Tragedy Refalls Alva Cape in Brooklyn Harbor Fire
The British tanker Alva Cape exploded and burned anew at Gravesend Bay near Brooklyn, killing four and leaving three missing after a second naphtha blast. Fire officials warned of continued volatility as crews pumped remaining cargo and debated removal from the harbor.
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New York
Brooklyn
Coast Guard
Gravesend Bay
James Higgens
John V. Lindsay
Alva Cape
Robert C. Lowery
Texaco Mass
New York City
U S Suspends Argentina Ties After Coup
Washington demanded reevaluation of U S relations with Argentina after the military ouster of President Arturo Illia and announced a suspension of relations while consulting with hemispheric partners. The State Department said it regrets the break in democratic government and will discuss next steps.
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Washington
United States
Arturo Alia
State Department
Argentina
Rio de Janeiro
U. S
Argentina Overthrow Army Names Ongania Provisional President
Argentine military officers toppled President Arturo Illia’s civilian government and named retired Lt. Gen. Juan Carlos Ongania as provisional president. They dissolved Congress and the supreme court and began appointing interventors. No elections or civilian return planned. Illia and his cabinet unpaid resignation noted. Illia at home. Mrs Illia in Houston hospital. Also Gen Kielmansegg named Allied commander in Central Europe directing half a million Allied troops. duties begin as French forces withdraw from NATO.
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New York Times
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Arturo U. Ilia
Juan Carlos Ongania
High Command
Congress
Supreme Court
Government House
Elia
Ricardo
Illia
J. A. Graf Kielmansegg
Europe
Hell
NATO
Milk Price Increase Expected In Charleston Area
A Kanawha Valley dairy spokesman says milk prices in Charleston and possibly the tri state area will rise four cents a gallon later this week or next, the third hike in four months bringing total increases since Feb 28 to 21 cents. The rise hinges on a planned U S Department of Agriculture authorization discussed at a June 10 meeting in Cleveland with farmer representatives from Ohio Kentucky Indiana Michigan and West Virginia. The department may authorize a July 1 increase while farm prices hover around five dollars and thirty cents per hundredweight.
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Robert D. Horan
Charleston
Tri-State
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Kanawha Valley
Agriculture Department
Cleveland
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Michigan
West Virginia
Viet Forces Score Fatal Hits in Two Engagements
A government military spokesman said Viet Cong forces suffered heavy losses in two separate battles. In An Xuyen Province southern delta about 150 miles south of Saigon 83 Viet Cong were killed in a multi battalion sweep. In Quang Tin Province a VC company about 135 troops ambushed a Vietnamese force north of Thanh Binh 380 miles northeast of Saigon 16 enemy soldiers were killed. U S Air Force and Navy pilots engaged targets on both fronts.
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Saigon
An Xuyen
Quang Tin
Thanh Binh
U.S
WVU President Slated for Top Federal Education Post
West Virginia University president Paul A. Miller is expected to resign to become assistant secretary for education in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. He would succeed Francis Keppel amid HEW program priorities.
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Washington
Paul A. Miller
West Virginia University
Miller
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Francis Keppel
Great Society
Jennings Randolph
DW. Va
FBI
Democratic National Committee
WVII
Johnson
Appalachian Regional Commission
National Advisory Commission On Food and Fiber
U. S
HEW
WVU
Elvis Stahr
Kennedy
Army
Michigan State University
Bull Shuns Romance Swims to Sanctuary
A bashful two year old Angus bull, sold to Houghton ranchers, fled cows and swam a mile to a 10 acre slough island. Despite attempts to lure him off, the bull has remained on the isolated waterbound refuge, snorting and retreating whenever approached.
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Claremont
S. D
Ferdinand
Angus
Dick Daly
Philip Bacon
Philip Davidson
Houghton
Daly
Columbia
Bacon
Davidson
Pt. Pleasant Loan to Build 50 Dwellings
A $754 200 federal loan to Point Pleasant West Virginia funds construction and equipment for 50 low rent elder designed homes. It covers site work utilities planning and design management and maintenance costs. Repayment comes from long term bonds sold to private investors and a federal contribution keeps rents affordable.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Housing and Urban Development
City of
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