U S Attacks Gain but SAM Fire Proves Deadly
U S air strikes on North Vietnam missile sites have intensified though conventional antiaircraft guns inflict heavy losses on American aircraft. Seven surface-to-air sites were damaged or destroyed in the past week and ten this month, with seven planes lost last weekend.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Air Force
Navy
North
Viet Nam
Secnes
Johnson reviews U.S. foreign policy with top aides
President Johnson convened his top military and diplomatic advisers at the LBJ Ranch for a day long foreign affairs review. The roster included Secretary of State Rusk, Defense Chief McNamara, George Ball, and McGeorge Bundy to discuss Vietnam, the Rio de Janeiro hemispheric ministers conference, and West German Chancellor Erhard’s visit.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
LBJ Ranch
Ludwig Erhard
Joseph Lalin
Joseph C. Swidler
Federal Power Commission
Swidler
FPC
Jude
Rate Eee
Baton
Poe
Ata
Batt
East
Marshall P. Jones
Malawi
Cecil Lyon
Kie Islands
Ea Lats
Nelson A. ‘Rockefeller
New York
Eisenhower suffers second attack and stays under care
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remains comfortable after a second bout of chest pains that forced his return to an oxygen tent. Doctors described Wednesday pains as longer and more prolonged than the previous heart episode, delaying plans to fly to Washington for further rest.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gordon, Ga
Wallace Hitchcock
Ft. Gordon
Eisenhower
Washington
Walterfeed Army Hospital
Hitchcock
Walter Reed
Thomas W. Mattingly
Mattingly
Gas rate cut sought by Pennsylvania Gas Co
The Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission may approve a rate reduction by Pennsylvania Gas Co that would lower bills by 0.09 cents per 1 000 cubic feet for Corry and surrounding communities. The move would affect about 73 000 customers across Erie Elk Warren Forest and McKean counties and follows price cuts by suppliers.
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Pennsylvania Gas Co
Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission
Corry
PUC
Erie
Elk
Warren
Forest
McKean
Pennsylvania
Live Grenades Found in Goodwill Donation Box
Four live World War I Japanese hand grenades were found in a donation box from a Goodwill pickup in Sacramento. A bomb squad from Mather Air Force Base responded and removed the dangerous items.
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Sacramento
Calif
Goodwill Industries
Mather Air Force Base
Dowell Inc. Quells $100,000 Gas Well Fire Near East Springfield
Corry's Dowell Inc a division of Dow Chemical Co battled a $100,000 gas well fire near East Springfield. Three drill crewmen were hospitalized with third degree burns while a larger effort used aqua fell mud and heavy cement to stop the gas flow. By last night fire crews had halted most flow and engineers planned final checks to ensure complete stoppage.
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Corry
Dowell, Inc
Dow Chemical Co
Springfield
St. Vincent's Hospital
Erie
Ban Chisler
Dowelles Ehere
Frank Hiricksom
BPS
Dowell
Dowell Fee
Chisler
Bradford
Peter Flanagan
Demas
Smoker Falls Asleep Burns To Death In Sofa Fire
Paul Mannella Jr., 24, died in a sofa fire in a Butler County town after reportedly falling asleep while smoking and watching television in his second story apartment. He suffered second and third degree burns over his body as the blaze was confined to the sofa.
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Wakmonx
Paul Mannella Jr
Butler
Mannella
County Districts Seek Merger Delays in Court
Harrisburg AP reports six Delaware County and seven Venango County school districts seek stays on merger plans as Commonwealth Court weighs appeals of state Board of Education reorganization rulings. Judge Swope and Lipsitt said rulings on dozens more district stay requests will follow. districts argue immediate implementation would cause confusion and disorder.
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Harrisburg
Delaware County
Venango County
Commonwealth Court
Lee F. Swope Issu Siay
State Board of Education
Erie
Delaware
Montgomery Counties
William W. Lipsitt
Common‘wealth Court
Penn-Delco Union
Chester
Bethel
Concord
Chester Heights
Milbourne
Titusville Area
Pleasantville
Oilcoe Iwds
Two5 Lake Area
Sunbrnee
Meadville
Unio
Erie County
Union City
Harborcreek
Fairview Union
Girard Union
Iroquois
Area
Borough
Northeastern
Edinsboro
Gen. McLane Jointire
McKean Union
Montgomery County
Worcestey
Lower Providence
Lower Providence ‘Twp. and’ Schwenksville
Swarthmore-Rutledge Union
Aluminum Makers Cancel Price Increases
Washington AP The nation’s top two aluminum producers backed down in a dispute with the Johnson administration and canceled price increases. Alcoa announced the reversal at a late night press conference led by Secretary McNamara. Reynolds and Kaiser followed, with Kaiser pledging to decide next steps. The government will resume talks on disposing surplus stockpiles of about 14 million tons while aiming to limit disposals to under 200,000 tons.
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Washington
The
Aluminum Co. of America
Reynolds Metals
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp
New York
the Times
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp
Alcoa
Robert S. McNamara
Defense
McNamara
Dropout, Army Wants You! Hershey Urges draftee help for dropouts
Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, director of Selective Service, proposed placing high school dropouts in the armed forces to prevent further dropping out. He spoke in Oklahoma City at the Selective Service offices and to the Chamber of Commerce, estimating a national draft rate near 36,000 men per month.
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Oklahoma City
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Armed Services
Hershey
State
City Chamber of Commerce
Two Workmen Buried Alive In Pa Cave In
Pittsburgh AP reports two laborers killed in a cavern excavation in Franklin Park Borough. Samuel Lelle, 14, of Finleyville and Stockhalsen, 28, of Bethel Park, employees of Mt Tibanon contractor Mac and Mac, were buried under earth. State police say Calvin R Calimer, 41, of Lantz Md was shot to death in a suspected hunting accident near Fairfield Adams County.
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Pittsburgh
Franklin Park
Samuel Lesle
Finleyville
So Stockhalsen
Bethel Park
Mt Tibanon
Mac
Mac Ine
Fairfield
Calvin R. Calimer
Lantz
Adams County
Pa Power Panic: State Council to Study Massive Outage
Harrisburg AP report notes the Public Utility Commission says Pennsylvania could recover quickly from a regional power failure. Rep Paul Lutty requests a civil defense review to assess exposure after a blackout that darkened New York City and other areas.
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Harrisburg
Public Utility Commission
Pennsylvania
Northeast
United States
Paul F. Lutty
D-Allegheny
State Council of Civil Defense
New York City
Lutty
Utilities kept power steady despite blackout report
The PUC said nearly all of the state s 19 electric utilities have enough independent generating capacity to maintain service. Only Milford and Matamoras in Pike County experienced a 37 minute service loss during Tuesday night s blackout in the northwest U S, with no failures reported in New Milford Susquehanna County.
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PUC
Commonwealth
Northwest United States
Milford
Matamoras
Pike County
New Milford
Susquehanna County
Amended Allegheny County School Plan Approved
The State Board of Education approved an amended Allegheny County school district reorganization plan amid 16 of 24 appeals denied. By July 1 the county will have 46 districts, with the plan listing 88 districts. Board member Frank N. Hawkins called the plan highly complex. Chairman Otis B. Mee Creery said it is the best possible under the circumstances.
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Narrisburg
Allegheny County
State Board of Education
Tis Means
Frank N. Hawkins
Lis
Otis B. Mee Creery
Rhodesia Declares Independence Defying Britain
Rhodesia under Prime Minister Ian Smith proclaimed unilateral independence from Britain. London denounces the move as illegal, sovereign power kept by Rhodesia’s white minority, with sanctions and isolation planned. Queen Elizabeth II appeals for constitutional conduct while Britain weighs troop options.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Britain
London
Harold Wilson
Smith
Harald Wilson
House of Commons
Wilson
Sterling
Chamber Triggers New Housing Action For Erie
Chamber of commerce board hears plans from Bondy and Stone of Erie to start a fourth apartment building on Wayne street and to build six two bedroom units at East Main and Summer. Erie interests may also build four three bedroom apartments east of East Main and Shady avenue, with a possible 25 unit complex discussed. The board set December 10 for the annual election and named a nominating committee to prepare for it.
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Bondy and Stone of
Erie
Wayne Street
East Main and
Summer Streets
East Main
Shady Avenue
Chamber
Long
Ronald Willman
Fred Sherzet
Ross Bailey
Jack Wells
Willman
Robert Bracken
Frank Dodd
B. G. Bennett
Joseph Furst
Darwin Walcott
Byrd of Virginia Retires From Senate
Sen Harry F Byrd announces immediate retirement after 30 years as Virginia Democratic leader. Gov Albertis S Harrison Jr says an interim successor will be named until the November 1966 general election. Byrd cites fatigue from recent Congress. possible successors named include Harry F Byrd Jr or Rep William M Tuck.
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Richmond
Harry F. Byrd
Washington
Virginia
Albertis S. Harrison Jr
Harrison
Harry F. Byrd Jr
William M. Tuck
Byrd
Executive Mansion
Pacifist Roger LaPorte Dies After Self Immolation at UN
Roger LaPorte 22, a former seminarian and pacifist, died at Bellevue Hospital after self immolating outside the United Nations, 93 hours after dousing himself in gasoline and setting a flame. He sent a final note saying I want to live, as doctors warned of near certain death from burns.
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New York
United Nations
Bellevue Hospital
Roger LaPorte
Fie
U. S
Arthur Goldberg
U.S
LaPorte
AP Wireghata
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Wilson Erevig
United Kingdom
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