Plane Crash Kills Three in Vidalia Georgia
A twin engine Cessna 411 wrecked at Vidalia municipal airport killing three aboard and injuring a fourth. Victims include M Blount Jr 37 from San Antonio Roy Moore 41 of Houston and Rufus Butner 35 of Moorehead City. Audrey Wakefield 26 of Glennville injured in critical condition after surgery. NTSB probes cause and refueling stop en route to Claxton.
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National Transportation Safety Board
Houston Beechcraft, Inc
Houston
Tex
Vidalia
Pp“ M. Blount, Jr
San Antonio
Roy Moore
Plant Explosion Kills Three at Utica Mohawk Mill
A pre dawn gas furnace blast at the Utica Mohawk plant of J. P. Stevens & Co in Clemson South Carolina killed three and injured ten. Officials feared at least two more may be dead as the blast tore a finishing room creating a 100 foot ceiling hole and crushing machinery. Victims were transported to Oconee Memorial Hospital in Seneca.
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Clemson, §&C
J. P. Stevens & Co
Clemson
South Carolina
Oconee Memorial Hospital
Seneca
Renowned Author Helen Keller Dies at 87 in Connecticut
Helen X Keller a renowned author and advocate for the disabled died at 87 at her Easton Connecticut home after a prolonged illness. She overcame blindness and deafness starting at 19 months with guidance from teacher Anne Sullivan Macy.
Memorial Day weekend traffic toll
The Memorial Day weekend traffic death toll totaled 602 as the four day period ended. The National Safety Council had estimated 625 to 725 fatalities, and a separate nonholiday weekend reported 48 deaths. Last year set a record with 608 deaths on the nation’s roads during the holiday observance.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Lfe
1000 More Police Requested By Johnson
President Johnson asks Congress for 1000 additional police for Washington D C as crime rises 24.5 percent in 12 months and tourist visits fall. Police expansion seen as needed amid national crime trends.
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Johnson
Washington
Congress
U.S
Yugoslav Students Clash With Police in Capital Riots
Enraged Yugoslav students tried to force through police lines during an antigovernment protest in the capital amid night-long, bloody riots. The clashes marked the communist nation’s first major outbreak of graduate unrest spreading globally.
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Supreme Court
Boris Boskovic
Associated Press
Bheugrade
Yugoslavia
France Strikers Hold Firm Amid National General Strike
Paris AP reports 10 million French workers persist in a three week general strike despite government calls for back to work. Some provincial factories paused, postal service debated resuming. rail and urban transport talks continue with unions demanding up to 19 percent raises for the lowest paid. Gas and electricity workers report progress but rank and file must vote. Postal workers decide today on a protocol agreement. Schools remain closed as government employees delay talks.
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Paris
France
Transportation Ministry
RFK Reagan Favored In California Primary
In California Kennedy leads in the three way Democratic race for 174 nominating votes at the convention. McCarthy is Kennedy's rival with an uncommitted slate headed by Thomas Lynch. Reagan appears as a favorite son on the Republican ballot awarding 36 GOP votes.
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Reagan
California
Los Angeles
Robert F. Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
Kennedy
Thomas C. Lynch
Hubert H. Humphrey
Ronald Reagan
Slow Qualifying for September Primaries in Thomas County
Incumbent County Commissioner John NeSmith seeks re election in the Pave Barwick Ways district. Other candidates include E C McDaniel Democrat Paul W Bryan Republican for Thomasville district. Incumbents James Murphy Boston district Mack Parrish Metcalf district Lowell C Clark Ochlochnee district seek re election. Ochlochnee seat on the Thomas County board of education also open.
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John NeSmith
Pave-Barwick-Ways
Commission
E. C. McDaniel
Paul W. Bryan
Thomasville
James Murphy
Boston
Mack Parrish
Metcalf
Lowell C. Clark
Tropical Storm Abby Heads Toward Florida
Abby moved from Cuba to the Gulf of Mexico and aimed for Florida, with authorities warning of possible hurricane strength. Cubans faced evacuations of over 2,000 residents as rainfall totaled up to a foot in some areas, while Florida residents remained urged to prepare for potential rapid intensification.
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Abby
Florida
Miami
Fla
Cuba
National Hurricane” Center
Gulf of Mexico
Radio Havans
Pinar_del Rio
Cuban Institute of Meteorology
U.S. Weather Bureau
Gil Clark
Key West
Rome students clash at University gates amid unrest after election
Rival student groups fought with rocks and flaming rags at the University of Rome gates as antileftist students attacked defenders. Police kept out of the campus battles with only a dozen officers present. Premier Aldo Moro signaled resignation after Parliament convenes to end center-left coalition ties.
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Rome
University of Rome
Aldo Moro
Christian Democrats
Moro
Turin
Age Discrimination Law Takes Effect June 12
A new federal act protects persons aged 40 to 65 from employment discrimination starting June 12. It bars employers and unions from hiring or firing based on age, and from imposing different wages or benefits for older workers, with certain pension exceptions. The law applies to employers or unions with 25 or more workers and to industries affecting interstate commerce.
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Washington
Labor Department
Congress
Johnson
Natchez Riot After False Rumor Sparks Curfew and Arrests
In Natchez Mississippi a riot followed a false rumor of a white mother killing a Black man. Police imposed an emergency curfew from 8:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. with 176 highway patrolmen backing a 20 officer force. About 300 demonstrators roamed downtown smashing windows. two buildings burned. 16 curfew arrests and 114 weapon arrests were reported. tear gas was used and shots fired to quell the mob.
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Adams County
Vidalia
Mississippi River
Nasser
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