50 000 Miners Still Away From Jobs
Pittsburgh AP reports about 50 000 miners idle as a four day strike expands to eight states. Some returnees in Alabama and West Virginia amid no progress in talks with Bituminous Coal Operators Association. Pickets roam eastern Kentucky. one truck overturned in Floyd County.
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Pittsburgh
Alabama
West Virginia
United Mineworkers Union
Washington
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Kentucky
Floyd County
Seek Man Missing Girl Case Stretches Across City
Police search for 15 year old Corry girl allegedly taken by a married man from Warren. The girl was last seen with a companion on West Pleasant street when a car stopped and offered a ride. The companion exited, hearing the girl call for help as the car left. The driver is linked to a prior Corry disappearance involving a different vehicle and a trip to Georgia. The mother reported the daughter missing earlier today.
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Corry
Warren
West Pleasant Street
Georgia
State Approves Stewart Road Bridge Upgrade
Columbus Township wins state approval to rebuild a collapsed 27 foot Stewart Road bridge. Supervisor Wort Hammond says abutment failure caused by creek undermining piles. plan calls for an arch with concrete base. Bids expected in about three weeks. Traffic remains cut from Sample Plats Road to South Center Street.
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Columbus Township
Stewart Road
Wort Hammond
Hammond
Owa
Sample Plats Road
South Center Street
Belahol Ballet Toft Takes U S Tour From Moscow
A 37 member Belahol Ballet company departs Moscow for New York to start a tour across the United States and Canada under authority of travel plans and company management.
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U.S
Moscow
Belahol Ballet Toft
New York
United States
Canada
Marines Return To Smelling Out In Viet Nam Operations
Hundreds of U S Marines launch a multibattalion search 23 miles south of Chu Lai seizing 67 suspects and killing 14 Viet Cong while Air Force F105 Thunderchiefs engage targets near Mu Gia Pass and Laotian frontier. Weather delays flights near Lancaster.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
South China Sea
North Viet Nam
Mu Gia
Chu Lai
An Hai
Air Force
Bypass Land Acquisition Reaches Halfway Mark
More than 50 percent of 44 property owners along the Route 6 bypass right of way have settled with the State Highway Department. Negotiations continue with owners seeking higher prices as the department pursues the 1964 condemnation law. Target completion of land acquisition is June 30, with bids following, possibly starting the project in August.
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State Highway Department
Franklin
Highway Department
William F. Troxell
Almost Lost Control Of The Car In Test
Clayton Hornberger an 80 year old man from Shillington Pa faced a fake re examination for his driver license in Reading Pa State trooper Kenneth Betleyan described his drive through a stop sign backed over a curb hit a guard rail and nearly ran down an elderly friend after the curb caused the car to lurch forward Hornberger failed the test.
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Reading
Clayton Hornberger
Shillington
Kenneth C. Betleyan
Hornberger
Read
Johnson Signs Daylight Saving Time Bill
President Johnson signed a national uniform Daylight Saving Time measure extending DST from the last Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October each year. States may opt out by legislature but must observe the full period if choosing to adopt the change.
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San Antonio
Tex
Johnson
White House
Temporary Drink A Mockers Short-Term Relief
AP reports Dr. Stanley Gitlow of New York Medical College warns that a single cocktail or several drinks may ease anxiety temporarily but can worsen long term issues like work, mortgage, and bids. He calls alcohol use misguided and says it cannot meet medical need, as discussed in a speech to the National Council on Alcoholism.
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New York
Stanley Gitlow
New York Medical College
National Council On Alcoholism
Niga Gitlow
Gitlow
Johnson Makes Brief Visit to Mexico City
President Johnson flies to Mexico City for an informal stopover that may lead to a future state visit. Mexican and U.S. officials expect large crowds while a 21gun salute and formal ceremonies mark the arrival and Lincoln statue unveiling funded by the U.S. government.
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San Antonio
Tex
Johnson
Mexico City
Robert H. Fleming
White House
Mexico
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
Washington
Diaz Ordaz
Abraham Lincoln
U.S
Pes Johnson
Lincoln
Police report details of Virginia thief shot in Durham incident
Durham Pa AP report states two men confronted a thief surprised removing lawn furniture from Martin Steler property. The intruder was shot in the leg and taken to Col Hospital for treatment. State police provided the account of the incident.
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Durham
Col Hospital
Armstrong
Martin Steler
US Senators Debate US Pullout Over South Viet Nam War
Washington AP reports differ on whether Vietnam instability could force a US withdrawal. Senators Cooper Javits Young Kennedy Tower Dirksen Morton weigh political risks, possible civilian govt shifts, and impacts on Saigon defense. Cooper warns political unrest harms military effort including defense of Saigon airport.
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Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Stephen M. Young
D-Ohio
Nguyen Cao Ky
Robert F. Kennedy
Dn.v
New York
17Th Parallel
South
Viet ‘Nam
John G. Tower
R-Tex
Saigon
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Washington
Thruston B. Morton
United States
Cooper
India
Saigona
Nuclear Test Conducted Underground at Nevada Site
The Atomic Energy Commission announced a low intermediate yield underground nuclear test at the Nevada test site. The blast force is estimated between 20 000 and 200 000 tons of TNT.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
AEC
Buddhists Celebrate as Saigon Declares Elections
Thousands march peacefully in Saigon to celebrate a junta decree ordering elections for civilian rule within three to five months. Buddhist leaders call the pledge satisfactory, boosting the survival of the U S backed government while observers note a carnival atmosphere and reduced clashes with security forces.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Buddhist Institute
Eas
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Can Ky
U S Plans River Patrols To Run Down Cong Vessels
The U S Navy has begun river patrols in South Vietnam with 160 machine gun equipped PBRs planned by July to sweep Viet Cong junks and sampans from canals feeding VC strongholds. Two 31 foot boats began near Saigon with 750 sailors training for the operation.
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Washington
U.S. Navy
South Viet Nam
Navy
PBR
Saigon
Leroy V. Swanson
Viet Nam
Norvell G. Ward
U.S
Stormy Iraq Chief Aref Dies in Helicopter Crash
Beir ut reports President Abdel Salam Aref of Iraq was killed when his helicopter crashed after a political rally near Basra. Interior Minister Maj Gen Abdel Latif Daraji and Industry Minister Mustafa Abdullah also died. ten aboard, including Basra Province governor and the palace staff secretary general. Premier Bazaz will act president until successors are chosen within a week.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Abdel Salam Aref
Iraq
Basra
Baghdad
Abdel Latif Daraji
Mustafa Abdullah
Persian Gulf
Aref
Abdel Rahman Bazzaz
Council of Ministers
National Defense Council
Bombs Hidden Delayed-Action Threaten Mu Gia Pass
Reports say U S B52s dropped half-ton bombs on Mu Gia Pass in North Viet Nam two days ago. Many bombs were rigged with delayed-action fuzes likely to detonate over days, risking new slides and hazards to workers reconveying the blocked route toward Laos and South Viet Nam.
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Hanoi
Viet Nam
Washington
Mu Gia
Isbor
Laos
Guam
Mu Gia Pass
North
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