Florida Warned of Flood From Abby Storm
Hurricane Abby crossed Florida's west coast causing flooding and high winds. Five deaths were reported, with flood and tornado warnings issued across central and southern Florida. The storm drifted toward Cape Kennedy as officials awaited its northward move.
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Punta Gorda
Fla
Abby
Florida
Moonport
Cape Kennedy
Tampa
Arnold Sugg
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Air Force
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
America
Mareo Beach
Tarpon Springs
Daytona Beach
Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Cuba
Gulf of Mexico
Tampa _ Bay
Johnson presses closer US Soviet ties in Glassboro speech
President Johnson told 1,051 graduates at Glassboro State College that the road to peace in Vietnam will be slow but less rocky if the United States and the Soviet Union travel part way together. He cited recent accords and proposed cooperation from ocean floors to rain forests while urging new U S Soviet collaboration. The address linked the Vietnam talks in Paris to broader East West cooperation and urged support for negotiated peace.
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Glassboro
N.J
Johnson
Alexi N. Kosygin
Vietnam
United States
Russia
Glassboro State College
Paris
Hanoi
Soviet Union
Kosygin
Hollybush
Washington
Air Force
Pennsylvania Air National Guard
Philadelphia International Airport
South Vietnam
Giap says U S losing Vietnam war in hard line interview
North Vietnam’s Gen Vo Nguyen Giap declares in L Humanite that the United States is losing the war and seeks peace. He signals potential shift in Paris talks with Le Duc Tho, and notes U S insistence on stopping all bombing before broader talks.
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Paris
North Vietnam
United States
Vietnam
Vo Nguyen Giap
Hanoi
L’humanite
U.S
Harriman
Thui
le Duc Tho
Communist Party
Moscow
Officials See Effect of U S Import Quota
Washington AP reports the Johnson administration warned that foreign powers would retaliate heavily if the United States imposed import quotas. House hearings focused on foreign trade with Roth stating direct restrictions risk long term losses and uncertain gains.
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U.S
Washington
Johnson
United States
High Administration
House
Ways and Means Committee
William M. Roth
Justice Dept Sues Over ICC Rail Merger Action
The Justice Department filed suit in U S District Court accusing the Interstate Commerce Commission of failing to protect the public interest in approving the Northern Lines merger of Northern Pacific Great Northern and Chicago Burlington & Quincy railroads. The suit cites two ICC reports and alleges the second report relied on broad generalizations to justify the merger despite earlier findings.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Justice Department
Northern Lines
ICC
U.S. District Court
Commission
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Chicago-Burlington & Quincy
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific
Chicago & North Western
Milwaukee Railroad
Northern
Milwaukee
Pacific Northwest
Middle West
Goodman Testifies of Early Antiwar Involvement in Draft Conspiracy Case
Mitchell Goodman testified he opposed the Vietnam War long before his arrest in the antidraft case with Dr. Benjamin Spock and three others. He recalled starting protests in 1965 by helping fund a full page New York Times ad signed by about 600 writers urging readers to contact Congress. He said in 1967 he learned of youth draft card protests and helped arrange a draft card turn in on October 20 at the Justice Department in Washington.
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Boston
Mitchell Goodman
Benjamin Spock
Vietnam
Goodman
New York Times
Justice Department
Washington
California and Nation Vote Shape Democratic Race
California primary looms with Kennedy and McCarthy in heated clash as Nixon and Rockefeller issue bold forecasts. New Jersey and South Dakota delegate battles unfold amid GOP planning for Miami Beach convention, with Alabama Mississippi and Montana voting small or none.
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Associated Press
Robert F. Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
California
New Jersey
South Dakota
Kennedy
McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Democratic
Humphrey
Alabama
Mississippi
Montana
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Nixon
Republican National Committee
Portland
Ore
Miami Beach
Ronald Reagan
Los Angeles Times
Vackers
Johnson
Richard J.hughes
Clifford P. Case
Tim Babcock
Ted James
Arnold Olsen
Harriet Miller
Humphrey pledges choice for peaceful social revolution abroad
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey told a New London audience at the Coast Guard Academy commencement that if elected he would empower Americans to support a peaceful social revolution abroad. He criticized Congress for delaying aid programs and urged citizens to bridge the gap between rich and poor nations through personal action.
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Harry Kelly
Associated Press
NEW London, Conn
Hubert H. Humphrey
United States
Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
California
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Congress
Asian Development Bank
Agency For International Development
Fresh Viet Cong Troop Push Hits Saigon Amid Heavy Shelling
Vietnamese government forces, with U S Marines and Rangers, push into Gia Dinh and overrun Viet Cong positions as fresh Viet Cong troops infiltrate Saigon. Five man Viet Cong cells reported in civilian clothes. rockets strike Saigon area at night.
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Saigon
U.S
Nguyen van Thieu
Gia Dinh
Cholon
Paris
United States
North Vietnam
France Withdraws 745 Million From IMF Amid Strike Crisis
Paris reports France will withdraw 745 million dollars from the IMF as a large portion of its automatic drawing rights, driven by a currency and gold reserve slump from a countrywide strike since mid May. Tel Aviv reports Israeli warplanes bomb Arab positions near the Jordan River on the eve of the Arab-Israeli war anniversary as artillery and tanks clash along the frontier.
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Paris
France
International Monetary Fund
Tel Aviv
Jordan
Former Official Pleads Guilty to Bribery Conspiracy
James L. Marcus a former New York city water commissioner and adviser to Mayor Lindsay pleaded guilty to bribery conspiracy in U S District Court. Marcus aged 37 made the surprise plea on Monday.
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NEW York
James L. Marcus
John V. Lindsay
Marcus
U.S. District Court
Tractor accident claims life of Rice Lake man
Lloyd Knutson, 57, a Rice Lake service station operator, died after a tractor overturned on his farm near Rice Lake, Wisconsin. He suffered head and chest injuries en route to a Minneapolis hospital.
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Rice Lake, Wis
Lloyd Knutson
Rice Lake
Wisconsin
Minneapolis
Youth Drowns in Red River at Lincoln Park Area
John Phillip Endres, 15, drowned while swimming with companions in the Red River near Lincoln Park Golf Course in Grand Forks North Dakota late Monday. Authorities reported the incident as a fatal drowning and began standard rescue procedures after the drowning occurred. The teenager was identified by local sheriff records and the incident prompted safety reminders for river swimming.
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Grand Forks
N.D
John Phillip Endres
Red River
Lincoln Park
Udall Says Government Can’t Pull a Rabbit Out of a Hat
Secretary of the Interior Stuart L. Udall told Indian members of the Poor People’s Campaign that the government cannot solve Indian problems instantly. He praised the campaign for raising national awareness of those issues.
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Washington
Interior
Stuart L. Udall
Minnesotans Honored by Interior Department for Service
The Interior Department awarded two Minnesota men for outstanding service. Donald V. Gray of Winona received the Distinguished Service Award for work in the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife. Robert A. Uppgreen of Stillwater received the award posthumously for the same bureau.
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Washington, D.C
Interior Department
Donald V. Gray
Winona
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Robert A. Uppgreen
Stillwater
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James B. Allen
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G. V. Montgomery
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William M. Colmer
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