Blast at Du Pont plant in Louisville leaves many missing
A series of 26 explosions at the Du Pont synthetic rubber plant in Louisville caused a major fire and heavy damage. Rescue teams remain barred from the site as safety crews assess the scene and missing workers, with authorities reporting at least 39 injured and a bricklayer among those unaccounted for. The Red Cross housed about 200 evacuees, while authorities reassessed the scale of losses at the multi-building complex near the Ohio River.
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Louisville
du Pont
National
Jefferson County
Red Cross
West End
Ohio River
A.T. Tollefsen
U S Astronauts Break World Space Endurance Record
U S astronauts Gordon Cooper Charles Conrad and others smashed the longtime Soviet record in the Gemini 5 mission at 7 a m EST completing 74 orbits and driving U S total space time beyond 507 hours as they race toward the moon with a heavy schedule of observations and experiments and a goal of 3 12 million miles.
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United States
U.S. Astronaut Corps
Germ 5
Redistricting Battle Poses Hurdle To Court Deadline
Political battle over the Pennsylvania reapportionment plan tightens as Republicans challenge the Democratic bill. Senate leaders back a compromise while the House resists, eyeing the Sept. 1 Supreme Court deadline and a post-midnight session to push final passage.
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Harrisburg
House
Senate
Kenneth B. Lee
Stanley G. Stroup
Lee
State Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
House Committee On Elections and Apportionment
Harry
Reapportion Plan Shifts Erie and Crawford Counties
Senate approves a new district map affecting Corry and Erie County towns. District Four would include Corry and North East area while District Five groups Crawford County towns with western Erie County townships. Western cutoff redrawn to balance seats. House action pending.
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Crawford County
Erie County
Pennsylvania Senate
Corry
Erie
County
Elgin
Mill Village
North East
Union City
Waterford
Wattsburg
Wesleyville
Amity
Concord
Greene
Greenfield
Harborcreek
Lawrence Park
LeBoeuf
Union
Venango
Wayne
Albion
Cranesville
East Springfield
Edinboro
Fairview
Girard
Lake City
Middleboro
Platea
Elle Creek
Franklin
McKean
Springfield
Summit
Washington
Cambridge Springs
Conneaut Lake
Conneautville
Linesville
Saegertown
National Origins Bill Clears House Amid Senate Challenge
The House passed the National Origins bill 318 to 95, moving to end the immigration policy based on national origins. A narrowly adopted amendment to cap North and South American immigration was reversed by a strong vote, while Senate action looms and President Johnson urged prompt action.
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Washington
House
Senate
Western Hemisphere
North
South America
Johnson
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
White House
United States
Steel and Union Near Deadline in Steelworkers Talks
Federal mediator William E. Simkin urged both sides to stay patient as he arranged separate talks after the United Steelworkers union rejected an industry wage and benefits offer. If no deal by midnight Sept 1, 450,000 workers could strike, halting 80 percent of U.S. steel output. President Johnson framed the dispute as a national issue of responsibility.
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Plrsb Unit
Louay
United
Simkin
Johnson
Viet Nam
J. W. Abel
Stechworkers
Reward Offered for Mutilators of Elderly Black Man
Gov. Wallace announced Alabama's largest reward of 31 000 for information leading to conviction in the case of Perry Smaw 78 found at his Greensboro farm home with head injuries and his tongue cut out He remained in a coma in critical condition at Hale County Hospital Deputy Sheriff Holloway said a state investigator would go to Greensboro and two persons were being questioned. half of them Black.
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Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Perry Smay
Greensboro
Hale County Hospital
Smaw
David Holloway
Workman Killed In 50-Foot Fall At School Project
Anthony Sherack aged 53 of Niles died after an 80-foot fall from a room under construction at the Western Reserve High School project. He was employed by Valley Steel Erectors of Niles and died at St Joseph’s Hospital.
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Wakkin
Anthony Sherack
Niles
Sherack
St. Josephis
Valley Steel Erectors
Western Reserve High School
Presidential Task Force To Tackle LA
A presidential task force led by Deputy Attorney General Ramsey Clark will fly to Los Angeles to assess federal remedies for the Watts riots and their causes. The group will include representatives from health housing and labor agencies as it evaluates action steps announced by President Johnson.
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Washington
Los Angeles
Ramsey Clark
California
Watts
Johnson
Attrney
Clark
Public Health
Office of Economic Opportunity
Labor Department
Supreme Court
Tom C. Clark
Lands Division
Justice Department
Nicholas Katzenbach
Attornney
City Moves Ahead With Urban Renewal Plan Steps
Erie County planning chief Chris Capotis outlines a rapid start for downtown renewal. City Council to appoint an Urban Renewal Authority head and assemble an administrator and consultant, with a $40 state certification cost and a 75 25 funding split for the project.
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Chris Capotis
Erie County Planning Department
Capolis
City Planning Commission
Urban Renewal Authority
Capotis
Erie
Titusville
Warren
Amusement Ride Tragedy Kills 17 Year Old in Windsor
A ride car derailed at an amusement center killing Thomas C. Minidis, 17, of Detroit, and injuring eight other youths from a Detroit church group. Officials offered no explanation as to why the car left the track.
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V.indsor
Ont
Thomas C. Minidis
Detroit
Windsor
Detroit Church
W B. Browning
City Tragedy: Teen Dies After Kite Flight Fall
New York AP reports 19 year old Carlos Garcian fell six stories from a roof while kite flying near his Brooklyn home. Officials say the accident occurred yesterday and prompted investigations into safety measures for urban kite activity.
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New York
Carlos Garcian
Brooklyn
Military woos NASA astronauts for MOL program
The Pentagon plans full development of the Manned Orbiting Laboratory with a $1.5 billion budget and may reclaim some NASA astronauts to crew the two man MOL flights. Officials note many NASA pilots hold armed forces commissions and the idea of military crews is conceivable despite Johnson administration caution.
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Washington
Manned Orbiting Laboratory
Johnson
Pentagon
National Aeronauics and Space Administration
Defense
NASA
Unts
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
So and Soviet hush on observing Gemini 6 launch
In Washington President Johnson urged Moscow to send a high level observer to Gemini 6 launch in October. Soviet officials in Moscow doubt any Russian representative will attend. Kraft upholds desire to see a Russian observer. Diplomats note Soviets avoid public invitations to Cape Kennedy.
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Manned Space Center
Houston
Tex
Soviet Union
United States
U.S
Moscow
Johnson
Washington
Soviet Academy of Science
Christopher C. Kraft
Gemini
Kraft
Cape Kennedy
Russia
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Institute of Hispanic Studies
Michael Melius
Peter L
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Waukegan
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Peter
Teer
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Riverhead
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