Seven Children Drowned as Boat Capsizes on Lake Easy
A 12 foot outboard with seven children and an adult aboard flipped on Lake Easy near Lake Wales Florida. Only a girl survived clinging to the overturned craft rescued by Deputy Ray Greubel. Victims include Belinda and Cynthia Clay Jimmie Elaine Clay Sheila Jennings Carolyn Jones Cynthia Jackson and Rhonda Tucker.
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Lake Wales, Fla
Lake Easy
Here
Earl Branch
Sheriff's Department
Branch
William Harrell
Lake Wales
Raymond Parks
Winter Haven
Ray Greubel
Harrell
Venera Clay
Greubel
Belinda Clay
Cynthia
Lakeland
Jimmie Elaine Clay
Sheila Jennings
Carolyn Jones
Cynthia Jackson
Rhonda Tucker
Alabama Lawyer Visits Ray in London Prison Discussion
Alabama lawyer Arthur Hanes spent about an hour with James Earl Ray at Wandsworth prison in London. Hanes said Ray is in good health and of sound mental attitude and discussed possible insanity defenses while insisting Ray should be referred to as Ramon George Sneyd by authorities.
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London
Arthur Hanes
Alabama
Wandsworth
James Earl Ray
Tennessee
Martin Luther King
Hanes
Ray
Birmingham
Britain
Ramon George Sneyd
FBI
R. G. Sneyd
James ‘Callaghan
Callaghan
Sneyd
U.S
Michael Eugene
Three U.S. Negro soldiers killed in Knielingen bar brawl
In Karlsruhe area West Germany, three U S Negro soldiers died after a late night fight outside a Knielingen bar. Two Alabama white soldiers, twins, were arrested. a third white GI released after questioning. Identifications withheld pending relatives. All victims from Company C 249th Engineer Battalion.
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Karlsruhe
West Germany
UPI
U.S
U.S. Army
Alabama
Marion ‘Cook
Marion Cook
iAttalla
Ala
David ‘Coleman
Tollhouse
Calif
Knielingen
U.S. Army Command
Europe
249Th Engineer Battalion
Vietnamese pilots fly to Cambodian sanctuary after discipline
Saigon reports two Vietnamese pilots have flown a craft to a Cambodian sanctuary following disciplinary action. In Cape Town, Philip Blaiberg, the longest surviving heart transplant patient, shows lung troubles raising concern. Medical observers fear pneumonia linked to Washkansky’s death.
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Saigon
Cape Town
UPI
Philip
Blaiberg
Louis Washkansky
Witty party quip from Chuckle Wife to husband
A wife at a social gathering tells her husband not to look miserable as she introduces a man she was once engaged to before meeting him. The line lands as a playful jab about past romances.
Tama Serviceman Is Killed in Germany
Lawrence Benson, 25, of Tama, died in a car train accident in Germany while stationed with the army. Survived by three half-sisters Angeline Kapayou Georgia Kapayou Rosalie Youngbear Tama and a half-brother George Kapayou in the navy at San Diego. Body to be returned to Tama.
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Tama
Mesquakie
Lawrence Benson
Germany
Army
Fannie Benson
Angeline Kapayou
Georgia Kapayou
Rosalie Youngbear
George Kapayou
Navy
San Diego
Dallas apologizes for refusal of Negro delegates service
Dallas officials apologized for an incident at a tavern near the NEA convention where two Negro delegates including Mooki Vitus Molapo of Lesotho were denied service. City leaders defended Dallas hospitality, while delegates pressed for action and possible NEA scrutiny of future conventions.
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Dallas
API
National Education Association
Jack McKinney
NEA
Mooki Vitus Molapo
Lesotho
Bosma
Congress of Racial Equality
John Milton
Sam Lambert
Cities debate gun control laws and interstate sales limits
Washington considers licensing with permits for pistols rifles and shotguns amid a national push for local gun laws. The National League of Cities notes New York Chicago and Philadelphia already restrict firearms, while federal action seeks to curb mail order sales and require registration.
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Washington
Washington City Council
Metropolitan Washington
National League of Cities
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
League
Johnson
House
Senate Judiciary Committees
Senate Judiciary Committee
Arson Suspected In Fire At Stanford Administration Building
A fire at Stanford University destroyed part of an administration building, causing about $200000 damage. Fire marshal Bruce Wiggins said arson was likely and key records from the Stanford Research Institute and faculty files were disturbed. President Wallace Sterling plans to retire September 1.
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Stanford
Calif
Stanford University
Wallace Sterling
Santa Clara County
Bruce Wiggins
Stanford Research Institute
Sterling
University
Institute
Sterling’s
Wiggins
Leland Stanford
Inaval Rotc
Stanford Student Services
London Grounds Airspeed Ambassadors After Crash
London authorities grounded all Airspeed Ambassador aircraft following Wednesday’s crash that killed six men and eight race horses.
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London
Reds Fire Missiles at B 52 Raids Over Vietnam Panhandle
U S command reports two anti aircraft missiles fired at B 52 bombers during raids on North Vietnam's southern panhandle. None hit. B 52s have faced Soviet built missiles before with no casualties. The campaign targets artillery sites and storage areas as 28 raids proceed in the panhandle and nearby DMZ zones. Ground troops uncover two more enemy arms caches amid improved intelligence. Major Gen John Hay says Saigon attacks depend on seizing bases to stop raids.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Panhandle
U.S. Command
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Dmz
John Hay
Bridge collapse at Fourth of July celebration injures many in Longview
A wooden footbridge 15 feet high collapsed over Lake Sacajewea as fireworks ended, sending about 89 people to two hospitals. Police say as many as 200 may have been on the bridge. seven admitted, two with broken legs. Divers found no bodies, and by morning all were accounted for.
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Longview
Wash
Ralph Benefiel
Lake
Jaycees
John Martin
Lonnie Knowles
Kelso
Tom Slyter
Kenneth Dahl
Cedar Rapids Marine Craig Smith Killed in Vietnam
Craig Smith 20 of Cedar Rapids was killed near Quang Nam after 18 months in Vietnam where he served as a helicopter crew chief. Born August 7 1947 in Waterloo he attended Waterloo and Cedar Rapids schools. Survived by parents a brother and two sisters.
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Cedar Rapids
Vietnam
Cpl
Craig Smith
Joan Smith
Ninth Avenue
Stuart Smith
Sherman Street
Quang Nam
Young Smith
Waterloo
Jeffrey
Marcia
Kristine
Mary A. Smith
la Porte City
J. R. Murray
General Quits Over Orders To Not Stop Riots
Archibald Sproul a 53 year old major general and commander of the 29th infantry division of Virginia and Maryland says he resigned his commission because he would not “protect lawlessness.” He faulted orders from Washington that barred troops from loading weapons or using rifles even as clubs to stop looting during riots in Washington and Baltimore. Sproul spoke at a civic club meeting stating he felt strongly and resigned though he could have served ten more years.
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Harrisonburg
National Guard
Washington
Baltimore
Archibald Sproul
Virginia
Maryland
Sproul
Legion of Merit
Police
Army
Civic Club
U.S
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