Youth Club Truck Crash Kills Five In California
A flatbed truck carrying a YMCA youth club home from a Santa Cruz trip overturned on the Nimitz freeway near Fremont. Five youths died and 65 were injured as rescuers, including highway patrolman Larry Fink, helped load survivors. The Berkeley YMCA rented the vehicle for its summer program. the truck carried 18 feet of bed and wooden sides. About 300 remained in hospitals the next day. Janet Cotton, 10, was among the dead. other victims included three children, a 22-year-old student, and a YMCA summer staff member. The crash left no clear mechanical defect, though one tire was flat.
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Chuckle: procrastination could raise tomorrow tax burdens
A light quip notes that delaying tasks to tomorrow may lead to higher taxes or costs, poking fun at the idea of postponement and urging timely action despite the humorous framing.
Vows Hall of Funds Won’t Close School
Fred H. Brooks, head of Nashville’s SNCC chapter, says the liberation school will stay open with local funding if federal aid is cut over charges it teaches hatred of whites. Police Capt. John Sprace testified to a Senate judiciary panel about the case in Washington.
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Black Power
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Liberation School
Fred H. Brooks
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John Sprace
Senate Judiciary Committee
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August payroll and school notes at courthouse
The August payroll lists Brooks as summer director at a $300 salary. Davis cites the official director title as Rev. James Woodruff, rector of St. Anselm's. Thirty-four Negro pupils aged 6 to 12 attend classes, observed by white reporters. They staged a pre Civil War underground railroad themed performance, painted, studied math, and swam. Harry Carpenter, a DEO inspector from Washington, was among observers.
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James Woodruff
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Chinese Pull Hong Kong Raid Ends Peacefully
Thirty Communist Chinese crossed the Hong Kong border Saturday attacked two guards and seized weapons before returning them after a two hour talk with Hong Kong authorities. Officials said the attackers, mainly border residents delivering produce, were mollified by permission to post non incendiary Mao quotes and tea was shared in a cordial exchange.
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Mao Tse - Tung
Romney condemns violence and treason in Detroit riot debate
Michigan Governor George Romney told 10,000 in Chautauqua that racial revolutionaries threaten U S stability. He urged federal action against violent leaders and said laws must apply equally to all races. He warned that U S credibility abroad hinges on domestic peace and order.
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America
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Cuba
Eisenhower Flown to Walter Reed After Illness
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower was admitted to Walter Reed Army Hospital with a minor gastro intestinal upset. He was flown by helicopter from Gettysburg and walked inside the hospital in good condition, resting comfortably. Mrs. Eisenhower arrived later with a suitcase.
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Eisenhower
Walter Reed
Army Hospital
Gettysburg
Ohio couple learns son held by Hungarians in Budapest
Cincinnati AP report says Richard Goos Jr., 24, of Hamilton Ohio, was arrested in Hungary on suspicion of helping a foreign citizen cross the border illegally. His father, a real estate man, said the student had planned a three day Budapest visit after studying at the University of Bonn and Indiana University. The family hopes for a misunderstanding. A separate Iran news brief notes incomplete returns show a landslide for the Iran E Novin Party in general elections.
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West Germany
Rain Deluge Dampens Northeast Homes and Hopes
Residents from Flushing to Long Valley report relentless rain after years of dryness. Officials warn water now poses flood risks as weather experts cite growth impacts. Local meteorologists and residents attribute recent wet conditions to unknown causes, with speculation ranging from nuclear tests to flying saucers.
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Albany
Parsippany
N. J
Joseph Haviland
Air Force
Ship Enters Moon Orbit for Landing Site Photos
Pasadena reports Lunar Orbiter 5 achieved lunar orbit to photograph potential Apollo landing sites. The mission aims to map suitable areas for astronauts and gather high resolution images of the moon’s surface for future manned missions.
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Pasadena
Turner Opinion Sought on Atkins Fees and District Merger
State Rep. Walter McNamara filed a request for an Attorney General advisory on Atkins Fremont district attachment to Benton Community. The query covers financial matters and possible conflict of interest by Sen. Tom Riley. McNamara notes about 3600 dollars in attorney fees spanning two school years and argues payment should be borne by Atkins up to June 30, with post June 30 costs in question after July 1 merger steps.
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Tony Is a Hard Man To Fool
Farragut State Park Idaho AP The leader of the South Vietnamese delegation to the World Boy Scout Jamboree demonstrates face recognition by identifying Dave Sheppard's brother Kip from Metuchen New Jersey Kip served with U S Information Service in Vietnam Ninh said he saw a family resemblance
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Idaho
Tony Do van Ninh
Dave Sheppard
Dave
U. S. Information Service
Vietnam
Kip
Metuchen
N.J
Ninh
Whitney Estate Jewelry Heist Stuns Saratoga
Saratoga Springs New York AP says a turquoise owl from Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney was among 781800 dollars in jewelry stolen Wednesday night from the Cady Hill estate. The theft occurred while the Whitneys and a guest were out for dinner with no sign of forced entry.
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N.Y
Sonny
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
Cady Hill
Peter Pemberton
Six Jets Lost In Fire And Blasts
UPI reports a fire and explosions destroyed six U S jets tonight in Da Nang. In the Mekong delta operation around My Tho, about 641 Viet Cong were killed and 873 captured, with over 1,500 total casualties in a two week sweep involving more than 15,000 American and South Vietnamese troops. A Skyhawk was shot down over North Vietnam and the pilot is missing.
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UPI
Mekong Delta
U. S
Delta
My Tho
North Vietnam
Red Chinese Embassy in Indonesia Attacked
In Jakarta a mob of Indonesian youths attacked the Red China embassy, smashing windows and hurling objects. Indonesian soldiers fired warning shots as the crowd barricaded the entrance, wounding several Chinese personnel. The incident followed protests against foreign involvement amid tensions over the 1965 coup.
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