Guards Fire On Rioting Prisoners In Raleigh
In Raleigh North Carolina guards atop Central Prison fired shotgun volleys into a courtyard crowd of about 400 rioting convicts, killing five and wounding 78 as inmates hurled torches and spears. Eight doctors were sent to the prison hospital as clashes continued, stemming from a sitdown strike over incentives, meals, TV privileges and visiting hours. Corrections Commissioner Lee Bounds said the response was fully warranted.
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Weather snapshot from San Bernardino Valley forecast
A concise forecast notes mostly sunny conditions in San Bernardino Valley this afternoon and Thursday with slightly warmer temperatures. Southern California shows variable clouds and diminishing winds tonight, then sunny and warmer Thursday. Five day outlook calls for no rain and temperatures at or about normal to four degrees above normal. Smog none and burning allowed within rules.
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Park Korea leader meets Johnson amid Vietnam peacemaking strains
In Honolulu Park Chung Hee arrives to discuss U S Vietnam peace moves with President Johnson. Seoul warns there is a limit to concessions as South Korea fears U S dilution of anti communist commitments. Officials say views will cover renewed North Korean threat and overall policy toward Vietnam.
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Nevada to Detonate World’s Largest Underground Atomic Blast
The Atomic Energy Commission will trigger a low megaton underground device named Boxcar next Wednesday at the Nevada Test Site. The test, 200 miles from Redlands, could produce 6 to 6.5 on the Richter scale and push shock waves through 250 miles, with mild effects in California and Arizona. Evacuation orders affect Beatty and Fleur De Lis Ranch residents while cities like Reno and possibly Salt Lake City may feel tremors.
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Daley Defends Shoot to Kill Order for Arsonists
Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley defended his command that police may use deadly force against arsonists during riots and ordered police to shoot to maim or cripple looters. He tied such rioters to JFK and MLK assassins while Ramsey Clark warned the policy could escalate racial violence.
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Telephone strike begins Thursday across Bell system
Washington UPI reports Joseph A. Beirne of the Communications Workers of America says it is now too late to avert a nationwide Bell Telephone strike. Negotiators gave Western Electric revised money proposals in an 11th hour bid to avoid the walkout. More than 200,000 Bell workers, including 22,000 installers, are set to strike Thursday at 3 pm.
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Spies Caught Near Soviet Installations In Borisov Leningrad
Izvestia reports five U S military attaches were detained for gathering intelligence near a Belorussian army camp and a Leningrad shipyard. A tall Canadian lookout, Wing Cmdr. J W Watson, allegedly peered over fences while colleagues used knotholes. U S and Canadian embassies protested the charges as unfounded.
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Marines suffer heaviest single loss near Khe Sanh
U.S. Marines report 19 killed and 56 wounded with 14 missing after a four hour clash with a fortified North Vietnamese unit southwest of Khe Sanh near Lang Vei. The battle, part of renewed ground fighting, follows heavy B52 bombing of the A Shau Valley and marks the worst single engagement since the Khe Sanh siege began.
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Hanoi presses Johnson to speed Warsaw talks and reject reciprocity
North Vietnam urged President Johnson to accept Warsaw as a site for preliminary Vietnam peace talks without delay and warned the U.S. cannot expect reciprocity for its bombing pause. Hanoi and Hanoi Radio depicted Johnson’s Honolulu speech as distorted and crafty while stressing third-party mediation may be needed to break the deadlock.
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Kuchel Attacks Johnson Fiscal Policy On West Coast Tour
Senator Thomas Kuchel criticized the Johnson administration as lacking a coherent fiscal policy during a Northern California campaign swing. He called the 7 percent investment tax a stopgap move and urged clearer budget figures while planning ahead. He spoke to Richmond Council of Industries, with subsequent stops in Walnut Creek and Oakland for A’s game activities where Governor Reagan was to throw out the first ball.
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Fire wipes out village of Dobbins
Wind whipped fire early today virtually destroyed the Yuba County community of Dobbins. Deputies said only a post office and a service station escaped the flames. The unincorporated village, about 500 residents, lost a bar four cabins a house trailer several cars a shed and a building housing a restaurant a barbershop and a grocery per the Division of Forestry report.
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United States Eyes Asian Cities for Hanoi Talks
U S officials acknowledge site choices for preliminary talks with Hanoi risk reputational damage. Johnson urged Rangoon Jakarta New Delhi and Vientiane as venues while Nhan Dan urged Warsaw or Phnom Penh. Thant met Goldberg on possible UN mediation as Soviet intervention rumors circulate.
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Taxi driver recalls seeing Galt in Atlanta after King's death
In Atlanta the fugitive Eric Starvo Galt reportedly rode two taxis the night after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed. A taxi driver recalled a man tossing fare on the floor, then leaving after two blocks. FBI identified him as Galt, linking him to a white Mustang found abandoned in Birmingham earlier.
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