Johnson pledges funds to quell riots and tax plan stalled
President Johnson told reporters he is confident the country will fund needed measures to cure the causes of riots, while remaining silent on timing for Congress about his civil disorders commission’s recommendations. He named David Ginsburg executive director and noted possible adjustments to the plan, with a push for a 6 percent surtax still under consideration.
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Commission On Civil Disorders
Congress
Washington
David Ginsburg
U.N
U Thant
U.S
Cavanagh
Detroit
Democratic Party
Pakistan Floods Ravage Dense East Pakistan Areas
DACCA AP reports widespread flooding in densely populated East Pakistan after a week of heavy rain and riverbank erosion. Thousands are homeless as hundreds of houses and thousands of acres of jute paddy and tobacco fields are washed away.
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Dacca
Pakistan
East
Stormy evening sparks two Palo area fires
Fierce lightning and driving rain struck East Iowa Sunday evening, causing two fires near Palo. The Palo Fire Department was summoned at 6:30 p.m. to the Curt Hayes farm, located one mile southwest of Palo.
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William Struve
Marengo
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Tama
Victor
Chelsea
E. P. Willey, Jr
Willeys
North English
Sigourney
Grinnell
Holiday Lake
Brooklyn
East
Iowa
Palo
Curt Hayes
Cedar Rapids youth missing on Peru peak climb
George Robb 19, of Cedar Rapids, disappeared during a mountain excursion near Arequipa Peru while climbing Misti with a volunteer group Projecta. His companion Dave Pollack 19 left Robb resting after altitude sickness and descended a different route.
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Peru
George Robb
Cedar Rapids
Robb
W. John Robb
Linden Drive
Connecticut Wesleyan College
Washington High School
Dave Pollack
Pollack
Subpoena Powers Granted to New Riot Commission
Congress granted President Johnson's riot study commission subpoena power to investigate violence nationwide. The Senate approved the measure first, followed by the House two hours later, sending the bill to the White House for signature.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Johnson
New Riot Study Commission
Senate
House
White House
129 Dead in Forrestal Fire at Subic Bay
129 men killed and seven missing after a fire and explosions on the USS Forrestal during a carrier port call at Subic Bay Philippines. Sixty four injured. alarms followed smoke from aft section and a Phantom jet igniting a rocket. Bodies to Clark air base and then the U.S. Navy hospital ship Repose for treatment.
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Philippines
Forrestal
North Vietnam
Delta
Clark Air Base
Manila
U.S
Vietnam
Adm
Harvey Lanham
Carrier
Reagan undergoes bladder stone removal surgery
Santa Monica California UPI reports Governor Ronald Reagan was in fine condition after a 45 minute operation to remove bladder stones.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Romney says White House distorted Detroit troop request
Detroit story details Gov. George Romney accusing the White House of distortion over his appeal for federal troops during Detroit's riot last week. He criticized Ramsay Clark and Cyrus Vance for delays, noting nine hours elapsed before a commitment and urging rapid action to prevent further danger and protect urban programs.
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Detroit
George Romney
White House
Cyrus Vance
Romney
Michigan
Johnson
Atty
Ramsay Clark
America
Washington
U.S
Jerome Cavanagh
Humphrey
Minneapolis
Cavanagh
National Guard
Camp Grayling
Fort Bragg
N.C
Clark
Attorney i
City Counts Over 1,400 Infected Elms
Cedar Rapids reports more than 1,400 dead or dying elm trees amid a Dutch elm disease surge. Forestry Supervisor Bob Gardner said surveys will continue until no new cases appear. City crews have marked over 800 city trees for removal and sampled 625 private elms, with 530 confirmed diseased, largely due to root graft.
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Cedar Rapids
Bob Gardner
Gardner
Milwaukee Riots Leave 53 Injured and Patrolman Dead
Milwaukee mayor declares a state of emergency after a riotous night in the near north side area housing most of the citys Black population. Patrolman Bryan Moschea 24 dies burned evacuating children. 12 other officers hospitalized as snipers fire and debris strikes shelter sites. National guardsmen dispatched, curfew extended, and federal troop consideration noted as crews battle fires under police protection.
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Milwaukee
Bryan Moschea
Henry Maier
Madison
Warren Knowles
Out State Armories
Maier
Wauwatosa
Michigan Street
Capitol Drive
Second Street
20Th Street
Alven Hainke
Firestorms on Forrestal Fire Assault in Gulf of Tonkin
Lt. James Campbell and dozens of sailors shielded comrades from blazing fuel and exploding bombs on the Forrestal flight deck during a devastating carrier disaster in the Gulf of Tonkin. Lt. Cmdr. John McCain, a pilot in line for launch, leapt to safety as flames engulfed the deck and medics rushed to save all they could. Other heroes, including Lt. Lee Twyford, risked lives amid collapsing hoses and burning jets as alarms sounded along the 1,039 foot ship.
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Forrestal
Gulf of Tonkin
Cmdr
John McCain
Washington, D.C
U.S. Naval Forces
Europe
North Vietnam
McCain
Lee Twyford
Twyford
Harvey Lanham
Bosun
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