Federal troops cost 5.4 million in April riots after King's assassination
Defense figures show nearly 5.375 million spent on deploying about 35,890 regular soldiers and Marines plus National Guardsmen to Washington Baltimore and Chicago. Extra standby forces and airlift costs added over 1.4 million and 2.1 million respectively. About 20,900 federal regulars were deployed six to 11 days.
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Washington
Martin Luther King
Defense Department
Federal Treasury
Baltimore
Chicago
Pentagon
Tumble Doll Inspired by Buddha Image Ad
The first tumble doll depicted Buddha and appeared in a Chinese ad. Weighed at the base, it reflected the belief that Buddha would not fall, illustrating a cultural attribute linked to stability and luck.
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Buddha
County re map ideas sought by Illinois supervisors group
Peter Perrecone, Rockford, heads a 12 member reapportionment committee of the Illinois Association of Supervisors and County Commissioners. Officials from 30 counties will be surveyed via questionnaires to county board chairmen to guide local government reapportionment. A next meeting is planned in about three weeks at an announced site.
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Springfield
Illinois Association of Supervisors and County Commissioners
Peter Perrecone
Rockford
Association
Perrecone
Thieves Strip Wheels From Car In Hospital Lot
Mrs Harold Howe of Rt 4 Carbondale reported thieves removed the front wheels and rims from her car while parked at Holden Hospital. Value of tires rims and wheel covers is estimated at 110 dollars. Mrs Howe is employed at the hospital.
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Harold Howe
Rt. 4
Carbondale
Holden Hospital
Howe
Spock Trial Set Amid Draft Conspiracy Charges
Dr Benjamin Spock and four co defendants face a federal case in Boston on charges of counseling and aiding draft resistance. The indictment cites 11 acts including turning in draft cards as protest and outlines potential penalties up to five years in prison and a $10000 fine.
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New York
Benjamin Spock
Boston
Spock
Norman Vincent Peale
Melvin Wulf
American Civil Liberties Union
Vietnam
Arlington Street Church
Department of Justice
Washington
Leonard Boudin
Unitarian Universalist
U.S. Justice Department
U. S
Hitler
Korea
Dr. Peale
Preparation H advertised as hemorrhoid relief product
An advertisement touts Preparation H as a nonprescription treatment for hemorrhoids. It claims to promptly stop burning itch relieve pain shrink hemorrhoids and reduce swelling without narcotics or harsh ingredients based on tests in New York Washington and the Midwest.
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New York
N.Y
New York City
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Grand Banks
Newfoundland
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Yale University
Michael Ferber
Harvard
Mitchell Goodman
Marcus Raskin
Institute For Political Studies
Carterville
Ben Parks
Marion
Frank Price
West Frankfort
Jenny Pollack
James Richardson
Robert Satterfield
Dacron
America
Jacquards
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