Rampaging Rio Grande Flood Pummels Harlingen Texas
Beulah driven floodwaters inundate Harlingen and lower valley towns with at least 200 homes flooded and damage estimates surpassing 1 billion dollars. Evacuations continue as sandbagging and dike construction race the rising river.
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Harlingen, Tex
Rio Grande
Beulah
Texas-Mexico Gulf Coast
Harlingen
Texas
Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Red Cross
U.S
Camargo
Matamoros
National Guard
Texas Tuberculosis Hospital
Harlingen Street
Boundary Commission
Joe Tucker
Saco School Closed by Boiler Trouble and Cold
Sweetier School in Saco shut this morning as cold caused discomfort in classrooms. Superintendent Bernard C. Forbush said the boiler broke and a new one is needed, with gas heaters installed temporarily. No press time estimate on reopening.
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Sweetier
Saco
Bernard C. Forbush
Critics Launch Fresh Charges Over Vietnam War Credibility
Washington critics allege President Johnson withholds truth about Vietnam. Sen. Clifford Case accuses airstrikes on North Vietnam of political motivation and criticizes administration for failing to show progress toward an independent, self governing Vietnam. Sen. Charles Percy warns that bombing near Red China risks widening the war. Both call for credibility reforms while opposing full withdrawal.
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Washington
Johnson
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Robert S. McNamara
South
Charles H. Percy
Red
China
Case
Senate
Percy
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Curtis Opposes Five Percent Sales Tax Plan Yet Seeks Adjustments
Governor Curtis spoke at a news conference about the proposed tax changes and urged lawmakers to reach a compromise in the upcoming special session. He reiterated opposition to a five cent rate and outlined possible steps including broadening the tax base on motor vehicles and rental charges. The governor noted revenue shortfalls and the need for targeted measures while signaling a second, likely shorter, session may be required.
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Augusta
Curtis
GOP
Reuther Urges Ford Move to Personal Bargaining Role
Detroit AP says Walter Reuther returns to Ford negotiations during a 20 day Ford strike. He asks Henry Ford II to join talks at Ford Motor Co to show intent and good faith. Reuther blasts price rollbacks at Chrysler and notes GM negotiations are recessed for local plant talks.
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Detroit
United Auto
Walter P.ing
Reuther
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Co
UAW
Ford
Chrysler
General Motors
Romney Plans To Make It Official For 1968 Presidential Bid
Michigan Governor George Romney to formally announce in September his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination. He plans a European tour of 15 days including Poland and the Soviet Union before a national TV address, with a potential 30 minute report to the people.
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Detroit
Michigan
George Romney
Associated Press
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Europe
Poland
Soviet Union
European
U.S
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Paris
London
Brussels
Frankfurt
Berlin
Cologne
Bonn
Moscow
Warsaw
New York
San Francisco
Saco Valley Squares Begin Lesson at Recreation Center
The Saco Valley Squares held an introductory class at the Saco Recreation Center on Pleasant Street. Bev Dodge of Haverhill Mass led the session as caller-teacher for beginners with dancers named in order including Jean Paul Letourneau and Robert Spear among the men and Mrs Spear and Mrs Clark among the women.
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Saco Valley
Saco Recreation Center
Pleasant Street
Bev Dodge
Haverhill
Mass
Jean Paul Letourneau
Robert Spear
Fred Clark
Louis Soucy
Britain Calls For Talks At United Nations
British Foreign Secretary George Brown urged immediate peace talks on Vietnam at the United Nations General Assembly and urged a Geneva based settlement. He noted Hanoi has declined to negotiate while urging the Soviet Union and Britain to push for Geneva principles.
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United Nations
N.Y
George Brown
Vietnam
Hanoi
General Assembly
Brown
Indochina
United States
North Vietnam
Cochairmen
Soviet Union
Britain
Andrei A. Gromyko
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Gromyko
France
Maurice Couve de Murville
U Thant
Harold Wilson
Wilson
London
Johnson
Labor
Policy Debate Delays U N Seat for Communist China
United States officials show little enthusiasm for a 26 member panel report urging U N recognition for Communist China this year. It warns that Peking’s nuclear progress and internal power struggles justify keeping options open for future leadership.
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Washington
Johnson Administration
Congress
U.N. Association
U.S
China
United Nations
Peking
United States
Vietnam
U.S. Senate
Republic of China
U.N
Divorce Hearing Ends In Gunfire in Rapid City
In a Pennington County courthouse shooting, divorce judge Thomas Parker was wounded and his wife and her attorney were killed. Ray Bivins, the husband, was armed and subdued after threatening to kill everyone in the courtroom.
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Rapid City
8.D
Pennington County
Ray Bivins
William Brady
Thomas Parker
Los Angeles
William Parker
Parker
Bivins
Brennan
Europe
Tom
Mel Larson
George Tennyson
Ten Mexican Children Die in Tijuana Milk Poisoning
An apparent milk poisoning outbreak in Tijuana, near San Diego, left ten children dead and up to twenty more ill. Doctors reported milk in all treated cases and rushed universal antidotes and antihistamines as hospitals filled with sick children and anxious parents. Authorities detained about twenty dairy operators and retailers as samples undergo chemical analysis.
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Tijuana
Mexico
San Diego
Calif
Dep. Dist. Atty
Hector Valdivia
Valdivia
Juana
Jorge Salas Cepeda
Pedro Luna Sanchez
Red Cross
Luna Sanchez
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