Forest Fires Top 2000 in Pacific Northwest Summer
In the Pacific Northwest forests over 2,000 fires have broken out this summer, far above last year. Aerial aid from World War II bombers and helicopters fights the blazes as observers monitor hot spots and map terrain, with Forest Service crews dropping retardants and using new and old tools to control the fires.
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Kernan R. Turner
Portland
Ore
U.S. Forest Service
Pacific Northwest
Bill Wood
Forest Service
Oregon
Washington
Willamette National Forest
Fied
Wood
Young Negro Named To Lead Fight Against Subtle Job Bias
Washington AP. Clifford L. Alexander Jr., 33, Harlem born, appointed chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, vows to tackle subtle employment discrimination. He urges employers to recruit beyond familiar circles and small Negro colleges, cites patterns from Form filings, backs intensified complaints, more lawsuits, and expanded technical assistance to reduce race and other biases quickly.
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Washington
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Clifford L. Alexander Jr
New York City
Harlem
Howard University
Alexander
The
Commission
Johnson
Young Organization
Congress
Fieldston School
New York
Hazard University
Yale University Law School
U.S. Nazis Seek ACLU Help Over Rockwell Burial
The American Nazi party asks the Northern Virginia ACLU to obtain a court injunction allowing George Lincoln Rockwell's cremated remains to be interred in a national cemetery. Army troops blocked a planned Culpeper burial after Nazis refused to remove insignia.
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Arlington, Va
George Lincoln Rockwell
Lawrence Speiser
Northern Virginia
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Department of the Army
Rockwell
National
ACLU
Army
Navy
Culpeper National Cemetery
Virginia
Arlington
U S Bond Sales Hit 63 447 During July
July bond sales in Athens County reached 63 447 with Freedom Shares and Series E and H bonds. Volunteer chair Brandon T Grover Jr noted 42.4 percent of the annual goal was met by month end as Ohio total bond sales rose to 27 8 million. Rockwell successor Matthias Koehl announced an urn of remains would be kept in sacred trust at headquarters while the party faces court action following Rockwell’s killing. John C Potter a former aide faces murder charges. Rockwell’s brother said family lawyers sought remains possession after a hostile public display.
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Freedom
United States Savings
Athens County
Brandon T. Grover Jr
Ohio
Matthias Koehl
Rockwell
John C. Potter
Robert Rockwell
West Barrington
R.L
Depositions Sought On Huron Sky Diving Tragedy
About 15 people with information on the Lake Erie sky diving disaster where 16 parachutists died prepared to testify before a National Transportation Safety Board official at Oberlin College Hall Auditorium. Coast Guard searches continued for bodies as two survivors were rescued.
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Huron
Ohio
Lake Erie
National Transportation Safety Board
K. McDill
Aviation Safety Bureau
Ins
Hall Auditorium
Oberlin
Coast Guard
Kennedy argues urban plight must take priority over Vietnam
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy challenges Gen. Wallace M. Greene Jr. that Vietnam should not eclipse domestic crises. He says resources must address both war and U S cities, urging action for urban and rural poor. Other senators offer mixed views on progress in Vietnam and elections in Saigon.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Wallace M. Greene Jr
Marine Corps
Vietnam
U. S
New York Democrat
Johnson
Greene
American Legion
Boston
United States
Legion Convention
Stennis
R-Vt
Saigon
Aiken
Daniel K. Inouye
D-Hawaii
South Vietnam
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Terry
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Kennedy
John Sparkman
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Clifford P. Case
R-N. J
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