Flood Hits Phoenix as 8000 Evacuated and Interstate 10 Crumbles
Salt River floods Phoenix area after emergency dam releases. About 8000 residents flee to churches schools and armories with 3700 returning home by night. I 10 freeway section collapses leaving two eastbound lanes. damage estimated at 1.2 million dollars. Gas lines rupture and power cuts affect northeast Phoenix as streets flood and travel halts across most north south routes.
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Peace pushes and talk of Viet Nam in world notes
Pope Paul VI urged restraint in North and South Viet Nam and backed a peace process as envoys from the United States and other powers pursued talks in London and Paris. Soviet, Chinese, and Indian leaders prepared to weigh interventions while U S officials said Washington stood ready to negotiate anytime. In California two men were arrested in a separate $24,264 bank robbery in Union City, with a clown mask used in the holdup at a local bank.the Washington Post style, period voice and emphasis preserved.
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Two Arrested For Bank Holdup
Two men Espinoza and Montano were arrested after a truck driver followed them and reported the license plate leading to the getaway. Espinoza faces trial for June 14 Fisherman's Wharf Bank of America robbery that netted 26023 and a June 23 Glen Park bank holdup with 1770 seized. Both appeared before Commissioner Peter Goldsmith. bail set at 85000 for Espinoza and 20090 for Montano. Montano not involved in the San Francisco robberies per FBI agents. Hayward detectives aided in the case.
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Holiday Death Toll Reaches 262
The New Year weekend traffic deaths climbed to 262, with rain adding travel hazards in some regions. Officials noted the toll remained below the Christmas period, and the National Safety Council estimated up to 360 to 410 deaths nationally on the holiday travel period, as authorities documented incidents and cooperative efforts across jurisdictions.
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Associated Press
Ex-French President Vincent Auriol Dies at 81
Paris AP report says Vincent Auriol, 81, former president of France from 1947 to 1954, died in May after a hip fracture from a fall at his Riviera home. Auriol, a Socialist who opposed capitulation to Germany, later joined Charles de Gaulle in London and became the first president of the Fourth French Republic in 1947.
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Terrorists Hit Guatemala City
Police searched today for terrorists who set off a small bomb in Guatemala City causing a brief power outage that blacked out television channels and some radio stations after an address by Col. Enrique Peralta, the military chief of government.
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Hayward Welcomes New Year Baby of 1966
Roger Francis Stuart Macdonald born at one second past midnight weighing seven pounds in Castro Valley Hospital Hayward. First child of Mr. and Mrs. Macdonald at 24080 Silva Valley Ave Hayward. Both mother and baby reported fine.
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Robbers Turn Clerks For 40 Minutes
Two robbers entered a Livermore gas station on Interstate 520 at Crook Road around 4 am. They forced attendant William L. Hughes to open the cash drawer, tied him in the wash room, and waited on customers for about 42 minutes, finally leaving with about $158 in cash and credit cards.
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Subway and Bus Strike Paralyzes New York City
New York confronts a subway and bus walkout that began at 5 am, threatening citywide paralysis. Mayor John V. Lindsay, in office 12 hours, ordered City Corporation Counsel J. Lee Rankin to press the injunction and urged negotiations while vowing to stay at City Hall. Transit talks were delayed as stragglers crowded the streets and trains, with union officials declaring the strike in effect despite the court order.
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