Guard activated as Salisbury faces racial violence flare
Maryland National Guard was ordered into active service as a precaution after a fatal police shooting and ensuing unrest in Salisbury. Governor Agnew declared a state of emergency and curfew while 200 guardsmen were alerted and dispersed crowds with tear gas. Detective Jerry Mason faced manslaughter charges in the death of Daniel Henry, a 22 year old deaf mute, with bond set at 1500 dollars.
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Salisbury
Maryland National Guard
Wilson H. Taylor
Spiro T. Agnew
George M. Gelston
Alfred T. Truitt Jr
Jerry C. Mason
Daniel Kenneth Henry
Centreville
Chestertown
Denton
Agnew
National Guard
Mason
William H. Bull
Truitt
France Faces Crisis as General Strike Widens Across Country
President de Gaulle faced a nationwide strike threat as workers, inspired by student protests, shut down production and seized key Paris facilities including the Opera and Opera Comique. Police tensions rose while rail, subway, and bus services were crippled.
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Paris
de Gaulle
Desks Burn at Whittier Grade School
Three desks in Della Conkling's fifth grade room at Whittier grade school were set afire Sunday. A window pane was removed for entry around 7 30 p m and a rock broke another window. No major damage. school will be in session today.
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Whittier
Harold Konen
Racetrack
Della Conkling
K. L. Julson
Precinct Judges to Attend Training Sessions in County Court
County Clerk William T. Duckham schedules two training classes for precinct judges on May 28 and 29 at 7 p.m. in the juvenile courtroom. Hazel McGee, Duckham’s chief deputy, says judges should attend at least one session to learn duties for the June primary, with demonstrations and Q&A.
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William T. Duckham
Patriotic Hall
Hazel McGee
Duckham
Babcock Hints at New Financing for Montana Projects
Gov Tim Babcock spoke at the dedication of Eastern Montana College library suggesting a sales tax as a tool for financing state projects. He urged Montana to change financing methods to fund future programs while calling for public discussion and patience in implementing reforms.
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Billings
Tim Babcock
Montana
Eastern Montana College
Saigon Bombing Kills 11 on Ho Birthday Raid
Viet Cong rocket attack on Saigon killed 11 South Vietnamese and wounded 51, most civilians, as 150 homes burned. Three policemen died and four were wounded, with one U.S. soldier slightly hurt. The strikes targeted central areas including near the U.S. Embassy and Independence Palace.
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Saigon
Ho Chi Minh
U.S
Independence Palace
South Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Cu Chi
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Cu Hi
U.S. Command
Emmys Honor Douglas Stapleton and More in TV Awards
Melvyn Douglas and Maureen Stapleton won outstanding actor and actress in a drama for Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night and Among the Paths to Eden. Elizabeth the Queen led as outstanding dramatic program. Get Smart named best comedy series with Don Adams top performer. Lucille Ball honored for The Lucy Show. Art Carney and Pat Paulsen also recognized. Donald H. McGannon received the National Trustees Award.
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New York
Melvyn Douglas
Maureen Stapleton
Douglas
CBS Playhouse
Miss Stapleton
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Los Angeles
NBC
Rowan and Martin
Don Adams
Bruce Bilson
Lucille Ball
Lucy
CBS
Adams
Miss Ball
Art Carney
Jackie Gleason
Pat Paulsen
Donald H. McGannon
Group W
Westinghouse Broadcasting Co
Weather forecast for Butte Anaconda area today
Partly cloudy with increasing clouds and a chance of afternoon thunder showers. Probability of precipitation 20 percent today and tonight. High near 72 and a low around 38. One year ago the highs and lows were 68 and 32. Weather table Page 2.
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Butte - Anaconda
Realtor rallies California frog to winning jump
Leonard Hall of Concord wins the international frog jumping contest with Corrosion a six inch frog from Bakersfield leaping 18 feet half an inch. It outdistanced rival by 1 foot 4 1/2 inches marking the fifth win for Hall in 40 years. The event was inspired by Mark Twain’s The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.
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Don Harrison
Calif
Mark Twain
Corrosion
Bakersfield
Leonard Hall
Concord
Twain
Daniel
Calaveras County
Poverty camp in high gear
Resurrection City swelled with pilgrims as buses trucks and cars moved people into the camp under hot sun and rain. Rev Andrew Young of SCLC praised the Poor People Campaign saying America is talking about poverty as never before and conscience is being stirred. By mid afternoon more than 1500 people had gathered with rapid construction underway.
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Washington
Resurrection City
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Andrew Young
America
SCLC
Viet peace talks not hopeless despite stalemate
The New York Times reports that U S and North Vietnam show a stalemate in talks yet diplomats foresee a de escalation path. North Vietnam rejects a total halt to bombing but hints at restraint through battlefield moves, while the U S hopes for tacit de escalation leading to a halt in air attacks and a phased pullback near the demilitarized zone.
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New York
Hedrick Smith
Paris
Vietnam
United States
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Amer
Ican
U.S
Johnson
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Centerville
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The
New York Times
Henry Tanner
Opera
Opera Comique
Romania
Elysee Palace
Georges Pompidou
Georges Gorse
Lorraine
Seine Valley
le Havre
Jest
Babcock
Missi
Realtor
California
Gary Boyer
Butte
Gary
Herb Slodounik
W. Averell Harriman
Xuan Thuy
Demilitarized Zone
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