crisis
In Saigon the enthashed government of Premier Nguyen Cnvy reached a deal with Buddhist leaders to end the day-old crisis. The accord, announced on government radio and at a Buddhist mass, would bring Buddhists into government, dilute Ky's power, and force the resignation of Lt. Nguyen Van Thien as chief of state. The week of bloodshed included battles in Da Nang, the death of six Buddhists, and attacks on the US Consulate in Hue.
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Saigon
UPI
Nguyen Cny
South Viet Nam
Vien Hoa Dao
Nguyen van Thien
da Nang
Roups
Hue
Johnson
Japan Youths Riot Over A Sub Visit
In Yokosuka hundreds of leftist students clashed with riot police outside a U S Navy base during a fourth day of demonstrations against the nuclear submarine Snack. About 10 000 protesters marched past the base in rain shouting anti American and anti Vietnam War slogans.
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Yokosuka
Japan
U.S
Transport Chief Fired After Bucharest Train Wreck
In Bucharest, Romania, Transport Minister Dumitru Simulescu was dismissed after a train wreck east of the city that killed 38 people and injured 65. The government cited cases of indiscipline as the reason for the firing.
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Transport
Bucharest
Romania
Dumitru Simulescu
Simulescu
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