Arsonists Strike Four New York City Stores
Four New York department stores faced small fires from crude Molotov cocktails on a busy Easter Saturday. Gimbels, S Klein, and Bloomingdale’s reported moderate to minor damage with no injuries or panic. Macy’s and two Chicago stores also linked to the same two day arson wave. The FBI took cognizance but did not confirm links between the two cities.
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New York
UPI
New York City
Chicago
FBI
Manhattan
Gimbel’s
Herald Square
S. Klein
14Th St
Bloomingdale’s
59 St
Macy's
Klein's
34Th St
Gimbel
Macy’s
Richard J. Daley
Robert J. Quinn
Arson Charged In Chicago Fires
A store executive stated that the State Street fires were definitely arson. City officials rejected arson conspiracy theories as investigators continued. Goldblatt Brothers reported a second minor blaze in two days caused by basement storage flames.
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Chicago
API
State Street
Goldblatt Brothers Department Store
Louis Goldblatt
Daylight Looting In Memphis Escalates Arrests Amid Protests
Rioters in Memphis result in 14 new arrests and a wave of displays reading soul brother as violence follows a protest march led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. One Negro teen dies and 62 are injured. total arrests reach 276 since last Thursday. Jesse Turner of the NAACP seeks federal probe over police brutality charges.
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Memphis, Tenn
UPI
Memphis
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Jesse Turner
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Johnson
Memphis Police Department
Second FILA Down Flight At Outpost In Vietnam
The Pentagon reports a second FILA fighter bomber crashed during a Vietnam combat mission, with the two crewmen rescued. Only four of the 1,500 mph F111A jets remain in theater as the Air Force probes the accident and considers grounding the aircraft.
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Washington
UPI
FILA
America
Vietnam
Pentagon
Thailand
North Vietnam
Air Force
United States
Laos
Defense Department
Panhandle
Southeast Asia
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Navy
Congressional Probe Set Into Unfit Food and Drugs
Congressional investigators said unfit foods and possibly substandard drugs reached consumers through regular markets. The House Government Operations Subcommittee will hold hearings to examine federal protections and actions, citing eight drug batches rejected by the Defense Supply Agency since 1966 and cases involving Endo Laboratories, Anabolic, and Chase Chemical.
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Washington
House
Benjamin S. Rosenthal
D.-N.y
Defense Supply Agency
Central Purchasing Agency
Armed Services
Rosenthal
The
Food and Drug Administration
Endo Laboratories
Garden City
N.Y
FDA
Meyer Ushkow
Endo Laboratores
Anabolic, Inc
Glendale
Calif
Chase Chemical Co
Newark
N. J
Johnson to Speak To Nation Tonight
President Johnson will address the nation at 9 p.m. on Vietnam, announcing troop build ups, reserve call-ups, and costs. He will discuss fiscal policy and the budget, while not confirming broader tax plans, and will outline a continued policy review aimed at regaining the military initiative amid ongoing combat.
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Washington
Johnson
Vietnam
United States
North Vietnam
Hanoi
San Antonio
Tex
Richard M. Nixon
Eugene J. McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
Wisconsin
McCarthy
White House
William C. Westmoreland
New Guard Plan Aims Tenfold Negro Representation in National Guard
Washington reports the Defense Department seriously considers a nationwide program to raise Black membership in the Army and Air National Guards from about 1.24 and 0.75 percent respectively toward 12 percent over several years. Officials cite ideals and practicality for enhancing integration to counter urban rioting and improve effectiveness. By end of 1967 no state neared 12 percent Black membership.
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Washington
Defense Department
Nation Guard
Army National Guard
Air National Guard
Pentagon
National Guard
Man does not live by dread alone dictum essay
Mendel Kaufman argues that humanity should balance dread with lighter, hopeful perspectives in a Wall Street Journal column. He emphasizes resilience and the value of optimism alongside caution.
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Mendel Kaufman
Wall Street Journal
Marines Push Out Of Bastion Khe Sanh Battles Resume
UPI reports U S Marines, outnumbered, fought hours of heavy fighting near Khe Sanh as North Vietnamese troops pressed the siege. The clash followed Hanoi statements claiming the release of two American women and a Hanoi claim that a second FILIA bomber was lost over North Vietnam.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Khe Sanh
North Vietnam
Hanoi
United States
Marjorie Nelson
Kokomo
Ind
Quang Ngai
Sandra Johnson
Cho
Mich
Dong Khanh
Nine nations back world monetary reform plan
In Stockholm US and eight other wealthy nations reach a plan to create Special Drawing Rights as artificial reserves to ease dollar pressure and boost world trade. France refuses to sign. SDR would be IMF based with 30 percent repayment and rest added to liquid assets.
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Stockholm
UPS
United States
France
Britain
West Germany
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Sweden
Canada
Japan
U.S
Henry H. Fowler
Johnson
Michel Debre
International Monetary Fund
IMF
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UPI Telephoto
Outpost
Patrick Lyndon Nugent
Yuki
Congressional
John D. Morris
New York Times News Service
Bastion
Thomas Cheatham
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