Riots Rock New Jersey City Amid Night of Violence
Rioting flared in Plainfield and Newark as gunfire and looting broke out. A white officer died after being beaten by a Negro gang, and a 22-year-old Negro was shot. National guardsmen and state police moved in, curfews were ordered, and 100+ arrests reported.
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New Jersey
Plainfield
N. J
Newark
UPI
Richard Hughes
National
Tooting
George Hetfield
Frank Bardecker
Rahway
U N reports cease fire observers start at Suez Canal
United Nations announces cease-fire observers have begun operating officially at the Suez Canal. The Bangkok bulletin notes an international effort to monitor the cease-fire amid tensions in the region.
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United Nations
U.N
Suez Canal
Cairo
Egypt
Odd Bull
Amary Skyhawk
U.A.R
Hanoi West Bank
Israel
U S Air Campaign Intensifies Across Vietnam Fronts
U S B 52s drop about a million pounds of bombs on targets from the Mekong Delta to the northern provinces. The fighting includes a strike on the infiltration route into the central highlands and continued air raids on North and South Vietnam. Two American planes were shot down but crews were rescued, while a three day operation near Con Thien ends with fewer than 100 enemy killed.
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Saigon
U.S
Area
Thanh Hoa
South Vietnam
Mekong
Demilitarized Zone
Central Highlands
North
Con Thien
Khe Sanh
Artes
Fair Weather For Two Days Forecast In Iowa
Skies over Iowa were to be mostly fair Monday night and Tuesday with a 10 percent precipitation chance. Lows Monday night 58 to 63, highs Tuesday mid to upper 80s. Storms earlier in the weekend caused damage from Gilmore City to Ida Grove and a funnel sighting near Humboldt.
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Owa
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Rockies
Humboldt County
Gilmore City
Sioux City
Ida Grove
Humboldt
Sacrifice of Plane to Save Greek Seaman's Life
Miami AP report says a U S Air Force plane costing 250000 was abandoned at sea to allow a doctor's arrival for a Greek seaman with a bleeding ulcer. Lt Col Knox Hardy piloted a doctor to a Liberian tanker 600 miles at sea. the craft later could not take off due to darkness and heavy seas.
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Miami
U.S. Air Force
Knox Hardy
30St Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Reserve Squadron
Homestead Air Base
Philipinis
Chuckle on spending quirks by Sepwright
A humorous quip contrasts male and female buying habits. It notes men pay two dollars for a one-dollar item they want while women pay one dollar for a two-dollar item they do not want.
GNP Resumed Upward March in Second Quarter
The Commerce Department reports the gross national product rose nine billion dollars in the April June period to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 775.3 billion. Half the gain was in real GNP with the rest from higher prices. The increase supports hopes of economic revival later in the year. In Milwaukee H William Hilgendorf Jr 22 a former Yale football player died in Hong Kong on a hiking trip returning home.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Epartent
W. Gardner Ackley
Johnson
Milwaukee
H. William Hilgendorf, Jr
Yale University
Hong Kong
Senate Agrees to Time Limit on Rail Debate
The Senate moved to a time limit on rail legislation after debate and aimed to end the strike within two to three hours. Leaders predicted swift action, with Johnson to sign and activate a plan to resume rail traffic.
Congress Pledges Fast Rail Strike Resolution
Washington AP swift report says Congress aims to end the rail strike with a hurried bill sent to President Johnson. Senate votes first then House action as conferees race to a settlement amid top priority shipments to the Vietnam war front. Rep Harley Staggers opposes compulsory settlement while Sen Ralph Yarborough cites lack of time for an accord.
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House
Senate
Johnson
Tiip
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Washington
Swift
Congress
Senate - House Conference Committee
Harley Staggers
D-W.va
Ralph Yarborough
DI Texas
Staggers
CR Industry Hit by Rail Strike Slows Cedar Rapids Plants
Pickets at Cedar Rapids rail facilities halted operations as a nationwide strike persisted. Penick and Ford began layoffs and corn grinding ceased, with drying limited only briefly. Quaker Oats warned of near collapse if unresolved, while Iowa Manufacturing shifted to trucks, raising costs.
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Cedar Rapids
Penick and
Ford
Penick and Ford
National Oats Co
Quaker Oats Co
Iowa Manufacturing Co
Croquet Showdown Ends In Embassy of Tea and Tension
The Second Annual Unofficial International Croquet Tournament ends tied at three after a rain soaked match in Westhampton Beach. London’s John Solomon leads the British with an error free tea break as American rival Henry White hails the crowd and humor.
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London
John Solomon
Henry White
Prison fire at Florida road camp kills thirty seven
At a Florida state prison road camp, 37 inmates died when a riot sparked a fire after prisoners used scrap paper and a broken gas line to ignite flames in a barracks. Fourteen prisoners were rescued, eight to a Pensacola jail, injuries reported, and guards saved 14 survivors.
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State Corrections Division
Wainwright
G. C. Mayne
Raiford
Mayne
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