Meredith to rejoin march amid hostile delta resistance
Miss Mississippi freedom marchers press toward Jackson as James Meredith plans to rejoin the trek by midweek with a new stance against violence. FBI watched, two teens collapsed from heat near Pugh City, where Joe Pugh plantation stores line a black town.
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Rights slayers face trial in Mississippi killings
Neshoba County Sheriff Lawrence Rainey and 17 others are set to stand trial September 26 in Meridian on felony charges for the 1964 slayings of civil rights workers James Chaney Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner near Philadelphia Mississippi. The case centers on the discovery of their bodies buried under an earthen dam after a lengthy FBI investigation.
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RFK Rules Out 1968 Presidential Bid
New York UPI Kennedy said he has no plans to run for president in 1968 and would back President Johnson if he seeks re election. He spoke after returning from Africa and a Vatican audience with Pope Paul VI. He reiterated he aims to be senator in 1970 and praised progress in Africa while condemning apartheid in South Africa. He also noted discussions on Viet Nam and met with various leaders during his 13 day tour.
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Katzenbach backs coming bail reform bill
Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach says sweeping federal bail reform will reduce inequities in the bond system. He cites cases of men jailed for days awaiting trial due to inability to post bonds and notes the bill allows judges to release eligible defendants without cash, or place custody with a lawyer, while preserving safeguards for risky offenders. It aims to lessen money's role without claiming instant crime rate drops.
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Pickets confront guards at Badger Ordnance Works
Police and riot-gear officers guard the Baraboo Wisconsin gate as about 45 demonstrators sit outside the Badger Ordnance Works protesting the production of gunpowder for use in Vietnam. UPI telephoto account notes the tense scene at the facility entrance.
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