Powell sniping incident delays speaking tour in Florida
A Black man was fatally wounded by a sniper near Bimini, while Adam Clayton Powell remained in exile in the Bahamas. Powell, scheduled to speak at the Afro-American Star restaurant and later at Florida A&M and the University of Gainesville, faced delays as police reported no charges yet and a news conference planned in the afternoon.
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Gainesville
Fla
Saturnas
Adam Clayton Powell
Ogle Guyton
Florida
Dent Association
Bimini
Powell
West Palm Beach
Harlem
Tallahassee
Florida A& M University
Local Sailor Leonard Wright Serves in Chu Lai Vietnam
At Chu Lai Leonard M. Wright Petty Officer Third Class serves with the U S Navy in Chu Lai Vietnam He is the son of Mr and Mrs L B Wright of 521 Gwens St Carbondale He is a graduate of Carbondale Community High School and attended Southern Illinois University for two years.
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Leonard M. Wright
U.S. Navy
Chu Lai
Vietnam
L. B. Wright
Gwens St
Carbondale
Carbondale Community High School
Southern Hainais University
Reds promise to free women in Vietnam amid capture delays
The Viet Cong reportedly offered to free Sandra Johnson, 25, and Dr Marjorie Nelson, 28, both of Kokomo Indiana, captured near Hue on Feb 9 during Tet. The release date was stated as before Monday but no details on location or method were given. Johnson held a Michigan graduate and Harvard master, working on a doctorate in Vietnam since July after arriving from Africa.
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Chio
Mich
Hue
Nelson
Paul
Vietnam
Sandra Johnson
Marjorie Nelson
Kokomo
Ind
Miss Johnson
University of Michigan
Harvard
South Vietnam
Africa
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Bond
Yuill Music CO
Herrin
Af Yuill Music CO
Baldwin
Florsheim
Family Weekly
Park Ave
W. Jackson Carbondale
Cinderella
Woolworths
GO GO Raceway Hobby Center
Lloyd’s
Sandy
Sherwin-Williams
Mardale Drugs
BIG K Beverages
Kroger
Spire
Columbia Minerva
Jim’s Sporting Goods
Mardale Shopping Center
House OF Fabrics
Gerhart
Ideal Bakery
Cherry Realty
Squire Shop
Cart’s Barber Shop
Plains Leasing Corporation
Reds
Zwick’s Ladies’ Store
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