Algeria ousts Ben Bella in coup led by Boumedienne
A military takeover in Algiers ousts President Ahmed Ben Bella. Col. Houari Boumedienne, defense minister and council leader, vows to prosecute treason and abuse of power. Tanks patrol the capital while radio announces the revolution and Ben Bella’s fate remains unconfirmed.
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Bombers strike Vietnam jungle target in monsoon season
The Strategic Air Command reports success of a B52 raid 25 miles north of Saigon against a Viet Cong concentration. Three Viet Cong killed, three wounded, 16 captured. a communications center and 20 to 30 barracks buildings destroyed. Two B52s lost in an air refueling incident. one U.S. airman dead, seven missing.
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Viet Premiers Change as Ky Becomes South Viet Nam Leader
Brig. Gen. Nguyen Cao Ky, 34, a fighter pilot and air force commander, takes the premiership in Saigon amid the eighth government change in 20 months. He aims to restore civilian rule in a few months and return to the air force, saying he was chosen for his willingness to risk his life. Suu resigns. Quat had quit after a cabinet reshuffle dispute and religious opposition. Close American military associates reportedly admire Ky.
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South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Peace Mission Urges Restraint In Viet Nam Talks
London based Commonwealth peace mission calls on both sides to show utmost restraint in military operations as a step toward an early total cease fire. The group signals willingness to meet Viet Cong leaders in South Viet Nam and asks permission to visit North Viet Nam Red China and the Soviet Union.
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General Clay To Aid GOP Free Society Focus
General Lucius D. Clay is named GOP finance chairman as Barry Goldwater rejects tying the Free Society Association to the party. Goldwater says the new group will not seek candidates or policy and aims to clarify conservative messaging. Clay notes he declined a Free Society trustee post to avoid conflicts.
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Russians Nix Formal Meeting At Paris Air Show
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and Gemini astronauts James A. McDivitt and Edward H. White Jr. stole attention from the Soviets at the Paris International Air Show. A planned meeting with Soviet spaceman Yuri Gagarin was canceled as he was "too busy." The U.S. delegation drew cheers during a daylong tour, following the crash of a U.S. Air Force B58 bomber last week that left one pilot dead.
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Edward H. White HU
Yuria Gagarin
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Divitt
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Dominican factions accept OAS peace plan amid cautious review
In Santo Domingo the civilian military junta chief Gen Antonio Imbert Barrera and rebel regime minister Hector Aristy said they accept the OAS peace formula as a basis for settlement but flag vague and objectionable details. Both sides will study the three page proposal and respond likely by Monday or Tuesday.
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Organization of American States
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Hector Aristy
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Space Rendezvous Set for 1965
United States plans a space rendezvous in 1965 following the Gemini 4 success. NASA officials announce coordinated flights and joint orbital maneuvers to showcase U S space capabilities.
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United States
Unloaded Gun Hurts Spectators At Rodeo
Gladewater Texas a rodeo clown fired blank shells that hit 24 spectators wounding 11 adults in hospital and three more treated. Ken Arthur Boen 41 of Fort Smith Arkansas admitted he saw his blank supply nearly empty and the shell mix up remains under investigation. The incident sparked pandemonium among fans and officials but was ruled accidental.
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Lamar Floods Recede After Severe Arkansas River Deluge
Floodwaters along the Arkansas River receded in Lamar Colorado with one fatality reported as the South Platte crest near Julesburg. Col. Thomas W. Barfoot said the city showed dramatic improvement after a mercy flight and noted Sterling escaped major damage as water fell four feet east of town.
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Sterling, Colo
Childho od disappointments and health notes headline
The Messenger vignette by C H Bartlett recalls a childhood disappointment. The Health and Beauty feature by Jeanne D Arcy begins today on the Woman's Page. Local items include Logan Mayor Jack Moorehead advocating a city income tax amid amendments proposed by the Athens planning commission.
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Jack Moorehead
Big Casa
Athens Planning Commission
Italian jet crash at Paris air show kills seven
An Italian two seat jet crashed into a Le Bourget parking lot during the Paris air show killing at least seven people. Spectators watched from their cars as the aircraft spun and struck several vehicles.
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