Pacific Northwest Rocked by Severe 1964 Quake
A powerful earthquake shook the Pacific Northwest with Seattle walls cracking and cars trapped under rubble. It was felt coast to coast in Washington Oregon and British Columbia with the Seattle Times Building swaying and services briefly interrupted. The event prompted evacuations from Olympia to Aberdeen and was likened to the Anchorage quakes by Seattle reporters.
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Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Grand Coulee “Dam
Washington
Minion Astrophysical Observatory
Olympia
Oregon
British Columbia
Bellensburg
Aberdeen
Seattle Times
Associated Press
Marlin Spencer
Alaska
Anchorage
Dominican unrest and 400 dead amid Bosch supporters struggle
Armed civilians and rebels clash in Santo Domingo as Brig. Gen. Elias Wessin claims victory and establishes a three man junta. P51s bomb and strafe suburbs while the capital endures a quiet night amid sporadic gunfire and looting. At least 400 killed and 1200 wounded to date.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Juan Bosch
pro-Bosch
Elias Wessin
Wessin
anti-Bosch
San Isidro
Wesson
Radio
Bosch
Organization of American States
Antonio Martinez
Dominican Revolutionary Party
San Juan
Martinez
Trujillo
Donald Reid Cabral
Viet Gets Aussie Battalion for South Vietnam
Canberra reports Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies announced in parliament that Australia will provide an infantry battalion for service in South Vietnam. Defense sources say up to 800 troops may be deployed. timing and location were not disclosed. South Korea has 2000 troops there, mainly for infrastructure work.
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Canberra
Australia
Robert Menzies
House of Representatives
South Viet Nam
Robert
Shane Partridge
America
South Korea
Viet Cong Targeted in Me Kong Delta Push
Saigon reports a force of over 1000 South Vietnamese troops moving against a key Viet Cong unit in the Mekong Delta toward the South China Sea. Authorities say at least 86 guerrillas were killed and 34 captured in the operation’s opening phase in Kien Hoa Province. Two Americans died in separate delta fighting nearby.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Mekong River
South China Sea
Kien Hoa F Province
Lausche backs redistricting plan amid party split
Ohio Senator Frank Lausche endorses the Republican backed proposal to redraw the state House districts. He supports Issue No 3 on the upcoming primary ballot and also backs Issues 1 and 2 while not sold on Issue 4. Democratic leader Coleman notes Lausche’s past influence remains limited.
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Cincinnati
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
U. S
House of Representatives
United States
Lausche
GOP
Columbus
William L. Coleman
Cleveland
Coleman
Negotiators Reach Temporary Steel Contract Peace
Pittsburgh four month pact ends strike threat with 11.5 cent hourly raise. United Steelworkers president David McDonald and basic steel industry chief negotiator R. Conrad Cooper sign after a tense three hour Wage Policy Committee debate. Either side may end the pact Aug 1 with 80 days notice. final contract to follow. The election outcome adds further pressure on talks.
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Pittsburgh
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers
R. Conrad Cooper
Elks dedicate new 180000 home in Athens
Grand Exalted Ruler dedicates a new 180000 home in Athens as the Elks complete a major lodge project. The paper notes other local items including Athens district high school specs and school honors, with regional university sports updates and a governor’s Progress Corps designation for residents.
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ELKS
Athens
Logan High School
Ohio University Bobcats
Bowling Green University
Falcons
MASON
New Haven
Progress Corps
Hulett Smith
Elk
Ohio
Billy Davis
New Straitsville
Elis Lodge
Logan
C. E. Krumlauf
Logan Lodge
Robert G. Pruitt
Atlanta
BPOE
Pruitt
The
Elks Lodge
Messenger Newsphoto
OSU Sit-In Protests Speaker Ban Rules
About 150 Ohio State University students stayed overnight in the administration building and outside the president's office in a sit-in protest of campus speaker rules. The action followed the university move to block a Marxist speaker, with 15 supporters remaining on the steps after being locked out.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Burr Oak State Park gets lodge and cabin funds
The State Controlling Board released 1,434,180 for a 60 unit lodge at Burr Oak State Park in Morgan and Athens counties, plus 300,000 for 25 cabins and facilities. The action adds to nearly 4.8 million for lodges and cabins in other parks and 192,000 for planning facilities including 20,000 for Hocking Hills and 7,000 for Perry County reclamation.
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Columbus—I
State Controlling Board
Burr Oak
Morgan
Athens
Hocking Hills
Perry County
Marines Land 100 More In Dominican Republic Crisis
Washington reports 100 additional U S Marines landed in Santo Domingo as chaos worsens. President Johnson later orders 400 Marines ashore to protect Americans and escort them home. Evacuations continue by helicopter and landing craft amid ongoing fighting and diplomatic tension.
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Washington
U. S.S
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
Council of the Organization of American States
U. S
President Johnson
Johnson
Haina
San Juan
P. R
United States
Latin America
DuPontbuys option on Blennerhassett Island for water supply
DuPont Co has acquired an option to purchase Blennerhassett Island in the Ohio River near Parkersburg West Virginia. The firm eyes the island as a water well site for supplying its nearby plant. The island is noted for Aaron Burr's historic visit to Harman Blennerhassett.
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Parkersburg
W.va
DuPont Co
Blennerhassett Island
Ohio River
Aaron Burr
Harman Blennerhassett
Mississippi floods swell across Quad Cities and Illinois
The Mississippi River surged through Quincy area Illinois while upriver dikes weakened 140 miles away in Iowa and Illinois. Flood waters debris filled thousands of acres stretching from Dubuque Iowa to Hannibal Missouri.
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Quincy
Illinois
Quad
Iowa
Ilinois
Dubuggee
Hannibal
Murder Suspect Arrested in Cleveland Nursing Death
Cleveland homicide detectives say a 6 foot 180 pound youth with a juvenile record confessed to strangling 23 year old nurse Barbara Ambrose after drinking wine. He was arrested at the same spot where police say he killed her and led to the discovery of her body in an amusement center parking lot.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Homicide
Barbara Ambrose
Carl Delay
Miss Ambrose
Parma Community General Hospital
Cuyahoga
Samuel R. Gerber
Miss. Ambrose
Pakistani Victory in Four Day Battle in Rann of Kutch
Pakistani forces claim an easy victory over Indian troops in a four day battle ending with occupation of the oasis in the barren Rann of Kutch. The desolate region is described as one of the most unlikely battle grounds. Described future weather could submerge the area as monsoon rains wash in.
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Biar-Bet
Kutch
Rann of
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McDonald
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Glouster
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