A small band of extortionists, operating under the guise of advancing the cause of Negro rights, has been threatening and shaking down businessmen, Chief of Detectives Frederick M. Lussen said yesterday.  

'Negro Rights' Gang Said to Be Preying On Slum Businesses; 'RIGHTS' GANG SAID TO PREY ON STORES 

BURGER IS SWORN AS CHIEF JUSTICE; WARREN PRAISED; Nixon, in Unusual Speech, Calls Retiring Court Head 'Example of Integrity' CONTINUITY IS STRESSED New Leader Vows to Defend Constitution and to Treat Poor and Rich Alike Burger Sworn as Chief Justice; Warren Praised by President

Justice Dept announces it will sue to bar acquisition by ITT

I.T.T. Merger Plan Faces a Trust Suit; I.T.T. ACQUISITION FACES TRUST SUIT

$85-million E Ghor Canal, nation's most important irrigation project, blown up by Israeli commandos

ISRAEL SABOTAGES JORDANIAN CANAL; Raiders Strike $85-Million Water Diversion System, Nation's Most Important Israeli Commandos Blast an $85-Million Water Diversion System in Jordan

Friends of Representative Hugh L. Carey of Brooklyn said last night that he would announce today that he was considering a race for Mayor on an independent line.

Carey Said to Plan Bid for Mayoralty As an Independent; Carey Reported to Be Weighing Mayoral Bid as an Independent

Laird retreats from Mar 21 testimony in which he stated that USSR was without question seeking 1st-strike capability, appearance before Sen Foreign Relations Com with Helms; in prolonged argument with com, finally takes position that USSR it developing a '1st-strike weapon' with its SS-9, but acknowledges that SS-9 it aimed at only a portion of Minuteman force; Gore sees admission removing any justification for Safeguard deployment; Laird, in impromptu news conf following testimony, says USSR tests multiple warhead for SS-9 capable of destroying 3 Minuteman missiles simultaneously; statement seen opening new intelligence debate with Safeguard opponents since Gore and Fulbright rept that during hearing no evidence was offered that USSR was testing such warheads

LAIRD MODIFIES MISSILE WARNING; Tells Senators First-Strike Soviet Weapon Aims Only at Countering Minuteman Laird Narrows Scope of Warning on Missiles

Governor Rockefeller announced yesterday that he would support State Senator John J. Marchi for Mayor as the winner of the Republican primary, but he did not mention Mr. Marchi by name and said that he would not campaign in the mayoral race.  

ROCKEFELLER BACKS MARCHI, BUT BARS ANY CAMPAIGNING; Governor Asserts Lindsay Was 'Personal Choice' -Javits to Help Mayor ROCKEFELLER BACKS MARCHI CAMPAIGN 

ISCIPLINE RULES GIVEN TO CITY U. 'TO DEFEND ITSELF'; Unauthorized Occupancy of Campus Buildings Banned in an 8-Rule Code INTERFERENCE BARRED Board of Higher Education Also Acts on R.O.T.C. and Raises Fees Rules Given to City University To 'Defend' Against Disorders

US Sup Ct, 6-2, rules police may not ransack a suspect's home as an incident to his arrest but must obtain a search warrant before any area beyond his immediate surroundings may be searched, T Chimel case; Ct's previous decisions on issue and vacillations revd

The 'Warren Era' Ends With Curb on Searches; WARRENERA ENDS WITHPOLIGEGURB

ROME, June 23 -- Pope Paul VI mourned today what he described as "a lessened sense of doctrinal orthodoxy" among Roman Catholics and "a certain diffuse lack of confidence" in the Papacy.  

Address by Pontiff Viewed as Rebuke To Belgian Prelate; ADDRESS BY POPE SEEN AS REBUKE 

At least 75 injured, some seriously, when 2 LIRR trains collide in Penn Station; illus; collision occurred when train misrouted to wrong track attempted to back out and struck 2d train

75 ON L.I.R.R HURT AS 2 TRAINS CRASH; Penn Station Collision Cuts Service by 50% -- 6 Others Injured in Queens Incident 75 Riders Hurt in L.I.R.R. Collision

US Appeals Ct, Washington DC, orders FCC to revoke license of WLBT-TV (Jackson, Miss), operated by Lamar Life Ins, and to invite new applications, 2d ruling in 7-yr suit by United Ch of Christ charging station discriminates against Negroes in programing; Judge W E Burger, in 1 of last decisions before becoming US Sup Ct Chief Justice, sharply rebukes FCC actions in case; noting earlier ruling upholding ch as intervenor, charges FCC with hostility toward intervenors; charges FCC favors licensees against challengers by distorting burden of proof; feels FCC is unable to decide case fairly; orders it to devise plan for interim operation of stations; case revd

F.C.C. Is Rebuked By Appeals Court In Burger Decision; F.C.C. Rebuked by Burger on License of Mississippi TV Station

The Proceedings In the U.N.

Svoboda visit to Moscow postponed with no new date set; USSR leaders seen in no hurry to consider Czech demands for econ aid

Svoboda Trip to Moscow Reported to Be Postponed

PARIS, June 23 -- The French Government has called on private enterprise to help meet the public clamor for more speedways.  

France Seeks Private Help on Roads

ADEN, Southern Yemen, June 23 (Reuters) -- Mohammed Ali Haitham, 29 years old, was named Premier of Southern Yemen tonight, and Salem Ali Rubaya, 35, was appointed chairman of the new five-man Presidential Council.

NEW PREMIER NAMED BY SOUTHERN YEMEN

Prime Min Gandhi arrives, Tokyo; welcomed by Premier Sato and other officials

Mrs. Gandhi Visits Japan

decree authorizes Govt to increase newsprint quota, in effect for 24 yrs, to any newspaper deemed contributing to nation's intellectual and moral standards

Greece Will Give Newsprint To Papers Aiding Morality

Strauss Breaks an Arm

Vice Pres and Mrs Agnew and Sec Hickel to attend Evans inauguration

Agnew to Attend Inaugural

Bank of France extends credit curbs by limiting banks on medium-term (3 to 5 yr) loans in defense of franc; warns banks against exceeding short-term lending limits or in any other way circumventing exch controls; franc recovers slightly on quiet exch; speculation on new Adm's econ policy sees Pompidou avoiding commitment to definite policy by appointing Finance Min Giscard d'Estaing, who opposes drastic action, but retaining as financial adviser A Pinay, who has successfully used drastic approach in past; consumer buying boom linked to fear of franc depreciation

French Credit Curbs Extended Further

GB plans no new move on entry, despite new French Govt's replacement of Foreign Min Debre with M Schumann, known as adherent of more open-Eur philosophy

London Takes Cool View

new Foreign Min Schumann stresses need for continuity in foreign affairs

Pompidou Introduces an Easy-Going Style to the Presidency

W Ger authorities say fish population of Rhine River has been poisoned by unknown pollutant (later identified as endosulfan, an insecticide)

Pollutant Kills Rhine Fish

UN advisory group rept on environmental pollution holds about 1.2-billion acres of world's arable lands have been destroyed by erosion and salination

Thant Urges Concerted Action in Pollution Crisis; He Reports on Study Made for Global Conference on Man's Environment

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June 24, 1969

Headlines from June 24, 1969

'Negro Rights' Gang Said to Be Preying On Slum Businesses; 'RIGHTS' GANG SAID TO PREY ON STORES

BURGER IS SWORN AS CHIEF JUSTICE; WARREN PRAISED; Nixon, in Unusual Speech, Calls Retiring Court Head 'Example of Integrity' CONTINUITY IS STRESSED New Leader Vows to Defend Constitution and to Treat Poor and Rich Alike Burger Sworn as Chief Justice; Warren Praised by President

I.T.T. Merger Plan Faces a Trust Suit; I.T.T. ACQUISITION FACES TRUST SUIT

ISRAEL SABOTAGES JORDANIAN CANAL; Raiders Strike $85-Million Water Diversion System, Nation's Most Important Israeli Commandos Blast an $85-Million Water Diversion System in Jordan

Carey Said to Plan Bid for Mayoralty As an Independent; Carey Reported to Be Weighing Mayoral Bid as an Independent

Billboard 200

Hair

Blood; Sweat & Tears

The Age Of Aquarius

Romeo & Juliet (1969)

Nashville Skyline

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for June 24, 1969