Navy Bombers Attack North Vietnamese Boats Near Haiphong
U S Navy fighters attacked two North Vietnamese torpedo boats off Haiphong, with one Skyhawk shot down and the pilot rescued. Navy and Air Force crews logged 91 multi plane missions against North Vietnam, including oil storage sites near Haiphong and Thanh Hoa. Viet Cong raids targeted isolated Special Forces camps as Marine losses rose with 154 killed near Da Nang. Premier Ky moved to form an 80 member civilian military advisory council amid anti Communist factions.
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Fourth of July traffic toll climbs to record 559 deaths
The Associated Press reports the Fourth of July holiday traffic toll rose to 559 fatalities on U.S. highways, surpassing the 1963 four day record. Drownings reached 208, boating accidents 47, with notable crashes in Arizona and Arkansas and lightning deaths in Masury, Ohio.
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Governors Face Racial and Viet Nam Issues at Conference
Governors converge for the 58th annual meeting in Los Angeles to revive the resolutions process on civil rights and Vietnam amid divisions. Democrats seek support for President Johnson’s Vietnam policy, while some Republicans and others voice reservations about the bombing escalation.
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Oregon
Associated Press
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Phillip H. Hoff
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Daniel J. Evans
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Heaviest U S Satellite Orbit Captured After Long Wait
CAPE KENNEDY Fla America s heaviest satellite a 29 ton rocket stage tested with 10 tons of liquid hydrogen reached orbit. The Saturn I engine test marked by 92 ft second stage ignition creating an orbit about 118 miles high. Launch delayed nearly two hours due to failure of one fuel tank camera.
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United States
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Sukarno Stripped of Power in Indonesia
Indonesia's Provisional Peoples Consultive Congress ordered President Sukarno to relinquish the authority to form a new Cabinet and removed his title for life. Lt. Gen Suharto now holds clear command as the Congress grants a two year transitional power to establish the Cabinet.
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Guardsmen Aid Police In Omaha Riots
National Guardsmen reinforced Omaha police in the near North Side as violence flared for the third night. Police reported 78 arrests including 19 juveniles and two officers slightly injured, with about 10 businesses looted or window smashed. Mayor Sorensen and Lt. Gov. Sorensen supervised from the emergency post as guardsmen prepared to back up officers.
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NAACP Rejects Power and CORE Embraces It
Roy Wilkins stated the NAACP sees little likelihood black power will be accepted in its convention. CORE's Baltimore convention adopted black power as the movement’s dominant philosophy with Lincoln Lynch defining it as self determination and control of economic political educational and social wealth by people of color.
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Congress of Racial Equality
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Severe storms sweep Minnesota and Midwest regions with hail
Severe weather hit Minnesota Monday night with funnel clouds and tornado sightings from Fargo to St. Cloud. Winds up to 70 mph uprooted trees in St. Cloud and blocked U S 10 by fallen timber. Detroit Lakes hail pounded the town as ice damaged windows and cars. Rain, totaling about 3.5 inches, accompanied the hail, while a central Minnesota tornado warning persisted.
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Ohio plans state technical services program approved
Ohio and federal government will share the $325 644 annual cost of a new state technical services program to help firms stay current on research and advances. Ohio University is among participating agencies with Regents Chancellor Millett noting approval by Governor Rhodes.
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James A. Rhodes
U. S. Department of Commerce
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Global Antiwar Protests Mark Independence Day
Demonstrations erupt across the world as Americans and locals protest the Vietnam War. Rallies in Tokyo, Paris, London, and Philadelphia feature chants, petitions, clashes with police, and symbolic acts against U S policy and the Hanoi Haiphong bombings.
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Viet Nam
World
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U.S
David Bruce
Hanoi
Haiphong
Japan to keep talks with China amid Kyoto conference protests
In Kyoto, Japan pledges ongoing contacts with Communist China to help Peking emerge from isolation. Foreign Minister Shiina and US Secretary Rusk lead the fifth annual Japan United States Cabinet ministers meeting as leftist demonstrators march. Shiina notes tension in China and questions over a purge, while Rusk cites China's reverses and isolation and reiterates US peace efforts in Vietnam.
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Etsusaburo Shiina
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Viet Nam
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Rusk
Hubby's Attitude Sparks Wife Arson Bid in Abby Offer
In a dramatic Page 8 plot, a husband’s attitude toward his secretary provokes his wife to burn, prompting Abby to propose a response. The unfolding domestic tension centers on marriage strain and a creative coping suggestion from Abby.
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