Trains Collide in Florida Hurtful Crash Near Winter Haven
A northbound Seaboard Coast Line Silver Meteor crashed into a stationary southbound section two miles south of Winter Haven Florida. More than 125 people were taken to area hospitals. four were seriously hurt. Ninety minutes after the collision ambulances ferried the injured to Lakeland Lake Wales Bartow and Winter Haven hospitals. Thirteen of eighteen cars on the northbound train derailed while only about two of eighteen cars on the southbound section left the rails. Fire and rescue crews freed trapped trainmen from a demolished diesel engine as oil sparked small fires amid wreckage near Eloise.
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Winter Haven
Fla
Seaboard Coast Line
Lakeland
Lake Wales
Bartow
Ed Lockwood
Miami
New York
New
Eloise
Fierce battles near Saigon as U S and ARVN clash with Viet Cong
U S para troopers and ARVN infantry battled three Viet Cong companies 25 miles northwest of Saigon with artillery and air support. Brig Gen Franklin M. Davis Jr was wounded while his 199th Brigade conducted river patrols. In another fight 24 miles southwest, 41 Viet Cong were killed and 19 weapons captured as 9th Division troops cordoned the area after a helicopter assault. Mekong Delta actions left 2 Americans dead and 13 wounded.
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U.S
Franklin M. Davis Jr
199Th Light Infantry
Saigon
Davis
Waltham
Mass
Mekong
Huey Newton Murder Trial Opens in Oakland
In a guarded Oakland courtroom the prosecution alleges Huey Newton killed White officer John Frey with Frey’s gun after a car stop. Garry disputes the claim, saying Newton had no gun and was shot in the stomach while handcuffed in hospital.
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Huey Newton
John Frey
Lowell Jensen
Frey
Newton
Charles Garry
Garry
Gary
Johnson
Laverne Williams
Nixon pressing swift GOP bid for nomination at Miami Beach
Nixon moves to convert a growing first ballot lead into a rapid nomination at the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach. Endorsements from Agnew and key figures bolster Nixon while Reagan and Rockefeller fight to slow the drive.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Richard M. Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Maryland
Reagan
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Associated Press
Agnew
Rockefeller
Regan
Lucius D. Clay
Republican National Finance Committee
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Hiram L. Fong
Hawaii
Steel Prices Held On Viet Materials
The Pentagon announced agreements with Republic Steel Corp and Armco Steel Corp to hold prices on key Vietnam war steel items. Republic pledged no hikes on artillery shell steel and military barbed wire while Armco kept stainless steel and seamless pipe prices in check, with a $6 per ton rise for shell steel used in ammunition and naval guns. Bethlehem and Republic had announced across the board hikes earlier, and President Johnson urged agencies to avoid boosted prices.
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Washington
Pentagon
Johnson Admin
Republic Steel Corp
Armco Steel Corp
Republic
Armco
Bethlehem
U.S. Steel
Johnson
Defense Department
Federal Trade Commission
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
FTC
South Vietnam Increases Regular Forces 19 Percent
Official reports show South Vietnam's regular armed forces rising from 332000 to 395000 in four months aided by mobilization measures. Militia and regional forces also grow, with paramilitary totals near 175000 and local self defense units estimated around 150000, amid ongoing conscription changes and enlistments.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Air Force
Navy
Johnson
Nguyen van Thieu
Honolulu
CIA
West Virginia Delegation Favors Nixon at GOP Convention
West Virginia's 14 member Republican delegation at the Miami Beach convention shows eight to ten delegates backing Richard Nixon with three leaning to him, while others support Rockefeller or Reagan. Ballot dynamics suggest Nixon leading early, with a possible shift to Reagan if he lags, amid platform work and traffic woes in Miami Beach.
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Vention
Agnew
Nixon
Maryland
Rockefeller
Connecticut
Associated Press
Reagan
California
John N. Mitchell
Barry Goldwater
White House
Florida
Miami Beach
Fla
West Virginia
Richard M. Nixon
United States
Golden Strand
Donald ‘‘Happy” Everly
Huntington
Ronald Reagan
Nelson Rockefeller
Chapman Revercomb
Miami Convention Hall
West
Ballard
Charleston
D. Boone Dawson
Rex Bumgardner
Clarksburg
Stuart Bloch
Wheeling
John Shanklin
Keith Arthur
William Nicely
Parkersburg
W. H. Ballard
Welch
Hugh Shott
Bluefield
Davis Elkins
Elkins
Mahlon G
Guthrie
Francis Love
Ronald Love
Prelate Rejects Vatican View on Bedroom Rules
London based Archbishop Thomas D Roberts a 75 year old Jesuit rejects papal authority to legislate in sexual matters as Anglicans at Lambeth Conference also resist the Vatican stance that artificial contraception degrades. He notes India tolerates no discussion at confession and priests avoid questions on birth control.
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London
Paul VI
Lambeth
Vatican
L’osservatore Romano
Thomas D. Roberts
Roberts
Bombay
India
Indicted McDowell Man Crushed By Coal Truck
A 29 year old McDowell County man James Thomas Rife died when his coal truck left Route 1 near Indahawk and Panther. Police say steering failed and he was crushed after attempting to jump from the vehicle. Rife had been charged with murder in a separate June 2 shooting of Raymond Campbell in Welch. The investigation continued. the body was taken to Fanning Funeral Home in Jaeger pending arrangements.
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McDowell County
Indahawk
Panther
J. L. Dodson
Charles Lawson
James Thomas Rife
Rife
Raymond Everett Campbell
Baltimore
Campbell
Welch
Johnnycake Mountain
Jaeger
Pond
Fanning Funeral Home
Kaeger
Arese Peahe
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William Garvey
Atomic Energy Commission
Washington, D.C
Orange Belt
Sodrang
101St Airborne Division
49Th
Binh Chanh
Cholon
Seaboard Coastline Railroad
Oakland, Calif
Superior Court
Monroe Friedman
Herbert Heanes
Mr. Williams
Officer Heanes
Dick Nixon
By Dick Wesley
Col
W. H. Ballard II
Ham
McDowell
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