Parsis in India Rise Among Nation's Leaders
Bombay based Parsis, a 1200 year old fire-worshiping community, include top business, political and civic figures like Tata leaders and M. R. Masani. The group, about 235,000 globally with 75,000 in Bombay, venerates the Tower of Silence contrasted with their charitable legacy.
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Bombay Stock Exchange
Geroze Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
Dhadabai Nadroj
Rustam K. Masani
Masani
Texas Cities Receive Funds For NYC Work
Washington AP reports grants announced by the Air Force and the Office of Economic Opportunity for Neighborhood Youth Corps projects in Texas. Lackland AFB in San Antonio gets 2,933,000 for a recruit training facility. Other allocations fund work experience and enrollments in San Antonio, San Angelo, Abilene, Palacios ISD, Uvalde, and Hillsboro with hundreds of enrollees.
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Texas
Air Force
Office of Economic Opportunity
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Office of Economic Opportunis
San Angelo
Abilene
Palacios Independent School District
Uvalde
Hillsboro
Truck Driver Dies In Fiery Crash Near Texarkana
A gasolined tanker and a rubber truck collided ten miles south of Texarkana on U.S. 59. The tanker driver Paul Weal died after being hurled from the blaze as explosions sent flames 75 feet high. Donald Ray Ball escaped injury. he drove unprocessed synthetic rubber. Witness J. H. Pate described the inferno and multiple explosions.
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Tex.ap
Here
U.S. 59
Paul Weal
Nash
Texarkana
Donald Ray Ball
West Memphis
Ark
J. H. Pate
Pate
Neal
Atsom Tex
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Tuck
The
East Texas Motor Freight Co
Presbyterians back Rio Grande Valley workers aims and policy shifts
The United Presbyterian Church USA Synod of Texas backed Rio Grande Valley workers marching for a $1.2 minimum wage, urged repeal of anti inter racial marriage laws, supported open housing, backed U S action in Vietnam, and elected two Trinity University trustees. It urged the Johnson administration to continue its search for a way to end the conflict.
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Texap
United Presbyterian Church USA
Synod of Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Austin
U. S
Viet Nam
Trinity University
Johnson
Chance Didn’t Pay MIAME Parking Fee No Parking Sign
Jose Torres parked under a no parking sign in Florida and left his car. Workmen excavated the lot and placed the vehicle on a pavement pedestal. He built a ramp and drove away.
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Miame, Fla
Jose Torres
Torres
Canada Rail Strike Forces Return To Work Amidst Backlash
Ottawa orders 136000 striking rail workers to return under an end the strike act. Officials warn rank and file may ignore the order amid widespread protest. Parliament approves wage gain, arbitration clause sparks union criticism, and nationwide rail service remains disrupted with closures of telegraph lines and feared further layoffs.
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Brotherhood of Railway Carmen
Toronto
Canada
Montreal
Parliament
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific
Ontario
New York Records Heat and Drought in Summer
New York Weather Bureau confirms this summer as the hottest since record keeping began in 1869. June to August saw 34 days at or above 90 degrees, beating 1948. The average temperature reached 77.3 degrees, four tenths higher than 1949, and rainfall totaled just 4.31 inches, a new low versus 1893.
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New York
Weather Bureau
White House Demands Drew Kennedys Closer
The White House reportedly drew the Kennedys closer than ever, per Paul Fay Jr in his tell all book The Pleasure of His Company. Fay recalls Kennedy and Jackie as a couple bound by mutual pride and public scrutiny while addressing rumors of marital strife and a rumored secret marriage.
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Pay
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Jackie
Jay
Jack Kennedy
Navy Seeks Swingwing Phantom as TFX Alternative
The Navy studies a swingwing F4 Phantom as a substitute for the controversial TFX. The variant would extend for subsonic flight and tuck away for supersonic speed, avoiding the Phoenix missile system and costly overrun issues. McDonnell proposed the idea. the Navy will evaluate data and report next month amid congressional probes.
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Congress
Viet Nam
Navy
John L. McClellan
Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee
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Robert 5
McNamara
General Dynamics Corp
Boeing Aircraft Co
House
McClean
McDonnell Aircraft Co
Senate Defense Appropriations
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McDonnell
Grimm
Navy Air Systems Command
Survivors Of Air Crash Doing Fine
All 22 survivors of the Britannia turboprop holiday charter crash near Ljubljana are reported out of danger. The disaster killed 95 of 317 Britons aboard. 32 identified victims lie in coffins in a local hall awaiting service.
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Yugoslavia
Ljubljana
England
Yugoslav Civil Aeronautics Board
Britannia Ar Ways
Three Texans Die In Viet Nam During Week
The Defense Department said three Texas men were among those killed in action in Viet Nam for the week ending Aug. 27. A fourth Texan died nonhostile after being reported missing. Names listed: Army Pfc. J. Walker Jr., Jasper. Marine Pfc. William B. Northcutt, Longview. Marine Pfc. Wayne R. Baker, Ovalo. Staff Sgt. Randall D. Howell, Tyler.
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Defense Department
Texas
Viet Nam
Army
J. Walker Jr
Jasper
Marine
William
Northcutt
Longview
Wayne R. Baker
Ovale
Randall D. Howell
Mrs. B. Howell
Tyler
Miss Arizona Plans Square Foot Land Gift for Miss America
Lau na Kay Gardner Miss Arizona plans to give each Miss America contestant a deed to a square foot of land adjoining the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. The gesture aims to symbolize preservation and goodwill as the pageant proceeds in Atlantic City New Jersey.
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Ariz
Launa Kay Gardner
Atlantico City
Petrified Forest National Park
Arizona
Humphrey and Kennedy Plan Broad 1972 Campaigns
Humphrey and Kennedy plan major 1968 campaign activity with Humphrey inviting Kennedy to Minnesota. Kennedy says he will back Johnson and Humphrey for reelection, avoids future speculation. Humphrey aims to tour 38 states, aiming to boost Democratic candidates with extensive coast to coast speaking and publicity efforts.
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Tinin
Humphrey
Kennedy
Minnesota
New York
Johnson
Massachusetts
Califor
Humphrey Fign
Short Skirts Policy Reforms Stir Hobbs High School
In Hobbs New Mexico AP reports school officials ordered female students to wear longer skirts after a teacher voluntarily changed her own skirt to meet the regulations. The incident highlights a stricter dress code at Hobbs High School and community reaction follows.
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NML
Hobbs High School
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