Caracas Quake Traps Hundreds as Death Toll Rises
A major quake struck Caracas during weekend revelry causing many to flee into the streets. Hospitals report four deaths in Caracas and more in La Guaira and nearby areas. Injuries tallied as emergency services struggle with jams and collapsed buildings. The quake measured about 6.5 to 7 on the Richter scale, with Colombia also shaken by an earlier tremor and reports of eight dead there.
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Macuto-Sheraton
Washington
U.S. Weather Bureau
Colombia
LBJ Orders SBA Loans For Detroit
President Johnson directed the Small Business Administration to offer 30 year low interest loans to Detroit homeowners and small businessmen in devastated areas to rebuild dwellings and establishments. Cyrus Vance announced no estimate of loan volume and noted no federal disaster declaration yet.
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SBA
Office of Emergency Planning
George Romney
Jerome P. Cavanagh
Detroit Toll Rises on Eve of Day of Prayer
Riots and racial violence flare across multiple cities as President Johnson forms a new commission to study causes and remedies. National and local curfews, arrests, and patrols rise amid sporadic vandalism and brick throwing in Detroit Newburgh Wilmington Camden and other towns.
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Riot Investigation Commission
New York
John Lindsay
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Del
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San Bernardino
Calif
New Castle
Washington
Illinois
Otto Kerner
Palmyra
N.J
Payton Flournoy
Flourney
John Babiarz
East St. Louis
Camden
Chuckle: T Passed By Your House Yesterday
A note about a person named T passing by a residence yesterday is exchanged with thanks in a brief chuckle. The line mirrors a casual domestic exchange.
Plan for FDR Memorial Faces Congressional Action
Washington AP The Franklin D Roosevelt memorial commission will seek formal congressional authorization for the Breuer design despite arts commission opposition. Senators McCarthy and Thompson plan bills to authorize the monument in West Potomac Park near the White House, targeting completion by Roosevelt’s April 12, 1970, death anniversary. The plan features a 32 foot granite cube with etched portraits, stone blades and water, plus sound recordings of several speeches.
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Jefferson Memorial
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Breuer
G O P Split Opens Over LBJ Criticism
Washington AP report shows GOP leaders divided over blaming President Johnson for racial riots. A Dewey drafted statement accused Johnson of failing to address the problem, while Morton criticized the committee for posturing and called for a political truce. Dirksen read the statement but left reporters with few specifics.
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Republican Party Coordinating Committee
Thomas Dewey
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Morton
Dirksen
Dewey
William Cramer
R-Fla
Colorado
John Love
Republicar Governors Conference
Forrestal disaster sparks political fault lines and war news
A U S aircraft carrier Forrestal dodges to Subic Bay after a deadly explosion and fire that killed 46 crew, injured 56, and left 80 missing amid Vietnam War operations. The crash triggered widespread Republican criticism of Johnson while Eisenhower offered support.
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