Eighteen Soldiers Die in Fort Benning Copter Collision
Eighteen soldiers were killed when two HU1B helicopters of the 227th Assault Helicopter Battalion collided during a training flight at Fort Benning Georgia. No survivors reported. cause under investigation. Names withheld pending next of kin notification.
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Cosmos 68 launched by Soviet Saturn satellite series
MOSCOW AP reports the 68th Cosmos satellite in the Soviet Cosmos series was launched on Tuesday. Officials say it is functioning normally and transmitting data back by radio.
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Moscow
Pilot Killed In Air Show Crash Of Nuclear Bomber
A U S Air Force B58 Hustler crashed at Le Bourget during the International Air Show killing Lt Col Charles O Tubbs. Injured Maj Harold Covington and Maj Vincent Karaba were treated for burns. an Air Force board opened an inquiry. The incident followed Soviet showcases at the event.
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Vincent Karaba
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Strategic Air Command
Little Rock
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U.S
Charles E. Bohlen
Air Force Board of Inquiry
Karaba
Soviet Union
Antaeus
Moscow
Republican Watson Wins South Carolina House Seat
Albert Watson, 42, a Columbia attorney and former Democrat who switched to the Republican party, won back his old House seat in a special election, defeating Democrat Preston Callison. Unofficial returns from 101 of 262 precincts in the 2nd District show Watson with 21,667 votes to Callison’s 12,044, leading in all eight counties. Watson becomes the first Republican elected to Congress from South Carolina since 1893.
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House of Representatives
Preston H. Callison
Watson
Columbia
South Carolina
Washington
Callison
African Concert Lasts All Night
In Durban South Africa AP reports a nine to ten hour concert that stretched to 6 a.m. as musicians played on to keep peace with the crowd. The hall manager directed the performers to continue until patrons were exhausted.
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Durban
South Africa
Holton Declines To Meet Conservatives In Virginia
Roanoke Va AP Linwood Holton Republican governor candidate says he will not meet Virginia Conservative Council officials because it could aid a potential third party He declined the council meeting announced at a Roanoke Roanoke County Young Republican Clubs gathering The council refused Godwin Jr Democrat candidate and scheduled a July 10 Richmond convention while inviting Holton to a separate Richmond meeting for possible backing
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Linwood Holton
Virginia Conservative Council
Holton
Roanoke County
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Richmond
Council
Hostilities Resume In Dominican Republic Conflict
Violent fighting broke out in Santo Domingo as U S paratroopers advanced two blocks into rebel territory. U S sources blamed the rebels for the outbreak as more than a dozen Americans and a Brazilian were wounded and several rebels killed or wounded. The United Nations prepared to meet as U S forces extended lines briefly along the East West corridor.
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White House to honor Gemini astronauts with service medals
A Rose Garden ceremony at the White House will present Exceptional Service Award medals to four Gemini astronauts James A. McDivitt Edward H. White II and Charles W. Matthews for their spaceflight travels. President Johnson will attend with families watching. The awards follow NASA's tiered honors, with the highest Distinguished Service Medal going to the first six astronauts.
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James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White II
White House
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Charles W. Matthews
Gemini
Manned Space Flight Center
Houston
Tex
Johnson
NASA
George E. Reedy
Tax Cut Clears Senate In $4.7 Billion Bill Passage
The Senate approved a $4.7 billion tax cut bill eliminating many excises on consumer goods and services in a 4 to 3 vote. The measure moves to House conference after Senate debate, with phased reductions set for 1965 through 1969 and major auto tax changes debated.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
Border Guards Gun Down Berliner and Injure Woman
Communists on the East Berlin border fired on a West Berlin yacht in the reltow Canal near Berlin, killing Herman Doebler and wounding Elke Martens. Doebler died at a West Berlin hospital. Martens was hit in the head but expected to recover.
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Elke Martens
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Billion Dollar Military Pay Hike Advances in House Committee
House Armed Services Committee pushed a bill raising military pay by an average 10.7 percent, more than Johnson's request, while retaining Congress's full authority. The measure includes a $8,000 re enlistment bonus for critical skills and a new pay structure to be reviewed every four years. Rep. L. Mendel Rivers led the action, amid broader administration setbacks on defense policy.
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House Armed Services Committee
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House
Congress
L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
Armed Services Committee
Samuel S. Stratton
Dn.y
Rivers
Inside Abbey ok civ 18 Graham .16 Add Years .18 Movies
Princeton .14 Comics .19 Society of Crossword .18 Sports . Editorial . 4 TV eae
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Gina Lollobrigida Questioned Over Obscenity Charge
Actress Gina Lollobrigida was questioned by an Italian judge in Rome about a charge she violated obscenity laws by a seduction scene in the film Le Bambole The Dolls. Prosecutors allege she appeared partially nude and wore a pink skin tight costume.
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Gina Lollobrigida
Palace of Justice
Rome
Cable
Italy
Miss Lollobrigida
Virna Lisi
Nino Manfredi
Jean Sorel
Giulio Franco
Viterbo
Four More Protest Beatles Honored With MBE Backlash
Four British war heroes returned their decorations Tuesday to protest the Beatles royal honors. Paul Pearson, decorated for rescuing Allied fliers in the English Channel, criticized the award as inappropriate for pop stars. The Beatles received MBEs in the queen's birthday honors list, a title historically linked to long service or excellence in arts and professions.
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London
Paul Pearson
English Channel
Britain
Esquire
Humphrey Heads Bluefield All America City Celebration
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey arrives to preside as Bluefield celebrates its designation as an All America City by Look Magazine and the National Municipal League. The event includes a 6 p.m. airport reception and an 8 p.m. address at the Armory, with a 7 p.m. public rally and a hoped-for 5,000 turnout.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
United States
Hubert Horatio Humphrey
National Guard Armory
Humphrey
Brushfork
Mercer County
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Mitchell Stadium
All- America Planning Committee
Look Magazine
National Municipal League
West Virginia
East River Mountain
Skyland, Inc
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Bluefield Country Club
Chamber of Commerce
Three Children Injured in Bluefield Train Pedestrian Crash
At Bluefield Virginia a light diesel train struck three Westminster Church day camp children on a trestle, sending two to hospital in serious condition and one with lesser injuries. Victims include Vicki Stout six Ramona Misak five and Susan Rodgin eight, all treated after skull fractures leg injuries and facial wounds. Twenty-eight others escaped injury as the Norfolk and Western train rounded the curve.
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Bluefield Sanitarium
Vicki Stout
Ralph Stout
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Ramona Rebecca Misak
S. J. Misak
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Little Susan Gail Rodgin
Westminister Presbyterian Church Day Camp
Norfolk and Western Railway
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