Peace Mission Effort Shelved by Britain
Britain announced it is dropping for now its plan to lead a Commonwealth mission to seek a Vietnam peace settlement. Prime Minister Wilson proposed the effort at the June 17 Commonwealth conference. Messages were sent to Washington Moscow Peking Hanoi and Saigon seeking a hearing on convoking a peace conference. A government spokesman said Peking and Moscow indicated they would not accept the mission at this time while Hanoi had not responded.
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Joint Operation Gives Mixed Local Results in Vietnam Zone
U S paras join Vietnamese and Australian soldiers for a second operation near Saigon with 2500 troops probing jungle 30 miles northeast. No significant contact with Viet Cong, but items found include love letters and WWII canteens. Casualties: Ba Gia area reports American, Vietnamese losses and missing. Minh Pleiku reports later.
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Firecrackers Cause Fatal House Fire in Illinois Family
In Galesburg four children Penny Hopeman six Danny five Mark three and Toby one died from smoke inhalation when a fire swept their home after firecrackers exploded inside. Parents 24 and 27 escaped as flames spread from the dining or living room with crackers on a table.
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al Rowe
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House Unit Approves West Branch National Site
Washington The House interior committee approved a bill to establish a national historic site at Herbert Hoover's birthplace in West Branch. The committee also adopted Rep Grosss amendment removing the advisory commission requirement. Senator Miller and Hickenlooper have proposed a separate national monument in West Branch.
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Iowa
John Schmidhauser
Senate
Jack Miller
Bourke Hickenlooper
Senate Interior
Four Year Old Drowned at Lake Macbride
Cedar Rapids News reports Richard Eugene Pooler four, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Pooler of 1427 Pawnee Dr NW, drowned at MacBride State Park. He was in a roped area near the main beach under eight guards when found in two feet of water at 1 30 a.m. Lifesaving crews from Johnson County Sheriff's Office, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and Iowa City and Solon fire departments responded. he died at Mercy Hospital, Iowa City.
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Medicare Passage This Week Sought in Senate
The Senate prepared to open debate on a broad Medicare bill shaping a voluntary supplement plan for 19 million Americans aged 65 or older and certain disabled individuals. It would finance increased benefits via Social Security and taxes, add child health funds, and extend coverage for hospital, post hospital care, and doctors services.
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41 Men Die In RAF Transport Crash At Dorchester
A Royal Air Force transport plane crashed near Dorchester England on Tuesday killing all 41 aboard. The tragedy prompted emergency response and mournful reports from authorities.
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Borgnine Weds Donna Grancucci in Juarez Nuptials
UPI reports actor Ernest Borgnine 48 married Donna Grancucci Rancourt in Juarez Mexico on June 30 during a training exercise. The crash cause was not immediately determined.
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Dual Killer Is Tracked Down in Pittsburgh Shootout
AP report from Pittsburgh describes a young man named Leroy Scott about 24 who used a repeating rifle to murder a policeman and the girlfriend’s father, wounding two officers. After a five hour manhunt he was found in a wooded area and shot dead as he raised his rifle.
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Pittsburgh
Leroy Scott
House Fight Looms Over Vote Rights in Congress
The House opened debate on a voting rights bill amid an intra party clash over poll taxes. Senate passage on May 26 was 77 to 19 with no ban on poll taxes, but a court test and findings of discrimination were included. The GOP offered a substitute favoring court review instead of an outright ban.
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House
Johnson
Senate
Congress
Republican Substitute
Senate approves amendment on disability and succession plan
The Senate voted 68 to 5 to approve a constitutional amendment addressing presidential disability and succession. It awaits ratification by 38 states. the House cleared it last week. The proposal outlines acting presidency rules and a method to fill the vice presidency.
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Senate
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Dirksen
R-Ill
Gore
Father disowns son after wild Detroit party brawl
Albert Scobie vows to cut his 18 year old son from the home after a loud party led to a police melee. About 80 youths, a three piece band, and 40 police officers clashed. 14 teens were arrested and three officers injured. Police halted the event when warned twice. the elder Scobie, a sheet metal supervisor, refuses to pay the $100 fine.
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Detroit
UPI
Albert Scobie
Albert, Jr
Scobie
Gregory Kidd
Push N Viet Missile Sites Near Completion
A state department spokesman said two North Vietnam missile sites are virtually complete and two more are advanced. He noted no missiles found at the completed sites but said installation could be imminent in the Hanoi and Haiphong areas amid reports of Soviet cargo ships at Haiphong.
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Washington
State Department
North Vietnam
Robert McCloskey
Hanoi
Haiphong
The biography of a noted U.S. businessman
The piece humorously chronicles a successful American magnate whose life started in the country, moved to the city to work, and then returned to a country upbringing as he built his fortune. It reflects on the cycle of labor and aspiration that defines his rise.
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