Poor People March for Food at Agriculture Dept
Poor people campaigners rallied around the Agriculture Department in Washington appealing for a broader federal food distribution program. They carried signs demanding free county by county food support and more accessible food stamps, while a sunrise rally culminated in a march to the Lincoln Memorial.
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Nixon Rejects Debate Challenge in New York
Richard Nixon, returning from an undisclosed vacation in the Bahamas, declined Governor Nelson Rockefeller's invitation to a debate. A spokesman said such a debate would only aid Democrats by widening divisions among Republicans, a response Nixon has repeatedly given to rival challengers.
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Richard M. Nixon
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nixon
Reaction to Killings Disappoints Widow
Mrs. Maria King, widow of Martin Luther King Jr, said official responses to the assassinations of King and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy have been inadequate. Speaking to about 3,000 Harvard graduates, she urged action on Kerner Commission recommendations and stressed that prayer and commissions alone cannot ease violence. The remarks followed her husband's assassination in Memphis and referenced ongoing presidential responses and new commissions.
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UPI
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Ohe Kerner
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Wallace urges registering Communists not guns in Chattanooga
Alabama third party candidate George C. Wallace told Chattanooga that government should register Communists rather than guns and that crime is reduced by law enforcement with more jail time. He blamed Supreme Court and high places for crime and said he would accept a White House briefing on national security.
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George C. Wallace
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Supreme Court of the United States
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White House
Negro Owned Food Firm in Watts Plans Local Plant
In Watts LOS ANGELES investors form Hi-Pro Foods Inc to run the first locally owned and managed industry in the Negro section. About 25 Watts residents will work at the plant producing protein fortified spaghettI macaroni and noodles. They aim to reach 100000 pounds monthly in the first year.
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