U N Opens In Gloomy Appraisals and Blaine Repeal Debate
The United Nations opened amid gloom as U Thant warned of an era of violence and urged restraint while Corne liu Manescu won the presidency of the General Assembly. Rockefeller backed a repeal of the Blaine Amendment amid a broader debate on education and church-state separation.
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United States
Rockefeller
Michigan
Romney
Johnson
Blaine
Board of Regents
Young Extortionist Charged Over $1700 Racket
In Buffalo, a 1 year old Negro youth is charged after extorting 1700 dollars from a 75 year old door to door salesman for protection. The teacherless boy, a Woodlawn Junior High pupil, will be petitioned to Children's Court. The salesman claims attacks and losses forced him from business amid racial disorders on the near east side.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Near East Side
Williamsville
Woodlawn Junior High School
Children’s Court
East Side
Jordanian Strike Call Unanswered in East Jerusalem
In East Jerusalem and much of the West Bank a general strike call failed to gain traction as reinforced army and police patrolled streets. Merchants in East Jerusalem opened late but resumed normal activity by mid morning despite leaflets threatening fines of 167 dollars for closures.
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West Bank
Israel
U.N. General Assembly
New York
Committee of National Guidance
Amman
Uzi Nark- 4S
Rocky To Urge Aid On Medicare Costs
Governor Rockefeller pledged to urge the 1968 Legislature to authorize the state to assume increased local Medicaid costs beyond the 1967 68 level. He cited rising hospital and medical costs as a financial problem for local governments and said the state should offer greater help to communities involved in the program.
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Kiamesha Lake
N.Y
Rockefeller
Albany
Senate
Earl W. Brydges
Brydges
Assembly
Anthony J. Travia
Travia
Martin Block Dies Dean Of Disc Jockeys
Martin Block 64 longtime radio disc jockey and creator of the Make Believe Ballroom died after surgery in Englewood Hospital. A 36 year broadcaster, he worked with WOR New York and wrote the theme It s Make Believe Ballroom Time. He led the Army and Air Force Disc Jockey Corps during World War II and hosted the Make Believe Ballroom at WNEW for 19 years. Surviving are his wife Joyce Christoforo six children by a former marriage and one by his present marriage. They lived in Fort Lee New Jersey.
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N. J
UPI
Martin Block
Englewood Hospital
Block
Wor-Radio
New York
Tijuana
Mexico
KMPC
Beverly Hills
Calif
WABC
WNEW
Army and
Air Force Disc Jockey Corps
Chaplin Donates Union Award to Charities
Charlie Chaplin received a 5000 dollar award from West German Trade Union Federation and contributed the sum to charity. He lives in Switzerland and supported Social Democratic Workers Welfare Organization Caritas Interior Mission and Jewish Welfare Federation.
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Duesseldorf
Germany
Charlie Chaplin
Trade Union Federation
Switzerland
Social Democratic Workers’ Welfare Organization
Catholic
Caritas
Protestant
Interior Mission
Jewish Welfare Federation
Strangler Se sentenced for escape in Plymouth case
Albert DeSalvo, the man linked to Boston Strangler claims, was sentenced to seven to ten years in State prison for escaping Bridgewater State Hospital on February 24. Judge Sgarzi urged the maximum. DeSalvo had earlier received life for assaults on four Boston women. Trials of two escape companions, Frederick Erickson and George Harrison, were set to begin.
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Plymouth
Mass
Albert DeSalvo
Massachusetts
Bridgewater State Hospital
Donald Conn
Boston
Amedeo V.sgarzi
Plymouth County Superior Court
DeSalvo
Malden
Sgarzi
F. Lee Bailey
Bridgewater
Frederick E. Erick Ison
Brockton
George W. Harrison
Westford
Named for protest Bandhini born during Kerala bandh
In Ernakulam Kerala four girls delivered during a statewide bandh protest against the federal government failing to provide enough food grain were named Bandhini.
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Ernakulam
India
Kerala
Montreal gunwoman known as Machine Gun Molly killed in police chase
Montreal police say Monica Proetli, 29, dubbed Machine Gun Molly, was killed after a car chase following a credit union holdup. One of two male suspects was captured. a second escaped. An 11 month old child on a lawn was wounded by a bullet during the pursuit. Money from the robbery was found in the car that hit a bus.
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Montreal
Molly
Credit Union
St. Michel
Monica Proetli
Canada Not Informed On Missile System Plan
Ottawa officials said Canada was not consulted before the United States decided to deploy a modified antimissile defense system. They questioned a Washington report that the decision was made in advance of Monday’s announcement in San Francisco.
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Ottawa
U. S
S. Ab
San Francisco
Washington
Mon ‘Jday
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