Betsy Strikes Nassau as Florida Braces for Prolonged Threat
Hurricane Betsy raked Nassau with winds up to 150 miles per hour and triggered a power outage while Florida residents prepared for another 36 hours of warnings. Forecasters warned the center could move closer to Miami, with gale and hurricane alerts spanning the coast from Palm Beach to the Keys.
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Betsy
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Palm Beach
Florida Keys
Everglades City
Cape Kennedy
Gulf Coast
Punta Gorda
Border War Air Blows Swapped New Delhi
Indian and Pakistani bombers attacked large cities on both sides as the conflict widened across the subcontinent. Pakistan claimed 46 Indian planes destroyed, while India said it repelled attacks and reported losses. Paratroopers reportedly penetrated Indian lines in Punjab as U Thant planned peace talks. Kenya’s president offered mediation in the Kashmir dispute.
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Rawalpindi
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Pakistan
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Lalmunirhat
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Amritsar
Punjab
Kalaikunda
Calcutta
West
New York
U. N
U Thant
Security Council
Thant
Evacuation Plans Considered as Pakistan Tensions Rise
U S officials prepared to move about 3000 Americans from the Lahore area if an evacuation order is issued. About 900 Americans in Lahore mainly linked to U S programs. Two thousand more aiding a dam project northwest of Lahore would evacuate by air or land to Rawalpindi if needed. Secretary Rusk pressed ambassadors to seek de escalation after warning of a potentially disastrous regional war.
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U. S
Pakistan
Lahore Front
Reap
Lahore
Rawalpindi
Johnson Signs 3.3 Billion Foreign Aid Authorization
President Johnson ends a ranch holiday to sign the 3.3 billion foreign aid authorization and order a multiyear program review. He plans to seek longer authorization next year and directs an administration efficiency push as he monitors Pakistan India tensions.
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Tex
Johnson
Pakistan
India
Secretary of
Dean Rusk
Arthur J. Goldberg
Congress
University of Texas
Austin
Here
Herbert Hoover
West Branch
Iowa
Court hears suit to enjoin Klan anti civil rights abuses
In Bogalusa Louisiana the Justice Department seeks to enjoin the Ku Klux Klan in a federal case. A special three judge panel heard the case with 38 defendants charged with assaults threats and harassment to block Negroes from constitutional rights. The Klan allegedly pressured officials and businesses to deny rights. Ocie Brown of Baton Rouge represents the defense and also defends Ernest McElveen in a murder case.
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Ku Klux Klan
Bogalusa
Justice Department
Knights of the
New Orelans
Ocie Brown
Baton Rouge
Gas Official Announces Retirement After 36 Years
Everett D. Bivens will retire October 1 ending a 36 year career with the Columbia Gas System. He is president and director of three Columbia companies based in Columbus Columbia Gas of Ohio Inc Ohio Fuel Gas Co and the Ohio Valley Gas Co. Bivens joined Columbia in 1929 as executive accountant.
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Everett D. Bivens
Columbia Gas System
Columbia Companies
Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Ohio Valley Gas Co
Bivens
Columbia
Marines and Vietnamese Attack VC Stronghold in Batangan Peninsular
U.S. Marines and Vietnamese troops launched a major assault on the Batangan peninsula near Chu Lai with ground sea and air support. The operation codenamed Piranha involved about 5000 Marines and produced light American casualties while Viet Cong positions reportedly weakened in recent weeks. Aerial photos indicated growing Viet Cong strength. some fighters reportedly fled before contact. Separately Vietnamese rangers were dropped near the Mekong Delta to trap about 100 Viet Cong, but guerrillas fled prior to engagement. In other actions U.S. Marines used tear gas to clear tunnels where suspects sheltered, affecting civilians with only crying reported.
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Chu Lai
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U S
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van Tuong
Central Highlands
Mekong
Guerrilas
Viet Nam
U.S. Marine Corps
Five Protests on Hocking Flood Plan Hearing Friday in Logan
Five protests on the Hocking River flood protection plan will be presented at a Friday 10 a.m. Logan hearing at the National Guard Armory. Nelsonville and Chauncey land owners submitted suggestions, aimed at relocating levees, adjusting Route 33, and altering railroad and creek paths, with final decisions by the Corps of Engineers after surveys.
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Hocking River
Donald Johnson
Hocking Conservancy District
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Logan Reservoir
Rockbridge
Chauncey
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Conservancy District
Corps of Engineers
Kerr man questioned in Kerr fatal shooting
Gallia County authorities question Ernest Walker, 39, of Park Central Hotel Gallipolis, after Thurman Borden 22 was killed by a .38 revolver shot at the home of Borden’s father in law George Wallace Kerr. Borden employed at Rambler Garage. Walker not charged. incident followed hitchhiking and an argument near Kerr.
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George Wallace, Kerr
Gallia County
Denver Walker
Ernest Walker
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Gallipolis
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Kerr
Wallace
John Epling
Miller Funeral Home
McCoy Funeral Home
Vinton
Rambler Garage
Holzer Hospital
Brown's Son Seeks Vacant District Seat
Urbana publisher Clarence J. Brown Jr. announced his run for the 7th District seat left by his late father. He seeks the Republican nomination in the Sept. 21 special primary, one of six Republicans in the race. Leading Democrats courting the seat include Jerry Berry Jerry Graham and Joseph Sheridan from Springfield and Fairborn.
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Urbana
Clarence J. Brown Jr
Clark County
Jerry A. Berry
Springfield
Jerry Graham
Joseph Sheridan
Fairborn
Draft Calls By Marines Considered
Washington CP reports the Marine Corps weighing a draft for the first time since 1952 amid recruiting gains The Corps would prefer voluntary service but faces potential shortfalls of 65 000 recruits without draftees Defense sources say no decision has been made as of now Following President Johnsons action draft quotas were doubled and enlistments rose across services through last month
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Washington
Marine Corps
Defense
Corps
Johnson
Traffic deaths during extended Labor Day holiday hit 555
The Associated Press reports 555 highway deaths occurred during the 78 hour Labor Day weekend ending Monday midnight, potentially a record for the extended holiday. Last year 531 deaths were recorded in traffic accidents.
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Associated Press
British Patrol Ship Sinks Indonesian Boat Near Singapore
A British navy patrol ship fired on and sank a boat attempting to breach Singapore's marine security screen. Four Indonesians were rescued unharmed and said they fled the Ripuwan Islands due to dire economic conditions in Indonesia.
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Singapore
Ripuw Islands
Indonesia
Explosions Injure Dozens in Milwaukee Near-Downtown
Two blasts shattered homes in a near downtown Milwaukee neighborhood on Monday night injuring at least 45 people. A second blast rained glass on spectators after the first wrecked a two story frame house as the search for a missing Air Force C12 transport ended with the aircraft declared lost.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Manila
Air Force
Dominican rebel leaders delay disarmament pending defense post
In Santa Domingo Dominican rebel leaders held off on major disarmament moves in their sector awaiting the appointment of a provisional secretary of the armed forces. President Hector Garcia Godoy has not yet filled the post or completed his cabinet.
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Santa Domingo
Dominican Republic
Armed Forces
Hector Garcia-Godoy
Educators push tax plan for school funding in Ohio
The Ohio Council for Education submitted formal arguments supporting a proposal to raise Ohio's retail sales tax from 3 to 4 percent to fund public schools. Secretary of State Ted W. Brown said the arguments were sealed and to be opened possibly Wednesday for printing.
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Columbus
Ohio Council For Education
Ted W. Brown
False Alarm Culprit Caught In Groton
Police nabbed the culprit who rang two false alarms in Groton Connecticut. An unidentified 5 year old boy reached the fire alarm boxes by standing on a wagon or a tricycle and was waving to the firemen as they arrived.
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Groton
Conn
Meigs Man Dead In Highway Crash
A Meigs County man is killed in a highway accident. Police report details are limited but investigators are examining the wreck for cause and contributing factors.
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Ohio
Athens County
Meigs
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