Ford's Theater Reopens as Living National Shrine
Ford's Theater, where Lincoln was shot, reopens as a living theater with a dedication by Vice President Humphrey. A 500-person crowd attended the ceremony as a 600-seat limit is enforced by DC fire codes. The first production will be John Brown's Body by Stephen Vincent Benet. A museum will display Lincoln related items in the basement.
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National Shrine
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Hubert H. Humphrey
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Stephen Vincent Benet
John Brown
Lyndon B. Johnson
District of Columbia
Humphrey
Charles H. Percy
R-Ill L
Illinois
Sen
Everett Dirksen
Dirksen
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Gunmen slain in tavern holdup in Calumet City
Two gunmen were fatally wounded during a tavern robbery attempt as police from four communities halted the incident. Six patrons escaped injury. one woman slipped away to alert officers. The deceased were Le Mar Wesley New and Fred Noe, both 36 from Gary Indiana.
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le Mar Wesley New
Fred Noe
Gary
Ind
Michall Carpenter
Dalton
Lansing
Hammond
Wilson Kosygin talks begin amid Vietnam and Middle East concerns
Prime Minister Harold Wilson met Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin in Moscow as part of a 51 hour visit. Talks centered on Vietnam Cambodia Middle East and trade with observers seeing little sign of new flexibility in the Soviet position. Wilson framed talks as worthwhile for understanding.
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London
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Cambodia
Middle East
Trade
Romney excluded Nixon as only rival for GOP nomination
Washington AP reports Michigan Governor George Romney effectively rules out any opponents besides himself and former Vice President Richard M Nixon for the Republican presidential nomination. Romney says the contest will likely be a two horse race.
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Michigan
George Romney
Richard M. Nixon
Correction to obituary survivors for Mrs Anna Marie Cornehlsen
The obituary previously listed the wrong siblings. Survivors include brothers Martin Hornbostel of Shiloh, Henry Hornbostel of Percy, and Alfred Hornbostel of Campbell Hill, all sons of Henry and Caroline Hornbostel.
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Willisville
Mrs. Cornehlsen
Jackson County
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Shiloh
Henry Hornbostel
Percy
Alfred Hornbostel
Campbell Hill
Brueggeman
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