Heat wave seen to end tonight in six states
United Press International reports a six day heat wave in six New England and nearby states will end tonight with a cold front from the Great Lakes. The heat caused at least one death, power usage hit records, pools stayed open late, and URI experiments were disrupted by outages. Local officials deployed sprinklers, opened Hynes Auditorium for the elderly, and reported shortages of fans and cooling resources.
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University of Rhode Island
Kingston
URI
Fairbanks
Valdez
University of Alaska
William Mitchell
Alyeska
Knight
Johnstown flood recedes with 32 dead confirmed
In Johnstown Pa flood waters receded leaving 32 dead and many missing. Rescue workers moved into the downtown area as Red Cross eased to a command post. National Guard trucks ferried supplies while power and water remained scarce. Authorities imposed curfews and a shoot to kill order to deter looting as damage reached about 100 million dollars.
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Johnstown
UPI
Steel City
American Red Cross Center
National Guard
General Telephone Co
Herbert Pfuhl Jr
Shapp
Herbert Pfuhl
Pfuhl
Security Council approves Vietnam entry to United Nations
The Security Council unanimously supports Vietnam joining the United Nations in a move seen as a step toward moving past the war. U.S. Ambassador McHenry shakes hands with Dinh Bi Thi after a two day debate among 33 nations. The vote, by consensus, clears the way for Sept General Assembly admission amid earlier U.S. veto over missing Americans.
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U.S
Donald F. McHenry
Dinh Bi Thi
United States
Security Council
Vietnam
United Nations
General Assembly
Hanoi
Wood plug used to stop Alaska pipeline gusher
FAIRBANKS Alaska UP I reports a four by eight plywood plug weighted with rocks deflected oil from a 75 foot gush on the multibillion dollar Trans Alaska pipeline. About 1 000 barrels spilled onto tundra as the line shut down for the fifth time since opening.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
UPI
Alyeska Pipeline Service Co
Jack Turner
Interior Department
Don Knight
Department of Interior
Jaworski Accepts Korea Probe Role on Capitol Hill
Jaworski, the Watergate special prosecutor, agreed to lead the main congressional probe into South Korean influence buying. The House Ethics Committee must approve. he will serve as special counsel with full independence, unpaid, and with Peter White as deputy. Flynt says work starts full time mid August after stipulations.
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Washington
UPI
Leon Jaworski
Capitol Hill
House Ethics Committee
Jaworski
Houston
John Flynt
D-Ga
Thomas O’neill
House
Jim Wright
Philip Lacovara
Flynt
Peter White
Secret CIA mind control experiments revealed in 1950s documents
CIA documents released under a FOIA suit detail experiments from 1949 to 1963 aimed at controlling human behavior. Techniques included electric shock radiation ultrasounds and psychosurgery with covert murder methods and disguises of death. The material highlights alleged clandestine weaponization of chemicals and radiological agents.
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Washington
UPI
CIA
John Marks
State Department
Marks
Stansfield Turner
Turner
Grams
White House
Senate Intelligence Committee
Bill
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