Newark Black Power Conference Demands Recall of Mayor
In Newark a Black Power rally with over 400 delegates urged recall of Mayor Hugh Addonizio and a United Nations inquiry into treatment of Negroes. Leaders Floyd McKissick and Leroi Jones pressed for release of all arrestees and UN observation, marking a militant shift from earlier workshops.
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Newark
Hugh Addonizio
United Nations
United States
Floyd McKissick
Congress of Racial Equality
Leroi Jones
Los Angeles
Ron Karenga
Dick Gregory
Mt. Zion Ame
McKissick
Gregory
Jones
Sister of James Meredith Found Dead in Milwaukee
The body of Willie Lou Meredith 22 sister of civil rights leader James Meredith was found Friday in her Milwaukee apartment basement hanging by a clothes line. Authorities termed the death self inflicted. She had moved to Milwaukee last December and worked as a brewery clerk. An uncle said she had been treated for low mood. She left no note and had not phoned relatives after attending Jackson State College in Mississippi for three years.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Willie Lou Meredith
James Meredith
Miss Meredith
Houston Wilson
Jackson State Colege
Mississippi
Milwauekee
Maryland Man Injured in Rt 7 Auto Crash
John Harmon of Hagerstown Md sustained forehead lacerations in a one car smash on Rt 7 near Denny's Commission Auction this morning at 3 am. Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad rushed him to Winchester Memorial Hospital where a spokesman said his condition was good and he would be transferred to a hospital in Hagerstown.
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John Harmon
Hagerstown
Rt. 7
Denny
Winchester
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Harmon
Racial unrest spreads through Englewood and Plainfield NJ
Violence erupts in Englewood and Plainfield with police and National Guard response as eight officers are injured in a rock throwing and window smashing outbreak. Newark hosts a black power conference calling for UN observers and mayoral change. Firefighters battle arson fires in Minneapolis and Cairo imposes a 8 PM curfew amid Negro demands.
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Associated Press
New Jersey
Englewood
Nixon Reagan powwow at Bohemian Grove
Gov Ronald Reagan and former Vice President Richard Nixon meet in secrecy at Bohemian Grove on the Russia River north of San Francisco. They say no death talk and no political strings attached as discussions touch on the 1968 campaign in informal terms with many GOP figures expected to attend. Newsmen are barred from the session as Nixon respects Reagan’s favorite son candidacy.
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Sacramento
Calif
Ronald Reagan
California
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Boehemian Grove
Russia River
San Francisco
Bohemian Grove
Reagan
Modern-Day Sherlock Dead at 75
Basil Rathbone died of a heart attack at age 75 in New York. The actor famed for playing Sherlock Holmes in 16 films later left the role to return to the stage and pursue his own career separate from Holmes.
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New York
Basil Rathbone
Sherlock Holmes
Rathbone
Arthur Conan Doyle
Holmes
Eisenhower urges War Vote Consideration in Vietnam
Former President Eisenhower tells 34 freshmen Republicans at Gettysburg that Congress should decide whether to declare war on North Vietnam. He calls for ending Vietnam War gradualism and top priority for allied victory with 450,000 U.S. troops, and says new tax increases would be avoided with proper priorities.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Eisenhower
Republican Congressional Committee
U.S
Johnson
Explorer 35 Enters Lunar Orbit To Study Radiation
Explorer 35, launched from Cape Kennedy, reached lunar orbit after a retrorocket slowed the 230 pound payload. The mission will study radiation cosmic dust solar winds and the moon's magnetic field to aid Apollo lunar flight planning and astronaut shielding.
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Cape Kennedy, Fla
America
Lunar Explorer
Cape Kennedy
NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt
Goodard
Lunar Sur
Moon
Lunar
The
Space Agency
Two Houses and Five Cars Drop Into Abandoned Mine
In Picher Oklahoma a long-abandoned zinc mine collapsed swallowing two houses and five cars into a 25 foot deep pit. No injuries were reported as guards roped off the area described as football field sized. Two nearby houses remained at risk while residents escaped through windows.
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Picher
Okla
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
National
Eagle Picker Mining Co
Leave It To A Woman Leave It To A Woman
Frances Haigler and Henrietta Pasquale of Montgomery are building a two bedroom house mostly by themselves with a carpenter only for sawing and instruction. Carpenter B. H. Hutchinson says the women have done all construction work and will complete the bricklaying roofing and electrical work by winter.
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Montgomery
Ala
Frances Haigler
Henrietta Pasquale
Tshombe Faces Death Sentence Extradition From Algeria
Former Congo Premier Moise Tshombe will be extradited secretly from an Algerian military stockade to the Congo where he faces a death sentence for treason. Algerian authorities warned mercenaries loyal to Tshombe may attempt a rescue. An Algerian court ruled in favor of the Congo’s extradition request.
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Algiers
Congo
Moise Tshombe
Tshombe
A C Lacy Announces Independent Run for Back Creek District
Albert C. Lacy, 53, local building contractor, announces as an Independent candidate for the Frederick County Board of Supervisors from Back Creek District. Born in Arlington County, he grew up in Virginia, attended George Mason High School, and graduated in 1940 from Bliss Business School. He founded the Frederick County Recreation Assn. and is active in civic groups. He and his wife Hilda live in Jackson Woods with three children.
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Albert C. Lacy
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Back Creek
Mr. Lacy
Arlington County
George Mason High School
Bliss Business School
Silver Spring
Frederick County
Lacy
Fern's Fine Foods Closes After Loss of Patronage
Due to the cross over access closure the restaurant suspended operations to address ongoing business losses. The owners express gratitude for loyal customers and announce the closing of Fern's Fine Foods.
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Fern
Gls Break Viet Cong Ambush
A series of fierce battles involving American, South Korean and South Vietnamese troops killed nearly 600 Communist soldiers. U.S. Command reported a two week lull ending, with scattered contacts and two American helicopters shot down. Marine sweeps near Khe Sanh and route 9 engagements produced multiple casualties on both sides.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Hue
11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Long Khanh
Tiger
White Horse
Phu Yen
Khe Sanh
North Vietnam
Thai Nguyen
Hanoi
China
Virginia Weather: Stagnant Air, Showers Likely
A stagnant air mass keeps Virginia hot and humid as Atlantic high pressure is overridden by small low pressure systems. Expect cloudiness, scattered thundershowers, and humid conditions across the state dependent on local factors.
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Richmond
Virginia
Atlantic
Country Farm Market Ad Promotes Steaks Tomatoes
An advertisement highlights tender charbroiled steaks at low prices and home grown tomatoes at 35 cents per pound. The notice directs readers to page 6 and locates the market three miles east on Route 7.
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Four - B’s Grocery
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