F105 and Copter Crew Lost in North Vietnam
A U.S. rescue helicopter with four crewmen and its downed pilot is missing after being shot down in North Vietnam during a rescue attempt. An F105 Thunderchief was also hit, with the pilot presumed dead. U.S. B52 raids struck Viet Cong targets 330 miles north of Saigon as casualties mount in Da Nang region. A Japanese salvage crew reported an explosion aboard a harbor craft killing one worker and wounding three others.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Vinh
North
Dien Bien Phu
Viet Nam
Quang Tin
da Hoa An
da Nang
Pakistani Plane Destroys Saint Pauls Cathedral Near Amritsar
A Pakistani B57 bomber bombed Saint Pauls Cathedral in Ambala near the Indian base, destroying the 100 year old Anglican church. The Rt Rev K D Anand says the blast fell at about 300 feet, with eight killed at a military hospital previously. Saint Pauls serves about 20,000 Anglicans in the diocese.
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Ambala
India
Saint Paul's
Pakistan
Burma
Ceylon
K.D. Anand
Amritsar
Bamber
Santo Domingo Arms Roundup Completed Demilitarizes City
The disarming of civilians in Santo Domingo's rebel zone is finished and weapons will be handed to the provisional government. Observers call this a major step toward demilitarizing and unifying the city split by last April's uprising. Verification follows before checkpoints vanish and the Inter-American peace force withdraws.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Tin Miners Revolt Anew In Bolivia
LA PAZ Bolivia AP report says Bolivia's military junta declared a nationwide state of siege after 11 people were killed in an armed tin miners uprising at the Catavi Siglo Veinie mines. Security forces quashed the revolt by sunset, with protests targeting Radio Comibol and other sites as authorities suspended public meetings and entrusted order to the armed forces.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Andes
Lima
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Radio Comibol
Voice
National Security Guard
Famed WWI Cruiser To Be Sold by Turkey
The battle cruiser Yavuz former Goeben will be auctioned September 30 in Izmir with a hoped price of 2.5 million dollars. The 23 580 ton ship, flagship of the Turkish navy until 1938, joined WWI after Turkey joined the German side following its chase into Constantinople with the Breslau later renamed the Midilli. The Midilli sank after hitting a mine on January 20, 1918.
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Izmir
Turkey
Yavuz
Black Sea
Breslau
Constantinople
Senate Votes Overturn Veto on Public Employee Leave Law
In Boston the Senate voted 24 to 9 to override Gov. Volpe's veto of a bill granting public employees a leave of absence if elected to public office. The measure, already approved by the House, becomes law in 90 days despite the governor's objections over potential conflicts of interest and administration disruption.
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Boston
Volpe
Senate
House
Cambridge
Michael Lombardi
Lombardi
Kevin
B. Harrington
Dsalem
John F. Parker
Taunton
Andrea F. Nuciforo
Pittsfield
Donald R. Hammond
Westfield
Interstate Transit Plan Draws Federal Attention
Federal officials expressed interest in a regional transit agency for eight northeastern states. Commerce Secretary John T. Connor tasked Gov. Hughes with arranging a meeting of governors from New York Pennsylvania Rhode Island Connecticut Massachusetts Maryland and Delaware. The Commerce Department offered support and facilities for the talks. In Congress a compromise bill to fund a $90 million high speed rail project was sent to the president.
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Trenton
U. 8
Commerce
John T. Connor
Richard J
Hughes
New York
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Maryland
Delaware
Commerce Department
Washington
Senate
Johnson
Draft Notice Ignored by Ex-Seminarian
GRAFTON Mass A former Roman Catholic seminarian who no longer claims church affiliation says he would rather go to prison than fight in South Viet Nam George Jalbert 20 refused Monday to honor his military induction notice because he does not approve of U S foreign policy in South Viet Nam and the Dominican Republic Jalbert a one time student at Holy Cross College also cited the Nuremberg war criminal trials to back his claim that international obligations transcend his obligations to the separate nations
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Grafton
Mass
UPS
South Viet Nam
George Jalbert
U.S
Dominican Republic
Jalbert
Holy Cross College
Whiskey’s Easy Glide Describes Coast Downhill Ride
The article notes the whiskey glides down without resistance, moving smoothly and quietly as it coasts along. No shudder or shake is observed, indicating a stable motion and minimal vibration during the descent.
Erhard gains free hand to form new government
Chancellor Ludwig Erhard, buoyed by victory, gains authority from CDU leaders to shape his new cabinet. They asked President Luebke to confirm he should continue as chancellor when Parliament meets October 16. A CDU commission may negotiate cabinet membership.
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Christian Democrats
Free Democrats
U.N. General Assembly Opens 20th Session Amid Global Tensions
The U.N. General Assembly begins its 20th session in New York with Viet Nam and India Pakistan conflicts looming in debates. Voting normalizes after a year of paralysis as the U.S. agrees to drop cuts on Soviet and others' rights, with Goldberg and Gromyko set to address delegates. The session runs through December 22.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
Viet Nam
Assembly
U.N
U.S
Arthur J. Goldberg
United States
Soviet Union
France
Koca Popovic
Yugoslavia
Amintore Fanfani
Goldberg
Andrei A. Gromyko
Peking claims U.S. plane shot down near Hainan Island
Beijing broadcast says a U.S. F104 intruded into China’s air space near Hainan, was intercepted, and shot down. Capt. Philips E. Smith, serial 4360, parachuted and was captured. Chinese defense chief Lin Piao praised the naval air unit for the victory as a second such loss since April.
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Tokyo
China
U.S
Hainan Island
Philips E. Smith
Hashow
Hoihow
U. S
Hainan
Peking
Lin Piao
Naval Air
Vic Rimini
Italy
UPI
Albino Ciceani
Sisi
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Haverhill Community College
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Brookline
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