Slaying Reported Amid Detroit Police Incident Accounts
Witnesses described officers using public safety batons to corral people including two white girls and several Black men. A Detroit officer allegedly pulled a knife from his pocket and demanded a Black youth pick it up, then threatened harm if he refused. A second Black youth was allegedly struck in a room, and witnesses say officers ordered others to run home as one youth named Temple left partially dressed.
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Davis
Detroit
National Guard
Greene
Fred
Temple
London
Brighton
George
Thant ends further Viet peace efforts at U N
United Nations secretary general Thant will not pursue more peace moves until U S air strikes on the north stop. A U N spokesman said Thant outlined steps to shift the conflict from battle to talks, starting with a bombing halt. He spoke at a Greensboro Quaker conference, saying the war is not needed and is nationalist resistance, not a fight to spread communism.
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UPT
Thant
Vietnam
United States
U.N
Greensboro
N. C
Johnson says U S can cope with homefront riots
President Johnson defends handling of Detroit riots and troop alert, citing two key decisions to deploy federal troops and issue orders for riot control. He notes no controversy with Romney and defends the record while addressing congressional inquiries and domestic fiscal plans amid Vietnam debate.
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Johnson
Detroit
Cyrus Vance
Defense
Romney
George Christian
Christian
Atty
Ramsey Clark
Selfridge Air Force Base
Clark
Congress
Investigative Commission
Johnsson
Jerome Cavanagh
U.S
Vietnam
Marshall Tito
Yugoslavia
Intrepid Takes Over No Setup Hanoi Raids Reported
U S forces conducted raids around Hanoi and Haiphong with strikes north of Hanoi and near Hai Phong. Navy jets attacked an oil depot near Hai Phong and a boat yard near Vinh while rail yard targets northeast of Hanoi were hit. Secondary explosions and large smoke plumes were noted from several sites including a missile site north of Hanoi.
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Hanoi
U.S
Haiphong
Oriskany
Forest Preserve Debate Reaches Forever Wild Vote
At a state convention, stockmeister leads fight to keep the Adirondack forest preserve strictly forever wild amid proposals for trusteeship and broader use. Bergan pushes for recreation, roads, and a potential federal park transfer while critics fear excessive control, with Corning and Pomeroy backing the current stance.
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State Department of Criminal Justice
Crime Control Council
Charles §. Desmond
State Court of Appeals
Gov
Rockefeller
Adirondacks
Stockmeister
Bergan
Bergar
New York
Erastus Corning III
Albany
R. Watson Pomeroy
Sands Threaten Iranian Villages Near Sabzevar
TEHRAN AP reports the blowing sands of Iran's central desert threaten at least 17 villages near Sabzevar. Sand storms rapidly bury mud houses, forcing evacuations as the area lies about 200 miles east of Tehran.
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Tehran
Iran
Sabzevar
Ettalaat
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The
Peerless Co
Montgomery Ward
Weinberg
DE Voe
Rainbow Orchards
Latham
Intrepid
Charles F. Stockmeister
Rochester
Committee On Natural Resources and Agriculture
Lisa
King St
Troy
International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
ILGWU
Ilgwu Union
Pti Ilgwu
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