Klan Decline in Mississippi Deepens Injustice Skinheads
A Mississippi feature outlines the decline of three Ku Klux Klan factions formed since 1964, their membership drop from about 2,000 to under 400, and the FBI’s infiltration. Leaders like Sam Bowers Jr. face federal indictments over civil rights murders. Internal strife, improved police action, and public sentiment erode Klan appeal, though hard cores persist.
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A&r
White Knights
Brookhaven
Mississippi
Missisippi
Sam Bowers Jr
FBE
Philadelphia
Miss
Hattiesburg
Goour
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Louisiana
United Klans
FBI
House Committee On Un-American Ac
Washington
Henry
Robert Shelton
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Shelton
Imperial Board
Ozbourn arrives Subic Bay for repairs after Vietnam gun duel
MIG17 Shot Down In Vietnam reports Ozbourn reached Subic Bay Philippines for repairs after damage to fire control room storage area and radar during a 40 minute duel with shore batteries. No casualties aboard. Marines report 6 enemy bodies found and bunkers destroyed in northern Vietnam. Easter quiet for troops as air strikes continue against North Vietnam and a Navy Intruder jet is reported missing.
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Subic Bay
Philippines
Ozbourn
U.S
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Thai Nguyen
Hanoi
U.S. Command
Navy
North Vietnam
Peking
Saigon
North
Princeton
New Pastor Leads Fort Scott Church Amid Frontline Tension
In Fort Scott Kansas, church members prepare to dedicate a building nicknamed Jim's Link near the Gio Linh demilitarized zone. Rev. A James Cox becomes pastor succeeding Rev. James Robbins and James Grooms as U S Marines bolster security at the artillery post.
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Ozbourn
Princeton
Fort Scott
Kan
James Robbins
North Viet Kam
Nam
James Grooms
Soviet Boat Skipper Fined $10,000 in Anchorage Case
Soviet skipper Leonid Kushchenko was convicted of violating U.S. fishing waters and jailed for inability to pay a $10,000 fine. The judge cited safeguarding sovereignty and noted possible two-day delay for release pending Soviet payment.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Leonid Kushchenko
U.S
Vladivostok
Walter Hickel
Kushchenko
Richard McVeigh
van der Keydt
Nicolai Zernov
Washington
Mrs. Griswold Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs Isabel M Griswold of Speigletown Road a Troy native and St Augustine s Church communicant died yesterday at Leonard Hospital after a brief illness She was wife of the late Peter Griswold Survivors include son Lionel E Griswold brother Charles Graham and sisters Helen Gibson and Anna Graham Funeral services will be held at 9 am Wednesday from William A Toohey Funeral Home and at 930 am from St Augustine s Church Requiem High Mass to follow Interment will be in St Johns Cemetery
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Isabel M. Griswold
Speigletown Road
Troy
St. Augustine’s Church
Leonard Hospital
St. Augustine's School
Peter Griswold
Lionel E. Griswold
Charles Graham
Helen Gibson
Anna Graham
William A. Toohey
Buddhists Test Ky Regime Over Civilian Rule in Vietnam
Militant Buddhists press for immediate civilian rule as South Vietnam adopts a new constitution and moves toward elected leadership under a modified presidency with presidential elections slated for Sept. 3. An Quang Pagoda in Saigon serves as a hub for the Buddhist struggle, with antiauthority campaigns and calls for calm amid reports of student and Buddhist activism in Hue and Da Nang.
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South Vietnam
An Quang
Saigon
Tri Quang
U.S
Hue
Dang Rong Vang
Golden Dragon Party
Ini Hue
Golden Dragons
Popular Force
Dang Hung Viet—Vietnamese Restoration Party
Ex Trojan Killed in Vietnam Capt Barnes
Ex Trojan Captain Barnes killed near Da Nang while on patrol in Vietnam. A former Navy sailor turned Marine Corps officer, he earned the Silver Star for exemplary courage and devotion to duty. He recently returned from Honolulu leave with wife Noreen Butler of Waterbury. Survived by wife, mother, two children Eric and Deirdre, brother Charles Barnes, and grandparents. burial planned at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Windsor
Conn
Tufts University
Barnes
U.S. Navy
Marine Corps
United States Naval Services
Parol
da Nang
Honolulu
Noreen ‘Butler
Waterbury
Eric W. Barnes
Deirdre Elizabeth Barnes
Charles T. Barnes
Marvin
Tryon
William Barnes
Memphis
Tenn
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, Va
Cabaret and The Homecoming Sweep Tony Awards
The musical Cabaret and the English play The Homecoming dominated the 21st Tony Awards in New York. Cabaret won eight of sixteen medals and four for top musical, with Harold Prince, Joe Masteroff, John Kander and Fred Ebb among the honored team. The Homecoming shared best drama with Harold Pinter and Alexander Cohen. Peter Hall was cited as best director.
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William Glover
NEW York
Hubert
ABC
Barbara Harris
Robert Preston
Bery Reid
George
Paul Rogers
Peg Murray
Joel Grey
Marian Seldes
Tan Holm
Harold Prince
Joe Masteroff
John Kander
Fred Ebb
Prince
Kander
Ebb
Patricia Zipprodt
Boris Aronson
Ronald Field
I Am A Camera
John van, Druten
Berlin
Tony
Harold Pinter
Alexander H. Cohen
Peter Hall
Royal Shakespeare Company
Broadway
Antoinette Perry
American Theater Wing
League of New York Theaters
Mrs Sheffer Dies In Florida at 92 in Schenectady
Mrs Florence Sheffer 92 of 17 Troy Place Schenectady died Saturday in St Petersburg Florida while on vacation with husband Roy B Sheffer. She lived most of her life in Schenectady was a member of Eastern Parkway Methodist Church North South Club and First Congregational Church of St Petersburg. Survived by husband two daughters a son two sisters and 12 grandchildren. Funeral at Baxter's Funeral Parlors Wednesday 10:30 a.m. with ministers officiating.
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Florence Sheffer
Troy Pl
Schenectady
Troy
St. Petersburg
Fla
Roy B. Sheffer
Eastern Parkway Methodist Church
North-South Club
First Congregational Church
Howard Sheffer
Burnt Hills
Theodore Lozier
Willoughby
Ohio
H. Landon Thomas
East Lansing
Mich
Howard Coonley
Sirst
F. B. Scott
St. Petersbrg
Baxter's Funeral
North Brandywine Ave
Walter Kessler
Burnt Hills Methodist Church
James Rhode
Paratrooper Dies After Parachute Fails to Open
UPI reports a paratrooper was killed near Fort Rucker Alabama when his parachute failed to open during a jump with a parachute club. Pfc. David Digby, 22, from Birkleyn Michigan, fell about 3100 feet.
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Rucker
Ala
UPI
David 2. Digby
Birkleyn, Mich
Fighting flares in Laos as Viet Minh clash with royal forces
In Vientiane AP reports a new bout of fighting between Laotian government troops and Communist forces from North Vietnam. Premier Souvanna Phouma declared the situation favorable to royal forces, while a military spokesman called it fairly serious. Attacks northwest of Nam Bac Valley by about 5,000 Viet Minh troops were noted, with Kok Pla Airport not yet retaken and additional Viet Minh positions reported near Ban Ban and Mapksane as reinforcements arrive.
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Vientiane
Laos
North Vietnam
Souvanna Phouma
Nam
Bac Valley
Viet Minh
Kok Pla
Nam Bac
Ban Bane
Ban Bone
Nam Ka Din
Mekong River
Mapksane
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