Fleeing Britons and Nigerians Reach Port Harcourt Amid Conflict
Reported late Monday, cans and Britons fled toward the oil port Port Harcourt seeking passage from rebel eastern Nigeria where bloody clashes occurred. The Crisis notes Newark end to a curfew after 24 deaths over five days of rioting. American jets conducted 100 bombing raids on North Vietnamese supply lines with B52s dropping near a million pounds in South Vietnam.
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Port Harcourt
Nigeria
Congress approves bill to force rail workers back to work
President Johnson signs a bill ordering striking railroad employees to resume duties. Major lines expected to be back in operation by morning with services restored. Other notes include Florida prison fire survivors testifying and various regional updates across the state.
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Congress
Johnson
Two-Thirds Of Buffalo Lake Open To Public
Funeral services are scheduled today for Amarillo couple Mr and Mrs W D Hollingsworth Jr who were killed in a recent incident officials said the lake area opened to the public Monday as details emerged.
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Amarillo State Center For Human Development
Amarillo
W. D. Hollingsworth Jr
Johnson Signs Law Ending Nation's First Rail Strike Since 1946
Congress approved and President Johnson signed a back to work order that ends the general rail strike. The law requires compulsory settlement if voluntary talks fail within 90 days and authorizes a Justice Department back-to-work injunction if needed. Trains could be rolling again Tuesday morning. Senate vote 69 to 20 and House approval 244 to 148.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Johnson
Justice Department
Senate
House
The Old Lion Tired of Work
Cambridge historian J. D. Unwin argues that civilizations choose energy or sexual freedom, not both for more than a generation. Reuters notes Britain’s hippie protests amid liberal bills and a white paper signaling imperial retreat by closing bases in Aden Singapore and Malaysia.
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England
Aden
Singapore
Malaysia
Convicts Testify Inquest On Milton Prison Fire Plot
Prisoners who survived a Milton Florida fire that killed 37 convicts testified the blaze was deliberate. They named three inmates who hatched the plot to tear the barracks apart and said the exit was unlocked about six minutes after the fire began. The inquest heard the building burned out in eight minutes and took place near Jay in Santa Rosa County.
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Milton, Fla
Mahlong McCall
Santa Rosa County
Jay
Baaust Sooner
Joseph C. Lewis
Inie Sekene
Lake Meredith Rises Markedly After Weekend Rain
Project engineer Spike Crane reports a substantial water rise at Lake Meredith after heavy rains in New Mexico and Ute Dam spillover. Depth near the dam reached 78.84 feet, about 2.4 feet up from Friday, with lake surface at 2891.8 feet and the ramp at 2890 feet above sea level.
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Spike Crane
New Mexico
Ute Dam
Meredith
Airbates
Coldwater Ranch
Michigan study lists top living businessmen led by McNamara
The University of Michigan ranked ten business leaders as the nation’s greatest living executives. Robert McNamara tops the list for his Ford presidency, with George Romney, J C Penney, J Paul Getty, Henry Ford III, Henry J Kaiser, Roger Blough, David Sarnoff, Conrad Hilton, and Howard Hughes also named. An anti riot bill is expected to pass in the House tomorrow with sponsor Bob Price among Republicans. In Washington a Columbia rabbi cites a girl’s sermon as the finest ever heard, while a witty adage notes that early failures often invite unsolicited advice.
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University of Michigan
Robert McNamara
Ford
George Romney
J. C. Penney
J. Paul Getty
Henry Ford III
Henry J. Kaiser
Roger Blough
David Sarnoff
Conrad Hilton
Howard Hughes
House
Bob Price
Jets Strike Supply Lines in Major Vietnam Raids
American jets launched 100 bombing raids against North Vietnamese supply lines while B52 bombers dropped near a million pounds of ordnance on Communist forces in South Vietnam. A Navy Crusader was shot down and the pilot rescued by helicopter.
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South Vietnam
Saigon
UPS
North Vietnam
Radio
Mom Won’t Eat Till Tot Is Returned Home
In Galveston, Hermelinda Rossi stages a second week of fasting to demand her one year old daughter’s return. She says Eldo Rossi took the child to Italy after leaving their home June 29 and later boasted she would not see the child again.
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Galveston
UPI
Hermelinda Rossi
Italy
Buffalo Lake Opens For Water Sports After Safety Review
About two thirds of Buffalo Lake was opened for swimming and water skiing by the U S Public Health Service in Dallas. Officials said the lake is bacteriologically safe for water contact recreation, with ongoing surveys planned to identify pollution sources and improve water quality by next spring.
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John Fritsch
Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Catfish Point
Spring Bay
Buffalo Lake
U. S. Public Health Service
Dallas
Tierra Blanca Creek
Texas Department of Public Health
Gordon Hansen
Charles Northington
Water Resources Division
The
Public Health Service
Texas Department of Health
C. K. Foster
State Health Department
State Agency
Federal Water Pollution Control Administration
U.S. Public Health Service
Foster
John Smouse
Refuge
Newark Guards Withdrawn After Newark Riots Ease
Gov. Hughes pulled National Guardsmen and State troopers from calm Newark and lifted the citys curfew as rioting subsided. Police and guards remained in Plainfield where violence continued, with 25 dead in Newark and Plainfield over five nights. Additional disorder reported in Jersey City and nearby towns.
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Newark
N. J
UPI
Richard J. Hughes
Plainfield
Hughes
Amarillo Pickets Hold Posts in Ongoing Rail Strike
Pickets from the International Association of Machinists and other shop crafts remain posted in Amarillo on day three of a wage dispute with rail management. Santa Fe reported no crossings disruption while Rock Island and Burlington lines showed no pickets. Postmaster Davis said air and road mail moving plans would reroute within 150 miles. long distance parcel mail to APO/FPO points beyond that range barred during the strike.
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Amarillo
International Association of Machinists
Santa Fe
Rock Island
Burlington
Congress
C. T. Davis Jr
Davis
Santa Fe Railway Back on Track After Labor Stoppage
John S. Reed of Santa Fe says Congress enacted Johnson proposals and crews will report soon. The San Francisco Chief will be the first passenger train into Amarillo at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, as operation resumes. In Kansas City, 1500 striking Santa Fe shopcraft workers warned they will not remove pickets until official word from headquarters.
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Congress
Johnson
John S. Reed
Santa Fe Railway
Chicago
Santa Fe
Amarillo
San Francisco
Reed
Kansas City
National
Air Force Demolition Expert Blinded in Minimine Blast
Fort Walton Beach Florida AP An Air Force explosives expert, T Sgt Johnny B Brady 37, was blinded and injured when a box of hundreds of minimines exploded while unloading from a truck He suffered ear damage and facial lacerations as crews combed 120 miles of northwest Florida beaches for the dangerous device Also onboard the beach action were servicemen and deputies urged to stay away as the 120 mile shoreline was made off limits The canister dropped into Choctawhatchee Bay is a quarter sized device with protruding knobs designed to explode when squeezed or stepped on The device once a secret Vietnam era alarm when Donald Spinelli 24 from Fort Walton Beach tried to disassemble one and was treated for eye and hand injuries.
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Fort Walton Beach
Fla
Air Force
Eglin Air Force Base
Johnny B. Brady
Chocktawhatchee Bay
Florida Panhandle
Vietnam
Donald Spinelli
Spinelli
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