Newark Rioting Breaks Racial Calm With Looter Slain
Newark officials report a Negro looter was killed in a gun duel with police and a patrolman was wounded in a nearby incident as racial violence resurged amid rioting in New Jersey. The death toll rose to 27, with related attacks in Jersey City Plainfield and surrounding towns.
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Newark
N.J
Newsark
Jersey City
New Jersey
Plainfield
Elizabeth
Paterson
New Brunswick
Raymond Gilmer
Gilmer
John Romano
Freddie Lee Jones
Fie
West End
New Jersey National Guardsmen
Congress Moves To Limit Rioting With New Antiriot Bill
Congress eyes a limited antiriot bill after rail strike pressure to act. Newark and Plainfield riots push House action on prohibiting interstate travel to incite violence. Dirksen says New Jersey unrest speeds Senate review while Hughes labels Newark riot criminal insurrection and Clark disputes interstate conspiracy link.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Newark
Plainfield
N.J
Everett M. Dirksen
New Jersey
Senate Judiciary Committee
Dirksen
Richard J. Hughes
Atty
Ramsey Clark
Justice Department
Negotiations Resume in Verona Strike at Razor Plant
In Verona, hourly paid workers at the American Safety Razor plant walked out at noon and pickets gathered around the facility. Local 173 of the IUE AFL CIO led the strike after failure to reach a new contract, with both sides saying negotiations are underway and a joint statement is coming.
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Verona
American Safety Razor
International Union of Electrical Workers
AFL - Cio
Rainfall Pours Over Farmlands and Picnic Scene
Heavy rain swept over Double Tollgate boosting pastures and gardens while Clearbrook saw a hard downpour during a picnic. The shower brought mixed effects as residents debated whether the event was beneficial or disruptive.
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Double Tollgate
Clearbrook
DeBellis Named Red Cross President in Winchester Chapter
A. James DeBellis, Potomac Edison area development representative, was elected chairman of the Winchester Frederick County American Red Cross at the annual directors meeting. He succeeds Virgil R. Strader Jr. DeBellis has chaired the fund campaign for two years. Andrew E. Newton spoke in place of Rep. John O. Marsh Jr. about postal service aspects.
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A. James DeBellis
Potomac Edison
Winchester- Frederick County
American Red Cross
Virgil R. Strader, Jr
DeBellis
John O. Marsh, Jr
Washington
Andrew E. ‘Newton
Marsh
Postal Service Service
Mr. Newton
Back-to-Work Law Breaks Up Rail Strike
In Virginia rail operations began resuming as striking shopcraft workers returned to their jobs. Seaboard Coast Line and Chesapeake and Ohio report pickets lifted and crews dispatched, with normal service within hours to days depending on the line. Norfolk and Western and Southern Railways likewise in flux as fields normalize over coming days.
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Richmond
Virginia
Seabon Coast Line Railroad
Seaboard
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Washington
Newport News
Norfolk and Western Railway
N&w
Southern Railroad
Danville
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
Middletown Council Sets 1967 68 Budget and Sewer Plan
Middletown Town Council approved a 1967 68 budget of 21015 dollars and appointed John Lewis to a vacant council seat. The group also agreed to pursue a 352000 dollar Farmers Home Administration loan for a comprehensive municipal sewerage system and to seek federal grants. Taxes stay at 75 cents per 100 dollars for real estate and unchanged personal property rates.
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Middletown
Archie Manuel
John Lewis
Russell McCauley
John McNair & Associates
Waynesboro
Viet Nam alert called off after two hours
Viet Nam's military junta ordered a police and troop alert in Saigon after the Provisional Assembly's election committee refused to certify the Thieu Ky ticket. The alert lasted two and a half hours before being canceled.
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Viet Police
Saigon
South Vietnam
Provisional Assembly
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Theiu-Ky
Thieu-Ky
Duong van Minh
Big Minh
American Copters Sink 122 Viet Cong Sampans
The U S Command reported 122 Viet Cong sampans sunk in two helicopter strikes and 143 Communist soldiers killed in small firefights across South Vietnam. The swoops near Saigon and the Truong Giang River disrupted sampan convoys and hit five camps.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Truong Giang River
Cambodia
Phuoc Hiep
Phuoc ‘Hiep
North Viet
Europe Reports New Flying Saucer Story
Reports from Switzerland to Britain described a new flying saucer sighting as fireball objects moved at satellite speed around 1 15 am. RAF and coastguard officials suggested space hardware reentering the atmosphere while observers in France and England noted fast, high sightings and meteor or weather explanations were considered.
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London
Switzerland
Britain
Geneva
Strasbourg
Paris
Kentish
England
Royal Air Force
Manston
Kent
Eric Swales
Coast—Guard
Deal
Swales
North Sea
Dieppe
Geneva Airport
Rail strike ends as trains resume after back-to-work law
After a two day stoppage, a federal back-to-work law forced six rail unions to halt picketing and resume service. President Johnson signed the law Monday night to compel settlement, easing shortages for Vietnam supplies and restoring most passenger and freight trains. A Southern Railway court order sought to halt continued strikes. lines began crumbling as commuters returned to tracks.
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George Christian
White House
Joseph Califano
Johnson
Califano
Christian
Washington
Congress
W. Willard Wirtz
J. E. ‘Doc’’ Wolfe
Southern Railway
Frank W. Wilson
U.S. District Court
Chattanooga
Tenn
Mail Service Restored in Winchester After Rail Strike
Postmaster Joseph C. Haines announced mail service has returned to normal in Winchester. He said no federal directive was received but assumed the strike is over. During the halt only first class mail and limited second to fourth class within 150 miles were handled.
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Joseph C. Haines
Haines
Virginia Cloudy with Showers This Weekend
Moisture from the Gulf flows north to Virginia with an offshore frontal system. Expect cloudy skies scattered showers and occasional thunderstorms today and tonight across the region.
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Richmond
Gulf of Mexico
Virginia
Enders Fire Co Yard Party Auction Tomorrow in Berryville
Enders Fire Co hosts a yard party and auction tomorrow at 5 p.m. in Berryville Virginia. The event features a Transparent Apples special price of 2.50 dollars per bushel from Butlers' Packing House.
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Enders Fire Co
Berryville
Butlers’ Packing House
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Howard Johnson
Nguyen Cao Ky
Clayton
Mike
Martin
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Kep
Hanoi
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Vietnam
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