Skyraiders Battle Four Jets Over North Viet Nam
Four propeller driven U S Navy Skyraiders engaged four enemy jets in North Viet Nam. The US planes claimed one MiG down while the Skyraiders and other Midway Oriskany units hit supply depots barracks and storage areas. All American aircraft returned safely.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
U.S
Midway
7Th Fleet
Oriskany
Oklahoma City
da Nang
South Viet Nam
Vinh Son
Hanoi
Phu Qui
Dai Giang
Peking
North Viet
West Virginia at 102 Celebrates State Birthday at World’s Fair
Governor Hulett Smith marked West Virginia Day at the World’s Fair praising a century of state growth. He noted rapid change and job creation while promoting the state’s opportunities to visitors at the West Virginia pavilion.
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Hulett Smith
West Virginia
Smith
Couple Almost Meets Waterloo On Beach near Waterloo
Waterloo, England AP report: David Maskery and his girlfriend nearly faced a disaster as the tide rose while they watched a sunset from a seaside parking spot near Liverpool. They escaped the rising tide just in time but their car was swept out to sea. Therefore they narrowly escaped loss of vehicle.
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Waterloo
England
David Maskery
Liverpool
Marchers Back Ben Bella as Boumedienne Takes Power
Algerians pour through Algiers streets in support of deposed president Ahmed Ben Bella while Boumedienne consolidates control. Police disperse students and ban public events as China and other nations signal positions amid an evolving political crisis.
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Algiers
Ahmed Ben Bella
Ben Bella
Col
Houari Boumedienne
Algeria
Boumediane
China
Boumderenne
Revolutionary Council
Teseng Tao
Chou Enlai
Cairo
Foreign Office
Baruch Dies at 94 Former advisor to presidents passes away
Bernard M. Baruch financier and statesman died at his New York home from an acute coronary occlusion at 9 20 p m He was 94 The longtime adviser to presidents from Wilson to Eisenhower was born August 19 1870 in Camden D C to a German and Portuguese Spanish lineage He rose from Wall Street to lead the War Industries Board and shaped policy across six administrations.
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New York
Bernard M. Baruch
South Carolina
James F. Byrnes
Baruch
Wall Street
Woodrow Wilson
War Industries Board
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Wilson
Eisenhower
Truman
Democratic Party
Washington
Camden, D.C
Arkansas River Flood Swamps Dodge City and Colorado
The Arkansas River surged across southern Dodge City Kansas and Colorado towns as floodwaters rose about 14 feet in an hour. In Colorado the toll reached 14 deaths. Kansas reported two. Damages in Colorado reached 102 million dollars. Flooding forced 1,500 residents from Dodge City, cut gas and power, and prompted rooftop rescues as rail lines and roads failed. Charles Allison and Richard Havenstein, two missing boys, were feared drowned near Greeley.
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Colorado
Kansas
Dodge City
Charles A. Allison
Richard E. Havenstein
Burlington
Rock Island
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
South Platte
Nebraska
Ogallala
Arkansas
Syracuse
Garden City
Hutchinson
Wichita
Weather Bureau
Cedar Bluff Reservoir
Singer Ira Louvin Dies in Missouri Car Crash With Wife and Four Others
In north central Missouri a collision killed Ira Lonnie Louvin and his wife Anne Florence Louvin along with four other people. The 41 year old country singer of the Louvin Brothers fame died at the scene near Williamsburg while his wife died en route to a hospital. Also deceased were Billy Barksdale, Tommy Franklin, Luther Daniels, and Adelle T. Barksdale. The pair had recently performed solo after years with the Grand Ole Opry and had split their act two years prior.
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Williamsburg
Ira Lonnie Louvin
Missouri
Louvin
Charley
Louvin Brothers
Grand Ole Opry
Nashville
Hennegar
Ala
Anne Florence Louvin
Anne Young
Billy Barksdale
Fort Payne
Tommy Franklin
St. Louis
Luther Daniels
Adelle T. Barksdale
Barksdale
Ira
New York Studies Sea Water for Drinking Needs
New York faces a severe drought and studies converting sea water for drinking. Costs vary from 30 to 40 cents per 1000 gallons, far higher than the 12 cents current rate. Bronx Botanical Gardens draws from the Bronx River to sustain its plants amid restrictions on lawn watering and car washes.
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New York
Armand d’Angelo
Water Supply, Gas and Electricity
Bronx Botanical Gardens
Bronx
D'Angelo
Raleigh Girl Dies In Motorbike Accident
Carolyn Sue Darlington 22 of Glen Morgan Raleigh County died from injuries after a motorbike crash Saturday evening on a road to Grandview State Park. An unidentified youth riding with her lost control when a bug got in his eye. he was not injured.
Rioters Face Stiff Charges After NH Beach District Turmoil
More than 40 people, part of a mob estimate up to 5,000 at Weirs Beach, face possible charges under a new NH law after a riot during a four day Loudon motorcycle rally. Police report vandalism injuries and property damage with Hell's Angels linked to the outbreak. Gov King vows enforcement.
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Laconia
N.H
Weirs Beach
New Hampshire
Lasconia
Loudon
Harold Knowlton
Nearsby
London
John W. King
Robert W. Rhodes
California
Hell's Angels
Lousdon
Eas
American Motorcycle Association
Belknap
Gilford
King
Boy Drowns Swimming in New River at Brooks Falls
HINTON AP firemen recovered the body of 17 year old Billy Bowles of Chestnut Mountain Summers County after a drowning in the New River at Brooks Falls. Details of the drowning were not known.
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Hinton
Summers County
Brooks Falls
Billy Bowles
Chestnut Mountain
Rhee Shows Minor Improvement in Honolulu Hospital
Former South Korean president Syngman Rhee, 90, was reported to be slightly improved after a night in Queen’s Hospital Honolulu where he was rushed by ambulance for treatment. Doctors said his condition remains guarded with the cause of bleeding undetermined as he receives intravenous feedings.
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Honolulu
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
Queen's Hospital
Republic of Korea
Dogs Used Against Flock Of Beatle Fans
Police used dogs Sunday to drive away about a thousand teenage fans camped at the airport for the Beatles departure to France Italy and Spain. Only 300 managed to slip through as officers restrained the rest. a girl described the action as rotten.
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London
France
Italy
Spain
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Greeley
Denver
Cache la Poudre
Abby
Goreneeweene
Princeton
Ira Louvin
N.Y
Raleigh
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