Labor Day Riot Spreads Across Resorts Arrests Lifted
Hampton Beach and four other seaside towns report thousands of youths causing riots over Labor Day weekend. New York, Maryland, Oregon and Indiana sites saw hundreds of arrests, protesters clashed with police using tear gas and water hoses, while towns imposed curfews to curb repeat disturbances. In Vermont a separate jail sentence for poll tax delinquency highlights local enforcement.
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Hampton Beach
N.H
Ocean Front
Seaside
Ore
Ocean City
Lake George
N.Y
Noel Solomon
John Roden
West Coast
Jack Phillips
Upstate
Robert Caldwell
Indianapolis
Ind
Indianapolis Raceway Park
Rail Talks Shifts to Burlington in Rutland Railway Lease
Negotiations over the Rutland Railway lease moved to Burlington with no official word on progress. Montpelier attorney Robert B. Eldredge represents Jay Wulfson, while Rutland lawyer John D. Carbine works for the state. Public Service Board chairman Ernest W. Gibson III limited comment, with unofficial sources predicting a lease announcement for the Burlington White Creek segment later this week.
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Burlington
Rutland
Robert B. Eldredge
Montpelier
New Jersey
Jay Wulfson
John D. Carbine
Rutland Railway
Ernest W. Gibson III
Public Service Board
Burlington - White Creek
N.Y
Kennedy crackdown aims to oust Nhu in South Vietnam
AP analysis notes Kennedy administration seeks to force Ngo Dinh Nhu from power in South Viet Nam by pressuring President Ngo Dinh Diem to remove his brother. If Diem resists, officials say the U S will intensify actions to compel change.
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Washington
Kennedy
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
Ngo Dinh Nhu
U.S
Embassies deny entry to monk amid Saigon unrest
A young Buddhist monk seeking asylum at the U.S. Embassy in Saigon was refused admission as others granted asylum the day before. Embassy officials said the facility was "too full" and noted ongoing Saigon politics affect refugee reviews. Kennedy urged Vietnam policy changes to win popular support without halting U.S. military aid.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Pownal Opens Fall Thoroughbred Meet Sets Attendance and Handle Records
Green Mountain Park opened the fall Thoroughbred meet with a record turnout of 10,370 and handle of $332,778 surpassing July records. Memorial and July dates previously held high attendance and handle marks. The 42 day meet runs on a night schedule ending Oct 12, debuting the Twin Double wager as bettors chased four straight winners.
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Green Mountain Park
Pownal
Hagerman
Rockingham Park sets record handle for 54 day meeting
Concord New Hampshire The Rockingham Park race track in Salem finished a 54 day meeting with a handle of 42 123 588 announced by the State Racing Commission The total was up 967 266 from last year and the state's take rose to 3 202 673 an 82 337 increase or two percent more revenue.
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Concord
N.H
Rockingham Park
Salem
State Racing Commission
Kennedy cuts Cape Cod trip to cope with desegregation crisis
Press ident Kennedy flew home from Cape Cod today speeding up after a desegregation policy clash proved politically costly. The White House had suggested a Hyannis Port Labor Day weekend stay might run until Wednesday, with Kennedy returning to the summer White House last Thursday.
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Washington
Kennedy
Cape Cod
Alabama
White House
Hyannis Port
Mass
Charleston Enters School Desegregation Era Low Key Start
Eleven Negro children sit with white peers in four Charleston public schools as South Carolina begins below college level desegregation. No incidents reported. Fifteen Negro students join previously segregated Roman Catholic schools in Charleston. Bishop Reh announces voluntary desegregation after Judge Martin orders entry.
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Charleston
S.C
South Carolina
Francis F. Reh
Diocese of
U.S
J. Robert Martin Jr
Traffic Deaths Peak During Labor Day Holiday
The long weekend saw a record Labor Day traffic toll of 545 deaths plus 20 boating fatalities and 46 drownings, with six highway fatalities in Michigan and the worst crash near Dayton Texas. New England reports 27 total fatalities over 78 hours, led by 16 highway deaths in six states, while Vermont commends public safety efforts after one highway fatality.
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Michigan
Dayton
Texas
Boston
New England
Massachusetts
Maine
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Vermont
More Jobs and Pay Seen for U S A Decade Hence
Washington forecast from the National Planning Association projects brighter U S economics by 1973 with a rise in average family income to 9300, unemployment falling to 4 percent, 15 million more workers, GNP at 904 billion, and population up to 226 million, though unskilled workers face the darkest outlook.
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U.S
Washington
National Planning Association
Association
Center For Economic Projections
Hoff returns to work after Maine coast vacation
Gov. Philip H. Hoff resumes routine duties with staff after a two week break at Mere Point near Brunswick Maine. He traveled with his wife and four daughters during the coast vacation.
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Montpelier
Philip H. Hoff
Maine
Hoff
Mere Point
Brunswick
Kashmir quake toll climbs to seventy seven in valley
In the Kashmir Valley 77 people are confirmed dead from the Monday earthquake. About 2,000 houses were knocked down or badly damaged across a 50 square mile area as residents in fields escaped collapsing homes. Civilian and army teams searched debris while 367 were treated for injuries. No foreign tourists were involved.
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Srinagar
Kashmir
Kashmir Valley
Johnson in Sweden on Goodwill Trip
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson arrived in Sweden on a 15,000 mile goodwill tour of Scandinavia. He described the mission as a mix of old friendship and new confidence and carried greetings from President Kennedy to Premier Tage Erlander and Sweden's cabinet.
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Stockholm
Lyndon B. Johnson
Sweden
Scandinavia
Kennedy
Johnson
Arlanda
Tage Erlander
Erlander
United States
Wallace Halts Desegregation at Tuskegee School
Governor Wallace uses executive order and armed troopers to block the opening of the Tuskegee Public School, defying a federal desegregation order and keeping 12-grade classes closed despite the Macon County Board of Education declaring the schools open. John Doar and Attorney General Kennedy signal possible federal action.
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Alabama
Tuskegee
Ala
G. George Wallace
Consolidated
Macon County Board of Education
Col
al Lingo
E. W. Wadsworth
Lingo
Jim Clark
Justice Department
Wallace
Macon County
John Doar
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Burrowes
C. A. Pruitt
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