Israel denies Syrian invasion claim amid Gulf of Aqaba reopening
Israel rejected Syrian charges of deeper tank advances after a cease fire and kept land won in the six day war. Elath welcomed the first Israeli freighter into the Gulf of Aqaba amid regional tensions as U N observers noted tank movements near cease fire lines. Egypt Syria Jordan casualties and prisoner counts circulated while diplomacy shifted with Soviet and Western responses.
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Associated Press
Israel
Syria
Egypt
Jordan
Middle East
Elath
Gulf of Aqaba
Gulf
Sharm el Sheikh
Strait of Tiran
Kerner backs two cent gas tax hike in Illinois
Gov. Otto Kerner told Republican leaders he supports a two cent increase in the state gasoline tax, rejecting the three cent proposal as unrealistic. House Speaker Ralph T. Smith pressed for funds to be used strictly for highway maintenance and construction and proposed split license fees by horsepower, with concerns over equal charges for all vehicles.
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Illneis
Illinois
Smith
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Weather outlook warm humid with possible thunderstorms
Humid conditions continue with a partly cloudy sky through Tuesday. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible tonight and Tuesday as highs reach the mid to upper 80s and overnight lows fall to the mid 60s to low 70s.
Hoffa asks reduction or suspension of sentence
Teamsters Union President James R. Hoffa asked in Chattanooga Tennessee that his eight year jury tampering sentence be suspended or reduced calling it in appropriate and harsh.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
U.N. demands end to troop advances
The U N Security Council banned any forward military movements by Israel or Syria and urged rollback of actions since the cease fire. The council acted unanimously at an overnight session amid Syrian charges of an Israeli armored column entering Syria near the Yarmuk River feeding the Jordan. Israel denied the charges.
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U. N. Security Council
Israel
Council
Syria
Yarmuk
Jordan
U.N
Israel Proclaims Firm Policy After Victory
Prime Minister Levi Eshkol told the Knesset that Israel will not return to narrow confines after its victory over the Arabs. Troops hold positions along the Suez Canal and surrounding areas as crowds demand not to yield occupied lands. Eshkol criticizes the United Nations for inaction and says borders are no longer open to attack.
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Israel
Levi Eshkol
Knesset
Eshkol
Jerusalem
Suez Canal
Jordan River
Sea
Galilee
United Nations
U.N
Tampa riot erupts in slum violence over youth shooting
A 400 strong mob rioted in Tampa slums after a police shooting of a youth, beating whites and looting white owned stores. Two buildings burned as dawn revealed charred ruins, with injuries reported and a deputy sheriff dead from an apparent heart attack during the melee. Governor Kirk inspected the scene as NAACP leaders warned violence could flare again.
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Tampa
Fla
A. H.wainwright
Nebraska Ave
Twiggs St
Robert Gilder
NAACP
Claude Kirk
National Guard
National Association For Advancement of Colored People
Florida
Joel Atkins
Winter Haven
Clearwater
Carmichael arrest sparks gun battle in Prattville Alabama
Stokely Carmichael arrest triggers a three hour gunfight as police and National Guardsmen move on a Negro neighborhood in Prattville. Officers are injured and 30 people are detained. Carmichael remains jailed after threats against officers.
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Prattville
Ala
Stokely Carmichael
Carmichael
Obie Thompson
National Guard
Wood
Kenneth Hill
Hill
Prattville General Hospital
Thompson
Atlanta, Ga
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Alabama
Rap Brown
SNCC
Vietnam
Supreme Court upholds Birmingham contempt conviction of Dr King
The Supreme Court affirms the contempt convictions of Dr Martin Luther King Jr and seven other leaders of 1963 Birmingham desegregation marches. Justice Stewart delivers the majority ruling with a 5-4 decision. Dissenters Warren Douglas Brennan Fortas publish separate opinions. The ministers were jailed for defying a permit denial during Good Friday and Easter 1963 demonstrations.
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Supreme Court
Martin Luther King Jr
Birmingham
Ala
Potter Stewart
Earl Warren
William O. Douglas
William J. Brennan Jr
Abe Fortas
Warren
Douglas
Brennan
Fortas
Justice Stewart
Alabama
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