Army derails antiwar protest at Oakland terminal
Demonstrators challenged a troop train bound for Vietnam at Oakland Army Terminal, narrowly avoiding being struck as two protesters crawled from the tracks. Soldiers inside the cars clashed with banners as officials warned they would address the disruption, while noting more trains are expected to move through West Coast facilities.
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Oakland Army Terminal
Calif
UPD
U.S. Army
Gar Smith
Viet Nam
Albin Roman
Public Information Office
Roman
Johnson upbeat as teen employment helps July jobs surge
President Johnson praised July labor data showing 8.5 million teens at work, a 1.6 million rise from June, while overall employment hit a record 74.9 million and unemployment fell to 4.5 percent, the lowest in eight years. He noted teen and non white unemployment remain too high.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Labor Department
Two Nationalist Ships Sunk by Red China
Tokyo reports Chinese Communist naval forces sank two Nationalist vessels off the South China coast. The Amer can-made submarine chaser Chienmen and the Chang Chiang were said to intrude near Nampa Island and Tungshan Island while harassing fishing boats. The broadcast claimed repeated warnings were ignored and cited ongoing clashes along the Formosa Strait threatening fishermen and their safety.
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Tokyo
UPS
South China
Peking Radio
Chienmen
Chang Chiang
Nampa Island
Kwangtung Province
Tungshan Island
Fukien Province
Te Chiang Kai-Shek Gang
China
Formosa Strait
Formosa
Lights Out Panic Sparks Jail Break Alarm Mixup
In Van Nuys California UPI reports orderly Lucious Smith 46 was assigned to shut off lights along a jail corridor Tuesday. Flick flick flick went the switches and most lights went out. Smith flipped the last switch triggering lights and bells throughout the building. He said that police suddenly filled the area and he thought it was a light switch. It was the jail break alarm switch instead.
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van Nuys
Calif
UPI
Lucious Smith
Flick
Smith
Hiroshima Silence Marks 20th Anniversary Of A Bomb
In Hiroshima at 8 15 am local time a citywide minute of silence honored 78 000 victims of the first atomic blast. Mayor Shinzo Hamai opened a memorial vault listing 469 names added this year, bringing the identified total to 61 443.
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Hiroshima
Japan
UPID
Shinzo Hamai
Apple Picker Shortage Reaches Critical Point in Vermont
Governor Hoff and the Department of Employment Security met with about 100 leading apple growers to tackle a severe shortage of skilled pickers in Vermont. An intensive recruitment drive will start next week, and officials will study using Windsor State Prison convicts for harvests. The shortage stems from the Mexican bracero law and its restrictions on Canadian labor, complicating imports and processing.
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Montpelier
UPS
Green Mountain State
Philip H. Hoff
Department of Employment Security
Stella Hackel
Windsor
United States
Operation Water Pipe to aid Addison dairy farms
Addison County and Rutland County farmers face water shortages with some lacking drinking water and water for livestock. The State Emergency Board approves a project called Operation Water Pipe to supply about four miles of new pipe, using state equipment and partial federal subsidies. Bridport will host the operation with a state prison labor option possible if needed.
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State Emergency Board
Kenney
Board of Selectmen
Emergency Board
Bridport
Johnson Signs Voting Bill and Enforcment Efforts
President Johnson signed the voting rights bill into law and ordered immediate enforcement. The Justice Department will file suits challenging poll taxes in Mississippi and Texas to enable federal registrars to register voters starting Tuesday in 10 to 15 counties. The signing followed a pledge to certify states with discrimination and to deploy trained examiners nationwide.
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Washington
UPID
Johnson
Justce Department
Mississippi
Justice Department
Texas
Vermont Reapportionment Board sets weekend meeting
The Vermont Reapportionment Board plans a Saturday morning session to finish redistricting. Hartland Hartford and Norwich boards proposed compromise district plans after earlier rejections. Final approvals covered Essex Jericho South Burlington and Colchester Milton Georgia Westford South Hero.
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Essex- Jericho
South Burlington
Colchester
Milton
Georgia
Westford
South Hero
St. Johnsbury
St. Albans
Hartland - Hartford- Norwich Tri-Town
Burlington - Winooski
Inside Weston Playhouse Review Showcases Best Efforts
An Inside feature applauds Weston Summer Playhouse highlighting its strengths and audience engagement. The piece also notes editorial sentiment on Hampshire College as a new era institution and outlines broader regional topics on planning and governance.
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Weston Summer Playhouse
Hampshire College
Ghana Leader Delivers Viet Nam Peace Message Hope
Washington officials awaited a special Viet Nam message from Ghana President Nkrumah carried by Alex Quaison-Sackey. The White House showed caution pending fuller details while skepticism lingered over any major breakthrough. Nkrumah's missive suggested Hanoi might be more open to talks, but U S terms were still seen as unlikely to meet Communist conditions.
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Washington
UPI
Viet Nam
Johnson
Kwame Karumah
Ghana
Alex Quinson-Sackey
New York
Nkrumah
Ho Chi Minh
North
Quaison - Sackey
National Security Council
White House
State Department
Hanoi
United States
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Norshaft Lions
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Red China
Addison
Thomas Kenney
Saigon
Nha Trang Bay
Nha Trang
U.S
Gilbert L. Myers
2Nd Air Division
B57
Brookfield
Stannard
District
Vermont Atty
Chester Ketcham
Reapportionment Board
Hoosick Falls
Skeptical
Martin Kreel
David Laskey
Arlington
Arlington Community Lions Club
Lions Club
Memorial Field
David
Paul
Ringheiser
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