Troops Aid In Quelling Omaha Riot
National guardsmen reinforced police in Omaha's near North Side after a third night of violence. About 78 arrests, including 19 juveniles, were reported and 10 businesses suffered looting or window smashing. Police and guardsmen formed an arrow formation to move along 24th street as patrols extended into the night.
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OMAHA
Near North Side
Public Safety
Francis Lynch
Monroe Coleman
24Th Street
Two Torpedo Boats Under U S Attack
U S navy fighter bombers attacked two North Vietnamese torpedo boats 38 miles southeast of Haiphong. One Skyhawk was shot down but rescued. An estimated 250 to 300 planes carried out multi plane missions against North Vietnam as Fourth of July strikes targeted an oil storage area near Haiphong. Viet Cong raiders hit remote outposts in three days.
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Haiphong
Gulf of Tonkin
U.S
North Vietnam
Brothers and Sister Save Child in Pool Incident Near Da Nang
In a weekend rescue near Da Nang US Marines and local siblings are credited with saving a six year old boy from drowning amid heavy fire. A lifeguard and bystanders aided in reviving the child, who was later reported in good condition at St Luke's hospital.
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U.S
da Nang
Trai B
Saigon
Oakland
Tments
Cedar Rap
Green Beret
William Gerbracht
Maplewood Drive
St. Luke’s Hospital
Denise Heaton
Oakland Road
Denise
Edward Heaton, Jr
Gerbracht
Edward
Sukarno Loses Powers as Indonesia Names Acting President
Indonesian congress stripped Sukarno of his powers turning him into a figurehead leader while General Suharto was named acting president. The assembly ordered a new cabinet by August 17 and called for elections in two years. Sukarno retains the title great leader and remains in office with congress overseeing his actions. Banding and temperature note follow in Cedar Rapids with 92 degrees then cooling to 87.
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UPI
Sukarno
Sukarto
Congress
Marx
Lenin
Suharto
Indonesia
C.R
Cedar Rapids
Bandung
PI Phatos Sukarno
Gen. Suharto
Reagan Declares Self Out of 1968 Presidential Bid
Ronald Reagan withdrew from consideration for the 1968 Republican presidential nomination at a Los Angeles news conference. He stated he would serve a full four year term if elected California governor, and he asserted his intentions were already clearly expressed.
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Reagan
Los Angeles
Ronald J. Reagan
G.O.P
California
Tau UY
la Beverly Hills
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Tie Marin Marifauannn
Weather Dips Slenderly as Iowa Sees Heat Wave Ends
The Cedar Rapids area endures a seventh straight day of extreme heat with forecasts predicting only a slight drop from a passing storm front. Northern and western Iowa face scattered thunderstorms and a tornado watch is issued for parts of the state.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Allamakee
Weather Bureau
Woodbury County
Clayton County
Firemen Called To Aid Turkeys In Heat Wave
A wind storm damaged docks and killed farm birds at Arnold's Park as fire trucks sprayed water to help 10,000 turkeys die in a record heat wave. The blaze followed an afternoon of extreme heat with temperatures in the 90s.
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Melshuwets
Williamstown
William Rappert
Lake West Okoboji
Arnolds Park
Edward Derrick Dar Rapids
Deson
Rights Marcher In Ticket Line
CHARLESTON West Virginia AP A Black man walked about ten miles along the ticket line to a segregated swimming pool as his own integration march He named Christopher Thorne 28 pledged to return each weekend through the summer until he matched 250 miles of the Mississippi marchers He walked to the ticket window ten times then was sent to the end of the line and continued forward calling the effort a miniscule Mississippi march.
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Charleston
W.va
Christopher Thorne
Thorne
Truman To Miss Jerusalem Groundbreaking Event
Independence Missouri report notes former President Truman will not attend the ground breaking ceremonies for the Truman Center for the Advancement of Peace due to health and family concerns. Separate dispatch from Cordele Georgia describes 100 troopers at a state park amid racial clash as whites and an integrated group faced hostility and violence over segregation at a swimming area.
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Independence
UPI
Truman
Truman Center For the Advancement of Peace
Eddy Gilmore
Jerusalem
Cordele
Lowell Conner
State Department of Public Safety
Child chooses seven candies for penny
A five year old was told he could buy six or seven pieces of candy for a penny and immediately asked for seven, showing quick decision making and humor.
Boy Stows Away for London Hop
A 16 year old American boy flew from Kansas City to London without a ticket or money. He bypassed immigration at London airport by using an airline folder and noting open seats. James Davidson of San Marino California says he visited friends in Kansas City and wanted to see London. Embassy officials aim to contact his mother and may have him sent home after the home office review.
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London
U. S
Kansas City
Chicago
James Davidson
San Marino
Calif
Davidson
St. Paul’s Chapel
British Home Office
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