Betsy Hits Florida Coast With 140 MPH Winds
Hurricane Betsy battered the Florida east coast producing six foot tides and 140 mile an hour gusts in the Keys. The Miami area saw widespread flooding and one death from a fallen electric wire. Nassau reported no casualties amid wide damage. Forecasters warned the worst was past as winds eased.
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Marines and Vietnamese Sweep Ba tangan Peninsula
U S Marines and South Vietnamese troops swept the Ba tangan Peninsula reporting 44 Viet Cong killed and more than 50 suspects captured. Marines killed 39 Viet Cong on the southern tip. an officer was wounded during helicopter lift. About 5000 to 6000 troops took part in the operation named Piranha.
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UN chief Thant to present peace proposals to India and Pakistan
In Geneva UN Secretary General U Thant said he would present his peace ideas to both nations on his mission to South Asia. He refused to detail suggestions and noted progress from talks with British Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart.
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India opens three fronts as Pakistan says forces driven back
New Delhi reports three Indian spearheads cross into West Pakistan with Gadra, Khaprapur and Chhamb fronts. Chavan cites Pakistani withdrawal in Kashmir while Karachi area speculation grows over a possible Karachi strike. Pakistan claims naval bombardment at Dwarka caused no military damage.
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Hikers Survive Zion Narrows Flood Ordeal
In Zion National Park Utah 42 hikers trapped three days by Virgin River flood exited the narrow canyon led by Iron County Sheriff Otto Fife. The last nine were rescued Tuesday after heavy rain swollen the gorge to armpit depth and up to 1500 foot walls. Weather outlook calls for cooler temperatures and scattered showers through the weekend and early next week.
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U S Threatens Aid Cuts Over India Pakistan War
The State Department signals possible halting of military and economic aid to India and Pakistan over the Kashmir conflict. U S officials note the potential leverage of aid suspensions while pushing UN Secretary General U Thant’s peace mission and preparing testimony by Secretary of State Rusk.
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Ohio sales tax campaign mailers target voters
Secretary of State Ted W. Brown ordered more than three million copies of pro and con arguments on the proposed one per cent sales tax increase. The mailing, at an estimated $145,000, accompanies the November 2 ballot measure issued as Issue No. 1 by the Ohio Education Council. The plan would raise $116 million annually for public schools by boosting the tax from 3 to 4 percent.
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Canada Plans Fall Elections for November 8
Prime Minister Lester Pearson announced a general election for November 8 to seek a Liberal majority in the House of Commons. It would be Canada's fifth general election in eight years, with Liberals previously winning 129 of 265 seats in 1963 and governing with minor-party support since.
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Athens council approves 1.7 million 1966 budget
Athens City Council adopts a 1.7 million dollar budget for 1966 on page 2. Other items include Athens schools opening with 3261 first day enrollments on page 3 and a Cleveland mother held for grand jury action in the slaying of an 8 year old boy on page 3. Hospital board contracts for sod and seeding on page 16. A Nelsonville native named partner at a Cincinnati law firm on page 17.
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Patrol Lists Sky Sightings
The Athens post of the State Highway Patrol reported flashing objects seen around 7 18 p m Tuesday in the Zanesville area and northeast of Athens and Logan. Troopers concluded the objects were meteors.
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Papal Visit to U S Billed as Peace Effort
Vatican announces Pope Paul VI will visit New York October 4 to attend a United Nations session and deliver a peace appeal. The trip from Rome on October 3 is a one day visit with a likely address at St Patrick's Cathedral.
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First Civilian Astronauts Named For Gemini 8 Mission
The first civilian astronauts likely to fly Gemini 8 are Neil A. Armstrong and Elliot M. Lee Jr. Armstrong, 35, from Ohio, and Lee, 38, from Dallas, Tex., would command the two day rendezvous mission early next year.
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New Record 563 Claimed On Highways
Chicago reports traffic accidents killed 563 people on the nation s highways during the 78 hour Labor Day weekend a record for the holiday period The previous record of 557 deaths was set in 1963 Last year 531 deaths were recorded During the same period 25 people died in boating accidents and 45 drowned
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