No End Seen to Violence in U S Says Task Force
The National Commission on Violence released a 300000 word two volume report on violence in American life. Historians Hugh Davis Graham and Ted Robert Gurr warn Americans show historical amnesia and note the 1960s as a violent era amid black white tensions and unprecedented antiwar protests. The study cites increases in political assassinations riots and demonstrations, with rates of violence rising in recent years.
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National Commission On Violence
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National Commission On the
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United States
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Johns Hopkins University
Ted Robert Gurr
Princeton
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Jerusalem
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Memorial Mass Friday For Kennedy
The widow of Robert F Kennedy and his surviving brother announced a memorial Mass at Arlington National Cemetery on Friday night, the day after the first anniversary of his death. The service at 8 p.m. will be officiated by Terence Cardinal Cooke and open to the public. A 70 member high school choir will sing. Afterward Mrs Kennedy hosts about 100 guests for a buffet at Hickory Hill in McLean Virginia.
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Robert F. Kennedy
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Terence Cardinal Cooke
New York
Townwide Rainfall Forecast Could Increase Next Week
Weathers forecasters expect June rainfall to rise with a chance of showers this evening and tomorrow evening. Temperatures are anticipated to stay mild, keeping conditions temperate across the town.
Tractor trailer overturn on Route 340 causes injuries
State Police estimated $5,500 in damage after a tractor trailer overturned on Route 340 yesterday morning. The driver, Gregory Swanson of Vinton Virginia, sustained cuts and bruises and was treated by medical staff in Berryville.
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Vinton
Berryville
Anniversary Violent in Jerusalem and Gaza
AP reports violent demonstrations marking the second anniversary of the Six-Day War in Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. Four Israeli soldiers and four Arab civilians injured. a bazooka shell kills a driver and wounds others. Security forces conduct house-to-house searches and checkpoints surround Old Jerusalem with six Arabs arrested.
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Kremlin Hosts International Communist Conference Opens
Brezhnev opens the Kremlin conference with a charge that imperialists fear Communist unity. Seventy five parties attend the summit boycotted by China while some delegates warn of internal struggles over sovereignty and Soviet bloc dominance.
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Mexico Jet Crash Kills 79 Near Monterrey
A Mexicana de Aviacion Boeing 727 crashed on a Sierra Madre mountainside near Monterrey with 79 dead. Among the victims were Rafael Osuna, Mexico's top tennis player, and Carlos Madrazo, former president of the Institutional Revolutionary party. Rescue efforts faced bad weather and rugged terrain as military and international teams prepared to reach the site.
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Australia
Carlos Madrazo
Institutional Revolutionary Party
Statewide 5 Percent Pay Boost for 40 000 Employees
Governor Mills Godwin Jr authorized a general salary increase of about 5 percent for 40 000 state employees effective July 1, costing an estimated 13.5 million dollars. About 6 million will come from the general fund, with emphasis on retaining qualified staff and maintaining services. The raise excludes hourly workers, certain doctors, some high level administrators, and specific categories. prisoners guards nurses and capital police receive a one step boost.
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Mills E. Godwin Jr
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Bombers Down North Vietnam Recon Plane After Escort Attacks
An unarmed U S reconnaissance plane was shot down over North Vietnam. Two Air Force RF4C crew bailed out and were rescued near Dong Hoi. Escort fighter bombers attacked antiaircraft sites with unknown results. South Vietnamese police raised alert after a wave of terrorist explosions.
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Nixon Attacked At Paris Talks
North Vietnam accused the Nixon administration of intensifying the war for neo colonial aims as peace talks opened. South Vietnam pressed for a negotiated settlement while the United States urged withdrawal of forces and international supervision. Ha Van Lau attacked U S policy as Hanoi delegates pressed for a coalition government and unconditional troop withdrawal. Pham Dang Lam opened with Saigon’s position that future Vietnam must be discussed with Saigon’s approval.
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Conference assigns ministers at 170th Virginia United Methodist session
The 170th Annual Session of the Virginia Conference United Methodist Church concluded with Bishop Paul M. Herrick presiding at Shenandoah College. Nearly 200 delegates attended as 14 trustees were reelected for three-year terms. The former Evangelical United Brethren Church ends its separate status and merges with the Virginia Conference in January to form the Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church.
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Paul M. Herrick
Richmond
Shenandoah College
Shenandoah Conservatory of Music
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Virginia
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Methodist Church
Madison College
Harrisonburg
Winchester
Lewis M. Allen
M.D. Custer
Fred L. Glaize
Marvin E. Gore
William B. Obaugh
Shenandoah
Forrest S. Racey
Leota C. Racey
George A. Kyle
John Lindols
John R. Sawyer
Staunton
Don S
Virginia family in feud with pet crow Croaker
In Amelia Virginia 2 year old Melissa Gunter and her father Roy D Gunter clash with a crow named Croaker now kept as a family pet after it fell from a nearby nest AP Wirephoto captures the unusual domestic dilemma surrounding the crow’s presence in the Gunter home.
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Amelia
Croaker
Roy D. Gunter
Gunter Home
Blasts At DuPont Plant Kill Four. Missing Five
A chain reaction of blasts at the DuPont explosive plant in Carneys Point New Jersey killed four workers and left three missing and presumed dead. The explosions destroyed three storage buildings and buried workers processing gunpowder in sacks as the marshy site along the Delaware River yielded only shallow craters.
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DuPont Co
Delaware River
Weather in Virginia Sees Mild Temperatures Continue
A southwest flow of mild air keeps Virginia temperatures above seasonal norms. The report notes continued warmth across the state with no major cold fronts in sight.
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Richmond
Virginia
Grand Opening Free Gifts and Prizes at Wilkins ShoeCenter
Wilkins ShoeCenter launches a grand opening celebration running today through Saturday with free gifts and prizes. Stores open until 9 p.m. each evening as B and M Chevrolet Cadillac Corp sponsors the event.
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