Johnson orders faster Mississippi search for missing trio
President Johnson directed an expanded search for the three civil rights workers missing since June 21 in Neshoba County Mississippi. Rita Schwerner asked for 5 000 troops but Johnson said he would act if useful and federal and state authorities with 100 Navy sailors continued the hunt through red clay hills and swampy terrain.
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Philadelphia
Miss
Johnson
Mississippi Highway Patrol
Mississippi
Rita Schwerner
Michael Schwerner
Brooklyn
Neshoba County
Baby Dies After Fall From Ferris Wheel at Amusement Park
In Huntington New York a 2 year old girl Deborah Shaw died after plunging six feet to asphalt from a ferris wheel. Her parents Robert and from Commack were injured in the same seat and in serious condition. Police said the seat jammed and did not swing freely.
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Huntington
N.Y
Deborah Shaw
Robert Shaw
Commack
N. Y
Shaws
Seek Airmen After Crash Off Bermuda
U S boats and planes searched off Bermuda's south coast for 12 American airmen missing after two Air Force planes collided during a Gemini space training mission. Seven rescued, five bodies recovered. survivors in good condition. A Gemini capsule and rescue drill were depicted. Kindley Air Force Base officials noted all seven survivors had jumped during the test rescue.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
U.S
Air Force
Atlantic
Kindley Air Force Base
Oil Rig Blast Kills Four on Gulf Rig
MORGAN CITY La AF reports an explosion and fire on a floating oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico killing at least four. About 42 men were aboard the 260 foot vessel in Block 273 Eugene Island 78 miles southwest of Morgan City. Twenty five survivors were treated at Lakewood Hospital with most in satisfactory condition. Sixty or more missing after the blaze and sinking, with helicopters transporting survivors to shore.
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Morgan City
Gulf of Mexico
Lakewood Hospital
New Orleans
Block 273
Eugene Island
Sam Kinney, longtime Talon executive, dies at 75
Zipper mogul Samuel Marks Kinney who helped win acceptance of the zipper as general manager of Talon Inc in the 1930s and 1940s died Sunday in Westfield New Jersey at age 75. He led product acceptance and corporate leadership during a pivotal era for the company and industry. Kinney's contributions shaped Talon's strategy and helped establish the zipper as a mainstream fastening.
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Zipper Moguldies
Westfield
N. J
Samuel Marks Kinney
Talon, Inc
King and Leaders Charged Over Minors in St Augustine
In St Augustine Florida a juvenile counselor charged Martin Luther King Jr and other integration leaders with contributing to the delinquency of minors. Warrants named King Robert Hayling a Negro dentist the Rev John Gibson and J B Jackson for using wards of the juvenile court in integration marches. Police then allowed a new wave of demonstrations with hundreds of officers protecting the march and beach gathering amid a tense scene in City Square.
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ST. Augustine, Fla
St. Augustine
Martin Luther King Jr
Fred Brinkhoff
King
Robert B. Hayling
John Gibson
J. 8. Jackson
City
Bryan Simpson
Jacksonville
Simpson
Farris Bryant
St. Augustine Beach
Savings And Loan Pays $89,800 To Shareholders
The Corry Savings and Loan Association distributed $89,800 in dividends over yesterday and today, marking the fourth record payment and $6,000 more than the first six months of last year. Of this total, $8,300 was mailed to 114 shareholders, while the remainder was credited to 2,850 shareholder accounts.
Ten Die As Typhoon Winnie Hits Manila Area
Manila and central Luzon suffer widespread destruction as Typhoon Winnie roars in with winds near 95 mph. At least ten drowned, many injured, and infrastructure including power, transit, and communications severely disrupted.
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Philippine
Manila
Philippines
Winnie
South China Sea
China
Weather Bureau
Manila International
U.S. Clark Air Force Base
Plan To Widen East Pleasant At School Site
City Council is set to approve widening East Pleasant street at the Concord School site. The project cuts back six feet on the school side between Concord and King, adds an asphalt strip and curb. Corry School District pays for the six-foot strip. curb costs were previously assessed to property owners. Estimated asphalt cost $500 to $600. Next year, top coverings and resurfacing between King and East street are planned, along with summer paving on the King Street block adjacent to the site. Sidewalks and curbing are under construction on East South street.
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City Council
East Pleasant
Concord
King Streets
Corry
David Johnson
Johnson
King Street
East Street
Analysis: Chinese leaders and Johnson war warnings
AP News analyzes the Johnson administration's stance on China and Vietnam, noting a fine line between bluntness and bluster. It warns leaders in China and Vietnam may misread warnings amid domestic politics, with peace as the key foreign policy issue shaping the upcoming campaign.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Far East
Numét
Ching
Viet Nam
Johnson
Lodge warns Vietnam policy not a GOP vote magnet
Former ambassador Henry Lodge, now seeking the GOP nomination, told Senate committees that U.S. policy in South Viet Nam should not become a campaign issue. He argued the war is on track but faced bipartisan pushback as lawmakers doubt the political viability of this stance.
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Wasnuvchun
Henry Cabo Lodge
Lodge
Saigon
U.S
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Senate Foreign Relations and
Armed Services Committees
Washington
Wes Gallagher
Associated Press
Ihhat
Henry Cabot Lodge
South Viet Nam
National and World News Digest Echoes 1964 Political Turmoil
National headlines track Scranton’s Chicago visit to woo Illinois delegates as Goldwater fears a first ballot nomination. Johnson orders expanded Mississippi missing workers search while promising federal action. Civil rights marchers claim a St Augustine victory as Negroes confront slave market sites. Lodge comments Vietnam policy as campaign issue unlikely. Kennedy denies conspiracy claims. Castro sister Juventa condemns international communism. Typhoon Winnie cripples Manila, triggering widespread disruption and delays. Red China war sentiment debated inside and outside the administration.
Scranton and Goldwater Push Illinois Delegation
Gov William Scranton and Sen Barry Goldwater campaign for Illinois delegates ahead of the San Francisco convention. Harold Stassen also appears as a candidate. AP tally shows 693 delegates pledged to Goldwater and 138 to Scranton. 39 of 58 Illinois delegates pledged to Goldwater, 18 uncommitted, Nixon one. Scranton challenges Goldwater to a debate. Goldwater dismisses the idea. Victor Smith expects delegates to vote their preference after the meeting.
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Chicago
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
San Francisco
Harold Stassen
Associated Press
Goldwater
Scranton
Reepublican
GOP
Victor Smith
Cochairman
Smith
Ellwood City Man Killed by Falling Television Set
An Ellwood City resident, 57 year old Joseph E. McCarthy, died in an accidental home accident after a television topples onto him. Deputy coroner Sam Toolis said McCarthy tripped and struck the set, breaking his neck.
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Sunguay Caer
Ellwood City
Sam Teolis
Lawrence County
Joseph E. McCarthy
Toolis
McCarthy
Woman Lost While Attempting Transatlantic Swim
Britt Sullivan, 29, a former Navy Wave, vanished after a night of swimming off Fire Island while attempting a long distance Atlantic crossing. Coast Guard crews searched with two helicopters and an 82 foot cutter, but no trace was found as night fell. Sullivan had been pulled from the water briefly when sharks approached, then resumed toward Montauk Point before disappearing.
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New York
Britt Sullivan
Aft
Coast Guard
Fire Island
Long Island
Navy
Laurence Griffith
Miss Sullivan
Griffith
Montauk Point
Atlantic
Howard Europe
The
Marine Center
Negroes Defy Chicago Cops Demonstration Grows
More than 300 Negroes marched on Chicago's South Side in a defiant early morning protest, taunting police and promising more parades this summer. ACT leaders led rallies at 47th Street and South Parkway before arrests were made for a public meeting without a permit, releasing seven leaders on bond as chants resumed.
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Chicago
South Side
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Scranton
47th + Street
South Parkway
ACT
Severs Eithed
Jesse Gray
Harlem
Council On Housing
New York City
Lawrence Landry
Stanley Branche
Chester
Chester Committee For Freedom Now
Branche
Congo Premier Adoula Quits Amid Turbulent Independence Day
Premier Cyrille Adoula resigned as Congo marked four years of independence and the last U N troops left. President Kasavubu accepted the resignation and said a new government would be formed soon, with Moise Tshombe widely expected to head it after his return from exile. Gizenga to be freed, Kalonji seeks reconciliation with most leaders except Ngalmula.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
Cyrille Adoula
U N
Joseph Kasavubu
Adoula
Moise Tshombe
U.N. Congo
Tshombe
Europe
Kaitanga
Antoine Gizenga
Stanleyville
Gizenga
Joseph Ngalmula
South
Kasai
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LBJ
Pittsburgh
Ronald Bodak
Crafton
Ohio River
River Patrol
Sun- BA
Sabk
Rev. King
GOP Disputes Lodge
Henry Cabot
News Digest
Illinois
Robert F. Kennedy
Fidel Castro
Juanita
Cuba
Bill
Barry
Holland Township
Joseph Gizelli
Bayonne
Michael Walton
Jersey City
Stephen Penner
Bay
Onne
Tre
Hunterdan Medic Center
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