Libyan coup questions Western oil impact and bases
Libyan Arab Republic declares socialist unity and vows unchanged foreign policy while Libyan airports ports and borders stay closed. King Idris rests in Turkey as Crown Prince Hassan el-Tida abdicates and calls Libyans to back the new regime amid bases and oil concessions at stake.
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Tunisia
Libya
West
Israel
Gamal Abadel Nasser
U.S. Air Force
Wheelus
Tripoli
Tobruk
el Adem
Saad Eddine Abbou Chouieb
Idris I
Egypt
Syria
Yemen
Iraq
Paris
U.S
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Morocco
Saudi Arabia
Lebanon
Kuwait
Arab League
Nasser
Hassan el-Tida
Battle Near Saigon Sees 26 South Vietnamese Killed
Helicopters ferried 400 American Air Cavalry to reinforce South Vietnamese commandos battling North Vietnamese forces 85 miles northeast of Saigon. At least 26 South Vietnamese were killed, 126 wounded, 17 missing. four Green Beret advisers wounded. engagements continued as U.S. troops reinforced and fighting eased briefly.
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Saigon
Song Be
Gain
Julian J. Ewell
U.S
2Nd Field Force
1St Air Cavalry Division
Sai- Bon
Ho Chi Minh
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
U.S. 11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Iland Radio
Viet Cong
South Vietnam
Neuyen Huu Tho
National Liberation Front
North Vietnam
Thieu forms 31 member cabinet with old policy aims
Saigon. President Thieu and Premier Khiem unveiled a 31 member cabinet that reinforces prior policies to resolve the war and build a democracy. Military officers hold key posts. several Diem supporters and Huong advisers remain, while opposition and militant Buddhist leaders are excluded. Sources hint at reshuffles within months.
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New York Times News
Saigon
South Vietnam
Neyer van Thieu
Tran Thien Khiem
Frether Khiem
Republic of South Vietnam
Interior, Defense
Ngo Dinh Diem
Tran van Huong
Thieu
Huong
Quang
National Social Democratic Front
Thien
U.S
Holiday Toll Reaches 583
Traffic accidents across the nation claimed 583 lives during the three day Labor Day weekend. Final figures may rise but are expected to stay below the Labor Day record of 688 set last year. Independence Day toll stood at 11 lives for a similar three day period.
Vandals Spark Second Night Of Fla. Riots
Fort Lauderdale Florida residents endured a second night of shooting looting and fires as vandals and those prone to break ins sparked disturbances. Police arrested 42 people and four officers were injured amid chaotic scenes across the Gold Coast city.
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Fla
Fort Lauderdale
Tia
Edward Slack
Robert Johnston
Seniie
Gold Coast
Johnson
27Th Avenue
Wires to be buried under new Massachusetts law
Gov. Francis W. Sargent signed a bill allowing Massachusetts towns to require public utilities to place wires underground. The measure targets ugliness and safety risks from winter outages, permitting a 2 percent rate surcharge and directing at least 2 percent of annual gross revenues to underground wiring programs.
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Broscton
Francis W. Sargent
Massachusetts
Sargent
Central America Braces as Francelia Shifts Toward Gulf
Fringe winds from Hurricane Francelia began along the Gulf of Honduras as the storm veered southwest toward Central America. The National Hurricane Center warned residents to expect 60 mile per hour winds, high tides, and heavy rain, with the forecast showing landfall between Belize and La Ceiba, Honduras, as forecaster Raymond Kraft indicated.
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Miami
Francelia
Guf
Honduras
Central America
National Hurricane Center
Gulf of Honduras
Raymond Kraft
Belize
British Honduras
la Ceiba
Guatemala
Court martial ordered for Evans officers in fatal collision
The United States Navy orders a court martial for Cmdr. Albert McLemore and Lt. Ronald Ramsey over negligence and dereliction of duty in the June 2 collision that sank the destroyer Evans after contact with the Australian carrier Melbourne. Seventy four sailors were lost. Ramsey faced multiple charges while McLemore was accused of failing to relay orders and wake his ship. An Australian board found primary responsibility with Evans though Melbourne shared some fault. The trial set to begin near Sept. 10 at Subic Bay. the junior officer Hopson faces nonjudicial handling.
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Manila
U.S. Navy
Frank E. Evans
Melbourne
W. F. Bringle
7Th Plect
Cmdr
Albert §. McLemore
San Pedro
Calif
Ronald C
Evans
South China Sea
McLemore
Ransey
Adm
Bringle
Subic
Colli
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