Titan 3 launches eight jam-resistant satellites into orbit
US launches Titan 3 from Cape Kennedy to deploy eight military communications satellites. The booster's final stage maneuvered the craft into near equatorial orbits about 21 000 miles up, delivering a global relay ring to boost Vietnam to Hawaii message availability from 92 to 98 percent for high priority traffic.
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McCarthy resumes campaign amid Kennedy death
Eugene J. McCarthy returned to campaigning after a brief moratorium for Robert F. Kennedy's death. He warned violence and assassinations are the iceberg’s peak, with indifference to life and potential destructiveness beneath. Security surrounded his address at the Americana Hotel to the Community Council of Greater New York.
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Eugene J. McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
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Americana Hotel
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Poor People's campaigners press Freeman protest at Agriculture Dept
The Poor People's Campaign marked 24 hours of continuous protest outside the Agriculture Department with a vigil and marching that demanded immediate federal action to feed the hungry. Rev. Ralph David Abernathy said the protest would continue indefinitely and urged faster relief, criticizing Secretary Freeman for long term plans. Mexican American demonstrators at the State Department urged reporters' access as talks with Dean Rusk were arranged for Monday.
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Freeman
Tension clears for Parisians
Paris reports easing of five weeks of unrest after de Gaulle crackdown and 43 foreigners expelled. Exiled former Col. Lacheroy returns to France, boosting Gaullist support as June elections approach. Sorbonne students resume campus life while authorities clear the university for 48 hours for cleaning and disinfection.
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de Gaulle
France
Charles Lacheroy
Lacheroy
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Bahamas’ Vast Archipelago Details
The Bahamas spread across 760 miles with about 700 islands and 2000 cays. The scattered group covers a wide area, linking hundreds of isles in the Atlantic.
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Rockefeller challenges Nixon to television debate
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller renewed his invitation to Richard Nixon for a TV debate saying Nixon has a conditioned reaction to debate. Rockefeller, in California amid campaign for GOP delegates, said he would meet Nixon anywhere, anytime. He criticized labeling American society as sick after the Kennedy assassination. Nixon countered that a debate would aid Democrats by promoting division among Republicans.
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Richard M. Nixon
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John F. Kennedy
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Rockefeller
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Commonwealth Club
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Nixon to Address Finch College Graduation
Richard M. Nixon will address his daughter Patricia Finch College's 22 year old graduate cohort at the Unitarian Church of All Souls in New York. Pat Nixon will receive an honorary doctor of laws degree while Patricia earns a BA in history and government and plans to aid her father's campaign.
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Richard M. Nixon
Patricia
Finch College
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Roland R. DeMarco
Unitarian Church of All Souls
Upper East Side
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Tricia
Lewis Clark site dedication delayed to September
Great Falls AP reports rain and heavy downpours blocked access to the Lew is and Clark portage site. Dedication ceremonies now planned for September 7-8 as 11 acres of the original portage land were donated by Mr and Mrs Charles Urquehart of Great Falls to the North Central Montana Boy Scout Council.
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Missouri River
Earle Garrison
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Montana
Wallace Seeks Convention for Running Mate
Presidential hopeful George C. Wallace said a national convention may be needed to nominate his running mate on a third party ticket. He noted the American Independent party will not convene until Democrats and Republicans have chosen tickets. He cited ballot requirements and avoided naming a preferred running mate, while threatening libel suits over alleged racist claims.
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Atlanta, Ga
George C. Wallace
Wallace
American Independent Party
Marvin Griffin
Georgia
Miners Union Day Draws Crowds at Columbia Gardens
Butte marked Miners Union Day at Columbia Gardens despite no formal observance. Airplane rides and concessions drew throngs of youngsters as families enjoyed the popular recreation area on a clear day during the year’s first outing.
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Butte
Herb Slodounik
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