Beulah Ravages Texas Coast Killing Four Tornado Victims
Hurricane Beulah battered Brownsville and the Texas Gulf Coast killing four as tornadoes spawned by the storm struck Palacios Port Lavaca and Hungerford. Homes wrecked and power lines down, 30,622 Texans fled their homes while the eye neared Corpus Christi and the storm drifted inland toward the west.
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Brownsville
Tex
UPS
Texas Gulf Coast
Department of Public Safety
DPS
Palacios
Middle Texas
Texas
Corpus Christi
Fort Brown Motor Hotel
Cameron County
U.S. Weather Bureau
Gulf
Red Cross
Caribbean
Mexico
Texas Highway Department
Port Lavaca
Hungerford
Weather Bureau
Beulah
Matoros
U.S
Gulf of Mexico
Cubans Walk Out as UN Assembly Opens
At the United Nations General Assembly opening the Cuban delegation protested U S delays in Nassau and walked out of the chamber led by Nicolas Rodriguez Astiazarain while Corneliu Manescu was chosen president. The scene highlighted Cold War tensions as the session began and the Cubans demanded passage for their diplomats.
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United Nations
UPI
United Nations General Assembly
Romania
Corneliu Manescu
U.S
Nassau
Bahamas
Havana
Arthur J. Goldberg
Manescu
General Assembly
Nicolas Rodriguez Astiazarain
Aliazarain
United States
U.S. Jets Repel MIG 17 Attack Near Hanoi Barracks Bombed
U S Air Force fought off an 18 minute air clash with eight MIG 17s near Hanoi and bombed a military barracks 17 miles away. Thunderchiefs and MiGs tangled in MIG alley north of Hanoi as B52s hit border artillery. Marine shells and trench fighting continued in DMZ areas Con Thien and Gia Linh amid heavy shelling.
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Saigon
UPD
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Con Thien
Gia Linh
Sharp Warns of Disaster If U.S. Halts Bombing
Adm. Ulysses S. G. Sharp, commander in the Pacific, told a Senate subcommittee that stopping U.S. bombing of North Vietnam would be a disaster, extend the war, and trigger higher American casualties. He said the DMZ barrier would not replace bombing and warned of a rapid enemy escalation if strikes end.
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Washington
UPI
Ulysses S.G. Sharp
U.S
Pacific
Congress
North Vietnam
United States
Sharp
Dmz
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Voters Approve Swanton School Bond Issue
In Swanton Franklin and Highgate voters approved a 2.2 million Union District 7 school bond by 1,165 to 565. The plan includes a parochial school funded privately near the public complex, with a $97,000 federal grant to refine development of junior and senior high facilities and the parochial school. Governor Hoff lauded the vote as beneficial for regional education while the Vermont Civil Liberties Union warned officials to ensure church state separation in plans.
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Swanton
UPI
Franklin
Highgate
Vermont
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Philip H. Hoff
Queen Elizabeth II Named For Cunard Liner Launch
Clydebank Scotland reports the Cunard luxury liner christened Queen Elizabeth II amid 30,000 spectators. The 58,000 ton, 963 foot ship cost 81.2 million dollars and replaces the Queens Elizabeth and Mary as Cunard plans to boost transatlantic traffic. The vessel’s maiden voyage is set for early 1969 and Britain bets on tourism and profit while selling off older fleet.
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Clydebank
Scotland
UPD
Britannia
Clyde
Cunard Line
Her
Charles de Gaulle
France
Winston Churchill
Prince Charles
Prince of Wales
U.S
John F. Kennedy
New Britain
Princess Anne
Queen Victoria
Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
Elizabeth
Cunard
Queens
Mary
Long Beach
Calif
Inside Columnist Seeks Escape From Civilization Preview
Column snippet notes Elizabeth Dwyer as On the Inside columnist seeking escape from civilization. It mentions page references for previews of county fair events and a citizens group in Manchester pressing for a simplified zoning code, highlighting local civic topics.
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Elizabeth Dwyer
Citizens Group
Manchester
Israeli Forces Open Fire on Egyptian Boats in Canal
United Press International reports Israel fired on eight Egyptian boats in the Suez Canal, hitting three vessels. Egypt countered that Israel attacked two canal-side cities, wounding five and killing one. Both sides cited cease-fire violations and UN mediation amid tense moves near Port Tewfiq. Meanwhile, dust from road work caused a forest-fire scare on Carpenter Hill.
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Israel
Suez Canal
Egypt
Jerusalem
Suez
Port Tewfiq
Tewfiq
Odd Bull
Norway
United Nations
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Vermont Fish & Game Commission
Bennington
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Collegeport
Tintio
Albany
N.Y
Jodi Levine
Woodmere
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Army
Hanoi
Air Force
U.S. Navy
My Luc
Bien Hoa
U.S. Army
Red Guard
Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
Tri-Town
Subcommittee
Haiphong Harbor
Cmdr
William Morgan Hardman
Hoan Kien Hospital
Princess Margaret
Egyptaan
Canal
United Press International
United Nations Truce Supervisory Organization
UNTSO
Carpenter Hill
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